re: #169 lewy14

Thanks for acknowledging somebody has to add up the costs. After all there were some positive comments about “numeracy” here, right?

When our tax revenues won’t cover the interest on our debt, then arithmetically, we’re screwed. We’re not there yet. But that’s the threshold to keep your eye on.

Decide who to believe and where to get your information from - which projections to give credence to, etc.

But know this: when that threshold is crossed all the noble intentions in the world will not save one school, heal one sick person, or feed one hungry person.

Well, I guess my hope is that kind of weight (being close to crossing the threshold) would bring some action before failure. Programs that need to be reduced would be reduced or cut and I don’t just mean liberal programs either.

Our country doesn’t have a great track record of hitting a nice, steady plan of improvement. We swing way up then crash and adjust, go back up, then crash again followed by another adjustment.

We make our adjustments at the bottom so now is the time to get some new trials going to see what’s going to succeed and what’s going to wash out after the next crash.