Republicans and Democrats Work Together to Impoverish You.

North Carolinians know the stress of being stuck in debt, and the government imposes crushing debt that they would never agree to for themselves.

Who in North Carolina ran up the debt?

All incumbent members of the U.S. Congress have responsibility for incurring federal debt. Special blame goes to the U.S. House Representatives, which is the only part of government that can introduce bills to raise revenue.

The two longest serving members of North Carolina's House delegation are representatives Alma Adams (NC 12) and David Rouzer (NC 7). They have both served over 10 years and voted for over $18 trillion in debt between them. That is over $10,000 in debt per year, every year, for each household in North Carolina.

During the tenures of both Adams and Rouzer, the national debt has more than doubled.

The example of these two representatives shows that both Democrats and Republicans are responsible for causing unprecedented federal debt. One party has historically been about helping the poor and building the middle class. The other has a brand built on fiscal responsibility and low taxes. Yet the climbing federal debt displaces spending for the poor, pressures the middle class, is fiscally irresponsible, and increases future taxes.

The Department of the Treasury has laid out the shocking facts on its fiscal data website: https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov.

Shocking, but nowhere on the website does it say, "debt crisis." These words are used by many others, including the centrist think tank the Brookings Institution. In a recent article by Wendy Edelberg, Ben Harris, and Louise Sheiner they state: "... Analysts warn, however, that our nation’s growing debt will inevitably lead to a crisis."

The way to avert the crisis is to break the status quo. Elect representatives who will stop deficit spending.