Originally Posted by Guest

You have NO IDEA how much the government spends. It's completely out of control.

US Budget in 1 Day: $10,460,188,800.
For the year 2011:
- The US Government spends $10,460,188,800 (~$10 billion, 460 million) per day (both portions)
- Of the total money shown above, the US Government borrows $4,506,849,315 (4 billion, 506 million) each day.Jan 26, 2012

That was when I Googled "how much does the government spend a day". They spend $10 billion a DAY! Bill Gates TOTAL worth is $75 billion. If you took everything from him, it would run the government for 7.5 days. Warren Buffet, 6 days. The Waltons? A mere 3.5 days a piece.

The government borrows HALF of what it spends! How long would we last if we were borrowing half of our daily expenses? We're being bled dry. The government is THE market in way too many areas.