Why The U.S. Will Never Have A Balanced Budget Again

There are some sobering statistics, concisely presented here..
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The United States government will never have another balanced budget again.  Yes, you read that correctly.  U.S. government finances have now reached a critical "tipping point" and things are going to spin wildly out of control from this time forward.
Why?  Spending on entitlement programs and interest on the national debt are now accelerating.  Some time around 2020 they will eat up every single dollar of federal revenue that is brought in before a penny is spent on anything else.  Of course the solution to all of this would be to radically cut entitlement programs, but no U.S. politician in his or her right mind would do that.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-us-will-never-have-a-balanced-budget-again-2010-6#ixzz0vwaNJ0Cg