Ignoring the Debt Problem

The 2016 debates revealed the problem that has been avoided by the government and its future president; the debt problem. The questions asked by the representatives do not give the candidates a chance to say what they plan to do with America's problems. They do not inform the people nor give the information needed to show what they are like. Two writers give their take on this, "Insults, invective and pandering have been poor substitutes for serious debate about the direction in which this country is going - or should be going." This debt issue is missing from the debate and topics thrown back and forth between sides; it's missing the use of moral vocabulary about the problem. Specifically in this third debate, Trump and Hillary were asked about the national debt and economic proposals. Yet neither of them spoke specifically about it nor "took responsibility" to say what would happen if the proposals went through.

The national debt has grown to 75 percent in 2016. With increasing numbers, it is essential that citizens are aware and the candidates tell us their plan to fix it. As a business man, Trump seems to the more of the right fit in this case. He has dealt with money for his career and should know the right way to endure this problem. Hillary want to raise taxes so we can get all these things, but right now we can't afford these luxuries. 

Neither of the candidates showed a great deal of concern toward the debt problem. Confronting the situation head on will bring more ways we can deal with this and shine light on the problem we face. The buildup of debt has caused us to decay. Part of this problem has come from the promised pensions to retired people and government employees who will basically, "Bankrupt the state or the national or the local government." Other things such as social security or Medicare are added to the debt because they are channeled through the states to individual people. We claim to be paying for those, but reality states that we are 'borrowing against the future.' Letting our debt grow only burdens us while constricting the budget and ending all other essential spending. 

The argument that Albert Mohler makes is that we are missing the word 'theft' in our debt case. It seems to be that our present generation is stealing from future generations, because they are the ones going to have to clean up the mess. By spending what we do not have, we are stealing from our future descendants. Proverbs 22:7 says, "The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender's slave." We aren't exactly 'slaves' to money but it is what runs our country, and it is essential to our lives. It doesn't have to be our idol by which we worship and consumes our desires. In the words of Nick Miller, "We kill each other for paper. And I gotta tell you man, that's sad." Our money is going down the toilet.