CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 21, 2026
IF YOU COULD FIX SOMETHING CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT NEEDED FIXING AND YOU REFUSED TO DO IT, WOULDN’T THAT MAKE YOU IRRESPONSIBLE, EVEN A TRAITOR TO YOUR COUNTRY?
THE NATIONAL DEBT JUST PASSED $40 TRILLION WITH NO END IN SIGHT. BORROWING IS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT, INTEREST RATES ARE HIGHER, THE COST PER FAMILY GROWS, AS DO PRICES, WHICH ARE PART OF THE “AFFORDABILITY” WE HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT.
EVERYONE – AND I MEAN EVERYONE – KNOWS WHAT MUST BE DONE, JUST AS YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR CREDIT CARD DEBT IS TOO HIGH AND YOU MUST CUT SPENDING.
SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID ARE THE BIGGEST DRIVERS OF THE DEBT. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. IN THE EARLY 2030’S THESE WILL RUN OUT OF MONEY, MEANING SERVICES WILL HAVE TO BE CUT, OR TAXES RAISED, OR BOTH. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. BUT THE POLITICIANS WON’T TOUCH ALL THREE BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE OWED THESE THINGS AND POLITICIANS WHO TAKE A DOLLAR FROM THEM WILL BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE.
WHAT IS NEEDED IS A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NO LONGER IN OFFICE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO SAVE THESE PROGRAMS. WE CAN’T GO ON LIKE THIS. DOESN’T EVERYBODY KNOW THAT? I’M CAL THOMAS.
