Just show everyone this graph:
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/07/government-spending-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-2/
As a percentage of GDP, we are currently spending more than we did during the civil war, World War 1, the Vietnam war, or the Korean war. In fact, the only time in the entire history of this country that we spent more was at the height of World War 2!
It is not a revenue issue! :judge:
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/07/government-spending-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-2/
As a percentage of GDP, we are currently spending more than we did during the civil war, World War 1, the Vietnam war, or the Korean war. In fact, the only time in the entire history of this country that we spent more was at the height of World War 2!
It is not a revenue issue! :judge: