After reading Mr. Mowry’s informative editorial on the staggering amount of national debt, 14 TRILLION dollars, a hefty 96% of our GDP, I too felt a slight chill creep up my spine as I envisioned the amount of trouble and hardships that this huge debt could bring for my generation. I’ll admit that before reading his post, I had not looked into national debt or the rate that it constantly increases at, so reading through Aaron’s post left me with some knowledge that I didn’t have. The most interesting bits, including the parts about our debt multiplying by a factor of 10 in only 30 years and our national debt finally edging out the GDP by NEXT year, really got me to sit up and pay attention to what I was reading. Although it was certainly informative and well written, I felt that it lacked something ; after reading the “most interesting bits”, I was looking for Aaron’s personal take on the debt, I wanted to know what he thought could or should be done to remedy our ailing debts. I may be the only person who thinks this, but I think that if Mr. Mowry had included more of his own thoughts on the matter, it could have been a much better editorial.
