Texas man asks Dave Ramsey if Venmo can fix America’s $37T debt — but Ramsey says donations miss the real problem—
You can actually send money to pay down the national debt, much to the amusement of The Ramsey Show hosts.
Sometimes,thegovernmentjustopensitselfupforcriticismwithitsactions.WhichexplainswhyTheRamseyShow’sKenColemandidn’tshyawayfromsharinghisopinionaboutthepublicvoluntarilypayingdowntheU.S.government’sdebtthroughVenmo.
HeevenquotedSirAnthonyHopkinsfromthefilmLegendsoftheFallinresponsetoaTexasmannamedCarlos’lettertotheshow.(1)
InJuly,theU.S.DepartmentoftheTreasurybeganaccepting‘giftstoreducethepublicdebt,’whichcurrentlysitsaround$37trillion.(2)
ThatmeansanyonecansenddonationstothegovernmentthroughVenmo,PayPal,debitorcreditcardorevenabanktransfer.AccordingtoPay.gov,thedonationsgodirectlytowardreducingthenationaldebt.(3)
Colemanandco-hostDaveRamseyboththoughttheideaofvoluntarilysendingmoneytothegovernmentwaslaughable.Still,Ramseyaddedaplayfulcaveat:“There’salwaysoneidiotouttherewhosaysevery
