Week in Review: Apr. 11 to Apr. 17

In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff:

U.S. debt crisis continues as credit card debt approaches $1 trillion

New study finds New York has the highest tax burdens, Alaska has the lowest

A look at gold, silver stocks soaring as high as 17% Monday

LOL: ‘Socialist Paradise’ Venezuela wants women to stop using hairdryers amid power outages

Survey: Americans spend 6.1 billion hours doing their taxes

Japan’s Wild Monetary Experiment Is Far From Over

#EqualPayDay: A few facts to dispel the 23% fiction (once again)

Guest post: Diminishing pensions and Social Security funds could put seniors on food stamps

Union Hypocrisy: Los Angeles unions want to be exempt from $15 minimum wage they fought for

U.S. government collected record $1.48 trillion in first half of FY 2016 but still runs massive deficit

Millennials refuse to sacrifice luxuries to pay down student debt: study

LOL: IMF says savers benefit from negative interest rates by having a better economy

Peter Schiff: Federal Reserve can’t raise rates because it’ll ‘poke too many holes in this bubble’

Gold demand surges in Japan amid BOJ’s subzero interest rates

What’s So Moral About Moral Hazard?

5 random things for a Friday (minimum wage is a job killer, Japan’s seniors, Ron Paul schools Megyn Kelly)