IMF Global Austerity Programs
Austerity measures are typically taken if there is a perceived threat that government cannot honor its debt liabilities. In such situations, inter-governmental institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) come in and demand austerity measures that on average have not yet been proven to be productive. Opponents argue that austerity measures depress economic growth, which ultimately causes governments to lose more money in tax revenues. In countries with already anemic economic growth, austerity can engender deflation which inflates existing debt. This can also cause the country to fall into a liquidity trap, causing credit markets to freeze up and unemployment to increase. Opponents point to cases in Ireland and Spain in which austerity measures instituted in response to financial crises in 2009 proved ineffective in combating public debt, and placing those countries at risk of defaulting. Such measures are presently being set in motion in the united states of America states such as Indiana and New Jersey, California is a likely candidate and many more will follow as the economics woe's of the United States of America come to grip, forcing many states to accept such measures that will eventually lead to the break up of the United States, Canada, and Mexico creating a IMF imposed North American state nation.
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Friday, December 31, 2010
The Coming Bond Bust: What Happens When Your City or State Goes Broke?
Author and filmmaker Bill Still tells http://www.FinancialSurvivalRadio.com that the bond market is headed for a major crash, with many states and cities no longer able to service their massive debt loads. So, what will that look like when the day of reckoning finally arrives?
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Dr. Marc Faber Tomorrow's Gold
Dr. Marc Faber author of the Gloom, Boom and Doom report is a world class Investor, Doctor Faber 's typically controversial and contrarian views have earned him the label of Dr. Doom. Doctor Doom also trades currencies and commodity futures like Gold Natural Gas and Crude Oil.Even his harshest critics must admit that he's been unerringly correct in his market forecasts over the past three decades
Dr Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He went to school in Geneva and Zurich and finished high school with the Matura. He studied Economics at the University of Zurich and, at the age of 24, obtained a PhD in Economics magna cum laude. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong. Since 1973, he has lived in Hong Kong. From 1978 to February 1990, he was the Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert (HK) Ltd. In June 1990, he set up his own business, which acts as an investment advisor and fund manager.