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And slash the deficit in half. It will be painful in the short term, but I believe it is what is needed for the long term survival of our country. Once we hit $20 trillion in debt, it becomes obvious that the only way to pay our debt is through monetizing it with the printing presses at the Fed, and I believe that our external creditors will quit buying at that point. Eventually, it'll just be the Fed buying them which is a total ponzi scheme.
We'll come out of this stronger than ever, but basically 2011-2020 is a lost decade, but I think we all knew that regardless of fiscal cliff.