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Old 06-17-2008, 12:27 PM  
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Originally Posted by Socks View Post
Well, the USA hasn't been making payments on the principal for years, and can't even afford the interest as far as I understand it at this point.. So something's gotta give I guess.. Maybe it's just not that out of whack
You have a real understanding problem then.

The USA has never missed an interest payment on it's debt, ever.

Our national debt as a percentage of GDP is right in line with most of the other industrialized nations. We're not the highest, not the lowest.
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