Geopolitical Economy Report
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US economy is based on Ponzi scheme that could collapse, warns economist Michael Hudson
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34:09Now PlayingThere are growing signs that the United States may be on the verge of another major financial crisis, one that could start in the $3 trillion private credit market, which is already seeing significant turmoil, before spreading to other sectors.
Geopolitical Economy Report editor Ben Norton interviewed economist Michael Hudson to discuss the serious problems on Wall Street. Hudson warned that the US economy is built on a Ponzi scheme that depends on continuing to pour money into a bloated, bubbly financial system based on unsustainable speculation, not industrial production.
Check out our related short video about the private credit crisis on Wall Street
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