Carmel, IN -- 5^th District GOP congressional candidate Brose McVey today unveiled an ambitious initiative to educate voters about the urgent crisis created by the federal government's exploding $12.3 trillion federal debt.  McVey, a Republican businessman from Hamilton County, announced the first flight of dozens of town hall-style forums he will organize to educate the public, seek input and outline his agenda to address what he calls "a crisis that can no longer be avoided."

"In the greatest ponzi scheme of all time, elected officials of both parties have rung up a debt this country simply cannot repay under current practices.  We owe much of that debt to our own people, to whom we've promised Social Security, Medicare and other benefits," said McVey.  "This tragic record of fiscal irresponsibility over the past several decades now makes all other issues seem meager in comparison," said McVey.

"This is the issue that trumps all others," said McVey.  "Without urgent measures in the next few years, we are headed for an economic meltdown, the likes of which this nation has never experienced.  We have to alert the public to a $12.3 trillion tab owed to bond holders and tens and tens of trillions in unfunded obligations that Washington has amassed on our behalf.  We will have to summon unbelievable courage if we are to avoid a devastating collapse," said McVey.  "We will have to save this country one Congressional District at a time, and I want the leadership on this matter to start right here, right now," McVey continued.