A Public Awareness
This lens I hope will serve to make its readers aware of one of our country's biggest tragedies, the national debt. I am not an economist, and I certainly don't have the answer but I am an American who loves her country and hates to standby and watch it go down the drain financially. We, as Americans, must take whatever action we can. We must write our Representatives in Washington and remind them that this is vitally important for this generation and future generations to come. Congress and the President must start implementing policies that will slow down the continued growth of this huge burden.
Surely, the political gridlock that exists in Washington has got to stop!
New US National Debt
ON GOING EXPLOSION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT
DID YOU KNOW? RANDOM FACTS.
Word of the Day
Assymptote - Math. A line that is the limiting position which the tangent to a curve approaches, as the point of contact recedes indefinitely along an infinite branch of the curve. You are already familiar with the word assume and how it can be divided into three parts, with Congress being the party of the first part, and the President as the party of the second part; now we the people are left to TOTE the burden created by them.
SHOW YOUR OPINION..VOTE!
It is a small move..but it is a start.
Now is your chance to help be a part of the solution (as small as it may be). Let's band together and let congress know how the American people feel.
JEFFERSON on Debt
"I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government; I mean an additional article taking from the Federal Government the power of borrowing. I now deny their power of making paper money or anything else a legal tender. I know that to pay all proper expenses within the year would, in case of war, be hard on us. But not so hard as ten wars instead of one. For wars could be reduced in that proportion; besides that the State governments would be free to lend their credit in borrowing quotas." --Thomas Jefferson to John Taylor, 1798. Credit:http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1340.htm WE ALL CAN HELP.
WHAT CAN BE DONE?
2. Remember, when it is time to vote....vote the b** ones out.
3. Check out the Concord Coalition. Their site is given below.
4. You might consider putting the "Debt Clock" on your lens to help promote greater awareness.
FACTS:
In 1900, the debt was:
07/01/1900 2,136,961,091.67 (2 billion)
07/01/1920 25,952,456,406.16 (post WW1)
06/30/1949 252,770,359,860.33 (Cold War Era just starting)
09/30/1981 997,855,000,000.00 (start of Reagan Presidency)
09/30/2000 5,674,178,209,886.86 (in 19 years)
09/30/2007 9,007,653,372,262.48 (Iraq War, since 2003)
As of 1900, your portion would have been $28.03 per person.
As of 2007, your portion is $29,925.75 per person or
in other words, $119,703.00 for a family of four.
These figures do not reflect the additional debt represented by Medicare and Social Security obligations of the US Government.
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MiaBellezza
Great lens - glad to see the awareness! Posted June 22, 2008 |
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happy-jack
How is that working, promise low spending Posted June 07, 2008 |
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Nice Lens. Check out mine on GHD Hair Straighteners Thanks :-) Posted June 02, 2008 |
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poddys
A very nice and topical lens. 5***** from me. Posted May 28, 2008 |
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Crenshaw
Well I was going to create a lens on this but I see you already did. I have been talking about this for years and it amazes me more people don't know how bleak the situation really is. Posted May 27, 2008 |
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gmarlett
Hey, great lens. I think we need to end the war asap! Besides the fact that it's the major player behind plunging us further into debt, it's costing lives! Posted May 24, 2008 |
LINK UP
STAY INFORMED
- Heritage Foundation
- See how the Heritage Foundation is working for you.
- Grandfather Economic Reports
- Your one stop shop for information on the national debt
- Whitehouse
- Get informed, express your feelings, check out the budget
- US Senate
- At this site you can also find out who your State Representative is.
- For the People
- The Concord Coalition is a nationwide, non-partisan, grassroots organization advocating generationally responsible fiscal policy.
- A Eye Opener
- THE NATIONAL DEBT IN
PERSPECTIVE
An Eye Opener
by Oscar Falconi - American Tax Payers
- American Tax Payers Organization
- FEDERAL BUDGET
- The National Debt is $9.4 Trillion! Updated 28 April 2008.
This site shows you exactly where the money is going. Excellent links from this site.
Each year since 1969, Congress has spent more money than its income. The Treasury Department has to borrow money to meet Congress's appropriations. The total borrowed is more than $9,000,000,000,000 and growing. Even when government officials claim to have a surplus, they still spend more than they get in. We pay interest on that huge debt. - Cartoons, Gifts
- Other ways to get the word out...by cartoon, by gift.
- National Debt
national-debt- US National Debt
- More information as to where to money is going. Blog discussions.
"The happiness & prosperity of our citizens is the only legitimate object of government. T.Jefferson"
National Debt Grows $1 Million a Minute.
The Hybrid Politic
US National Debt Expanding at Mind-Numbing Rate, Nearly $1.4 Billion Per Day
Like a ticking time bomb, the national debt is an explosion waiting to happen. It's expanding by about $1.4 billion a day - or nearly $1 million a minute.
What's that mean to you?
It means almost $30,000 in debt for each man, woman, child and infant in the United States.
For the rest of the article, please go to:
Hybrid Politic
