[bomelia]

When you take some time to study the Federal budget (top level summary), it becomes clear what the problem is. Mandatory spending, discretionary spending. Time was, there was NO mandatory spending. And the discretionary spending was the natural part of doing business. All mandatory spending is social (medicaid, SS, etc). Entitlements. These items MUST be funded before anything else. This means in front of crumbling infrastructure, before defending the homeland, and before any law enforcement (and many other things).

It is a ponzi scheme. And the withdrawals are coming at an ever increasing rate meaning there is little to spend elsewhere. And it is colapsing arround us as we can see. GM, Chrysler, and Ford are examples of this on a smaller (but still enormous) scale. They failed because unions insist on their own form of mandatory spending over discretionary spending.

And every year, more legislation is introduced at state and federal levels that keep increasing mandatory spending while eco nut jobs get water supplies turned off for entire areas of the country so little fish can survive. And new legislation on CAFE standards will assure (due to increased auto prices) that many will not buy new cars in favor of cheaper used cars, further killing off the remains of the auto industry.

Government and unions have become too big. Its time for a reverse course decision.

Mike