The unreliability of the US as an ally or friend is now a permanent fixture

In related news ... the US national debt hits $40.047 trillion

Thats $1.3 trillion per year in interest payments today, requiring 42% of all income taxes to service the debt.
Also the US govt debt is growing at $2.1 trillion per year and its accelerating!

Reliability isn't the US strength any longer.

The US now pays more for interest n the Federal debt than it pays for defense.
#11 | Posted by LampLighter

I stated this already.

#10

Re Your BUT....

The issue is that the US can't extend itself like it used to be able too. Making it unreliable in the future.

This isn't Republican or Democrat issue.

It's a government issue, it's been going on since the 70s when the US moved off the gold standard.

As opposed to setting standards for spending and living in them the US just went on a spending spree. Taking a hamburger today for payment in the future. It's future has to pay for boomers luxurious lifestyle.

It's coming to a close, technologically America was a fine example of the individual let loose on problems, but as a democracy it's tarnished the idea for 1000s of years to come.

#18 anyone in Congress on up is part of the oligarchy.

No one should dispute Danforth in terms of mathematics, actuarial statistics, tax codes, and basic number crunching.
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There's nothing to dispute, the facts are the facts.

Danforth like many here like to believe it's only the other side that's the problem.

Without them he'd have utopia.

To that I say, look at CA budget, and tell me how come CA isn't a utopia?

4th largest economy in the world, and it still is in debt?