• What is the national debt in 2015 ? What does that amount equate to per each American family ?
• How many cents per dollar was borrowed money that our federal government spent last year ( in 2014 )?
• What percentage has discretionary spending increased over the past 20 years ?
• What is meant by the term " entitlement programs "?
• Which program is the greatest driver of the national debt and how much will it add in federal spending in the next 10 years ?
• What does the small business tax credit have to do with Obamacare ?
• What percentage of the projected growth in spending over the next 10 years is due only to entitlement spending and interest on the national debt ?
• What three national programs are increasing debt at the most significant and rapid pace ? Who benefits from these programs ? Who pays for these programs ?
• Do you agree or disagree that our nation is on a dangerous economic course ?
• What do you believe are some of the more disturbing examples of government waste listed in the article ?
• At what point do you think our national debt will be no longer tolerated and called upon for repayment ?
• Having the facts in mind , what would you suggest as a remedy for stopping the cycle of having to borrow increasing amounts of money for yours and younger generations to be encumbered with ?
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