andrew,
you have zero understanding of money and wealth creation. the amount of money others have has no effect on the amount of money you have. wealth, or money is not a zero sum game. it is possible for all to be well off, or all to be poor. govt debt has nothing to do with that.
indeed the poor are getting richer, the rich are getting richer faster. i suggest you do what the rich do and stop whining. for the record, there is no such thing as an american job. we outsource as well as insource on balance it is a plus. jobs, or labor displacement has become world wide, and will only become more so. deal with it. it is not a plus if u do not educate yourself or wish to retire into a make work union or public sector job. there is no future in that thank god.
as to the health of the country. i paraphrase someone smarter than all of us posters, the late milton friedman. we should be so lucky personally as to have the debt to income ratio the usa has. it is a sign of health. history shows greater growth with relative to the time higher national debt than lower. the last eight years have been fantastic for anyone that wished to engage, invest, become self employed or otherwise innovate. if you are a bump on the log, or go with the dumb bunny flow, you get what you earned and deserved. not much. like my dad said, look at the people you wish to be like, and do what they do.
