A deadly virus

The following editorial is from the 8/19/10 edition of the Washington Times:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/19/we-cant-afford-this-government/

The title “We can't afford this government” and subtitle “Costs of bureaucracy spread like a deadly virus” are strongly worded but are directly to the point.

Consider these 2 facts referenced in the editorial:

…Congressional Budget Office estimate that this year's federal deficit will be well above $1.3 trillion for a second straight year and remain above $1 trillion next year as well - causing as much debt in three years as government built up in the previous 219.

…the announcement by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) that yesterday (8/19/10) was the 2010 "Cost of Government Day," which is "the day on which the average American has earned enough gross income to pay off his or her share of the spending and regulatory burdens imposed by government at the federal, state and local levels." Just two years ago, Cost of Government Day fell an astonishing 34 days earlier. This year, the average American worked 231 days just to support government, which consumes 63.41 percent of national income.