America's debt-to-GDP ratio isn't as bad as its citizens'

[Stranger in a strange land]

Of course, in the united states, that money isn't used on capital expense but rather to provide lavish welfare schemes to the chosen unproductives.

Dude they just had their taxes increased to 39% or whatever, give them a break.

Well, yes, someone has to pay those hundreds of billions of dollars for the Democrats food stamp and Medicaid programs for the unproductives. Right now of course that's hundreds of billions of dollars tacked on the deficit.

Since when are we paying AIG in food stamps?

And since when are we paying Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon in Food Stamps?

Not to mention how my heart absolutely ACHES for that poor single mother making 260K who just had her taxes increased by 1.5% of her salary

[Stranger in a strange land]

Of course, in the united states, that money isn't used on capital expense but rather to provide lavish welfare schemes to the chosen unproductives.

Dude they just had their taxes increased to 39% or whatever, give them a break.

I don't see what a bunch of middle class people have to do with anything, opebo.

How exactly is a single person making 230K middle class?