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Using vivid imagery, the speaker compared the nation’s trajectory to "rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic"—a metaphor for pointless efforts in the face of imminent catastrophe. Instead of steering clear of disaster, he argued, the current course was akin to "putting coal in the boiler and setting a course for the iceberg." This pointed to the perilous path of increasing debt and fiscal irresponsibility leading directly to economic crisis.