The Republican debate elephant that won't be in the room Wednesday night (hint: it's not Trump)

America is facing a dangerous problem that threatens our future freedom and prosperity. But no candidate wants to talk about it

By Jason Chaffetz / FOXBusiness / Opinion

The most pressing problem in America right now is the one no one wants to talk about. As Republican candidates (minus former President Donald Trump) line up to debate Wednesday night, they may be asked about the ballooning national debt and the resulting drag on the economy. They may offer a few solutions that nibble at the edges. But the real truth is ugly, painful, and unpopular.  

Candidates understand that the American people want the debt burden reduced. But we don’t want to hear the truth of what it would take to actually do it. How will the candidates on the debate stage Wednesday night straddle that line in a world where they’re being asked both to solve the problem and to garner votes and do it in less than 90 seconds? It will be the most difficult needle to thread.

Since we hit the $33 trillion debt threshold, we are adding over $800 million an hour in new debt.  We’re accumulating more than $2 billion a day...Read more and see videos here.

Here's the Line That Matt Gaetz Used to Savage Democrats on Federal Spending

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

 

As we approach the deadline for Congress to pass a new spending measure to keep the government open, it’s that time again: both parties tossing out the pre-packaged talking points assigning blame for closing the government. The Senate drafted a continuing resolution to keep the government open through most of the fall. The House made progress on some appropriations bills, though none aimed at specifically keeping the government open. That measure will be taken up on Friday. 

Some of the more conservative members of the House Republican Caucus are using this looming crisis to discuss the out-of-control debt and government spending that’s run amok under Biden. It also wasn’t too good under Trump, Obama, or Bush. Both parties have been outright failures in trying to balance the books.  As the Koch brothers used to say when they were political, Democrats want to go off a fiscal cliff at 90 mph, while the GOP prefers doing it at 65 mph. Read more, see X and video here.   

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