The US constitution, however, does not contain an article that requires the Legislature to keep a balanced budget. Because of this, in recent years our debt as a nation has gradually climbed to the massive $14 trillion dollars it now sits at. As I have argued in previous blog posts, a balanced budget amendment to the US constitution is absolutely necessary if we are to have a country that is debt free and economically stable.
I am dedicating a blog post to this lone topic because not only is it an absolutely vital piece of legislation but it is also coming before Congress next week. I urge you to contact both of your state's sitting Senators and the House member that represents you and tell them to support a "Balanced Budget Amendment" to the US Constitution.
Without requiring the Legislature to balance our country's budget, they will continue to spend our country's future into the ground. With a balanced budget amendment, Legislators will be required to look into every governmental program and assess its merits and flaws, to make cuts everywhere physically possible.
Below are links to contact information for those that represent you in congress.
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"Think of how different our fiscal picture would be if we'd passed one in 1997," Hatch said. "Fourteen years later, our nation faces a debt crisis of epic proportions. Our national debt has gone from roughly $5 trillion in 1997 to over $14 trillion today. That's more than $45,000 for every man, woman, and child in America." Full Interview
