10 Things That Would Happen if the United States Went Bankrupt

The specter of the American government declaring bankruptcy gets trotted out particularly often any time there’s a change in the majority party. Because we’ve been told for decades what a large, scary number America’s National Debt is, the populus fears that the time when it causes another Depression could come at any time. It couldn’t even be said to catch us by surprise, since there were many alarmists that would be able to tell us that they told us so. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: http://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: What Would Happen in a World WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS https://youtu.be/NilGrhbmhtE?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnL72IcdJzPXC7DNyxk9KA6K What Would Happen if CALIFORNIA SECEDED from the Union (America)? https://youtu.be/qfGtMGoEwaw?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnL72IcdJzPXC7DNyxk9KA6K Text version: http://ift.tt/2CdPEDQ Coming up: 10. Massive Shortages Across the Board 9. Banks Will Empty Out 8. Chinese Currency Will Collapse Too 7. Barter Economies Will Be Ready 6. Selling Off Public Property 5. Many Will Be Driven from Their Homes 4. Bond Lawsuits 3. Demanding Money from the World Bank 2. Get Away With Not Paying All Debts 1. Massive Increases in Violent Crime Source/Further reading: http://ift.tt/2G3L1j9 http://ift.tt/2D5yNUd http://ift.tt/2cKygtz http://ift.tt/2D64woj http://ift.tt/2G2keUv http://ift.tt/2D5yTv3 http://ift.tt/2oYviwq http://ift.tt/2D5yXuN http://ift.tt/2G0tBUx http://ift.tt/2hrI7vS http://ift.tt/2G3uo7n http://ift.tt/2D5z35D http://ift.tt/2G1W1NY http://ift.tt/1SZWQYf http://ift.tt/2G3L2DJ http://ift.tt/2D64EUP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahBayUkM8vI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rzNj5-RkMo http://ift.tt/2G3smUy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlGxzzk6t9Q&t=73s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhQ-F2Mku7g