[burke_holland]

This is some SERIOUS misrepresentation of the facts. Just as an example: "One-third of the debt is money the government owes to itself". To itself? And whom might that be? Oh right, THAT'S US.

That money is owed to the people, and they're probably doing to need it. Especially considering that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid account for 36% of the federal budget - which is....let me do the math - one third.

https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-federal-budget-breakdown-3305...

[AnimalMuppet]

And they're probably going to need it? Well, when is Social Security projected to run out of money? I think they're going to need all of it by then. (Yeah, I know, some is Medicare. It's also projected to run out of money, just a bit later.)