Our national monetary system is on the brink of a major, catastrophic collapse.
Sierra HancockIt's no secret that our national monetary system -- and our normal way of life in America -- is on the brink of a major, catastrophic collapse.
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It's no secret that our national monetary system -- and our normal way of life in America -- is on the brink of a major, catastrophic collapse.
Our nightmare scenario should be that something happens to us like happened to the Soviet Union... It suddenly just falls apart. And I think the trigger, the catalyst if you want to switch to chaos theory the butterfly in the tropical rainforest...
Dateline Sacramento, Jan. 5, 2012: The state of California today filed for federal bankruptcy protection, citing a worsened economy that has blown out even the most pessimistic assumptions about its long-term financial picture.
Democratic politics relies on deception. Without deception of the voters on a comprehensive scale, there could be no politics above the local level, where people know the deceivers personally and are therefore less easy to fool.
In other words, we are now at a point that every dollar in receipt is matched by 1.3 dollars in incremental debt.
One person in four worldwide paid a bribe during the past year, according to a study released Thursday to mark International Anti-Corruption Day.
Wasn't it just a few short months ago California balanced its budget, plugging a $19 billion hole? Indeed it was. Nonetheless, Jerry Brown now warns of a $28 billion hole for the next fiscal year and the state controller warns of more IOUs.