The next US President will inherit an economic ticking time bomb.

On the surface: America's economy looks unstoppable.

Below the surface: A financial nightmare that's destroyed every great empire in the last 500 years is brewing.

Where is all this government spending happening?

15% of American workers get their paycheck from the government

Federal: 3M

State: 5.5M

Local: 15M

Total: 23.5M government employees

And we wonder why cutting spending is 'politically difficult'..."