WaPo realizes the national debt is a problem.

Author: MAS  (22779 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 3:06 am on Aug 11, 2026

BTW, Trump has been terrible on the entitlements. Even in his final two years, if he has a GOP Congress, he won't lift a finger to change anything.

I have always been amused at the Dems' opposition to means-testing entitlements. Some of you understand why.


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Trillions for Billionaires…No SNAP for the ‘Lazy’ Poor…

Author: TyroneIrish  (25437 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 7:27 pm on Aug 11, 2026

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And now we have to protect our creditors (e.g., Japan) lest we collapse.

Author: NedoftheHill  (47231 Posts - Joined: Jun 30, 2011)
Posted at 6:29 pm on Aug 11, 2026

At some point, super-inflation will be required to just maintain the debt, much less pay it down.

But both parties will ignore the problem.


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Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.
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I agree wrt Trump. He tried to cut waste (DOGE), but not spending - I think because he didn't want

Author: BaronVonZemo  (63957 Posts - Joined: Nov 19, 2010)
Posted at 12:28 pm on Aug 11, 2026

to take the political hit for it himself. He has disappointed in that regard.

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Agreed.

Author: NedoftheHill  (47231 Posts - Joined: Jun 30, 2011)
Posted at 5:45 pm on Aug 11, 2026

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Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.
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SS was and is a scam.

Author: WestCoastIrishFan  (17062 Posts - Original UHND Member)
Posted at 11:08 am on Aug 11, 2026

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