Politicians and the National Debt

I keep hearing the GOP politicians saying that we are $15 Trillion in debt and how horrible that is. However, it is not getting much traction as an issue.

Why don't they say "Each and every one of you owes nearly $50,000 in your part of the national debt. And, a family of four owes nearly $200,000. How are you going to pay back your portion of the debt?"

They could also say that there are only three ways to discharge that debt. Default, meaning most peoples retirement savings would be wiped out. Taxes, which means most people would owe more than the make in a year. And, inflation, which makes everything (including debt) worth less. During inflation you have to run as hard as you can just to stay in place.

I am very disappointed that ALL the politicians I have been hearing have not framed this problem in terms that people would have to listen to.

Yes. That would create a lot of good traction.... for the Democrats.

Obama responds: "Each and every one of you owes nearly $50,000 in your part of the national debt. How can working families afford to pay this? Let's be fair!!! Let's make sure that rich people pay their fair share of the debt so working families are not unfairly penalized by George Bush's debt!"

RE :”Why don't they say “Each and every one of you owes nearly $50,000 in your part of the national debt. And, a family of four owes nearly $200,000. How are you going to pay back your portion of the debt?” I believe that framing this way would get a lot more traction. “

Why doesn't the family just print it's own money and then loan it to itself? Then it would have credit and good interest rates no matter what the credit score was.

Dad could take away juniors paperboy paycheck and save it in a trust fund for his college, Given that banks are not safe dad could just invest the money in a new car for himself, and then write the junior college trust fund that he manages a IOU note(to himself). That way when junior graduates the trust fund will be there when he needs it for college like SS is.

Instead of dad wasting money on his new cars (the investment's) auto insurance dad could just self-insure it. Dad would pocket the premiums money and use them for gas for himself and then if he wrecks the car he would pay for it himself. How would he do that?? Borrow it. But dad has bad credit himself ... so he would borrow it under his youngest son's name(the brother) since he still has good credit, to replace the car to pay back the notes to fund junior’s college. Nothing will happen, dad wont have an accident...and in 10 years sell the 10 year old car so junior can go to a great college,,

See what a family could learn from our leaders?

“frame the problem”? how about a solution that will work? Most people elected to office have been corrupted by power,(see Lord Acton) spending money they should not. We have better examples from the past, like Davy Crockett,
see http://www.juntosociety.com/patriotism/inytg.html
(I have no personal connection to this link).
When Congress stops spending money it does not have, we will recover. I judge candidates by their actions, especially when their actions do not match their words. So much for listening to the comedy act of presidential debates.

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