“When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on paying back all his debts. That almost ruined the family. I was aware that my mother and father couldn't control things anymore. I guess I was afraid that we would end up on the street.” MenEndsMotherFatherStreetsDebtTeenagerRuinedMother And Father Author:Jo Nesbo
“The Democratic Convention is $27 million in debt. They had to cancel the kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. A speedway is the perfect place for the Democratic Convention. You go around in circles, turn left every few seconds, and you end up right where you started.” EndsTurnsLeftPerfectMillionsEventsDemocraticDebtCirclesKicksSecondsConventionsMotorCharlotte Author:Jay Leno
“When America's creditors consider our behavior they see total fiscal irresponsibility. They see a deluded country that acts as if it is a privilege for foreigners to lend to it, and a deluded country that believes that foreigners will continue to accumulate US debt until the end of time. The fact of the matter is that the US is bankrupt.” IfsBelieveEndsCountryMatterFactsAmericaBehaviorPrivilegeDebtEnd TimesForeignersDeludedCreditorsIrresponsibility Author:Paul Craig Roberts
“The Occupy Wall Street collective is confused about what it wants but it wants it now! Some of the loonier demands from its independent thinkers: Striking all existing public and private debt from the books across the "entire planet"; elimination of all international borders; free college education; a guaranteed "living wage" for all regardless of employment; an end to free trade; trillions in additional spending for infrastructure and ecological restoration; and ending the fossil fuel economy.” WantBookEndsEconomyStreetsCollegePlanetsWallDemandIndependentTradeInternationalDebtSpendingEmploymentBordersConfusedFuelCollectivesThinkerFossilsInfrastructureRestorationFossil FuelEcologicalEliminationFree TradeCollege EducationLiving WageOccupy Wall StreetFuel Economy Author:Mike Rosen