Yes, Ron Paul and some conservatives cared but we were in the minority. Before all this CV stuff started I was telling other Freepers that we should be paying down the deficit since the economy was so good. They kept going on about how they needed their tax cuts. The Trump tax cuts actually raised my taxes a bit. I wasn’t crazy about that but I would have put up with it if it meant shrinking the deficit and reducing our reliance on China. Instead I watched as the deficit just grew and grew even after 11 years of economic growth. Where did all the money go? I don’t know. I wish to God I did but I don’t. And we held both the House and Senate until 2018 so clearly there are plenty of GOPers who didn’t mind the red ink. Now that we face a real national emergency, both health and economy-wise, and our reserves are dried up.
When this is over we need a national reckoning about our attitude towards money and debts, both private and public.
You wrote: “When this is over we need a national reckoning about our attitude towards money and debts, both private and public.”
If “this” ends in America defaulting on debts, that much needed national reckoning will be too late .........
Thank you for saying what needs to be said.