Jan. 15, 2013: Our readers write

Ducking debt debate

The administration focusing so much on the gun control debate takes people’s minds off of the major problems we face — the staggering debt, the debt ceiling, the Benghazi murders and the deficit that will affect every taxpayer and every consumer in the country. Whatever gun control plan they come up with will do nothing to lessen the problem and only will affect lawful gun owners.

Last year, the administration spent $3.8 trillion. This breaks down to $120,370.37 per second, $48,000 of which is borrowed. This amounts to $400 billion a year just to pay the interest.

Of that $400 billion, 10 percent  is going to China and is completely funding its military which is in the process of expanding and modernizing, while the Obama administration is tearing our military down.

Who do you think China is arming against?

John Blevins

Bardstown