No Time to Be Complacent–Fifty Statistics About the U.S. Economy

Global Research provides some interesting facts that make it clear that we are at the end of an era in economics, finance, and the industrial economy.

The article, Desperate Financial Situation, Biggest Debt Bubble in World History: Fifty Statistics About The U.S. Economy, begins with the statement

Most Americans know that the U.S. economy is in bad shape, but what most Americans don’t know is how truly desperate the financial situation of the United States really is.  The truth is that what we are experiencing is not simply a “downturn” or a “recession”.  What we are witnessing is the beginning of the end for the greatest economic machine that the world has ever seen.  Our greed and our debt are literally eating our economy alive.  Total government, corporate and personal debt has now reached 360 percent of GDP, which is far higher than it ever reached during the Great Depression era.  We have nearly totally dismantled our once colossal manufacturing base, we have shipped millions upon millions of middle class jobs overseas, we have lived far beyond our means for decades and we have created the biggest debt bubble in the history of the world.  A great day of financial reckoning is fast approaching, and the vast majority of Americans are totally oblivious.

I should add that billionaire financier George Soros has projected that total U.S. debt will soon reach 500% of GDP. Governments are not going to fix the problem. It is time for people to look to their own resources and creativity and begin organizing in their communities to assure their survival and thrival as we make the transition to a steady-state economy and a more equitable, harmonious society.