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Re:US debt surpasses $23T for first time by throwaway07Ju19 on Friday November 01, 2019 @06:26PM (#21424335)
The US is ruled by two political parties and neither care about the debt. Saving for a rainy day during times of prosperity is the exception rather than the rule.

If we owe future generations anything it is 1) a sustainable environment and 2) a sustainable balance sheet. We may leave them neither.

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Re:US debt surpasses $23T for first time by purplezooey on Friday November 01, 2019 @10:26PM (#21425519)
It's not correct to say that neither party cares about the debt. Only one has made it a lot worse.
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Re:US debt surpasses $23T for first time by Fjolsvith on Friday November 01, 2019 @10:39PM (#21425553)
Agreed. It's always the one who happens to be in control of the purse strings at any given time.
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