[stuffthatmatter]

You're not being a pompous prick at all; in fact, your arguments are thorough and to the point. And I do admit I am using dramatic statistics, but it is because I am trying to present evidence to an audience unfamiliar to the area of topic.

And the statistics are dramatic ....well...because they are. That's how bad things are.

[BrentRitterbeck]

I think an old saying really applies here. If you owe the rest of the world $1 million, it's your problem. If you owe the rest of the world $100 trillion, it's their problem.