Fall of Empires
Now understand this:
All great democracies have committed financial suicide somewhere
Between 200 and 250 years after being founded.
The reason?
The voters figured out they could vote themselves money
From the treasury by electing people who promised to give
Them money from the treasury in exchange for electing them.
The United States officially became a Republic in 1776, 236 years ago.
The number of people + corporations now getting free stuff from govt
Outnumbers those paying for the free stuff.