Counting the Cost

Is the US bankrupt?

As China snaps at the heels of the US, we speak to the economist who says it is.

On this week’s Counting the Cost: As China snaps at the heels of the US, we meet the economist who says that the US is bankrupt; former powerhouses stand bare, leaving more than a million unemployed – we ask how many knocks Africa’s second-biggest economy can take; and the airline that could be grounded as pilots quit for better work elsewhere.

This episode of Counting the Cost aired from Friday, August 20, 2010.