The Post office is loosing money.
Postal Service could run out of money this year, postmaster general says - Business – cleveland.com
Social Security is going bankrupt
2007 Social Security Trustees Report Shows the Urgency of Reform
Medicare in in bad financial trouble
Trustees Report Summary
Oh, by the way the US is running in the negative already.
U.S. National Debt Clock
So why the heck would we even want the goverment to take on even a bigger task? For the sake of "Change"?
We also saw how good the govermant worked bailing out the banks, GMC, Chrysler, AIG they really have their act together.