$3.5 trillion more!

What is immediately obvious is that US debt is currently $3.5 trillion higher than where it would be had America’s banks not received a rescue. That is Sean’s conclusion. It is however incomplete. The truth is that this is a proportional increase which if extrapolated into the future, means that every year the US will incur well over $1.2 trillion each and every year as a result of bailing out the banks. That is the true cost to Americans regardless of what Tim Geithner may claim. But note how we said First. Unfortunately, the Second Great Financial Crisis, that of bailing out insolvent sovereigns, is currently and process. And when all is said and done, the global cost in terms of new “trendline” debt will be many more trillions in incremental debt every year.

Read the rest and see the chart: Visualizing The True Cost Of The First Bank Bailout: $3.5 Trillion And Rising At Over $1 Trillion Every Year | ZeroHedge.

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