jgoose71 0 #26 August 17, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Why not just pay it back to the people we borrowed it from? your post should say "Why not give it to China so we don't have to pay interest on it?" Funny you bring that up...... How does a country repay a debt when they do not have the ability to repay in currency??? Ever think about how the United States acquired the state of Florida from Spain?? $1,000,000.00 is what Spain owed us and gave us Florida in lieu of repaying the debt since they had no other means to satisfy. The obvious answer would be stop spending the "Porkulus" money and give back the loan. But big brother already has the money in hand and it is burning a hole in their pocket sooo.....If Obama had kept his promise to balance the budget, maybe we could work on paying down our debt. I had a lot of issues with Clinton whe he was president, but that is one thing he did right. He is the only president in a long time to not spend more than the country could raise. Of course, he did have the help of a republican congress."There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #27 August 18, 2009 Quote Maybe China will accept Texas. Well, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want Illinois. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #28 August 18, 2009 Quote Quote Maybe China will accept Texas. Well, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't want Illinois. Dho....!"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
