You recently heard that our gross domestic product grew at a 3.5% rate in the 3rd quarter.  Remember that  during the Great Depression, there were periods of growth but like now the growth came from government spending (stimulus $$) that makes things artificially better than they truly are because the  “Cash for Clunkers” and the “First Time Home Buyers Program” is only adding to the risks that we will soon be a bankrupt country. On paper, we already are!