Whereas: The national debt doubled in less than ten years and is expected to double again in the next ten years. 

Whereas: Each American’s share of the national debt is $45,684, every American household’s share is $119,688, and every American household that “pays more in federal taxes than they receive in benefits from the federal government” share is $299,221. 

Whereas: The 2011 deficit is roughly 10% of America’s wealth (GDP) and the national debt is equal to or greater than all of America’s aggregate wealth. 

Whereas: An ever increasing national debt will lead to inflation, a weakened national government, and lower quality of life every American. 

Therefore: It’s time to hold the federal government accountable to the American People and future generations. I urge you to do everything in your power to stop the government from deficit spending, to balance the government’s budget, and to pay down the national debt!

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