I realize that the religions/"prophets" and doomsday sensationalists feed on every bit of conspiracy, but if you understood the U.S. governments' handling of the constitution during the Bush administration (Bush is still in charge till January 20) the way we do, you'd realize that there really is no way out of our economic mess.
I live in New York City (has a serious budget crisis). The mayor (billionaire Bloomberg owns Bloomberg Financial News) says our budget cannot be repaired for years, but it's not only gov't. corruption that needs reform, it's the private sector greedmonsters that prevent any real solution.