Results: Record debt achieved

Along with the steady increase in America's national debt, the federal government's borrowing costs on the debt are expected to triple over the next decade, according to the Committee for a Responsible Budget. Debt payments could rise from the current $475 billion to $1.4 trillion by fiscal year 2032 and $5.4 trillion by 2053. For comparison, in fiscal year 2022, the U.S. spent $944 billion on Medicare, $805 billion on Medicaid, and $1.2 trillion on Social Security. Does this outlook make things look bleak for the state of America?

"The national debt is the greatest threat to America's national security, and the current addiction to reckless spending cannot be sustained," said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). "Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have a responsibility to reduce spending and finally put America on path towards fiscal sanity." Do you agree with the House Speaker that American lawmakers are responsible for curbing the reckless spending that is driving America further into debt?

The national debt is equal to $100,000 for every adult and child in the U.S., and the debt-to-GDP ratio is the highest it has been since right after World War II, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White said. Did you know that America's debt is so staggering that every American - man, woman and child - would have to pay a tenth of a million dollars to pay down the current debt of the country?

While the White House (of course) blamed Republicans for the staggering debt, the Biden administration was also on the receiving end of criticism for its fiscal policy. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) slammed Biden for "destroying our country with his reckless spending. "It took @JoeBiden just 105 days (Sept. 15-Dec. 29) to dig American taxpayers another TRILLION deeper into debt. When Biden took office, the national debt was $27 trillion. Today it's $34 trillion," Scott posted on X. Do you agree that the Biden administration's reckless spending is at least partly to blame for the record debt America is currently under?

Congress has just weeks to agree on new department budgets after the House and Senate passed a stopgap spending bill in November, averting a government shutdown. Do you have confidence that another government shutdown can be avoided after the current spending bill expires?