When discussing the debt, we have only ourselves to blame. Neither party has been fiscally responsible and we continue to stand by as we bankroll absurd spending, pensions and health benefits for federal and state workers that we cannot afford.
The reality is that US citizens will not stand for a reduction in the debt. all these "debt plans" are really just facades. A few billion in savings OVER TEN YEARS... really? how is that substantial when we are going in debt $4 billion per DAY! The reality is that any REAL plan for debt reduction will results in pain to all of us. We all would have to be willing to make sacrifices which we are not.
i see countless people driving themselves around in a suburban because it is their RIGHT, yes, it may be, but look at the resources used to produce that behemoth along with the fuel it consumes. Why dont you think about the future? What about cutting back absurd spending, police having new cars, cameras, tanks, tahoes etc, cameras and speed cameras going up everywhere, these quicksand wars we are mired in all over the world while our infrastructure crumbles around us.
At the end of the day, WE as citizens are responsible and left holding the bill. This is happening on our watch.
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