Deficit: ‘Why No Outrage?’
The editorial deplored the lack of “outrage” regarding the truly staggering deficits the Administration has incurred.
It is an outrage that in times of peace we run such deficits. It is an outrage that in times of economic properity we run such deficits. It is an outrage that the Administration has used this device to lead the populace into a false sense of security. It is an outrage that no one seems to be outraged about this, that few voices call out.
In the past decade the United States has evolved from the world’s leading creditor nation to the world’s leading debtor nation. If the consequences of this condition are as serious as I imagine, I think the damage to our society will far outweigh any suffered in past wars, and that the political historians of the next generation could label this outrage as treason.
WILL CONNELL
Glendora
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