The Economic Collapse

As the U.S. economy slows down, those at the bottom of the economic food chain are being hit the hardest.  Homelessness is surging, the number of Americans living in poverty is rising, and more ...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/an-enormous-chunk-of-the-u-s-population-is-either-homeless-living-in-poverty-or-considered-to-be-among-the-working-poor/

The Federal Reserve is stuck between a rock and a hard place.  If the Fed pushes rates higher, interest payments on our 34 trillion dollar national debt could spin wildly out of control and bank...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/our-deer-in-the-headlights-moment-the-worst-market-crash-since-1929-is-rapidly-approaching-and-the-fed-doesnt-know-which-way-to-go/

People keep acting as if we are living in “normal” times, but the truth is that these are not “normal” times at all.  We are in the midst of a “perfect storm”, but most people in the...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/signs-of-the-times-war-famine-pestilences-and-natural-disasters/

Can you feel it too?  Over the past few weeks, I have heard from so many readers that are deeply troubled about economic conditions where they live.  In some cases, sales are way down.  In oth...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/an-absolutely-enormous-economic-shift-of-historic-proportions-is-now-taking-place-right-in-front-of-our-eyes/

What we are witnessing throughout the nation right now is truly sad.  At colleges and universities all over the United States, crazed protesters are setting up encampments, attacking Jewish stud...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/u-s-colleges-and-universities-are-about-to-go-completely-nuts-because-israel-is-planning-a-really-big-move/

It appears that the people running our system have decided that it is time for a wave of consolidation in the banking industry.  A key program that was keeping U.S. banks afloat was allowed to e...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/another-bank-bites-the-dust-once-the-dust-settles-who-will-be-the-next-dominoes-to-fall/

Are the financial markets headed for trouble?  There was quite a bit of panic on Wall Street on Thursday after more bad economic numbers were released.  But honestly I simply do not understand ...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/is-something-starting-to-break-stocks-plummet-and-bonds-go-nuts-as-economic-data-disappoints/

According to the absurd numbers that the government feeds us, the unemployment rate is very low and there are lots of jobs available.  But if what they are telling us is true, why are so many Am...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/why-are-there-so-many-americans-that-cant-find-a-job-even-though-they-are-desperate-to-be-hired/

When I was a kid, “Weekend at Bernie’s” was one of my all-time favorite movies.  In that film, two guys worked really hard to convince everyone that their boss was still alive so that they...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/weekend-at-bernies-economy-joe-biden-seeking-another-term-wheels-out-the-corpse-of-the-u-s-economy/

How it is possible that initial claims for jobless benefits have been exactly the same for five of the past six weeks?  As Jim Blanco has pointed out, there is no way that this is statistically ...

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/the-jobless-numbers-that-the-government-gives-us-are-so-fake/