You know who else is in debt? Of course you do. The United States.
Here is my philosophy on debt. Get out of it as quickly and efficiently as possible. Avoid going further if you are stuck where you are. It's like quicksand. Do not struggle. If you must, hold still and wait for help. If you've been practicing the Golden Rule, help should come. If not, well, I believe we all get what we ask for.
Here is a wish list for our government representatives: Work together. Never has the two party system seemed such a dismal idea. The system of checks and balances has devolved into a system of thwarts and upheavals. Human nature. I would love to bottle it then throw it off a cliff. Anyway, I don't pretend to have any idea of what the national debt really is let alone how to fix it. When you start talking about figures that require more than 4 commas to write out, I start thinking about unicorns and zombies. It's fiction. It's unreal. But I still think there are some things that our officials could do in order to lead by example and extend a laurel leaf to those of us nosepickers out in the rest of the nation. How about taking a pay cut, at least for a time. How about a mass donation towards the debt. Pay back a grand or two out of their own pockets--especially those who are responsible for conceiving of and singing off on the expenses to begin with. I understand debt enough to know that a purchase is required, one that represents more capitol than the purchaser possesses or is willing to put up. Take some responsibility. How about Congress not voting to give themselves a pay raise every time you turn around. I haven't gotten a raise in several years. Most Americans don't. Why should they?
Again, I don't claim to know much about the process, which is why I only speak up here, if this is in fact speaking up. I've lived long enough to have learned a couple of things, and I'm simply trying to apply them to this situation that I can't turn on the news without being lambasted with: Do your best not to bite of more than you can chew, and servant leaders are the only leaders I have any interest in following.
That's 2 strikes, America.
This has been brought to you under the influence of Dancing Goats coffee. It's currently doing what could best be described as the Lindy Hop in my intestines right now...
