Category Archives: Economic Collapse

Bailout while you can

Reading time: 467 words, 1 to 2 minutes. Originally sent as an email to family and friends August 13, 2007. I’m posting this because I’m tired of hearing the refrain, “Who could have seen this coming?” I’m not the only … Continue reading

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Collapse Update – Summer 2012

Reading time: 10,900 words, 25 to 40 minutes The global economy is entering another recession and this time it will be longer, deeper and more painful than the last one. Even the ass media is beginning report on the global … Continue reading

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Cosmic rays, global warming, bubbles and droughts

Reading time: 935 words, 2 to 4 minutes plus a 300 year list of sunspots . . Bailout while you can Reading time: 467 words, 1 to 2 minutes Originally sent as an email to family and friends April 14, … Continue reading

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LIBOR Distraction

Reading time: 1,600 words, 4 to 6 minutes The so-called LIBOR scandal is just a distraction from more critical issues. The story is making its way from the financial blogosphere to the ass media. The insidious decline of global economies … Continue reading

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Money Under the Mattress

Reading time: 457 words, 1 to 2 minutes plus 4:14 video (skip ad) Another historic economic milestone has been reached. The yield on the 2-year German bond is ZERO. I’ll let The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur explain how we … Continue reading

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Economic Insanity – brief update May 9, 2012

Reading time: 950 words, 3 to 4 minutes As expected, the incumbent French President Sarkozy has been ousted by left-wing Hollande who vows an end to austerity. Greece is left with messy minorities in Parliament elected by Greeks fed up … Continue reading

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The Last Canadian Penny

Reading time: 830 words, 2 to 3 minutes. The last Canadian penny rolled off the presses today; a testament to the demise of our money and the insidious effects of inflation and the magic of compound interest that you’re not … Continue reading

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Economy Face Off: Ron Paul vs Paul Krugman

Reading time: 300 words, 1 minute Bloomberg video: 20 minutes In this debate between U.S. Congressman Ron Paul and New York Times columnist and professor of economics Paul Krugman, I’ll let you decide what a pack of imeciles the Nobel … Continue reading

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H.L. Mencken Was Right – The Burning Platform

Reading time Blog: 473 words, 1 to 2 minutes Linked article: 2,473 words, 6 to 10 minutes Every so often I come across an article that is so astute and hard-hitting that I wouldn’t dare try to summarize it or … Continue reading

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Collapse Update – Spring 2012

Reading time: 2,500 words, 6 to 10 minutes John Williams developed a chart that graphically demonstrates how the mightiest economy in the world is collapsing. I’ve mentioned several times that the so-called GDP growth of the U.S. does not take … Continue reading

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