Comments on: Should we really care about the growing deficit?

By: r7iri76

r7iri76 — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:01:07 +0000

i dont understand how the us can be in dept if it makes its own money

By: Tamika

Tamika — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:56:47 +0000

Emcee: I’m pretty sure if someone owed you 12 Trillion you’d want it all back.We are in debt everyone, but mainly ourselves&hellip ;http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/faq.html

I don't understand how you owe yourself money and want it back. (Take money out of the right hand and place it in the left hand????)

By: Emcee

Emcee — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:24:25 +0000

Tamika: I think we should just start over.Just wipe the slate clean and start over.I mean, who are we in debt to?Who are we paying this money to????

I’m pretty sure if someone owed you 12 Trillion you’d want it all back.

We are in debt everyone, but mainly ourselves…http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/faq.html

By: Tamika

Tamika — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:43:06 +0000

I think we should just start over. Just wipe the slate clean and start over. I mean, who are we in debt to? Who are we paying this money to????

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:27:59 +0000

I thought Barry O already fixed this??

By: Emcee

Emcee — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:04:08 +0000

It’s funny how we, excuse me, our government has a budget, but of course it chooses not follow it or purposely omits inserting things into the budget. I believe (I may be wrong) that the wars we are fighting in the -STANlands are not included in the budget.

How is this not in the budget when we know from year to year we are going be sending troops over there? Any company that runs business like this wouldn’t last a day.

Also, do we even make payments on the debt, or are we just trying to pay the interest? What an example to set for your people…

By: Emcee

Emcee — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:16:37 +0000

Cindy: I thought Barry O already fixed this??

Please tell me you're kidding

By: BigAl

BigAl — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:24:09 +0000

If earn less, then my budget goes down. If I earn less, then the Gov gets less from me. Why shouldn’t their budget go down?

By: Burmonster

Burmonster — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:52:29 +0000

Yes, we should care. However, until we can get our own government to cut out the dirty accounting, people will remain apathetic because even broaching the subject can be daunting.

Case in point: the current health car bill and how we can lower the deficit and increase the debt.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/12/news/economy/debt_health_care.fortune/index.htm

Our government needs to learn how to stop being so obtuse.

By: Derrick

Derrick — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:01:56 +0000

BigAl: If earn less, then my budget goes down.If I earn less, then the Gov gets less from me.Why shouldn’t their budget go down?

That's the same thing I would like to know. And with so many people unemployed, why do we still operate on the same budget we did 5 years ago.