Category: US
Power Is at the Root of Overseas Meddling
Man is easily corrupted; that will not come as news to anyone. He is always greedy. Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal…it hardly matters.
Speculators Bet on More Stimulus
The Fed doesn’t have a pile of cash sitting in the vault. It just creates money out of thin air.
Democracy Doomed the Money System
Adding more cash and credit (aka inflation) is the easy choice. It pushes up prices and simulates a boom.
WeWork Troubles Expose Deeper Problems With Our Money System
They say they don’t ring a bell at the top of a bull market…but we hear something ringing.
Democracy Is a Scam
The Deep State, along with its hangers-on, profiteers, and enablers, has goals of its own. It wants more power and wealth for itself.
All Major Economies Are Caught in an Inflate-or-Die Trap
What went around Zimbabwe, Argentina, and Venezuela will be coming soon to an economy near you.
Trump Encourages Spending Ahead of Next Election
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is for the Fed to enable the boneheads in the White House and Congress to spend more money
The US Economy Is Just Waiting to Crash
Today, we wonder when what went around to Zimbabwe and Venezuela will come around to the United States of America.
Markets Revert to the Mean Eventually
‘Nobody knows anything,’ may be Gospel Truth. But it doesn’t tell you what movie to watch or what stock to buy.
Monetary Policy Won’t Preserve Economic Expansion
In, 2009-2019, debt rose even more. Worldwide, it more than doubled, growing five times faster than GDP.
History Shows That as Trade Zones Shrink, So Does Their Wealth
Under the Roman Empire, there was a great expansion of trade, technology, and wealth.
A National Living Wage Is Absurd
The do-gooders want to use other people’s money to raise the wages of the least well-paid, but they make no mention of their own wages.
Since the Turn of the Century, Government Corruption Has Become More Flagrant
Politics in the US have become meaner and more corrupt as the empire ages.
How to Invest When You’re Caught in the Crossfire
The ramping up of Trump’s trade war with China is leading to a ‘global slowdown’.
‘Free’ Money Destroys the US Financial System
Our beat is money. And in today’s money world, truth is rare; beauty can be found only in irony and mockery.