a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:951:"OUR FEDERAL DEBT crisis looms ahead for not only us, but for our children. As congress spent with reckless abandon in the past it is time for them to realize that they must be fiscally responsible or face the possible economic destruction of our republic.<br />
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&quot;Are we doomed? Not necessarily. Economist David R. Henderson points out that our neighbors to the north faced a similar crisis. In 1994, the debt that Canada owed to investors was 67 percent of GDP. Today, it's less than 30 percent.&quot;<br />
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For an analysis of how Canada worked to reduce their debt problem, by John Stossel, from <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em><strong>RealClearPolitics.com</strong></em></span> click on the following story link titled: &quot;<a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/01/13/dc_spending_our_dismal_debt_picture.html"><em><strong>DC Spending: Our Dismal Debt Picture</strong></em></a>&quot;.<br />
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