A: Fight two wars, build military equipment the military doesn't want, and slash taxes.

Q: What does the US need to do, to ensure a growing, massive debt?

Total tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product (2010)
RANK	COUNTRY	%
1	Mexico	18.1
2	Chile	20.9
3	United States	24.8
4	Korea	25.1
5	Turkey	26.0
6	Ireland	28.0
7	Slovak Republic	28.4
8	Switzerland	29.8
9	Greece	30.9
10	Canada	31.0
11	Portugal	31.3
12	New Zealand	31.3
13	Spain	31.7
14	Israel	32.4
15	Estonia	34.0
16	Czech Republic	34.9
17	United Kingdom	35.0
18	Iceland	36.3
19	Germany	36.3
20	Luxembourg	36.7
21	Hungary	37.6
22	Slovenia	37.7
23	Austria	42.0
24	Finland	42.1
25	Norway	42.8
26	France	42.9
27	Italy	43.0
28	Belgium	43.8
29	Sweden	45.8
30	Denmark	48.2

Source: OECD