The mountainous U. S. debt incurred by the governmental attempt to pull the country out of the current recession could turn the country into a banana republic, says Warren Buffett. His contention is that like unchecked carbon emissions melting the icebergs, unchecked greenbacks will melt the purchasing power of our currency. The “Wizard of Omaha” has been right more than he’s been wrong, so you can bet that he has some insight into the future if the Congress and the Fed continue dilute the value of the dollar by printing more money to cover budgetary shortfalls.