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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
you're not necessarily wrong, but given the great history of this nation, it aint a blip in the grand scheme of things.
I dont think we're heading in the right direction, but things have more dire in our history.
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I hear you. But I don't think a $16 trillion debt, and the oncoming financial avalanche from the Baby Boomers, can be dismissed as a blip. It might be the second biggest challenge we have ever faced, after WWII.
And this problem is more complicated. WWII was epic, but a simple concept - there they are, go kill them. How on Earth do you provide the necessary medical care to the baby Boomers when they are frail and sick? The choices seem to be, either we all go bankrupt to care for them, or we tighten our wallets and watch them suffer.