In the same pickle?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="pickle">pickle</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="about">about</span> $2.3<span word="tn">tn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="about">about</span> $3.6<span word="tn">tn</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="making">making</span> $23,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> $36,000. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>? <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="pickle">pickle</span>. <span word="Except">Except</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> $1.3<span word="tn">tn</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="pickle">pickle</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> $23,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> $36,000 <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="predicament">predicament</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="frankly">frankly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span>. <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="via">via</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>, <span word="inflation">inflation</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="irresponsibly">irresponsibly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> – <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> – <span word="currently">currently</span> $1.3<span word="tn">tn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p>
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