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> The national debt is one of the biggest issues in the country right now I disagree with this claim. Unfortunately, it is also the claim upon which the rest o

> The national debt is one of the biggest issues in the country right now I disagree with this claim. Unfortunately, it is also the claim upon which the rest of your claims are founded, so I'll have to disagree with everything else you said, too.

dmix 13y ago
> I disagree with this claim. Unsupported opinions are pretty meaningless. How is it not one of the biggest issues? The national debt story has been making constant front-page of news for 3+ years now. Anyone who doesn't see the huge long-term significance of the massive debt is exhibiting significant ignorance to economics. The USA is making a serious gamble that the economy will be strong and fast-growing for the next 5-10 years. If not, it's going to get nasty.
- gnaritas 13y ago
  > The national debt story has been making constant front-page of news for 3+ years now So has Justin Beeber; that doesn't validate it. In the news != newsworthy.
- dlp211 13y ago
  It is only a big issue if you don't understand the economics.
- dllthomas 13y ago
  "The USA is making a serious gamble that the economy will be strong and fast-growing for the next 5-10 years." You know who else is making that bet? The people eagerly buying t-bills. So eager, in fact, that they're loaning us this money at well below inflation - they're more or less paying us to keep their money safe. We should be sure we're using borrowed money for something reasonable (building infrastructure, smoothing short term needs) rather than on what amounts to consumption, though that distinction may be hard to make.