CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 27, 2026
IN HIS TUESDAY NIGHT STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, PRESIDENT TRUMP LEFT OUT ONE CRITICAL ISSUE. SPENING. HE BELIEVES ECONOMIC GROWTH WILL GET RID OF OUR $38 TRILLION DEBT. IT WON’T.
A NEW SURVEY BY THE RESPECTED PETER G. PETERSON FOUNDATION SHOWS VOTERS DRAW A STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN THE RISING NATIONAL DEBT AND THEIR PERSONAL COST. ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, 90 PERCENT OF VOTERS ARE CONCERNED THE NATIONAL DEBT’S EFFECT ON INFLATION IS INCREASING THE COST OF LIVING. THE U.S. CONFIDENCE INDEX FELL TWO POINTS THIS MONTH TO 48 (100 IS NEUTRAL). THIS REFLECTS A DEEPENING CONCERN ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF AMERICA’S ECONOMY.
THE SURVEY FOUND BIPARTISAN RESULTS: 96 PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS, 85 PERCENT OF INDEPENDENTS AND 87 PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS ARE CONCERNED THE DEBT IS INCREASING THE COST OF LIVING.
A LARGE MAJORITY IN ALL CATEGORIES SAY THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING A CANDIDATE FROM A POLITICAL PARTY THEY WOULDN’T NORMALLY SUPPORT IF THAT CANDIDATE HAD A WORKABLE PLAN TO REDUCE THE DEBT.
MY QUESTION IS: WHERE DO THEY CUT? PEOPLE SUPPORT CUTTING UNTIL IT AFFECTS THEM. I’M CAL THOMAS.
