Today’s Reckless Spenders Enslave Future Generations
Liable for the biggest chunk of the debt are children being born today. According to the Senate Budget Committee, each member of this group, which employs no lobbyists, already owes $1.53 million in federal debt. – IBD
From IBD Editorials
Those with the next highest burden — today’s high school students — will owe only about half that of today’s babies: about $870,000. College students are third, inheriting $681,000 in debt.
Those who ran up the indebtedness get off lightly. Baby Boomers are on hook for only $157,000 each.
Obama, for example, in a mere three years has run up more debt than all the presidents from Washington to Clinton combined.
Of course, it isn’t just Obama. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — who owes a mere $71,286 — and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — $71,927 — have taken part in this inter-generational crime. And, yes, so have many Republicans. This is a bipartisan disaster.
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