Originally Posted By: Saundu
I read a couple days prior to 09/11 that the country was a few million in the black. How come in 11 years we have gone so far in the tank?


Because we pussed out and the majority of the country was asscurred chitless. We spent (and continue to spend) vast amounts of money to "protect" ourselves while probably not stopping much. TSA and defense contract spending are a good place to start. Might want to check out those wars too...