[jpl]

Growing the economy is certainly important. But I say that if you need to borrow a trillion dollars a year in order to grow the economy, then the growth is neither nor real nor long-term sustainable. It's like burning down the entire forest for firewood to stay warm.

Those big government programs that most people love, like Social Security and Medicare? They start running out of money in the next 16 years or so.

[Moonman62]

Growing the economy is certainly important. But I say that if you need to borrow a trillion dollars a year in order to grow the economy,

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The debt is to feed government spending.