
“We previously warned of what can transpire when desperate governments are no longer able to shoulder unbearable debts. As one can see in the chart above, total public debt in the United States recently crossed the proverbial Rubicon and now equals 104.95% of GDP. As if this weren’t alarming enough, the Fed’s official figures – which were used to create the chart above – do not include the nation’s swelling, yet politically untouchable unfunded liabilities, namely Medicare and Social Security. When these figures are plugged in to the equation, the US’s public debt level skyrockets to astronomical heights.”
http://www.hardassetsalliance.com/investing-news/editorial/total-public-debt-now-eclipses-gdp
Related posts:
Illinois’ failing economic model: more food stamps, fewer jobs
The 1970′s Global Cooling Compilation – looks much like today
Beta Is Boss
“Mental Illness” Diagnoses Are the Slippery Slope to Gun Confiscation
Patent troll CEO explains why company demands EFF donor names
Police Ordered To Return $1 Million An Exotic Dancer Saved In $1 Bills
"Gun Control" Means More State-Licensed Gun Violence
Oops: TSA Doesn't Think Terrorists Are Plotting To Attack Airplanes
National weather agency spared from furloughs after rash of tornadoes
Cops Barge Into Home, Take Baby After Parents Seek 2nd Medical Opinion
Infographic: An Introduction to The Rise of Bitcoins
IMF Head Foresees the End of Banking, Triumph of Cryptocurrency
Bilderberg Cancels Hotel Reservations of Journalists Covering Secret Meeting
Bitcoin 2.0: Colored Coins, Mastercoin, Open Transactions, Protoshares
Lew Rockwell: No Choice Between 2 Warmongering Puppets