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<blockquote data-quote="-Pjackso" data-source="post: 1932421" data-attributes="member: 8119"><p>Well... let's play with some math.</p><p></p><p>The US national debt is currently near 10 trillion. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt" target="_blank">wiki</a></p><p>If I got my zeros correct that's $10,000,000,000,000.</p><p></p><p>The US population is currently at 314,526,000 people. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">wiki</a></p><p>If you assume 20% of those are non-working children, then the working population is 251,620,800 (including retired people).</p><p></p><p>If you divide the debt equally among the people (working and retired), then it's $39,742 per person. That's one big bill. </p><p>I'm not sure presidential elections donations is anywhere near the amount required.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But if you take the total debt and pay it out over, ...say 10 years - then it's only $4000 per person per year in extra taxes. </p><p>(Assuming the politicians don't spend us further into more debt.)</p><p></p><p>Would you be willing to carry $4000 ***MORE*** in taxes for 10 years? (above and beyond your current tax load)</p><p>I might, providing those idiots in Washington would actually pass a constitutional bill to REQUIRE a federal balanced budget - and no future debt spending.</p><p>Of course, there's always the discussion of raising taxes or cutting spending. That's not really my intent, and honestly it's six of one - or half-a-dozen of the other.</p><p></p><p>I would pay more in taxes for 10 years, to ensure my child inherits a strong nation and future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="-Pjackso, post: 1932421, member: 8119"] Well... let's play with some math. The US national debt is currently near 10 trillion. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt"]wiki[/URL] If I got my zeros correct that's $10,000,000,000,000. The US population is currently at 314,526,000 people. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States"]wiki[/URL] If you assume 20% of those are non-working children, then the working population is 251,620,800 (including retired people). If you divide the debt equally among the people (working and retired), then it's $39,742 per person. That's one big bill. I'm not sure presidential elections donations is anywhere near the amount required. But if you take the total debt and pay it out over, ...say 10 years - then it's only $4000 per person per year in extra taxes. (Assuming the politicians don't spend us further into more debt.) Would you be willing to carry $4000 ***MORE*** in taxes for 10 years? (above and beyond your current tax load) I might, providing those idiots in Washington would actually pass a constitutional bill to REQUIRE a federal balanced budget - and no future debt spending. Of course, there's always the discussion of raising taxes or cutting spending. That's not really my intent, and honestly it's six of one - or half-a-dozen of the other. I would pay more in taxes for 10 years, to ensure my child inherits a strong nation and future. [/QUOTE]
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