You know those movies where the people in the audience are screaming, 'Don't go in that door!' because you know the killer is there? Well, it is the same thing with this debt. We know how this ends.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The real danger with debt is what happens if lots of people decide, or are forced, to pay it off at the same time.
Death's a debt; his mandamus binds all alike- no bail, no demurrer.
Debt can be the most addictive thing in the universe, and it can kill you. You get used to living high off the hog. It was intoxicating.
First our pleasures die - and then our hopes, and then our fears - and when these are dead, the debt is due dust claims dust - and we die too.
You know, we've got to be responsible about our debt. We don't want the United States to ever be a dead beat, and not be able to pay its bills, either to our soldiers who are fighting or to Social Security recipients.
Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.
The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.
We all think we're going to get out of debt.
Debt is part of the human condition. Civilization is based on exchanges - on gifts, trades, loans - and the revenges and insults that come when they are not paid back.
When you've paid your debt to society, you need to be reconnected and re-engaged in society.