I agree. We, as a nation, were stupid enough to not only elect Zero twice, but we have elected presidents, senators, and representatives that have continued to vote for deficit spending. America’s fiscal chickens will come home to roost and the pain will be great.
I am by far no spring chicken, or a cold turkey, but a old goat with the memory of an elephant.. (zoo analgesia notwithstanding)
I have lived through many threats to our Republic, through and including; FDR, TRUMAN, LBJ, NIXON, CARTER, BUSH I, CLINTON, and BUSH II, and I have always believed we were strong enough to survive these despots..
However, my faith was always based on evidence that our underlining strength lay in our collective memory of our foundation principles of, BY, FOR, AND, OF THE PEOPLE, and enough inter-generational guidance to pull us back from the brink..
Until this boomer generation, we lived with the elders that personally experienced hardships, and recoveries, war and remembrances, that reinforced our resolve to preserver..
This crop of parents have no such struggle to retreat to, for guidance, thus they look for the exit strategy, or a bailout.. Nor do they accept any responsibility for the problems, and there are fewer folks left to tell them the truth that they aren’t as special as they were told..