Some very sobering facts in this link, though the first third of the piece is opinion coming from an emotional interpretation (which is not to say the writer is wrong).
http://www.theburningplatform.com/2014/12/11/should-you-believe-what-they-tell-you-or-what-you-see/
This all supports the writer's notion that economic and social calamity is closer than it has ever been. Is that so? Got gold?
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