Debt & Deficits

The U.S. national debt has soared to over $22 trillion – up $16 trillion since 2000, $11 trillion since 2008, and $2 trillion in the past three years alone - and is expected to rise to $30 trillion by 2030. Should we be worried?

We are broke and have decided to ignore it. The implied hope is that the repercussions will be in someone else's lifetime and that they won't be too painful. This is simply wishful thinking.

The U.S. debt bomb is much higher than most Americans realize. When the U.S. economy finally starts to implode investors need to understand that ASSET values will evaporate while DEBTS stay the same. That is a recipe for disaster.

People often ask me how and when I foresee the U.S. corporate debt bubble bursting and the answer is quite simple: the U.S. corporate debt bubble will likely burst due to tightening monetary conditions, including rising interest rates. Words: 302

The U.S. government pays the interest by issuing new debt but that new debt increases total debt and (eventually) drives up interest rates, which requires more borrowing to pay the annual interest payments. Another year older and deeper in debt! A reset will occur when the debt load becomes too heavy.

Earlier this year, I wrote a series of articles, dubbed "the Great Reset", predicting a debt “train wreck” and eventual liquidation. I estimated we had another year or two before the crisis becomes evident. Now, I’m having second thoughts. Recent events tell me the reckoning could be closer than I thought just a few months ago. Words: 375

The U.S., like the EU and most western nations, is “kicking the can down the road.” Consequently, a U.S. and global debt crisis looks likely in the coming months and years.

The world is in a mess economically, financially, politically and morally. The excesses and moral decadence of the magnitude the The world is experiencing today can never vanish in an orderly way. Sadly, only a total economic collapse can solve the problem and this is, of course, inevitable. No government, no corporation and no individual can or will ever repay the $250 trillion debt that is owed.

The question is not whether there will be a crisis, but when. In the past fifty years, we have seen more than eight global crises and many more local ones, so the likelihood of another one is quite high because the factors that drive a global crisis are all lining up.

We are now on the eve of an economic crisis of unfathomable proportions due to an insoluble debt problem. Holding precious metals will be invaluable insurance to survive this crisis financially.