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Debt projected to reach 350% of GDP by 2080 if policies continue unchanged. It's not a prediction; it's a math problem with one solution: something breaks.

Chile recovered from 1982 crisis in 2.5 years without bailouts. Mexico took 7 years with intervention. Government stimulus is like using a flamethrower to put out a fire.

Fed printed $6 trillion for bank bailouts. Stock prices soared, rich got richer, poor can't afford houses. Inflation only 1.5% though.

AIG bailout cost $2,000 per household. Goldman gave Obama $43 million, got billions back. Like ordering bottle service except you weren't at club.

US spends $92 billion on corporate welfare vs $59 billion on food stamps. CEOs need help buying medium-sized yachts apparently.

Government gave doctors earning $200k up to $44k for iPads costing $500. Took taxes from staff making $25/hour who then lost jobs to the technology.

Iraq War cost $3 trillion, enough to end world hunger for 100 years. We chose to make 4 million Iraqis homeless instead.

70% oppose weapons subsidies, 46% oppose farm subsidies. Government does it anyway. Democracy works perfectly if you order cinder blocks not pizza.

Study of 59,634 people in 54 countries proves progressive taxes make people happier—they report better life satisfaction and respect than flat-tax countries.

Ron Paul proposed $1 trillion cuts. Romney, Gingrich, Cain only $20 billion each. Real inflation 10% not 3.5%. Hidden tax hits hardest.

70% of voters don't know how much government spends on anything. Your lizard brain beats your rational cortex 206 times per day.

Finance jumped from 4% of GDP (1960s) to 8% (2007), costing $2 trillion annually—more than healthcare, construction, food combined. It's computer money-shuffling.

$500 million per terrorism death vs $2,000 per stroke death. You're 3x more likely to be struck by lightning than killed by terrorists.