Tsipras Betrays Referendum, Sells Out to the Banks [1] – H.L.
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China Stocks and the New York Stock Exchange Shutdown: The Untold Story [2] – H.L.
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It’s Not If But When the Government Seizes Private Retirement Savings [3] – B.B.
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Brief interview w/Paul Craig Roberts [4]. This is the best analysis of the E.U./Greek crisis you’ll hear. Why can’t a few more people step forward and frame this thing as plainly as P.C.R.? The whole interview is a grand slam homer, but if you can only listen for five minutes, minute 12 to minute 17 draw the picture well enough. -D.W.
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SurvivalBlog reader G.H. prepared a spreadsheet [5] of bank closings since 2001. It’s quite an eye opener, as you can see from the summary here.
|
Year |
Bank Failures |
Link |
President |
|
2015 |
? |
source [6] |
Obama |
|
2014 |
18 |
source [7] |
Obama |
|
2013 |
24 |
source [8] |
Obama |
|
2012 |
51 |
source [9] |
Obama |
|
2011 |
92 |
source [10] |
Obama |
|
2010 |
157 |
source [11] |
Obama |
|
2009 |
140 |
source [12] |
Obama |
|
2008 |
25 |
source [13] |
Bush |
|
2007 |
3 |
source [14] |
Bush |
|
2006 |
0 |
source [15] |
Bush |
|
2005 |
0 |
source [16] |
Bush |
|
2004 |
4 |
source [17] |
Bush |
|
2003 |
3 |
source [18] |
Bush |
|
2002 |
11 |
source [19] |
Bush |
|
2001 |
4 |
source [20] |
Bush |