Letter: National debt should be our top priority

Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000 | 10:08 a.m.

Some government officials (politicians) want to return some of the surplus to the people who paid the taxes in the first place.

These ideas sound both good and bad, but what happened to first paying off our national debt? If we pay off the debt we will not have to waste tax dollars paying interest on that debt. Then we can reduce taxes because we no longer have to pay interest and repay loans.

During the time that we repay the debt we should put a moratorium on any new programs, while continuing to reduce or remove the old programs that infringe on individual and states' rights.

We need sensible change in our government. The time for it is now.

ROBERT DUBIN

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