"consumers crushed" & us "economy collapsed", page-3

the problem is in europe skol, the US is treading water, but property prices falling and consumer credit debt is massive.
you walk around in a city then you wont get any idea about the real situation.
its like youve gone into a house thats hastily had the cracks papered over, you wont see unless you start really looking.
but as your glasses are so rose tinted, you can't see it, so accept what you want mate, bare being told.
ut if you tell me the USA is doing fine i can only laugh at you.
its election year mate, the fed the govt and any ohter official body that can maintain the illusion will be doing all they can to maintain this myth of 'steady as she goes'
and the way the cracks were hidden was to print more money.... thats why gold will continue its irratic rise before the inevitable collapse of the FIAT currencies.
if you truly want to look at a bell weather of the US economy, look at the housing prices and the consumer debt level, both make scary reading