[RobRoy]

For crying out loud, this thing has been international for a while now. e.g. As bad as it is here, the UK has a WORSE family indebtedness rate. Then there is the Spanish housing bubble.

Etc....

[The_Media_never_lie]

Should that heart of American financial power in New York falter — or even appear to falter — then eventually the sinews of the American military will likewise slacken. And then things could get ugly — real fast.

Things got ugly - real fast. And the clowns in congress who wouldn't balance the books are in charge of getting us out of this mess???????