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So what if someone told you this was their current financial situation:
This year, I spent $35,402.
I make $24,583.
I have $164,318 on my credit card.
Oh, I promised people I'd spend somewhere between $580,000 and $860,000, so far. I may spend more. In fact I know I will.
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If that was your fiance' and she was the hottest of hot chicks and she was a great person and was really into everything you did, it would be grounds for dumping her on the spot.
As far as the US gov't situation, going over the fiscal cliff would have actually solved some of the "problems" created by the gov't. Not to say it would not have been immensly painful for a large segment of the population. The cliff is coming, it just got a little steeper.