[Ray Dalio: U.S. Government Debt Growing Too Fast, Situation Comparable to Pre-WWII] Reported by Golden Finance, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has once again issued a warning, stating that U.S. government debt is growing too fast and the current situation is "extremely similar to the years leading up to World War II." Dalio remarked that when debt rises relative to income, "it's like plaque in the arteries, eventually squeezing out (the economic) spending capacity.