Rep. McDermott: They Finally Told the Truth - "Why are they feeding us this austerity koolaid?

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5. I was figuring out how to explain this to a bagger yesterday.

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I'd say, 'Want to run the country like your own house, you own budget?'

They say, 'Yeah, the deficit is killing us, we have to lower the debt.'

I say, 'Do you own your house or car outright or are you paying a mortgage and car note?'

To which, they'd say, 'Well, no, we don't own it outright yet, but we will.'

I'd say, 'Okay, get out of the house and car until you can buy it. Live within your means. No debt means no debt!'

They stutter, 'We don't have it all now, but we're working and we pay for it! We need those now, to keep on working!'

To which I'd say, 'The government has to keep the country working so we can pay the debt - that's life.'

That's not expressed well, and I'm not ready to deal with their heads exploding all over the place.