MOUNTAIN OF DEBT Rising Debt May Be Next Crisis

WASHINGTON – The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It’s the national debt. The country first got into debt to help pay for the Revolutionary War. Growing ever since, the debt stands today at a staggering 11.5 trillion — equivalent to over 37,000 for each and every American. And it’s expanding by over 1 trillion a year. The mountain of debt easily could become the next full-fledged economic crisis without firm action from Washington, eco