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Within debt there are subtopics that can be debated. We have the poor and the people who are living in poverty. Poverty is seen as a big problem within America. “It is defined as the state of not having enough

In The United States these past few years everything has gone from bad to worse dealing with spending money; which has developed economical problems, such as debt. Currently people are spending their money on things that they do not need such as iPods, MTV, and so on. They buy things to satisfy their

Over 75 years later, we still do not have the freedoms President Roosevelt wished upon us. A specific freedom that still does not exist is “economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants.” There are still dozens of poverty stricken countries, known as Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). These are countries that have a national debt that is unmanageable with traditional manners alone. The good news is that the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative began in 1996 to address this issue. The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMC), and other creditors teamed up to reduce the debt of 36 countries that met strict criteria.

“Ten Trillion and Counting,” presented by Frontline provides quite a picture of America’s national debt as it surpasses the trillion dollar mark. They ponder the financial well being of current and future retirees while also exposing on how America got into this mess, and what the Obama administration plans to do during his term. America is able to close the gap year to year in its national budget by selling bonds and T-bills. Foreigner countries who continually purchase these obligations are beginning to grow. Much like the Bush administration, the Obama administration has started borrowing big with plans to cut the budget years down the road. It is clear for anyone to see that this borrowing and the future promises of cutting cannot go

“More than $17 trillion in national debt shows how badly we need structural reforms to stop bankrupting our kids and grandkids.”

The U.S. national debt is currently $18 trillion dollars and it is rising fast. The national debt today is the highest the U.S. has ever seen. In George Washington’s Farewell Address, he declared the U.S. should avoid going into debt. If the nation end up in a deficit, that the debtors were responsible for paying off the debt so that it doesn’t burden the future generations. Like the rest of this advice in his Farewell Address, the nation ignored it. The ideal goal right now should be to stop the debt from increasing anymore because it is impossible to stop the debt from increasing and expect to pay it off in this generation.

Based on the U.S. National Debt Clock, the current average debt per citizen is $58, 271. Although some may say that the reason people get in debt is due to poor money management, the truth is that income inequality plays a significant role in forcing Americans into debt as well. As members of the upper class become wealthier, they set standards that make it almost impossible for members of the middle and lower classes to keep up. People of the lower class become surrounded by the

The average debt per citizen in America is $63,056. This gargantuan amount of debt can be attributed to one desiring what one does not need. In the novel, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless believed these unnecessary desires were selfish outlooks towards life. Moreover, he thought that one should live deliberately, meaning one should strategically plan on how one uses his or her money and resources. “Less Stuff More Happiness” a TED Talk by Graham Hill, “Seeing” from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard and Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer all pertain to the idea of living deliberately. Chris lived deliberately by having a giving spirit, by cutting out the extraneous, and by declining financial help from others.

Maria comes home one day earlier than usual. Her family, two daughters of age five and eight and a stay-at-home husband, is surprised to see her so early and unexpectedly. The tired look on her face reveals the experience she had at work. She brings out a sluggish smile as her daughters rush up to greet her with their warm embraces, reminding her of the happiness they constantly provide but also saddened by their questionable future. Quietly, she sits down in front of her anxious spouse as he patiently awaits the news, sensing the tension in the air.

In the grandiose words of George Washington, we should “cherish public credit… [avoid] accumulation of debt”. Washington loathed debts, and did anything that he could to avoid debts. As you can observe in the current day, our debt can risen a huge amount over the last few centuries. On December 22nd, at 10:50 A.M, the United States was in debt by $19,944,078,298,000 and rising every second. For the US to be out of debt, each of the 325,166,983 citizens would need to pay $61,338 as of 10:52 A.M (12/22/16). This is insanity. Just 16 years ago, we only had $5.629 trillion in

The total United States national debt is now over 19 trillion dollars and our Congressional leadership shows no signs of accomplishing any significant changes to make the situation better. That 19 trillion equates to almost $59,000 for every citizen of the United Sates. Sound financial practice is to not spend more money than you earn and borrow only for emergencies. It appears our Congress is incapable of adhering to sound financial practices as in the last fifty years there have only been five years when the U.S. recorded a budget surplus. Between 2009 and 2012 the U.S. added 5.5 trillion dollars to its national debt.

If you’re like most citizens, you are probably unaware of how severe the debt crisis is for the United States of America. An eye-opening article titled “America’s Debt Time Bomb” by John F. Ince, points out the two components of the financial crisis in the United States: the national debt and the current account trade deficit. Current estimates of the rising national debt in America are upwards of $19 trillion, and growing by over a billion a day; severely increasing the chances of a major economic crisis. For instance,” to finance domestic deficits, American policy makers have started to engage in dangerous borrowing patterns from overseas lenders” discloses Ince. When America borrows, we give foreigners a claim to the financial assets

Moreover, a society that emphasizes a consumption-oriented economy heavily relies on the spending of goods and services, as consuming them drives the economic health. The question thereon is whether an economy should count on production or consumption to sustain economic stability. In his article “Consumption-Based Economy”, Chuck Vollmer states that America has a consumption conundrum. On one hand, the US economy is dominated by consumption (71%) that must be maintained in order for the economy to prosper. On the other hand, conspicuous, unneeded or unessential consumption without the ability to repay spiraling indebtedness risks defaults, ever higher interest rates, and bankruptcy (5). Vollmer outlines the advantages and challenges of the

Thomas Jefferson once stated, "I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt" (Bussing-Burks, 7). A lot has changed since Jefferson was President two hundred years ago, but the need to be financially solvent is something that will always be necessary for the United States to maintain its leadership position in the world. The United States of America currently owes $16.7 trillion in debt primarily as a result of the government’s spending practices during the last ten years. Two wars, several fiscal collapses, the bursting of the bubble in the housing market, looming medical care costs from an

That scenario was realised in 2010and 2011. The most despairing case, Greece,was granted two bailout packages: €110 billion and then another €109 billion, the latter accompanied by a further €50 billion in 'voluntary' funding (or write-downs) by private institutions. That is almost €100 billion short of total Greek public debt of €363 billion in 2011. Raoul Ruparel calculates that by 2014, every household in the Eurozone will be financing €1,450 of Greek public debt.' It could go higher as negotiations on the terms of agreements and their actual implementation continue.( POLICY • Vol. 28 No. 1 • Autumn 2012 THE EURO CRISIS)