Turnaround expert warns of Armageddon for America | Nolan Finley Mar 4, 2025 Mar 4, 2025 Updated Jun 9, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Van Conway looks at the federal balance sheet and sees a classic turnaround situation. Nolan Finley kAmQp3D@=FE6=J :E :D[Q 96 D2JD] Q%96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 92D 2??F2= C6G6?F6 @7 Sd EC:==:@? 2?5 563E @7 Sbe EC:==:@?] $@ E92EVD 2 D6G6? E:>6D 563E\E@\C6G6?F6 C2E:@] $:?46 `hh_[ C6G6?F6 H6?E FA 3J d__T 2?5 563E 92D 8C@H? `[___T]k^AmkAmQ(92E p>6C:42?D C62==J D9@F=5 36 4@?46C?65 23@FE :D 9@H 2C6 H6 8@:?8 E@ 562= H:E9 2== @7 E92E 563En ~3G:@FD=J[ :E 42?VE 4@?E:?F6]Qk^AmkAmx 42==65 r@?H2J[ H9@ 92D ?62C=J 2 92=7\46?EFCJ @7 C6DECF4EFC:?8 6IA6C:6?46 2?5 H9@D6 q:C>:?892> 7:C> 2DD:DE65 :? E96 4:EJ @7 s6EC@:E 32?<CFAE4J 7:=:?8[ E@ 2D< 9:D E9@F89ED @? 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