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2026-03-25 Economy

US Goes Bust: The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it

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Posted by Mercutio 2026-03-25 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1769 views ] Top

1 If they gut everything that the federal government isn't authorized to do, per the 10th Amendment, it probably would balance. A lot of that as we are seeing is just graft and looting of the treasury.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-03-25 06:53|| 2026-03-25 06:53|| Front Page Top

2 While it's not wrong in the numbers, Yahoo Finance is worse than worthless in their outlook due to their TDS. Currently, all market futures are +1.00% or more (S&P, Dow, with NASDAQ at +1.21%), yet YF is all doom and gloom stories. Things were sooo much better back in the Build Back Better Biden years, right?

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-25 08:00|| 2026-03-25 08:00|| Front Page Top

3 ^ Example this AM
3 factors have driven double-digit stock market losses in the last 100 years. They're all in play.

Posted by Frank G 2026-03-25 08:18|| 2026-03-25 08:18|| Front Page Top

4 ^ "Things are good or getting better, but they *could* get worse, so we should all run around with our hair on fire. And what if things get worse than than? AIEEE!"

Posted by SteveS 2026-03-25 08:25|| 2026-03-25 08:25|| Front Page Top

5 "And therefore we must raise taxes. But only on the rich."

Posted by Matt 2026-03-25 09:11|| 2026-03-25 09:11|| Front Page Top

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