The U.S. economy, and subsequently, the world economy, is in a such a mess right now.

Who's to blame?

I remember a quote that sounded funny when he said it, him being C.K. during the final day, when each group came up to do their presentation (ML SWMP). C.K. mentioned how it U.S. Treasury Bonds are moderate risk investments, because it is ultimately lending money to the U.S. government. As the world's largest economy, there is some comfort in finding this a moderate risk haven because if the U.S. economy collapse, so would the rest of the world.