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Endless Congressional Spending Has Been Plaguing Us for Decades: It All Started in 1971

 By Michael Schwarz  September 22, 2023 at 1:12pm
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The U.S. national debt has increased by $300,000 since I began writing this sentence. Every 30 seconds, another $1 million tacks onto a debt that now exceeds $33 trillion.

In other words, it takes the average American years — in most cases, many years — to earn what runaway government spending adds to the national debt in mere seconds.

These numbers defy comprehension.

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Michael Schwarz
Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.
Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.




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