The most illogical argument in Common Sense“
Thomas paine was born in 1737 and died in 1809. He was a writer and influential figure in both the french and American revolution. Having written, Common sense, many American Ideals come from Paine himself. Common sense was about advocation freedom from great britain. Most of the writing uses arguments and clea =r details highlighting the need for freedom and independence against the Bristsh.
While there are many arguments concerning Freedom that I think are logical and I agree with, their some that don’t really make sense in my opinion.
As others have pointed out, Paine claimed that a country needed national debt. Claiming , “No nation ought to be without a debt. A national debt is a national bond; and when it bears no interest, is in no case a grievance,” He claims that A nation without debt is not really a well bonded nation. In a perfect world that could be true, I could understand how something like that could make sense, but the problem is Debt always brings a sense of Burden and stress.
It’s also not good economically to be in debt, as it makes things like infrastructre cheap. When money is tight, so it quality, and with debt brings poorly designed and cheeply built infrastcure. I can also lead to an increase in taxes and and increase poverty.
I have to almost agree that debt can be a good thing, but not in this instance. Being debt free could be a a fantatcis goal to increase productivity in the economy. In that, yes being in debt is a postive. In increases drive and determination to get out of that postion but ultimatly debt is destructve.
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