Toddsterpatriot
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Yes, it is.Debt and unfunded liabilities which is debt as well, are north of 175 trillion most likely 225+ trillion plus by taking in account immigration and refugees...The Federal Government’s $128 Trillion Stockpile: The Answer to Our Debt Problems? | TIME.com
fter all, a borrower’s assets should be one of the main factors in determining the wisdom of its borrowing, but when talking about the U.S. government’s debt burden, it seems to get left out of the conversation entirely. And a recent report from the Institute for Energy Research (IER) makes some startling claims about how much U.S. taxpayers own in real assets. According to the report, the U.S. government owns:
The IER is a think tank that advocates for deregulation in the energy industry, so we should perhaps take these numbers with a grain of salt. Any estimate of oil and mineral wealth in unexplored areas is going to be highly speculative, but even if the true figure is half what the IER estimates, the fact that the federal government owns property worth well in excess of its total debt is instructive in our current debate over government borrowing.
- More than 900,000 separate real assets covering more than 3 billion sq. ft.
- Mineral rights, on and offshore, covering 2.515 billion acres of land, more than the total surface land in Canada
- 45,190 underutilized buildings, the operating costs of which are $1.66 billion annually
- Oil and gas resources on and offshore worth $128 trillion, roughly eight times the national debt of the country
There is Not enough resources and money on the planet to pay off such a thing, oh! Wait... The federal government has IOU's and printed paper...
Lol... What a fucking joke
unfunded liabilities which is debt as well
No it isn't.
Not enough resources and money on the planet to pay off such a thing
Why not? It's not paid, or received, over a short period of time.
One fifth of people paying in as opposed to taking out is what the future holds.
Printed paper and IOU's are not wealth...
Long story short... This country is fucked
Yes, it is.
Nope. An unfunded liability is just a promise that hasn't been broken yet.
It's not a debt until the government borrows to pay it.
Printed paper and IOU's are not wealth...
If you're counting on that Social Security IOU to pay what was promised, you may be disappointed.
Bingo! The perfect recipe for a banana Republic.
IOU's and printing more paper to make up for the vast overspending and shortfall of an shitty economy, overtaxing an already broke public.
Long story short... We are fucked
Bingo! The perfect recipe for a banana Republic.
Were you counting on your promised Social Security?
IOU's and printing more paper to make up for the vast overspending and shortfall of an shitty economy, overtaxing an already broke public.
They'll raise taxes, some, cut benefits, some and probably raise the retirement age.