If everyone’s to blame for the U.S. debt, then no one’s to blame, then we’re to blame.
We have a system of government that’s better at promoting excessive spending than it is at being fiscally responsible. Who would want to jettison the favorite uncle who teaches us how to make bad decisions. Except that in the real-world, nieces and nephews eventually, hopefully, grow up to know better since the consequences are more quickly recognized.
Negative legislative consequences from too much spending don’t hit us until further down the road. Plus, we don’t understand a trillion, we like our guy working (spending) for us, and we can’t vote to oust your guy because they don’t represent us. In short, our system perpetuates spending and spending big.
As far numbers in the trillions, 34 doesn’t seem so big until you add 12 zeros behind it. And a string of digits that long just looks like computer code.
If everyone’s to blame for the U.S. debt, then no one’s to blame, then we’re to blame.
We have a system of government that’s better at promoting excessive spending than it is at being fiscally responsible. Who would want to jettison the favorite uncle who teaches us how to make bad decisions. Except that in the real-world, nieces and nephews eventually, hopefully, grow up to know better since the consequences are more quickly recognized.
Negative legislative consequences from too much spending don’t hit us until further down the road. Plus, we don’t understand a trillion, we like our guy working (spending) for us, and we can’t vote to oust your guy because they don’t represent us. In short, our system perpetuates spending and spending big.
As far numbers in the trillions, 34 doesn’t seem so big until you add 12 zeros behind it. And a string of digits that long just looks like computer code.