SOURCE FOR CLAIMS?
BTW - WE ARE NOW RUNNING 1.75 TRILLION DOLLAR DEFICITS.
DO TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT?
http://tinyurl.com/yhyerxrObama has been garbage as far as I'm concerned, but many of his ideals are correct
look at any fiscally viable first-world country. the path to fiscal viability in this day and age isn't cutting social programs; besides going against the ideals of enlightened democracy, it enhances social stratification, which is instrumentally bad for any society as evident historically. the path to fiscal viability involves progressive taxation and avoiding decade long wars halfway across the world that have zero geopolitical value.
again, this formula is true of every fiscally viable first world country that exists today. American hegemony and, by extention, American exceptionalism are obsolete, its time to wake up and smell the coffee.