economy. 15 trillion bucks in stuff we make and 15 trillion bucks in stuff we owe. wow, reading that headline in "u.s.a. today" made me fear for the u.s.a. today and tomorrow. we're a mess, my friend, hitting that 100% mark confirms it. no matter what we produce, how is that for production, for a legacy, for an example. it took a long time to get here and both parties got us here but it's time to wake up to how dangerous it is here and now we either cut our choking debt or we might as well choke ourselves now because we simply can't go on this way. paying bills we cannot pay with money we can only print in a world that only laughs. how can we be a beacon if we remain a deadbeat. there's a reason our country keeps getting downgraded.