. >> i'm myra easton. they're taking the state of all of america and putting americans on a stated path. >> the debt situation, we're the one in her ting that. we're the one paying it off. >> i think the thing about bringing all these young people together with different ideas for solutions is we learn from each other. >> we're presenting our project, we can't pay that tab dot org. >> i don't think it's a republican or democrat issue, it's an issue for everyone. >> i think the solution to it is going to be multi-facetted. it's going to have to be fought on multiple fronts. >> i think the really scary part for us is it's kind of being handed to us on a plate and said, here you go. have fun with this. congratulations. this is your problem. there is this pressure to figure it out. >> the national debt, or total federal debt, includes money the government owes to federal program like social security and medicare and debt owed to the public. because public debt has direct impact on the economy, it's the number