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Despite varying views on national debt, America’s 
founding fathers did agree that continually 
growing debt is not sustainable

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—and they’ve generally acted with that truth 
in mind. Writer Rich Tucker noted that up 
until 2009 except during World War II,

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the U.S. ratio of debt to gross domestic 
product was almost always below 50%.

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That trend has since changed drastically 
and is expected to top 100% in 2028. The 
more programs our government “provides” for 
us,

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the more we will have to provide for our 
government—and the less we’ll receive in 
return. Let’s keep our leaders accountable 
to the truth

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that future blessings will be hard to come 
by when shackled with growing debt. I’m Mac 
Hammond, and this is the Winner’s Minute.