Did you know that the current U.S. national debt is over $17 trillion dollars? To pay this debt off every american’s share of the national debt would be more than $50,000. Washington's answer to this problem has been through taxation, raising the debt ceiling, and printing more money. The Tea Party group promotes cutting back spending and reducing the size of government to create a debt free society for future generations. The Party is a “mainstream American,” group that believes in the U.S. constitution, the Declaration of Independence and is not a radical group. They promote personal and economic freedom and a debt free future.
The Tea Party is for our freedom and rights as people and thats the way the government should be. According to …show more content…
The government continues to raise the national debt and it is unfair for current and future generations to come (Tea Party Patriots). We as a nation need to find something that will wake up our government and stop the debt from rising. The Tea Party is trying to create the “Penny Plan,” which is where they cut one penny out of every dollar spent per year, and if they follow through for example in 10 years with this plan we will cut $4.5 trillion dollars out of our debt that exceeds $17 trillion. By decreasing the debt we won't be worried for our future children and grandchildrens lives. We need to make the government realize that borrowing money is not going to solve anything; it is going to just make our nation worse. In order to solve this, “we must pass and ratify a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution which forces spending cuts if Congress fails to maintain a balance budget, (The Tea Party Patriots). Our government ultimately needs to go back to the way it was, following the constitution and serving the people. The debt increase will ultimately hurt the people now and in the future. “Because of modern technology, our rights to freedom of speech, of press, of religion, to keep and bear arms, and to be secure in our persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures are in more need of constitutional protection now than ever before,” (Richard
The Tea Party is for our freedom and rights as people and thats the way the government should be. According to …show more content…
The government continues to raise the national debt and it is unfair for current and future generations to come (Tea Party Patriots). We as a nation need to find something that will wake up our government and stop the debt from rising. The Tea Party is trying to create the “Penny Plan,” which is where they cut one penny out of every dollar spent per year, and if they follow through for example in 10 years with this plan we will cut $4.5 trillion dollars out of our debt that exceeds $17 trillion. By decreasing the debt we won't be worried for our future children and grandchildrens lives. We need to make the government realize that borrowing money is not going to solve anything; it is going to just make our nation worse. In order to solve this, “we must pass and ratify a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution which forces spending cuts if Congress fails to maintain a balance budget, (The Tea Party Patriots). Our government ultimately needs to go back to the way it was, following the constitution and serving the people. The debt increase will ultimately hurt the people now and in the future. “Because of modern technology, our rights to freedom of speech, of press, of religion, to keep and bear arms, and to be secure in our persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures are in more need of constitutional protection now than ever before,” (Richard