Dear JWR:
I have read your novel “Patriots” twice now, and have begun preparations to build a retreat. I am in agreement with the initial premise of “Patriots”, that financial collapse is likely going to trigger massive problems in this country.
I have enclosed a link to an 11 minute speech [a video in Windows Media Viewer (.wmv) format] by David Walker, the US Comptroller General – the top accountant of the Federal government. He warns of the kind of national bankruptcy you did in “Patriots”. Though he cannot directly point the finger at his Congressional masters, he makes it extremely clear that the country will not be able to meet its obligations in the near future. Though he lists many solutions to the problem, they are all politically impossible; and knowing that, one can see the imminent specter of national bankruptcy or full monetization (printing of money) to “solve” the problem.
I cannot find a clearer demonstration of impending disaster than this video. Sincerely, – M. Richards in New Mexico