Bolton Calls National Debt 'Economic Threat' to U.S.
Source: Bloomberg
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton called the national debt a “threat to the society” that requires significant cuts to the government’s discretionary spending.
“It is a fact that when your national debt gets to the level ours is, that it constitutes an economic threat to the society,” Bolton said. “And that kind of threat ultimately has a national security consequence for it.”
Discretionary spending is set by Congress each year, while spending on entitlements is twice as large and more automatic, generally dictated by demand for the services. Many budget experts say entitlement spending presents a larger long-term threat to the U.S. economy because of both its magnitude and increasing demand from an aging population.
“In the near term, the budget deficit problem is in the discretionary spending,” Bolton said. “The entitlements come in a few years and that problem’s going to have to be addressed. But right now, you can have significant impact on both the deficit and the national debt by cutting government spending on the discretionary programs.”
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-31/bolton-calls-u-s-national-debt-economic-threat-to-society-correct
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or did the Russian's tell you to say that..........................asshole.....................and by the way.............. no shit Sherlock..................and its not entitlements that are doing this shit for brains, its your parties tax cuts....................
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November 6, 2018 cannot get here fast enough............................vote
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/election?p0=263&iso=20181106T12&msg=2018%20Midterm%20Elections
Had I known, I'd have suggested that the taxcut not be implemented. 
