Like a cross-country runner or someone who likes to swim in the arctic, whoever created the National Debt Clock must enjoy being miserable.
Watching the national debt rise by hundreds of dollars every second will probably be the most depressing thing you do all day. Thinking about the generations of Americans who will bear the burden of that debt is enough to make even the most calloused pause and consider.
Fortunately, there is a way for we, the people, to reverse the clock's direction. A balanced budget amendment, proposed by a Convention of States and ratified by the states, would go a long way towards lowering the debt to a manageable level.
You can learn more on this page and get involved here.
