Living within the realm of a 24 hour news cycle can often make it seem like things really are getting better. To keep everything in perspective we present several data points which we consider to be quite important to the overall health of the economy.

This is just the latest example of the modern American system of justice, where the average Joe is arrested for crimes like selling lemonade or imprisoned for life for possession of marijuana, while the well-connected live within a completely different world where lawlessness runs rampant, the deaths of innocents are not investigated, trillions of dollars in fraud are ignored, and the Constitution is treated like an outdated policy rather than the fundamental law of the land.

Surviving economic collapse and political instability may be the least of our problems.

We are connecting equipment that has never been connected before to global networks…

After Europe goes, we in the U.S. will likely be next, with events perhaps playing out over several months or years, eventually leading to similar circumstances – collapse of our financial institutions, destruction of our currency, a complete wiping out of the U.S. middle class, political instability, riots, and the historically traditional outcome in such cases of collapsing nations – war.

What you won’t see in the mainstream media is the following video of a young man delivering a passionate speech (sans teleprompter, of course) denouncing the monetary policy of the federal reserve, fractional reserve lending, Washington’s involvement in State’s rights, and excessive taxation of the citizenry.

Really, what makes a governmental entity so special that it should be allowed free access to the activities of the average citizen? Why should ANY intrusion of privacy be tolerated, let alone the kind that goes on today?

If it is the NYSE exchange (as opposed to their web site) that comes under attack, then we can consider this the first cyber attack of its kind, and it will be very serious in nature, the consequences of which are hard to predict at this time, but the internet kill switch comes to mind.

Ben Bernanke updates America on the status of our economy, interdependence on Europe, and what may ensue if Greece and the rest of the Europe’s sovereign debt and banking issues aren’t resolved in an orderly fashion. (Hint: They won’t be, so get ready for the worst case scenario).

Tremendous fear and panic has gripped the financial world, and the underlying problems causing this crisis are not going to be solved any time soon. We are about to enter unprecedented territory.

If this isn’t a indication of what’s to come, then we don’t know what is. This is what it’s going to look like when you try to get to the bank in the middle of a panic.

Once that happens, the seismic effects across the entire globe will be felt almost instantly.

This is how it starts. It is our hope that the people carry through with the original intent of the movement and focus their energy on the problem – unregulated greed and corruption on Wall Street and within the halls of Congress – rather than each other.

Sorry Canada, we’ve had enough, and we’re not going to take it any more.