Originally Posted by
Likeabat
Washington Post estimates the Afghanistan and Iraq wars at 4-6 trillion.
Sure, if you want to lump in all of the outrageous spending (by both political parties) then you arrive at numbers you describe.
Both parties have spent way too much for way too long - but nobody seems to care - they just want to point the finger to the other party....and the outrageous spending continues. You are correct - it is not sustainable.
Make way for the end of the U.S. as we know it, the debt cannot be paid off with our current monetary system. Paying interest on our own money is insanity and if anyone believes that is how our system is supposed to operate, they would be wrong. Servicing the debt is how much, percentage wise of our yearly outlay? If one can't see where the road is leading on this one, I can, it's called national bankruptcy or a revolution. Get rid of the Federal Reserve and it's cowardly morally corrupt psychopaths and watch this country take off. It always amazes me how many times folks fail to recount history when it comes to money. Look at our country prior to and after the establishment of the Federal Reserve system and you would be amazed how interest and debt and the growth of government have exploded.
