Despite the truly historic events listed above, U.S. deficits from President Washington through the election of President Obama averaged only 1 percent of GDP. Since President Obamas election, they have averaged 10 percent of GDP and they are on the rise.
President Obama and the Democratic Congress racked up $390 billion in new debt from October 1 to New Years Eve. In current dollars, that would rank as the fourth-highest deficit tally in U.S. history for an entire year. Only once before 2008 did we run up an annual budget deficit as high as the one weve just amassed in a single quarter.
This puts us on course for more than $5,000 in new debt spending for every man, woman, and child in America during fiscal year 2010. Thats $5,000 per person that you, your children, or your grandchildren will have to pay back through either paying higher taxes or accepting reduced government spending.
With all of that in mind, doesnt this seem like an ideal time to launch a brand-new health-care entitlement program to the tune of $2.5 trillion in its real first decade, with far higher tallies in the years to come?
Very soon, congressional Democrats will have to decide whats more important: Leaving future generations of Americans a legacy thats even remotely fiscally sound, or giving President Obama something to talk about during his State of the Union address other than his Nobel Peace Prize.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
A Choice Between the President and the Future
Jeffrey H. Anderson
Despite the truly historic events listed above, U.S. deficits from President Washington through the election of President Obama averaged only 1 percent of GDP. Since President Obamas election, they have averaged 10 percent of GDP and they are on the rise.
President Obama and the Democratic Congress racked up $390 billion in new debt from October 1 to New Years Eve. In current dollars, that would rank as the fourth-highest deficit tally in U.S. history for an entire year. Only once before 2008 did we run up an annual budget deficit as high as the one weve just amassed in a single quarter.
This puts us on course for more than $5,000 in new debt spending for every man, woman, and child in America during fiscal year 2010. Thats $5,000 per person that you, your children, or your grandchildren will have to pay back through either paying higher taxes or accepting reduced government spending.
With all of that in mind, doesnt this seem like an ideal time to launch a brand-new health-care entitlement program to the tune of $2.5 trillion in its real first decade, with far higher tallies in the years to come?
Very soon, congressional Democrats will have to decide whats more important: Leaving future generations of Americans a legacy thats even remotely fiscally sound, or giving President Obama something to talk about during his State of the Union address other than his Nobel Peace Prize.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.