"Your calls of armaggedon based on the US alone ring hollow........

"Your calls of armaggedon based on the US alone ring hollow..... the immediate threat to financial turmoil is the EU."

I can see that and I know BA about TA. If the Eurozone had a magical wand waved and it's woes disappeared then the US financial turmoil scare tactics would look like a B Grade horror film, purely to be 'laughed' at.
Trim back military spending/introduce a GST and get the tax system under some sort of system that actually collects tax rather than give away wanton tax deductions and the US debt is absolutely not an issue. Creating jobs, the archilles tendon of any economy, therefore the main aspect to focus on.

Agree with Funky also. As if all this is pure TA. More like Hedge Fund BS.

I don't only want to hear what fits with a feel good/feel bad story, just the facts mam and nothing but the facts. Posts with scare mongering metaphors are shallow.

Just my ramble. Enjoy reading your thread.
BigDaddy, great sense of humour, great reading.