Is the National Debt More than 170.3 Trillion Dollars?

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart

Your government is the most corrupt in the world. It is also the most incompetent in history, refusing to perform the jobs for which they were elected.

That said, a watchdog group claims that the Washington Mafia is hiding the truth about our national debt. Although it is reported as 39 trillion dollars, this group claims that the actual number is 170.3 trillion dollars.

TRUTH IN ACCOUNTING CLAIMS THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT FAILS TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE COSTS INCLUDED IN THE DEFICIT

[As of Sept. 30, 2025, the U.S. government had only $6.1 trillion on hand to pay for $176.3 trillion worth of incurred and promised liabilities, Truth in Accounting reports.]

The following are a few of the debts unreported by your corrupt government.

[Within that number, projected Social Security benefits for all Americans who have entered the workforce amount to $54 trillion, total Medicare benefits will cost $74.5 trillion, and military and civilian retirement benefits will be $15.5 trillion.]

FIVE WORDS WHICH ANNOUNCE A COMING LIE

The most frequent words used by politicians and other government cronies are: “For reasons of national security.” This means that everything which follows is a blatant lie.

Over the last 249 years, the government of the United States has become more interested in their political futures than the quality of life for the American people..

There is no denying that the major factor involves a word which has become misunderstood and therefore “nasty:” taxes.

The United States tax code contains more than 6,800 pages. Over the last 40 years, an incompetent legislature has allowed it to triple in size.

The truth is, the great majority of those pages contain ways to avoid paying taxes. With the assistance of your elected officials, the wealthiest men and women in America pay a lower percentage of their income in taxes than the average working-class Americans.

AMERICAN VOTERS MUST ACCEPT PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY

Fact: the average voter “learns everything he or she needs to know from television,” aptly referred to as “the boob tube.” All television news and all commercials are primarily composed of lies and misinformation. It appears that most Americans prefer lies over facts.

This one fact is why most members of our three branches of government chose to run for public office. They seek jobs which require little effort and produce large incomes and undeserved power. Without term limits, many of these uncaring and incompetent men and women remain in office for 20 or 30 years.

THE GREATEST CRIMES AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE INVOLVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

When the “People’s President,” Franklin D. Roosevelt, signed the Social Security Act in 1935, it became the only perfect law in American history, and it was simple.

Each working man and woman contributes funds to Social Security from their paychecks, matched by their employer. These funds are held in trust by the Social Security Administration until each employee reaches retirement age. The amount received by each individual would be decided based on their, and their employer’s total contributions each month. It was ‘self-sustaining.’ Taxpayer contributions were not required.

WHY IS SOCIAL SECUIRITY “GOING BROKE?”

Almost immediately after passing Social Security, politicians began to bastardize the program. Instead of passing separate programs for other services needed by low-income and impoverished Americans, they attached programs including, but not exclusive, including benefits (retirement, disability, survivors) and linked assistance for low-income or disabled individuals, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medicaid, and specialized work incentives like Ticket to Work.

This policy is a crime. It is a theft perpetrated on every working-class American. Your government has been stealing your money for the last 91 years.

Republicans use a misleading term when referring to Social Security: “entitlement.” It is our money and your government commits a crime every time it uses one dollar to fund anything outside the scope of the initial law.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND OUR NATION’S ECONOMY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS?

Voters must carefully choose their federal government, all three branches. Turn off the television and read. Term limits must be applied to all three branches, including the now corrupt Supreme Court.

The people must be involved in all legislation coming to the floor in Washington. In addition, the popular vote must decide who leads our country for the next four years. With the Electoral College in place, states decide the outcome of presidential elections, and why we have “red” and “blue” states.

Real change must come, and come immediately. Trump and his fascist administration are destroying the very fabric of America.

Never forget: this nation belongs to the people, not to politicians and the rich and powerful. Let’s take it back now.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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Sources: aol.com: National debt over 4x greater than reported, accounting group says

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