[Smokin' Joe]

Actually, the way out is to stuff the Federal genie back in its Constitutional bottle, which would eliminate a huge number of programs and Departments.

Not gonna happen.

People don't want to be free. They don't want to grow up, be responsible for their lot in life, and act like adults.

We have a neotenic population,and that will be our demise.

[MrB]

When the cardhouse collapses, they’re gonna be “free” whether they want to be or not.

When I bring up the idea of an inevitable economic collapse with my libinlaws, the curious response I get is “well, we’ll all be in the same boat”...

I fail to gain any solace in such a situation...
I’m not even sure why they respond that way, unless it is that they are so into the “collective” that they can’t think any other way.

[Liz]

......the way out of thos economic morass is to stuff the Federal genie back in its Constitutional bottle, which would eliminate a huge number of programs and Departments.....

The downfall of Greece is eerily similar----it was recently revealed that the "all-knowing" GREEK govt was hollowed out from within----with some 535 fully-staffed govt departments that had no discernible purpose.

More economic nightmares below.

[LibLieSlayer]

I agree... but even if we did that... we still cannot possibly pay off the debt we owe now... unless we make payments for centuries. When interest rates rise with inflation... the debt multiplies exponentially... we are never going to pay off what we owe... we could have 10 years ago... but we have gone too far and that is our inevitable reality.

LLS