53 percent of American households props up not just this country buthalf the planet: They effectively pick up the defense tab for ourwealthiest allies, so that Germany, Japan, and others can maintainminimal militaries and lavish the savings on cradle-to-graveentitlements.
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I guess someone has been bouncing some checks (or maybe they're just late with their payments), because our debt is pushing $13 trillion *-)