It would is insane to argue having a $30,000,000,000,000 national debt constitutes being a wealthy nation. The United States government is the poorest nation on Earth thanks to the shear insane behavior of both political parties, what George Washington's Farewell Address describes as "the baneful [utterly destructive] spirit of party generally."Among the most heinous political offenses and crimes committed by both political parties is their willful disregard to society as a whole.