It’s simple really. Everyone borrowed and lent money to each other, even though no one had any money lend.

The Looming Doom has learned leading experts are advising the Obama Administration that the U.S. is poised to experience the most painful economic cycle of all: the Super-Hyper-Inflation Trauma.

The National Inflation Association presents a new documentary about monetary policy, debt, rising prices, hyperinflation and collapse.

If you haven’t yet seen GM’s new commercial, check it out below. According to GM, they’ve paid back the money they borrowed from the government/American taxpayer. It sounds like they’re well on their way to repairing their malfunctioning business model and are hitting the ground running

This government advertisement threatens residents of Pennsylvania with Big Brother surveillance if they owe back taxes.

An excellent video that explains liberty in the simplest of terms. Even a government educated college graduate should be able to understand this one!

Tea Party entertainment.

With Al Gore’s invention of the internet came an insatiable demand for more speed and more mobility. Now we’re going to pay the price.

Overreact to tiny threats, ignore the big ones.

Some Friday night entertainment from Victoria Jackson lamenting the current wealth-redistributor-in-chief.

Barack Obama gets a surprise visit in the night from ex-Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Clinton, Ford, Reagan and Carter to get a few pointers about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and why it’s so important.

The Onion News Network weighs in on the debate.

Generation Zero goes beneath the shallow media headlines and talking head sound bites to get to the source of today’s economic nightmare. With a cutting edge style and haunting imagery, this must see documentary will change everything you thought you knew about Wall Street and Washington.

Some inspirational thoughts, ideas and cautions.

I’m not sayin’ Uncle Sam should give me what I need. My offer stands. I’ll pull my weight you give me half a chance.

Tips and job opportunities – some may be depressing, others very dangerous, but hey, a job’s a job.

State of the Union Comments, Random Thoughts, Drinking Game.

Would you sign a petition to repeal the first amendment?

A brilliant rap interpretation of the economics of John Maynard Keynes (interventionism) vs. Friedrich von Hayek (free markets).

If you haven’t yet picked up your end of the world apocalypse wear, check out the fashions from Paris for the Winter 2010 season.

Another Hitler subtitle video, sure to make you giggle.

In his Cardboard Manifesto, Tom of the North outlines some ideas that can change Washington from the inside out.

A favorite SHTF Plan contributor and author of the satirical blog Outside the (Cardboard) Box, Tom of the North, brings back to life Charles Ponzi, the man credited with inventing the modern day pyramid scheme, or as Mr. Ponzi would like it referred to, a “pyramid system”.

A video short that should fire up anyone upset with the way things are going.

Keep up with the innermost thoughts of your favorite State or National Chief Executive, Legislator, Regulator or Member of the Judiciary as they communicate their aspirations, frustrations and triumphs to you in Real Time over the govTwits Network.

Outside the (Cardboard) Box has assembled a host of different New Year’s resolutions from some of our most well known politicians and department heads.

If you are going to do a Christmas prank, you’ve got to be fully committed.

Trucker Caps are all the rage at this year’s Climate Summit.

Listening to the former President discuss how government uses stealth taxes to steal our wealth is truly eye opening. You would be hard pressed to find a politician today, other than maybe Ron Paul and a handful of others, that have a deeper understanding of the working of government than did Reagan.

Tom of the North, editor of Outside the (Carboard) Box, examines a recent Washington Post puff piece about Mr. Kashkari by taking the article line by line and adding his own views and commentary.

A comedic and eye opening look at the unemployment numbers game.

Survivalists are innovative creatures, and we always seem to come up with the darndest fun ideas.

A total security unit for survival, home and travel designed specifically for upper income urban survivalists.

The Dollar Bubble is a must see for you, your friends, and family members. Please spread the word about the documentary to help those you care about survive the real economic collapse that is ahead.

Some Saturday evening entertainment. A new SHTF Movie opening January 15, 2010 and starring Denzel Washington.

I will revive!

It’s Not That Bernie Madoff Was a Pyramid Scheme – The Whole Economy is a Pyramid Scheme.

We hope he had at least an MRE and a flashlight with him, because it might be a while.

Here are some stories related to Halloween that may be of interest to our readers from an intellectual and entertainment perspective.We hope you all have a happy and safe Halloween.

After a tough week of work, news scraping, aggregating, commentating and what not, we like to sit back and relax. Here’s some Friday Night entertainment.

Alex Jones, of infowars.com, has released Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack H Obama. This is a full length movie. If you enjoyed The Obama Deception, then you may also enjoy Fall of the Republic.

A fun 1 minute video to give you a feel for the kind of cash we’re talkin’ about here.

A little executive branch entertainment

War news, Hollywood style.

Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) joins The Jon Stewart Show on Comedy Central for an informative and entertaining interview about his perspective on government, the US economy and his new book End the Fed.

From Beneath The Boot Of Tyranny We Arose To Create a Great Nation.

We thought we’d celebrate the 80 year anniversary of the October 2009 crash with a flashback to the roaring 20′s, right before the Titanic of the time sank.

Ya think these guys are upset about something?

A great video clip put together by Eric Spiegelman makes one wonder if the President is actually an automaton.

President Obama responding to questions about Kanye West’s interuption of Taylor Swift’s MTV Music Award.

Check out the new documentary from the National Inflation Association (Inflation.us).

A little comedy from Jon Stewart about the economy, cash for clunkers, financial companies and the ‘Colombian’ gold standard.

Weekend chill out with Yo Momma jokes.

In case you were wondering how the process of valuing a home works, here is a little insight. It’s important to remember that value is strictly a matter of perception and is calculated differently by each party involved.

Peter Schiff joins Jon Stewart on the Daily Show June 10, 2009.

An upset American discusses his feeling on the economy and financial markets – Office Space style.

At this year’s annual White House Correspondents’ dinner, Wanda Sykes roasted the president and his administration a little bit. Whether you are a fan of President Obama or not, this video is worth a watch for a little light-heartedness during a time of crisis.

Saturday Night Live is getting in on the Bank Stress tests. This skit points out the comedy in the bank stress tests and how the results are being reported.

This is a sequel to a video parody made in December 2007 entitled Wall Street Meltdown (see it below) that chronicled the developing financial crisis of 2007. Redux picks up where the original left off and covers the deepening crisis in 2008.

If you still don’t understand how all of these bailouts and stimulus are going to revive our economy, this should help.