Why isn't anyone talking about the national debt anymore?

[Lakhota]

Why isn't anyone talking about the national debt anymore?

Because, based on various reports from expert economists, Trump's proposed policies would add 4 or 5 trillion dollars to the national debt. That is why Republicans aren't talking about it. It ain't rocket science.

 

[presonorek]

I don't think anybody cares.

Let's rank the last five presidents in order of fiscal responsibility:

1st Place Bill Clinton increased the national debt by 40%
2nd Place George H Bush increased the national debt by 56%
3rd Place George W Bush increased the national debt by 76%
4th Place Barrack Obama increased the national debt by 81%
5th Place Ronald Reagan increased the national debt by 186%

*This scenario does not take inflation into consideration.

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Let's rank the last five presidents in order of fiscal responsibility:

1st Place Bill Clinton increased the national debt by 14%
2nd Place George H Bush increased the national debt by 31%
3rd Place George W Bush increased the national debt by 41%
4th Place Barrack Obama increased the national debt by 64%
5th Place Ronald Reagan increased the national debt by 100%

*This scenario takes inflation into consideration.

I don't think anybody cares.

 

[presonorek]

I made a thread about the national debt.

National Debt thru the years

Nobody cared.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Who cares?

 

[presonorek]

Who cares?

Ron Paul

 

[bripat9643]

Because nobody understands it and nobody really cares. If I told you our debt was $20 trillion, or I told you it was $500 trillion, you'd probably have an equal reaction to both just like everyone else would. It is what it is

You mean because after 8 years of Obama, now the Democrats own it, and the media doesn't want to embarrass them.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Because nobody understands it and nobody really cares. If I told you our debt was $20 trillion, or I told you it was $500 trillion, you'd probably have an equal reaction to both just like everyone else would. It is what it is

You mean because after 8 years of Obama, now the Democrats own it, and the media doesn't want to embarrass them.

Oh give it a rest you nutjob

 

[BluesLegend]

Why isn't anyone talking about the national debt anymore?

Obama said it was unpatriotic for Bush to run up the national debt and saddle our kids with our debt. Then Obama doubled the debt adding $10 trillion and like magic the press and Democrats stopped talking about the debt, nothing to see, move along, $20 trillion is chump change.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Who cares?

Ron Paul

Who?

 

[LordBrownTrout]

We're awfully busy. After all, the 1996 Miss Universe winner is fat and tweets must be issued cinfirming that.

That and we have an incompetent president who ran it up another 9-10 trillion.

 

[presonorek]

Who cares?

Ron Paul

Who?

He's the drummer for some contemporary gospel band.

 

[presonorek]

We're awfully busy. After all, the 1996 Miss Universe winner is fat and tweets must be issued cinfirming that.

That and we have an incompetent president who ran it up another 9-10 trillion.

Obama ran the debt up by 64% so far while president. W Bush only ran it up by 41% while president. H Bush ran it up by only 31% while president. Clinton only ran it up by 14% while president. Reagan ran it up by 100% while president.

They all worked together to make it happen.

 

[Windship]

The only way the national debt would ever be reduced requires a freeze in government hiring, reduction in federal redundancy, federal lay offs, transference of the departments of housing and Urban development, labor, education, transportation,Health and human services back to the states. Leaving Veterans affairs, interior dept, Justice, commerce, energy, defense, homeland security, and State remaining.
The Soc Sec cap would be abolished, means testing employed, foreign aide reduced, rewriting of the federal tax code, approval of a balanced budget amendment, line item veto, and mandatory establishment of legislative riders, just for starters.
In short political suicide.
Be realistic when was the last time a politician was elected that wan't bought and paid for that had the guts to address the bloat and could recognize were living on borrowed time?

Well, maybe...and some good info in the links too, ty but why not just pay and treat your workforce well? That is the only way to create a healthy economy for all.

 

[Votto]

Have we all just conceded it's not getting paid off?

Yes.

$20 trillion is not even a real number

You mean it isn't an accurate number? They just throw it out there?

I mean the number is so outrageously high, it is unfathomable.

 

[Asclepias]

When everyone realizes the amount of wealth generated from debt you will understand why the national debt is not an issue. Its just a political talking point used to confuse people that dont understand the dominant global monetary system.

How many people dont realize that our money is backed by air and not anything substantial like gold?

 

[blackhawk]

Have we all just conceded it's not getting paid off?

Pretty much.

 

[Super_Lantern]

How can a country survive with empty money, stagnant upward economic mobility and a national debt so large it isn't comprehensible?

 

[Asclepias]

How can a country survive with empty money, stagnant upward economic mobility and a national debt so large it isn't comprehensible?

We give loans and we increase our debt and live off the interest.

 

[Care4all]

The left is talking about it....

Donald Trump's tax and economic etc plans adds $5-10 trillion to the National Debt over 10 years and Hillary Clinton's tax and economic etc plans over 10 years adds $200 Billion....

His can add $1 trillion A YEAR to the National debt with his Budget plans and she could potentially add $20 billion a year....

Trump's budget can add $980 billion more than Clinton, each year, to the National Debt....

Let that sink in....

 

[Metzor]

Stop believing the nonsense. The ONLY possible way to start paying down the debt is to phase out entitlement programs. SS and medicare spending represent 60% or $2.1 trillion of the annual federal budget. Let that sink in....