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The United States was 200 years old when George H.W. Bush became president. The country went through the Great Depression and many wars and our national debt stood at $5 trillion.
Twenty-three years later we’re looking at debt of $31 trillion, an increase of more than $1 trillion a year. Is this sustainable or are we heading for a disaster like Zimbabwe and other countries whose governments spent too much, causing their citizens to suffer?
We need to control our spending before it’s too late.
Warren Fukushima
Pearl City
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