How the Federal Reserve is Showing Financial Fear Think about one of those movie scenes when the leading man does all he can to defeat the big, bad enemy — punches, kicks, slams, stabs, shoots — but the bad guy just won’t go down. In fact he doesn’t even look fazed. That’s when the protagonist […]
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Was the U.S. Ratings Downgrade from AAA to AA in 2011 a Problem? Before Standard & Poor’s cut the United States’ credit rating last summer, few economists or politicians believed that the United States could ever lose its gold-standard AAA rating. As a stable, vibrant democracy backed by a strong military, it was inconceivable that
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In the following article Doug Casey addresses the issue of  the trend toward less and less freedom in America as the TSA and the Federal Government usurps power reserved for the individual states. He also address “thought crimes,”  the Civil War, the Constitution, social and economic freedom, secession, the Bill of Rights, the assassination of US citizens, arbitrary justice, indefinite detention, warrant-less searches,
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We all dream of “Equality”… it is the American ideal, after all “All men are created Equal” but the constitution doesn’t guarantee prosperity and/or happiness only “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” note that it says the PURSUIT of happiness i.e. we are allowed to chase it, but the government is not obligated to provide it for
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In the following article Tony Sagami of Uncommon Wisdom, shows how election results can be accurately predicted based on economic factors. In our Misery Index we show how two simple factors like inflation and unemployment were the basis of the original idea of predicting election results based on economic factors. But today Tony shows how
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Government Targets Breeders It occurs to every kid of a certain age. Let’s say the kid has a hamster, and then two, and they make babies. New value, new commodities. This is fantastic! Maybe the kid can breed hamsters, sell them, and make a few bucks. The capital investment is low and the returns are
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Is the Federal Reserve really doing such a bad job… or does it actually do exactly what it’s supposed to do, but the average American is in the dark about what that is? In this explosive video, Casey Summit speaker G. Edward Griffin, author of The Creature from Jekyll Island, talks about the Fed’s real
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How will the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) impact you? In an attempt to wring every last tax dollar out of Americans the Obama administration enacted FATCA into law on March 18th, 2010. With its 30% withholding Tax, it sent shock waves throughout the world. It is estimated that this law would cost global banking institutions between
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Current FED Policy Doesn’t Make Sense Could the FED really think that low interest rates are good for savers? Is housing really a vehicle for saving? Is it a good idea to use your home equity as an ATM machine? Should the government be stimulating housing production with a 30% to 50% oversupply already on the
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Greece is in a tight spot it would love to be able to inflate its way out of its current debt. Put to a vote the other PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) would jump at the opportunity to follow suit. But the Northern Members of the Euro will have no part of it.
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