Don't mean to break everybody hearts earmarks only make up 1% of our gdp social security, health care and defense budget is where most of our money goes. they do make nice election sound bites though.
Man, did the stockmarket jump up today! First I thought it was but the daytraders playing around, cashing in on people's fear, but people are actually buying stock again.
So the European bailout plan seduces (like with UFO's, people WANT to believe) but...
a country's economy is based on the production of goods and services, unfortunately in the U.S. we don't produce goods anymore and we are and will be paying for it