According to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service, the combined costs of war in Iraq and Afghanistan this year will hit $117.9 billion - about $9.8 billion a month - $2.45 billion per week. The American consumer is swimming in debt. The cost of war combined with record trade deficits of $800 billion have created a US Federal Debt of approximately $9 trillion. Adding consumer debt, the total debt in the United States has now grown to $46 trillion. [How long are China and Japan going to float our spending spree? The party is over...]