"Where do we get the money?
I mean, we, as in "We, the People." We, as in, we, the taxpayers of the United States. I mean we, as in, how do we pay back our share of the national debt that stood at $7,924,890,927,754.51 as of Friday. Where do we get the money to pay for the Iraq war, Katrina, Rita, tax cuts, ongoing federal entitlements, programs and on and on?
This ought to be a national security question, a flashing red alert."
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Mark Trahant: Our cash -- it's a national security issue
(The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 10/2)
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Mark Trahant: National debt at $7,924,890,927,754.51
Monday, October 3, 2005
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