If you believed someone is orchestrating a collapse here is an interesting take.

[dkf]

Michael
Portland, OR
October 9th, 2011
12:30 pm

"Failure of this centrally planned economic system is inevitable. Please, by all means, spend more and more. The more the government spends, the quicker the system comes down. I'm ready to get on with the next phase of the republic."

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/was-failure-inevitable/

[L. Coyote]

1. So the kleptocrats can make off with all the public lands and minerals?

There may be forces trying to break up the USA so they can steal half of it, the public lands in the West!

[Scuba]

3. The Greek model. Starve government, then sell off the country. n /t

[elocs]

2. You quote a comment somebody made to the article, not the article itself.

Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. It is in no way surprising that somebody would have the quote you posted.