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An '''economic bubble''' is an [[economic]] cycle characterized by rapid expansion followed by rapid contraction (the bursting of the bubble).<ref>[http://csinvestor.com/investing-guide/economic-bubbles/ Economic Bubbles: Understanding the role of bubbles in an economy]</ref>  During the expansion period of a bubble, people often buy [[assets]] in the belief that they will necessarily be able to sell them [[Greater Fool Theory|at a profit]].  Examples include [[tulip mania]], the [[dot-com bubble]], and the [[housing bubble]].

An '''economic bubble''' is an [[economic]] cycle characterized by rapid expansion followed by rapid contraction (the bursting of the bubble).<ref>[http://csinvestor.com/investing-guide/economic-bubbles/ Economic Bubbles: Understanding the role of bubbles in an economy]</ref>  During the expansion period of a bubble, people often buy [[assets]] in the belief that they will necessarily be able to sell them [[Greater Fool Theory|at a profit]].  Examples include [[tulip mania]], the [[dot-com bubble]], and the [[housing bubble]].

"Over the past decade, we have added more than 10 trillion dollars<ref>http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/histdebt/histdebt_histo5.htm</ref> to the [[national debt]].  But most Americans have shown very little concern as the balance on our national [[credit card]] has soared from 6 trillion dollars to nearly 17 trillion dollars.  Meanwhile, [[Wall Street]] has been transformed into the biggest casino on the planet, and much of the new money that the [[Federal Reserve]] has been [[Quantitative easing|recklessly printing]] up has gone into [[stock market|stocks]].  But the [[Dow Jones industrial average|Dow]] does not keep setting new records because the underlying economic fundamentals are good.  Rather, the reckless euphoria that we are seeing in the financial markets right now reminds me very much of [[Stock market crash of 1929|1929]].  Margin debt is absolutely soaring, and every time that happens a crash rapidly follows<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-margin-debt-bearish-signal-2013-5</ref>. But this time when a [[economic crash]] happens it could very well be unlike anything that we have ever seen [[Great Depression|before]].  The top 25 U.S. [[banks]] have more than 212 trillion dollars of exposure to [[Derivatives bubble|derivatives]] combined, and when that house of cards comes crashing down there is no way that anyone will be able to prop it back up.  After all, U.S. [[GDP]] for an entire year is only a bit more than 15 trillion dollars."<ref>http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2013/05/22/america%E2%80%99s-bubble-economy-is-going-to-become-an-economic-black-hole</ref>

"Over the past decade, we have added more than 10 trillion dollars<ref>http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/histdebt/histdebt_histo5.htm</ref> to the [[national debt]].  But most Americans have shown very little concern as the balance on our national [[credit card]] has soared from 6 trillion dollars to nearly 17 trillion dollars.  Meanwhile, [[Wall Street]] has been transformed into the biggest casino on the planet, and much of the new money that the [[Federal Reserve]] has been [[Quantitative easing|recklessly printing]] up has gone into [[stock market|stocks]].  But the [[Dow Jones industrial average|Dow]] does not keep setting new records because the underlying economic fundamentals are good.  Rather, the reckless euphoria that we are seeing in the financial markets right now reminds me very much of [[Stock market crash of 1929|1929]].  Margin debt is absolutely soaring, and every time that happens a crash rapidly follows.<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-margin-debt-bearish-signal-2013-5</ref>  But this time when a [[economic crash]] happens it could very well be unlike anything that we have ever seen [[Great Depression|before]].  The top 25 U.S. [[banks]] have more than 212 trillion dollars of exposure to [[Derivatives bubble|derivatives]] combined, and when that house of cards comes crashing down there is no way that anyone will be able to prop it back up.  After all, U.S. [[GDP]] for an entire year is only a bit more than 15 trillion dollars."<ref>http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2013/05/22/america%E2%80%99s-bubble-economy-is-going-to-become-an-economic-black-hole</ref>

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==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Economic bubble]]s: The Coming [[Derivatives bubble]], [[Real estate bubble]] ([[Subprime loans]], [[Bailout]], [[Obama administration corporate bailouts]]), [[Dot com bubble]] ([[Tulip mania]])

* Economic bubbles: The Coming [[Derivatives bubble]], [[Real estate bubble]] ([[Subprime loans]], [[Bailout]], [[Obama administration corporate bailouts]]), [[Dot com bubble]] ([[Tulip mania]])

* [[Economic collapse]]: [[Inflation]], [[Agflation]], [[Deflation]], [[Stagflation]], [[Hyperinflation]], [[Panic of 1907]], [[Panic of 1893]], [[Panic of 1837]]

* [[Economic collapse]]: [[Inflation]], [[Agflation]], [[Deflation]], [[Stagflation]], [[Hyperinflation]], [[Panic of 1907]], [[Panic of 1893]], [[Panic of 1837]]

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==External Links==

==External links==

* http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2013/05/22/america%E2%80%99s-bubble-economy-is-going-to-become-an-economic-black-hole/

* http://oathkeepers.org/oath/2013/05/22/america%E2%80%99s-bubble-economy-is-going-to-become-an-economic-black-hole/

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