By Robby Chavez Using family finances as a metaphor for
explaining our debt issues, as Brian Doyle suggests in his July
27 commentary, simply doesn't work. A more appropriate metaphor
might be a group of families living in one house and all
contributing a percentage of their earnings toward the upkeep,
etc. Some in this house can't work, and their portion is covered
by those who can. Others in the house have paid the treasurer to
reduce the percentage of what they pay to a fraction of what the
others are paying. As the house grows and expenses grow, those
who continue to pay cannot manage, so out comes the credit card,
which is where we find ourselves now. The solution to the
problem in this house is simple. There is more than enough
money. Just tell those who can afford it and are not paying a
fair percentage of their earnings to pay up. We are all living
in the house together, and we all share responsibility. There is
no valid excuse for one group to get a break while others
continue to take on the debt.