How big is the U.S. Debt?

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I wonder where it will all end. I mean, you can't just eliminate that level of debt, not without cutting just about everything and anything that moves and the public just won't let you do that, either that or the opposition will block it any way they can.

This dilemma does remind one of Thomas Jefferson's famous quote on the issue of slavery; "we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go."

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

This dilemma does remind one of Thomas Jefferson's famous quote on the issue of slavery; "we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go."

That reminds me of another quote, "If you're riding a tiger, it's hard to get off."

[STEED]

We can not clear our own deficit on top of our debt but ours is nothing to what you guys have.