I think the fact is that we are in debt so far that we can barely afford to pay the interest payments. Now, there are two ways out of it. We can pay our debts,

I think the fact is that we are in debt so far that we can barely afford to pay the interest payments. Now, there are two ways out of it. We can pay our debts, or we can dissolve the government, in which case, our debtors will hold the american people (and not the government) responsible. If you want to see what mountains of debt will do to a country, just look at Haiti. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_debt_of_Haiti http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_debt_of_Haiti Apple, Microsoft, and Google should pay their fair share. Unless I can claim all my income in Ireland, and store all my cash in Barbados, they shouldn't be able to do it either.