As countless millions worldwide were at the time of this FB Posting no doubt engaged in an array of truly meaningful activities . . . I obviously chose to do otherwise by way of herein exercise in self-absorbed futility. Nevertheless, and likely driven in no small measure by a sizeable self-serving ego, I just had to join in on a no doubt widespread boast that “We the People” and “our” elected representatives in “our” Federal Government have reached “another historic milestone”!!! Yes, on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, “our” U.S. National Debt finally . . . for the first time ever . . . surpassed $40 Trillion (i.e., over $116,000 per U.S. Citizen, or beyond $360,000 per U.S. Taxpayer)! With yearly Interest on said debt now exceeding another $1 Trillion!!!
And for the first time since World War II, “our” U.S. National Debt now exceeds the entire size of our U.S. economy (i.e. Gross Domestic Product, or GDP). However, unlike wartime borrowing of the 1940s, today's debt wasn't built to defeat fascism or protect our republic, but rather is the result of decades of bipartisan fiscal negligence, runaway spending, and a stubborn refusal of “We the People” and our elected government representatives to make hard choices.
Of course some may consider such debt to be unsustainable, if not a bit irresponsible or shameful, . . . but apparently NOT SO, as evidenced by NO related marching in the streets; NO related so-called “peaceful protests, NO related looting of businesses, burning of cities, etc.; LITTLE to NO related primetime news coverage; and NO related abundance of objections throughout social medica; etc.; etc.; etc.
And as opposed to our otherwise long-standing and reality-founded concerns many if not most of us routinely have about one’s personal mortgage loans, auto loans, education loans, business loans; credit card debts; etc., and the potential negative consequences of irresponsible handling of such, etc., . . . we apparently have found a seemingly foolproof and conscience-free way to avoid (or at least disregard) any such concerns and potential negative consequences associated with our National Debt! Yes, we so-called adults in the room (past and present) just simply keep passing said debt on to future generations of Americans!
And in keeping with self-absorbed exercises in futility as mentioned at the beginning of this FB Posting . . . in YR 2018, and being among those with some likely ignorance founded concerns about what was at the time a $21 Trillion National Debt, I spewed out a little 91-page self-published book titled, “Our” U.S. National Debt—101: A Shameful Liberty-Threatening Legacy Being Passed To America’s Young Children, Grandchildren, & The Not Yet Born.” A babbling that I was absolutely certain would make the Earth shudder and bring a rapid and responsible halt to our rapidly growing and thought to be out of control National Debt. Of course, said writing turned out to among my many failed undertakings . . . as it obviously also in turn in no way hindered the some 8 years later “achievement” of our country’s now exceeding $40 Trillion Historic Milestone!
In closing, and in full awareness and with no apologies . . . among any who may by chance choose to spend any of their gift-of-life journey actually reading the above posting . . . there will of course be those who may be a bit challenged to “distinguish” between the serious, factual, and satire-rooted contents therein.
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