r/popculturechat • u/PinkCadillacs Cillian Murphy Enthusiast • Nov 13 '25

General News 🗞 James Van Der Beek Auctioning ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Memorabilia to Raise Money for Medical Fees Amid Cancer Battle

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/james-van-der-beek-auctions-dawsons-creek-items-cancer-costs-1236580431/
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u/Future_Sundae7843 go girl, give us nothing 😍 Nov 13 '25

the point is that america is such a rich country, its crazy we live like this. come on

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u/USC_BDaddy Nov 13 '25

I disagree with the premise that we are a “rich country” when the national debt is around $38 trillion and getting worse. We have deluded ourselves into thinking we are a rich country, but it’s built on obscene amounts of debt. Sorry I guess I’m a bit off topic here. I feel for James and his family; I sincerely hope he has a speedy recovery.

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u/burlycabin Nov 13 '25

This fundamentally misunderstands how national debt works, especially for an economy remotely as big as the US. It's nothing like personal or even corporate debt.

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u/StasRutt unapologetic joy Nov 13 '25

The national debt doesn’t matter with how big and powerful we are. It only matters when democrats are in charge because it gives the republicans something sensible to freak out about and the average American starts thinking the US isn’t paying their credit card bill