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What’s Your Trading Horizon?

Fed, Government, Insolvency, Investing Thoughts Tagged with: Europe, Intervention

Nov 302011

H/T to Zerohedge for this chart showing what happened after the last global coordinated intervention: Share/Save Download article as PDF

Government is A Myth and The Problem

Favorites, Government, Insolvency Tagged with: banks, Europe, Government, The Economist

Nov 302011

Europe is a problem; it is just not THE problem. Do not believe the “happy news” that periodically is discharged from the Eurocrats. For the Eurozone there is no survival in its current configuration. Until the utter embarrassment of defending

The Truth About Corporate Balance Sheets

Uncategorized

Nov 302011

One of the memes of the Wall Street touts is the strength of US company balance sheets. “They have never been stronger” is the line heard over and over again by those wanting you to believe that the economy is

Corrupt Government

Government Tagged with: Albert J. Nock, Corruption, Government

Nov 302011

It is apparent by now to even the dullest of citizens that government is as corrupt as Albert J. Nock stated: Taking the State wherever found, striking into its history at any point, one sees no way to differentiate the

Debacles Take Time

Government, Insolvency Tagged with: Bill Buckler, Cash Is King, Sovereign Debt Crisis

Nov 292011

Some commentary via Zerohedge from Bill Buckler dealing with the coming debacle. The last paragraph pertaining to “cash is king” is especially pertinent. As usual, “The Privateer” author Bill Buckler does a great job at summarizing a complicated, and quite

Leviathan Produces More Harmful Legislation

economy, Government, law Tagged with: government regulation, jobs, President Obama

Nov 292011

The following article is a good follow up to When Government Becomes A Predator which appeared here and on American Thinker. Mr. Dunn collaborated with me on that article, although was unwilling to add his name to the piece for fear of

Ode To The Welfare State

Government Tagged with: Socialism, Welfare State

Nov 282011

The troubles of our time strike us as new and unique. They are not. Interestingly the problem of Socialism or its early precursors are as old as mankind. This siren song is always playing in the background, trying to catch

Proper Questions Regarding Government

AmericanFuture, Government

Nov 282011

“What If ….. ?” How would you answer these questions posed by Judge Napolitano? Share/Save Download article as PDF

Sound vs. Unsound Money

currency, Government, History Tagged with: Edward Vieira, video

Nov 282011

The following is a video by Edward Vieira on Money and the Federal Reserve. It is long and a bit slow developing, but worth watching, especially once he warms up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gMkKmQSW4&feature=youtu.be Share/Save Download article as PDF

Salvation of the World’s Economic Problems Itself Going Bankrupt?

China, economy, Insolvency Tagged with: China, Matthew RobertsonChinas, Mr Robertson Professor Lang

Nov 272011

Of all the worries we have, China is supposed to be the possible bailout savior for Europe, the continuing supporter of US deficit spending and the growth engine for the world during these difficult times. Not so, according to Matthew Robertson:

17 Quotes on the Global Financial Collapse

economy, Insolvency, Uncategorized Tagged with: Collapse, Ecb, Germany, Goldman Sachs, Italy, Nomura International Germany, Sovereign Bond

Nov 262011

It is easy to be branded a Cassandra when one has nothing but negative forecasts. So be it, it is what I see and believe. Both as a defensive measure and as an offensive one in this battle having support

Is The End Unavoidable?

economy, Government, Insolvency Tagged with: Classical Liberalism, President Carter Taxes, President Obama, President Reagan

Nov 252011

It is difficult to determine the future of a nation. Matters move glacially, but rarely change direction. President Reagan was an anomaly in this respect. For a brief moment in time it appeared the glacier was halted, perhaps even reversed.

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Inflation is taxation without legislation. Milton Friedman
Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man; without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society. Thomas Jefferson
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Our constitutions purport to be established by 'the people,' and, in theory, 'all the people' consent to such government as the constitutions authorize. But this consent of 'the people' exists only in theory. It has no existence in fact. Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent being actually given. Lysander Spooner
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Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition. Thomas Jefferson

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