Eurozone banks and contagion risk: Because of the systemic role of government debt, the crisis can be expected to spread rapidly from the insolvent weaker euro-nations to all the others…

Greece has now defaulted, and other eurozone governments as well as agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and European Investment Bank have retrospectively inserted themselves as senior creditors, a precedent that should be of great concern and which has profound implications for private sector banks.

Furthermore, when a state defaults it is only a small part of the whole story, because governments today are major participants in [...]

Here is what Warren’s dad had to say about gold:

Human Freedom Rests on Gold
Redeemable Money
By HON. HOWARD BUFFETT
U. S. Congressman from Nebraska
Reprinted from The Commercial and
Financial Chronicle 5/6/48
Congressman Buffett stresses relation between
money and freedom and contends without a
redeemable currency, individual’s freedom to
sustain himself or move his property is
dependent on goodwill of politicians. Says
paper money systems generally collapse and
result in economic chaos. Points out gold
standard would restrict government spending
and give people greater power over public
purse. Holds present is propitious time [...]

Casey Research: U.S. Collapse Predicted

Casey Research Chief Economist Bud Conrad believes the United States is acting as a late-stage empire, acting aggressively on the world stage, lowering its moral standards and debasing its currency. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report at the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. “When Money Dies” Summit, he explains the options for how the inevitable collapse will occur.

The Gold Report: At the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. Summit, you [...]

Death By Debt

by Chris Martenson

One of the conclusions that I try to coax, lead, and/or nudge people towards is acceptance of the fact that the economy can’t be fixed.  By this I mean that the old regime of general economic stability and rising standards of living fueled by excessive credit are a thing of the past.  At least they are for the debt-encrusted developed nations over [...]