The United States seem to be under pressure in terms of the amount of money it needs to pay off to creditors. There have been numerous anonymous emails running around and spamming our mailboxes with comparisons between the huge debt of the Americans and skyscrapers of money. Their purpose was to make everyone understand the harsh reality of the American situation. Thus, it is obvious that American citizens are somewhat worried about their and their country’s future. A debt free America is what its people dream about these days.
The American past of debts has been marked by various actions taken by ordinary people who intended to help the country they lived in. One in particular made herself known countrywide when she pleaded for making donations in order to write off America’s debts. Her name is Kay Fishburn and in the 1980s she wrote numerous letters to Americans asking them to help out with this matter.
She managed to convince an incredible number if citizens that they could eventually have a debt free America and very many of those citizens wrote checks and donated money for this cause. She truly hoped that in a matter of several years, America would be able to pay off all its debts but unfortunately a lot of time has passed since then, wars have interfered, citizens’ living expectations increased and the nation is again in debt.
This example of national devotion and loyalty marked the 1980s and impressed very many people. Americans today still dream of a debt free America and perhaps they could again be motivated to demonstrate their love for the country in the 1980s manner. Unfortunately the situation today seems to be much worse than it was years ago when Kay Fishburn moved people and motivated them. With the financial crisis unfolding and affecting daily lives and the living standard of people, such an action seems unrealistic.
Many families are left without an income and even without homes while numerous institutions and companies are collapsing. With all the wild credits causing the loss of homes and goods, how can Americans achieve their dream of a debt free America? Apparently each and every ordinary citizen has to first deal with his/her own trouble-causing debt and only then may he or she start thinking about national welfare and financial success which makes it all gloomier then it initially seems. Solutions are still expected to be presented and hopefully this nation will overcome the crisis.
The American past of debts has been marked by various actions taken by ordinary people who intended to help the country they lived in. One in particular made herself known countrywide when she pleaded for making donations in order to write off America’s debts. Her name is Kay Fishburn and in the 1980s she wrote numerous letters to Americans asking them to help out with this matter.
She managed to convince an incredible number if citizens that they could eventually have a debt free America and very many of those citizens wrote checks and donated money for this cause. She truly hoped that in a matter of several years, America would be able to pay off all its debts but unfortunately a lot of time has passed since then, wars have interfered, citizens’ living expectations increased and the nation is again in debt.
This example of national devotion and loyalty marked the 1980s and impressed very many people. Americans today still dream of a debt free America and perhaps they could again be motivated to demonstrate their love for the country in the 1980s manner. Unfortunately the situation today seems to be much worse than it was years ago when Kay Fishburn moved people and motivated them. With the financial crisis unfolding and affecting daily lives and the living standard of people, such an action seems unrealistic.
Many families are left without an income and even without homes while numerous institutions and companies are collapsing. With all the wild credits causing the loss of homes and goods, how can Americans achieve their dream of a debt free America? Apparently each and every ordinary citizen has to first deal with his/her own trouble-causing debt and only then may he or she start thinking about national welfare and financial success which makes it all gloomier then it initially seems. Solutions are still expected to be presented and hopefully this nation will overcome the crisis.
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