Sunday, March 26, 2006
Our Newest Op Ed
Watch Your Wallet--Congress is on Another Spending Binge
- By Nathan tabor
If you grew up in America, chances are, at some time in your youth, your parents handed you a few dollars along with the message, "This is your allowance." You learned quickly that your allowance could disappear in a hurry if you a.) raided the local drug store for candy; b.) persisted in acting up at school; or c.) decided to talk back to your father at an especially inopportune moment.
As you grew older, you probably learned that you could buy something a great deal more valuable than candy if you simply saved your money. You knew it would take several months' worth of allowance in order to buy that bike that you had your eye on.
However, this week, I have to wonder if the members of Congress grew up in America--because they simply have no conception of what it means to have an allowance. The U.S. Senate has now voted to allow our national debt to skyrocket to nearly nine TRILLION dollars. What does that nine trillion translate into? It's actually $30,000 for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. Just think about how many bikes your kid could buy with $30,000.............
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- By Nathan tabor
If you grew up in America, chances are, at some time in your youth, your parents handed you a few dollars along with the message, "This is your allowance." You learned quickly that your allowance could disappear in a hurry if you a.) raided the local drug store for candy; b.) persisted in acting up at school; or c.) decided to talk back to your father at an especially inopportune moment.
As you grew older, you probably learned that you could buy something a great deal more valuable than candy if you simply saved your money. You knew it would take several months' worth of allowance in order to buy that bike that you had your eye on.
However, this week, I have to wonder if the members of Congress grew up in America--because they simply have no conception of what it means to have an allowance. The U.S. Senate has now voted to allow our national debt to skyrocket to nearly nine TRILLION dollars. What does that nine trillion translate into? It's actually $30,000 for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. Just think about how many bikes your kid could buy with $30,000.............
Click HERE To Read On
# posted by Publius @ 3/26/2006 02:37:00 AM 
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