Are you Army-fit? Advertisements everywhere, on the internet, on the sides of buses, on the radio and in cinemas, implore people to contact an armed forces recruitment office. And they don’t only want young people. The government intends to extend the age of conscription – should that be needed – to 75!
When Nixon abandoned the gold standard in 1971, it removed all government spending restraints. Politicians prefer borrowing over raising taxes to finance their folly!
The US Debt clock projects total US debt to top $43 trillion by 2030, with “Unfunded liabilities” (political promises) topping $308 trillion.