The National Debt: Serious Problem or Natural Occurrence?

Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 23:06:27
Category: / Business & Economy
Length: 4 pages (1025 words)
The National Debt: Serious Problem or Natural Occurrence? Many people today do not know much about the national debt. Such ignorance has resulted in the questions "So if it is our debt, we owe it to ourselves, right? Why not just cancel it?" or "We owe it to ourselves, so isn't it no big deal if debt goes up?" Well actually it is not that simple. The money owed from the National Debt isn't just …
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