At the rate we're going, and with carbon taxes looming ahead.... now this healthcare burden will be setting in... more IRS agents... more jobs bleeding off, more burdens on EVERYONE. Wall street more out of touch with main street then ever.

It's only a matter of time now, maybe in a week, maybe in a few years, all we need now is some disaster to set it all off... its only a matter of time.

Yeah doom and gloom. On the bright side though, i think a lot more people are waking up... so if that factors in somehow... time will tell. I still have a little hope for humanity, as crazy at that sounds.

Apparently the American People aren't ignorant as we all think.

Well at least we are waking up to the bs of both parties at least on the congressional level.
24% Dems and 16% R have faith that their respected parties have a clear plan to fix the economy. That's pathetic yet only a little off from the truth.

I think using the word could was an error.

Its not a if, but a when.

When do the American people think it will collapse.

I personally think a total collapse is needed along with the chaos that follows in order to get a fresh start.

It's only a belief.

And you, I know how flawed we humans are when it comes to beliefs. Unsubstantiated opinions. The ability to swing from one end to the other.

However, the facts speak for itself.

1. The entire market place is based upon confidence.

2. Money has not 'disappeared' into nothingness. It is still out there, only hoarded up.

3. The Corporations and biz enterprenuers are a greedy lot. They thrive on greed, and would NEVER pass up an opportunity to make a buck

4. Money had been spent on research and trials, and many technologies are on line, that are of necessity and would appeal to niche markets, based upon its affordability, as well as the corporate intelligence to streamline its appeal to attract as many niche markets as posssible.

5. Such tech will create markets and thereby jobs. USA is an innovative nation, had been in the past and will continue into the future, for its brand of freedom brings about creative thinking, through its own sons as well as 'legal' immigrants attracted to its way of life.

6. The growth may not be as startling as before, but a growth nevertheless to springboard to better times, that is, if only corporate can be kept in check. Greed is ok and natural, but the excess of it was what that had cause the chaos of our financial crisis. May we learnt from such mistakes.

7. Once such needed goods hit the markets, with rational niche pricing , quality and marketing US had been famous for, be ready for the boom, and remember always social responsibility.

8. For the Corporations, do remember how commie China, the supposedly 'factory of the world' threated American companies, as well as red taped outsourcing India and unstable Philippines had wrecked the purchaing power of the greatest consumers in the world -US.

So it aint doom and gloom. Once money and confidence circulates again, after this crisis, may we evolve for good, and for sake of all living things...

If you polled Fox News viewers, at least 79% of them would probably tell you that airplanes are held aloft by angles too, that doesn't mean it's true.

Greece is about to collapse, UK is no better. Eurozone will go cascading down the toilet this year, and the US and global economy with it.

Ww will have an oil crisis before long, plunging the world into a deep depression of despair. The old paradigm is done and finished.... Its going to collapse eventually.

Might as well start making plans for a new one!

Just keep going the opposite of FOX and you will be fine. So 8/10 all the sudden now after all these #ing wars etc. after a healthcare bill gets passed NOW we are #ed????

This is such #ing garbage seriously.

The Super Duper Galactic friends poll says the same thing as the Fox news poll!! I'd post a link to the info but its on my super spaceship computer out back but the battery on my spaceship is dead and needs a jumpstart. Seriously though, I think anyone with some common sense can turn off Fox and just look at the handwriting on the wall and come to the same conclusion.

Originally posted by brainwrek
I think using the word could was an error.

Its not a if, but a when.

When do the American people think it will collapse.

I personally think a total collapse is needed along with the chaos that follows in order to get a fresh start.

A fresh start is only good, if the people have a say in it, and not just the government. I think that is why they are on such a big spending spree at this time. Over spend in a big way to drive the dollar down and out. Then, set a new system in place. THAT, is what we need to watch out for. As long as it isn`t a system of interest and taxes we will be fine.

Of course it's meant to collapse, what did you all think the point of the bank bailouts were?

Also, I hope everyone knows that the bank bailout was not $800 billion + but $23.7 trillion.

It's now over $28 trillion.

Yes that's in TRILLION.

The economy was in danger of collapse before the healthcare legislation was ever even in rough draft form, and the passing and signing hasn't changed one single thing about our flawed economy. We still operate on a destined-to-fail fractional reserve system with a fiat currency that is little more than fancy toilet paper. The only thing that strikes me as strange about the numbers on this poll is that they are as high as they are; most folks are content to believe the headlines and think happy-happy-joy-joy all day if they can get away with it. Nobody wants to really think about the prospects of hyperinflation (triple digits or more), devaluation of the currency or the end result of total societal collapse.