I am angry about this. This is a serious problem. It's quickly getting even worse. Too many people don't even talk about it.

We are leaving this debt for younger generations who are currently too young to even vote on this.

What should we do about it?

In the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act we increased taxes on the rich, then we had the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, then with the help of a strong economy we had a budget surplus in 1998 to 2001. Why can't we do that again?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_Budget_Act_of_1997

As US debt hits $40 trillion, Americans will foot the bill: $700 a month for retirees, and homebuyers could take a $53,000 hit