Has anyone heard of this? It is actually a description of how the US fiat monetary system works. I believe there are a lot of misconceptions out...
Who "Wins" a Currency War? I want to elaborate on my post below: Currency War On! The first finance official to state the obvious: "a trade...
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To those that think doomsayers are chicken littles... it's happening right now: Ashtabula County: Judge tells residents to "Arm...
So what's the truth here? From China daily, yesterday: China unlikely to buy gold from IMF...
I'm a resident of New Jersey, which means that my property taxes double every decade or so. Sales tax too, keeps going up... Why is this?...
This is an interesting development. By a vote of 65-0, the New Mexico State Legislature voted to move some $2-5 Billion in state funds from big...
Senate Proposes Increasing U.S. Debt Limit to $14.3 Trillion http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a8STKZn2nYiU The U.S. debt...
Interesting Charlie Rose interview of Goldsmith from 1994. It's about an hour long, but the first 5 minutes and last 5 minutes are compelling -...
Peak Oil Global Warming and the "green movement" and Weapons of Mass Destruction/War on terror both share something in common: Peak Oil...
I live in New Jersey. I'll say this: Don't read too much into it. I know many people (including myself) that are either independents or...
Many here decry the power of the tree hugging environmental groups. Certainly, many of their successful efforts have cost industry tremendously,...
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Well, according to the right wing nutjobs full of hate, it is someone that organizes the poor of society - those brown people that "hate to work"...
Fascinating story/tell all from a Bush speech writer. One of many interesting points regarding Palin: ________ I was about to be engulfed by a...
Wow... kinda reminds me of the Gilded Age and Conspicuous Consumption.... this period was followed by the muckrakers, the subsequent workers...
Anti-health care protesters hang freshman Democrat in effigy. http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/28/dem-effigy-afp/ [img] Any thoughts?
Despite high costs and environmental regulations, maybe America should market it's workers as less likely to blow up a company, kidnap a CEO or...
Jim McTague Washington Editor of Barron's no less, used the "D" word on Fox Business. And he backed it up. Nothing many of us here don't...
When I was a kid, I would read my dad's Barrons and occasional Harry Schultz newsletter. I know, that's not normal - but hey, the Commodore 64...
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