I recently read that every dollar the Federal government takes in is consumed by three programs--Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

There is no money left over for any of the legitimate functions of the government, i.e., those spelled out in the constitution--it all has to be borrowed.

Now, we've either got too little coming in or too much going out. Since the income to the government has grown from 6.5 Billion in 1940 to 2.1 trillion in 2009, an average annual growth rate of 8.7%, how can one say we are not contributing enough?

Historical Federal Receipt and Outlay Summary

The problem lies in the unconstitutional direct payments to individuals. Not supposed to happen from the Feds; OK if the states do it.