I’m glad that Alan Grayson lost his re-election bid for the Florida’s 8th because I thought he was an out-of-control liber idiot on most issues. But on the issue of the Federal Reserve, I totally agree with him. The Federal…
Category: Federal Reserve
Doublethink vs Truth
Somewhere this week, I just can’t remember exactly where in the multitude of emails, newsletters, and subscriptions that I read every day, I say a quote from George Orwell’s novel “1984”. I also saw a reference to a video clip…
Current Financial Problems Facing USA has Roots in Decisions Made Decades Ago
According to WikiPedia, the Nixon Shock was a series of economic measures taken by President Nixon back in the 1970s. Follow the link and read the WikiPedia article. It isn’t hard to see that today’s financial troubles began decades ago…
How the Financial Markets Really Work
This comedy skit was broadcast on The South Bank Show on October 14, 2007. It is uncanny how brilliantly and accurately it predicted the subprime financial meltdown, right down to the details of using the threat of devalued pension funds…
Two Trillon Tons
Pretty good parody of the “State of the Union”. Sung by the Ghost of Tennessee Ernie Ford And here is another version produced by NBRA, National Black Republican Association. And finally, just for kicks, if you want to hear the…
Straight Talk About the Bail-Outs
If you never read another article about the bailouts, read this one by Ann Coulter. The bail outs were unnecessary, as is evidenced by past instances (during the Regan administration) when the government refused to bail out Wall Street’s bad…