How Broke Are We?

The United States has the world's largest economy and the most valuable portfolio of accessible natural resources. It's the happiest large country on the planet, and it's essentially unchallenged in terms of military & diplomatic power. Yet, our federal, state and local governments, as well as many individuals and private-sector retirement plans, appear to be "on course" for financial disaster.
How large is this problem? What are the implications? What do we need to do to "put our house in order"? We'll examine the facts and provide some answers you'll want to c.....