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  1. MinnesotaSmith

    POL Michael Hudson: The End of Western Civilization – Why It Lacks Resilience, and What Will Take Its Place

    https://thesaker.is/michael-hudson-the-end-of-western-civilization-why-it-lacks-resilience-and-what-will-take-its-place/ Michael Hudson: The End of Western Civilization – Why It Lacks Resilience, and What Will Take Its Place July 13, 2022 Michael Hudson’s Major Lecture at the Global...
  2. Doomer Doug

    ECON U S National Debt Clock

    The link is here https://www.usdebtclock.org/ Key take a ways are the TOTAL US DEBT IS NOW VERY CLOSE TO 28 TRILLON AND WITH THE 1.9 JUST PASSED FOR THE STIMULUS WILL BE 30 TRILLION. TWO: The US Debt to GDP ratio is nearly 131%, which is so far off the scale as to be beyond comprehension...
  3. Doomer Doug

    ECON Millions of Americans one paycheck away from economic disaster

    In the words of Yogi Berra, "It's Dejavu all over again." At any rate, while this certainly isn't news to regular Timebomb denizens, it still highlights how even the "Trump miracle economy," is based on smoke, mirrors, and pot fumes. The link is below. The article is one of the better ones that...
  4. Doomer Doug

    ECON US Total debt is 222 TRILLION DOLLARS

    One of the dominating economic realities, both here in the USA and the entire world is the debt is not sustainable, much less able to be repaid. It is a simple fact that the USA will, at some point in the future, suffer a debt repayment crisis. It is beyond contention that this will happen. When...
  5. Doomer Doug

    ECON TRUMP THE BIG SPENDER? (Original posted March 2018)

    The total US government debt has now reached $21 TRILLION in the first year of POTUS Trump. Obama increased debt from around $ 10 TRILLION to $20 TRILLION, so Trump is in the same general range. I have seen articles claiming Trump is going into debt slightly slower, and less than Obama, which...
  6. MinnesotaSmith

    EDUC When Unpaid Student Loans Mean You Can No Longer Work

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/business/student-loans-licenses.html When Unpaid Student Loan Bills Mean You Can No Longer Work Twenty states suspend people’s professional or driver’s licenses if they fall behind on loan payments, according to records obtained by The New York Times. By...
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    ECON Econ/Intl - What a debt crisis in the provinces says about governing China

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://www.economist.com/news/china/21731406-xi-jinpings-enormous-power-still-has-limits-what-debt-crisis-provinces-says-about Centre-local tussles What a debt crisis in the provinces says about governing China Xi Jinping’s enormous...
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    POL “COME AND GET THEM”: PRYING OPEN THE BLACK BOX OF EUROPE’S POWER POLITICS

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... https://warontherocks.com/2017/05/come-and-get-them-prying-open-the-black-box-of-europes-power-politics/ “COME AND GET THEM”: PRYING OPEN THE BLACK BOX OF EUROPE’S POWER POLITICS GEORGE VLACHONIKOLIS MAY 15, 2017 Yanis Varoufakis...
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    OP-ED The European Dream: A Requiem

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/opinion/the-european-dream-a-requiem.html?_r=1 International Opinion | Op-Ed Contributor The European Dream: A Requiem By OLIVIER GUEZ FEB. 21, 2016 Paris — Jihadist attacks, a migrant flood, Greek...
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    OP-ED Apple Could Make Money by Bailing Out Greece

    Hummm..... For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-05-11/apple-could-make-money-by-bailing-out-greece Europe Apple Could Make Money by Bailing Out Greece May 11, 2015 12:54 PM EDT By Leonid Bershidsky Comments 38 That Apple...
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    ECON China's total debt reaches 282% of its GDP: McKinsey

    For links see article source..... Posted for fair use..... http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/chinas-total-debt-reaches-282-of-its-gdp-mckinsey/articleshow/47211543.cms China's total debt reaches 282% of its GDP: McKinsey By Bloomberg | 9 May, 2015, 12.49PM IST...
  12. dstraito

    ECON US Debt in $100 Bills

    We have had this on before but I think it is worth visualizing every now and then. If this doesn't blow your mind, your mind isn't capable of being blown. The key here is "unsustainability" The meaning of sustainability is Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without...
  13. Doomer Doug

    ECON NIKKEI ROCKS AND ROLLS!

    HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! THE PUMP MONKEYS ARE IN ACTION. No surprise on the open. The futures were up due to massive intervention by the BOJ etc. All this proves is if you spray enough lighter fluid on the barbeque you will get a 12 foot high flame. All these types are expecting further government...
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    VIDEO 12-year old girl explains what's wrong with modern banking and how to fix it.

    http://exp.lore.com/post/23239689337/a-12-year-old-victoria-grants-exquisite-critique "A 12-year-old Victoria Grant’s exquisite critique of the banking system, concluding with a proposed solution. She’s speaking about Canada, but the gist applies to just about any industrialized nation."
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    ECON Form Letter: Proof of Credit Card Debt Collector's Ownership -Thanks Trasael Adnepos

    Thank you so much Trasael Adnepos! http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=208638 Search is your friend! ... You just have to ask the correct question! :scratch: :p A friend asked for help and I racked my brains and hdd looking for it. ------------------- I tweaked it a bit the...
  16. dstraito

    EDUC Quotes about Money

    We have had brilliant people over time in the United States. Many of them had a firm understanding on the principles this nation was founded on. The first quote I paraphrase: "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Quotes from http://www.seek2know.net/money.html...
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