Ask not for whom the bell tolls...

In 1900, Argentina was one of the richest, most promising countries in the world.

Just 100 years later it was, well... Argentina, a beautiful, cultured, wonderful place that's such an economic basket case that many of its promising young people emigrate to Mexico to find work and opportunities.

What happened to this country so rich in natural resources?

The bankers squeezed it dry is what happened.

Could such a thing happen in the US?

If you're talking about the future of middle class America, yes.

And not only that, it is happening.

In just under 15 minutes Adrian Saibuchi, a financial analyst from Argentina, explains how what happened to his country is now happening to ours, and what the outcome will be:

Is the future Argentina?

And if you missed Bill Moyers' interview with William K. Black, former director of the Fraud Prevention Institute, who explains in more detail how the financial sector has deliberately defrauded the entire world you can watch it here:

Bill Moyers Journal . Watch & Listen | PBS