American Time Bomb

‘American Time Bomb’ – A film by David Walker, US Comptroller General 1998-2008′

From the opening minutes: ‘The economic crisis of 2008 might just be a tremor ahead of a catastrophe far bigger than anyone has imagined’.

The US sits at the very bottom of a table showing world trade surplus going down to world trade deficit (with the UK following closely behind).  Explained in ‘words of one syllable’ so that maths nitwits like me can understand it, this is a film everyone should watch. You may not want to know all this but trust me,  you need to know. This is our future …

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fvwdt

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Over at ‘Gentle Voice’ : Herb Roasted Sweet Potatoes (because life, and especially Thanksgiving, does go on, despite the poo poohs we’re all in financially).