Category Archives: Michael Snyder

Why so much anger in Ferguson? 10 facts about massive economic gap

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When people feel like they don't have anything else to lose, they are likely to do just about anything.  Many in the mainstream media seem absolutely mystified

Source: theeconomiccollapseblog.com

By Michael Snyder, on August 18th, 2014

When people feel like they don't have anything else to lose, they are likely to do just about anything.  Many in the mainstream media seem absolutely mystified as to why there is so much anger in Ferguson, but as I pointed out yesterday, all of this anger did not erupt out of a vacuum.

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12 Shocking Numbers About Global Financial Ponzi Scheme

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by Michael Snyder, Featured FarOutRadio Columnist and editor of The Economic Collapse Blog

ponzi scheme dollarsThe numbers that you are about to see are likely to shock you.  They prove that the global financial Ponzi scheme is far more extensive than most people would ever dare to imagine.  As you will see below, the total amount of debt in the world is now more than three times greater than global GDP.  In other words, you could take every single good and service produced on the entire planet this year, next year and the year after that and it still would not be enough to pay off all the debt.  But even that number pales in comparison to the exposure that big global banks have to derivatives contracts.  It is hard to put into words how reckless they have been.  At the low end of the estimates, the total exposure that global banks have to derivatives contracts is 710 trillion dollars. 

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15 Clear Signs The Middle Class Is Dying, American Dream-DEAD by Michael Snyder

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by Michael Snyder featured FarOutRadio Columnist and editor of The Economic Collapse Blog

Depressed middle classIf you make more than $27,520 a year at your job, you are doing better than half the country is.  But you don't have to take my word for it, you can check out the latest wage statistics from the Social Security administration right here.  But of course $27,520 a year will not allow you to live "the American Dream" in this day and age.  After taxes, that breaks down to a good bit less than $2,000 a month. 

You can't realistically pay a mortgage, make a car payment, afford health insurance and provide food, clothing and everything else your family needs for that much money.  That is one of the reasons why both parents are working in most families today.  In fact, sometimes both parents are working multiple jobs in a desperate attempt to make ends meet.  Over the years, the cost of living has risen steadily but our paychecks have not. 

This has resulted in a steady erosion of the middle class.  Once upon a time, most American families could afford a nice home, a couple of cars and a nice vacation every year.  When I was growing up, it seemed like almost everyone was middle class.  But now "the American Dream" is out of reach for more Americans than ever, and the middle class is dying right in front of our eyes.

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Is the Mainstream Media Dying? By Michael Snyder

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Mainstream Media DyingRatings at CNN, MSNBC and Fox News have all been plummeting in recent years, and newspaper ad revenues are about a third of what they were back in the year 2000.  So is the mainstream media dying?  Despite what you may have heard, the mainstream media is certainly not completely dead just yet.  The average American watches approximately 153 hours of television a month, and as I pointed out in a previous article, about 90 percent of the "information" that is endlessly pumped into our heads through our televisions is controlled by just six gigantic media corporations.  However, there are a whole host of signs that things are changing – especially when it comes to news.  More Americans than ever are losing faith in the establishment-controlled media and are seeking out alternative sources of information.  Is this a trend that the big media companies are going to be able to reverse at some point?

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Review of Michael Snyder’s “The Beginning of the End” from Daisy Luther

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Michael-T-Snyder-BookIf you are a follower of alternative news, then you know that anything written by Michael Snyder is something that you shouldn’t miss reading. One of the most prolific bloggers of the genre, Snyder writes incredibly well-researched articles on his highly ranked websites The Economic Collapse Blog, The American Dream, and The Truth.

His work has been republished on nearly every respected website in alternative media and tens of thousands of people per day learn from his articles. When I saw the ads for his new book, The Beginning of the End, I was eagerly anticipating picking up a copy. When I saw that a friend of mine had already received his, I swiped it and immediately disappeared to begin reading it, not to re-emerge until the next day when I had finished the hefty novel.

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