Addictive Behavior

Our government spends too much money, money we aren't willing to give up in taxes. In other words, our government is running a tab with China, and spending keeps going up. Here is data:

Since 1965, the year the Beatles played Shea Stadium and the miniskirt came to America, government spending has grown faster than the combined total of inflation plus population growth every year but one.

See the Pat Buchanan article about runaway government spending at RealClearPolitics.