John F Kennedy’s sage words from his inaugural address are forever seared into America’s political consciousness:
“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
Six decades and some change later, the United States Treasury is keeping Kennedy’s spirit alive by offering Americans with a few dollars collecting dust in their Venmo balance a chance to fulfill a new patriotic duty: helping pay off the national debt.
The US treasury department has long had a “Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt” page available for those that dislike traditional charity, feel like they don’t pay enough in taxes, or simply want to help the country stay No 1 in an eclectic list of superlatives that includes military spending, Olympic gold medals, prison population, corn subsidies, and healthcare costs.
But the new-age, Gen Z-friendly method of payment is a recent addition, first flagged on Twitter by Planet…
