Learn from the fall of Rome, US warned

The Financial Times ^ | August 14 2007 | Jeremy Grant

[mustang buff]

The US government is on a ‘burning platform’ of unsustainable policies and practices with fiscal deficits, chronic healthcare underfunding, immigration and overseas military commitments threatening a crisis if action is not taken soon, the country’s top government inspector has warned. David Walker, comptroller general of the US, issued the unusually downbeat assessment of his country’s future in a report that lays out what he called “chilling long-term simulations”. These include “dramatic” tax rises, slashed government services and the large-scale dumping by foreign governments of holdings of US debt.

[OB1kNOb]

[rfp1234]

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!

[wastedyears]

***chronic healthcare underfunding, immigration and overseas military commitments threatening a crisis if action is not taken soon***

- Health care is not a government responsibility in the United States

- Citizens will invoke the Riot Act

- We spent far more of our GDP for WWII than we are for the Iraq War

[rfp1234]

Lend me your earmarks!

[RDTF]

this guy has been hanging out with his college friends to much

[Romulus]

Never happen to us. America is immune from history. We’re special.

[martin_fierro]

lolz

[Porterville]

” ‘burning platform’ of unsustainable policies and practices with fiscal deficits, chronic healthcare underfunding, immigration and overseas military commitments “

and frickin frackings... and over use of adjectives..

[OB1kNOb]

Barack Ferengi Obama? Separated at birth?

[OpusatFR]

We aren’t even close to the Roman Empire.

I haven’t seen crucified insurgents lining the road from Mosul to Baghdad, nor have I seen tribute being paid by all the countries we have bases in to protect the entire West.

[frogjerk]

If the USA falls, and that is a BIG IF, it will be because we turned our backs on God.

[xcamel]

see:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880813/posts

[SirJohnBarleycorn]

Mr Walker’s views carry weight because he is a non-partisan figure

No such thing in Washington

Mr Walker, who was appointed during the Clinton administration to the post,

Naturally

Billions of dollars will be needed to modernise everything

Mr Walker said he would offer to brief the would-be presidential candidates next spring.

He's basically lobbing the ball to the 'Rat candidates to call for "deficit reduction" (higher tax rates).

[Elsiejay]

I suspect we soon will reach a “tipping point” as regards responsibility for medical care and treatment. The socialist model is making deep inroads, thanks is substantial part to Republican acquiescence. Its “for the children,” don’t ya know?!

[stuartcr]

Doesn’t God already know if we are going to do that?

[tumblindice]

Too many words, and some of them are really long.

[OB1kNOb]

Thanks for the link.

[wastedyears]

Yes, we must have feeeeeeeeeeelings.

[massgopguy]

The fall of every great civilization was preceded by a Sexual Revolution.