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ArnoldRimmer said:

My country's debts are so high that one third of all tax money is already required only to pay interest and compound interest. Our politicians do not even consider actually paying back at least parts of those debts, because decades ago they figured out a much better solution:

We simply let future generations pay for us!

No matter if economy is running great or if there is a crisis, the politicians in my country always know when the wrong and and when the right time for saving is. And as it turns out, "now" is *always* the wrong time and "some time later" is *always* the right time.

And for some reason, their arguments always sounds more or less plausible. I'm no expert in economy, but over the decades this has made me sceptical.

So your argument is that since the government can't do anything, it shouldn't do anything?

The first step in going the right direction is to identify which way is the right direction. Just giving up is NOT a solution. Waiting it out is NOT a solution.