The Illusion of Deposit Insurance This article visualizes the illusion of safety.
There is ~370 times more money in deposits at US banks than the size of the Federal Deposit Insurance Fund.
FDIC almost went bankrupt during the 2008/9 crisis.
Cyprus Bank Crisis -
Deposit Confiscation Cyprus banks are bankrupt & confiscating depositor's money, while EU officials say it's a template for rest of Europe's troubled banks.
Gold - Visualized in Bullion Bars Comparison of Gold ranging from 1 gram to World Government Gold Reserves, to 170,000 tonnes
- All the gold in the world.
Silver - Visualized in Bullion Bars Silver is more rare than you would want to believe.
This shows all Silver mined in history compared to
all Silver ever lost and world official reserves.
Fiscal Cliff - The 3D Cheat Sheet The Fiscal Cliff is the combination of tax increases and spending cuts by US Federal Government.
This infographic explains Fiscal Cliff's size and scope.
America: The Food Stamp Nation
America has over 44 million people on Food Stamps.
The program is hidden from view, but this article visualizes how the Government feeds
the hungry and the poor.
US Presidential Election Donations
100's of Millions of dollars are flooded into the US elections through SuperPAC's to influence public opinion for the purpose of control. In short: Cash buys Presidents.
Global Crisis: A World in Debt The world's piles of debt stacked against national monuments of countries who borrowed the money, including Russia, China, France, Japan, Germany, etc...
Derivatives: The Global Casino Banks reap massive profits from unregulated casino-style betting, and the betting bubble has grown so large that it eclipses the World Economy many times over.
US Debt Visualized in $100 bills
Check out how US debt compares to Whitehouse, World Trade Center, Boeing 747 & Football Field.
The debt dwarfs & overshadows the Statue of Liberty.
A New Perspective on Cost of War Iraq and Afghanistan wars were more expensive than the Governments claim they were. See the reality.
US Revenue & Defict in $100 bills
US Revenue & Deficit = US Budget. Shows how much money US Government brings in, and how much it borrows.
Who Loaned Greece the Money? Greece owes a lot of money to a lot of people.
This is the long list of banks who loaned the money.
Euro Bank Exposure to PIIGS
Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece & Spain are all in financial trouble. Greece & Spain are close to Bankcruptcy.
If any PIIGS default, the exposed banks' failure is possible.