There are a number of signs that might lead on to believe that 2012 will be a bad year and maybe even the end of the world. ALG looks at the Mayan prophecy that the world is talking about.

Believe it or not, our government once avoided a recession by cutting spending. Not only that, but it helped bring about the economic prosperity of the 1920s. Check this out.

Here now is the number one Big Government Bust of 2011. To review:
#11-The Chevy Volt
#10-The Keystone XL Pipeline
#9-The Rule By Decree
#8-The National Labor Relations Board
#7-The Food Police
#6-The “Occupy” Movement
#5-The Fast and the Furious
#4-The Super Committee
#3-Solyndra
#2-National Finances
Now find out what #1 is…

He was a brutal Communist dictator who was once a star of an American film, “Team America.” Today we are changing the Team Obama Spotlight to the Team America Spotlight for this horrible Dear Leader. The spotlight is on Kim Jong Il.

More debt, more spending and threats of new taxes. It has been like the Obama Administration is trying to do the exact opposite of what it takes to rebuild an economy. Our top 11 list rates our nation’s finances at number two.

We were told that green jobs would be our saving grace. In 2011, this green jobs company got into trouble. It is now on our top 11 list!

This bi-partisan group of members of the House and Senate were supposed to reduce our deficit. Predictably that couldn’t come up with an idea and, predictably, they make our list of Big Government Busts!

Our Attorney General has confessed that he was trying to hide some minor details about a government venture involving Mexico. You might not believe this story…actually you probably will believe it It’s on our list of 11 government busts this year.

This group, largely made up of young people, occupied streets everywhere with an unclear message. They were, sometimes, anti-Obama and he seemed to support them. This mess has made it to our list of busts.

The Obama Administration is telling you how to eat. it has enlisted Michelle Obama to lead the charge. Here now is our explanation for why they have made it to our top 11.