tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697060800242665861.post6100752643552162070..comments2023-11-07T10:47:56.941-05:00Comments on The Past isn't Past: Whose Debt is it, Anyway?Mark Byrneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022137257615203375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8697060800242665861.post-12042590854688147572010-04-12T14:48:40.202-04:002010-04-12T14:48:40.202-04:00I heard John Dickerson quote the chief of the Cong...I heard John Dickerson quote the chief of the Congressional Budget Office this weekend - on Slate's Political Gabfest - that if you add together total federal spending on defense, social security, Medicare, Medicaid, and interest on the national debt, you're already spending more than total tax revenue. So you could basically cut out every other dime of federal spending and you'd still be in the hole. I thought that was an interesting and somewhat frightening statistic.Snarky Spartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046583637579504790noreply@blogger.com