A lot of people in the mainstream still insist this isn’t a financial crisis like we saw in 2008. They say this is just a self-inflicted shutdown of the economy. Since we decided to shut it down, we can decide to start it back up again. Peter Schiff begs to differ. In his podcast, he explains that this is absolutely a financial crisis and it’s going to be worse than 2008.
An EU proposal underscores just how much control governments have over your money.
According to a document reviewed by Reuters, EU member states are considering a proposal that would allow them to temporarily stop people from withdrawing their own money from their accounts. The policy is intended to help prevent bank runs.
