The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence and supercomputing technologies has many Americans worried about the future of their careers. Another survey in December found that almost 60% of young people believe AI poses a threat to their job prospects. Our national debt is not a theoretical boogeyman. Our massive national debt and the significant costs it imposes on ordinary Americans is a problem of Washington's own making. Young people are not wrong to worry about the economic disruptions AI could bring about, but our out-of-control national debt is the bigger, more pressing elephant in the room.