I guess you believe debt=prosperity, news flash, interest on debt can drown you, just ask all the homeowners who are out of their houses. And credit card debt is equally as idiotic, only at a higher interest rate. I get that the American debt isn't at those rates, but wait until it rises due to inflation, then we are F'd. How bout we don't owe anything to anyone, or better yet, the other countries owe us, this is a better scenario.