“Avoid occasions of expense ... and avoid likewise the accumulation of debt not only by shunning occasions of expense but by vigorous exertions to discharge the debts, not throwing upon posterity the burden which we ourselves ought to bear.”

Ahh YES, the wisdom of and at law. That I could rate this quote an innumerable times with incalculable stars ! ! !

If only this was the philosophy of today ...

We have to incur more and more expenses until we iron out our economic technical imbalances. We are literally buying time for posterity to appear at its appointed scheduled arrival.