Originally Posted by Robbie

That's because the Republicans are just as big of liars as the Democrats. They ALL overspend.

I'm no expert...but it seems that back when the U.S. went off the gold standard and started printing money with nothing physical to back it up, it laid the groundwork for what we see today.
A govt. that is bloated and taking in over 3 TRILLION dollars a year in revenue...and spending over 4 trillion.

I'm just not sure how much longer that can sustain itself.