Although the historical government solution to unsustainable government debt loads has always been the destruction of the debts by currency depreciation and eventual hyperinflation, there is always an intermediate step used to buy more time for the politicians in power. This action, usually side-stepped and downplayed by the establishment historians paid to hide the real facts of history, is wealth confiscation. Napoleon had it right when he stated, “History is a state of lies agreed upon.”
The largest source of liquid private wealth remaining in the United States is the $15 trillion in private retirement funds. The ultimate ownership, control and future of these funds has already been compromised and exchanged for the favorable tax treatment of private retirement plans. Congress writes the laws, so they can tax, penalize, hold your funds hostage and, although they’d never use the word “confiscate,” use your assets at their discretion.
The government may be considering a plan for you to "invest" in the national debt. Don't expect a high rate of return.
My, you must read a lot, great collection of quotes! As for your take on government policies: I think they'll default sooner or later, California already leading the way.
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