The interesting thing about all this discussion is that no one in the US seems to use history as a guideline in this discussion. There is nothing under the sum that is new.
The timeline between Rome and the US is very similar. Rome has to give the people enterainment in the Forum Free as well as food to keep them happy. get the picture!!
that is what we call entitlements and this is killing the US in terms of excessive debt. Same with Rome as well as their decrease in infrastructure decline (same as our problem) which
decreases national income. In simple language.....If I have 4