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The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire

By Kate on July 24, 2011 6:07 PM | 8 Comments

US debt... visualized. (h/t R Black)

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Gregg | July 24, 2011 6:43 PM | Reply

They are making cigarette makers put gruesome pictures on cigarette packages. Maybe the IRS should include that gruesome graphic on 1040 form. Of course, that means less than half the people in the U.S. would see it...

Tom | July 24, 2011 7:52 PM | Reply

Very stark. In light of that, a combination of an across-the-board spending cut and tax increase does not seem unreasonable. If I were a US citizen, I'd say it's time for the President and Congress to stop playing politics and make some tough decisions.

foobert | July 24, 2011 8:01 PM | Reply

What, me worry?

/US Govt

Hans | July 24, 2011 8:22 PM | Reply

Best Comment from the link:

"Raising the Debt Ceiling is kind of like increasing Blood Alcohol Levels to Solve Drunk Driving."

Cheers

Hans Rupprecht, C in C

1st St. Nicolaas Army
Army Group “True North"

Revnant Dream | July 24, 2011 8:26 PM | Reply

No wonder people have become Gold bugs. The paper means nothing. Its just colored tree bark with no backing.

kelly | July 24, 2011 8:41 PM | Reply

Read "Reckless Endangerment" by Gretchen Morgenson. It is unfreaking believable how corrupt the system is and it's what caused the collapse (and subsequent bailout) of the major banks with the big players walking away. A double whammy for American taxpayers/investors. Descipable. They should all be drawn and quartered then hung out to dry. Instead, at least 25 million dollars of taxpayer money has been spent for their legal DEFENSE!!

eastern paul | July 24, 2011 9:53 PM | Reply

Re: Reckless Endangerment. The politicians had no balls. And, of course, some got kickbacks, donations perkes etc.

The book makes a great case for criminal prosecution.

TimR | July 24, 2011 10:37 PM | Reply

For another take, see this video which was a Top 10 finisher for the Power Line prize. I found the sequence at the end using celestial bodies for comparison stunning.

http://www.hughhewitt.com/blog/g/265f0532-c7a7-472e-b936-3390ac928498

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The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire

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