We have recently seen that the U.S. have put together an unprecidented 700 billion dollar bail out package for failed financial institutions caught out by the collapse of the subprime mortgage market. This involves the American tax payer effectively buying their own unpaid debts from their creditors. The move could help to re-establish stability in the money market and encourage re-growth. The question on all tax payers minds is where is this money going to come from? Will the United States be forced to go cap-in-hand to some of its old enemies? Russia or China maybe? Could this be the fall of the Roman Empire all over again?