Comments on: National Debt Roars Past $9 Trillion

By: James Root

James Root — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:28:23 +0000

Things like this makes me very very nervous for the financial future of the country. Fingers crossed.

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:16:32 +0000

What we need is a whole new tax system like a value added tax, not more taxes. A value added tax will save billions of dollars a year alone by reducing much of the current IRS staff and reducing much of the paper jungle. We should also consider putting a limit on how much debt we can borrow and then make a goal of paying down the national debt by 5% or more a year. John Paul appears to be our only choice in regards to taking care of this very serious and troubling problem; Hillary Clinton will only increase the debt by even larger proportions then Bush has…that’s the cost of buying votes!

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:57:25 +0000

Yeah, we need real fiscal conservatives like Ron Paul in the White House.

By: Steve Gresh

Steve Gresh — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:31:13 +0000

The solution to the problem of our horrendous national debt isn’t difficult–elect Ron Paul president and along with him 218 representatives and 51 senators who will support everything he wants to do. OK, I’ll admit that electing 218 representatives and 51 senators who think like Ron Paul may not be easy. However, with Paul as our president, he will have better access to the media and therefore more of the public will become informed about what’s required to return the federal government to its constitutional limits. Election of those 218 representatives and 51 senators would then happen 2, 4, 6, and 8 years later.

By: roger o.

roger o. — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 22:33:43 +0000

hmmmm, so can i run to the hills one day and hope that the us gov not come after me with guns so they can haul away the money i worked for? Hmmm and give some of it to somebody who has not worked for it? I bet one day the gov just sends everybody a letter and says, “the US gov needs all your money now, so send in a large chek since your share of the National debt is now $300,000 for this year.” oh yes we are from the US gov and we love you sucker, so remember we know where you live”.

By: Dennis Hollingsworth

Dennis Hollingsworth — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:15:04 +0000

Thanks, Chris.
So……”the national debt was Ã¢â‚¬Å“onlyÃ¢â‚¬Â $5.735 trillion when (Republican) George W. Bush took office in January 2001. WeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re on pace for the national debt to increase by more than 50% during his 8 year tenure as chief executive.” Remember when Republican hero and icon Ronald Reagan decried ‘big government?” It is very clear that Bush’s vision (neo-cons as well) is all about bigger government. But hey, we can not simply blame Bush and the Republicans, because the Democratic legislature played right along, allowing this trend to develop. As long as corporations and moneyed special interests are given free reign to buy politicians and drive public policy, the average guy/woman/family will get stuck paying the tab.