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It’s again time for Congress to haggle over how to spend our money.
When George W. Bush became president, this country had a national debt of $5 trillion. Our debt is now more than $33 trillion.
In another 30 years, we’re looking at $60 trillion in national debt.
I’m sure the people running our government are a lot smarter than I am, so is it stupid for me to even worry about this?
Warren Fukushima
Pearl City
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