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Greenspan: Patron Saint of America's Affluentocracy »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Already six to nine months into the recession, government leaders are still telling us that it is just a period of slow growth, a pit ...
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The Real Meaning of Inflation »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
The root of our current economic malaise, the weak dollar, the high price of oil, and the collapse of the housing market, comes about because ...
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Inflation Deflation Red-flation Blue-flation »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Most people are led to believe that deflation is a bad thing, but it is not. In fact, it is precisely what the economy requires ...
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Going for the Heart »
Posted by: populist 3 months ago in Business & Finance
The heart of the modern state is the central bank. By heart I mean the very thing that makes it work, and without which the ...
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The Evil of our Current Monetary System »
Posted by: populist 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Of all the things we can do to put our country in tune with fundamental principles of liberty, there is nothing more important than getting ...
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Government Monetary Policy vs Freedom »
Posted by: populist 2 months ago in Politics
Free people should be free to associate and do business in ways that benefit them. Instead they are forced to use the unstable dollar to ...
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A Tale of Two Bubbles »
Posted by: _kam0_ 3 weeks, 4 days ago in Business & Finance
Credit markets have started to thaw, yet stocks and the larger economy keep sliding. What's going on? Among the problems are the reality of ...
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We Live Under Such Well-Crafted Illusions... »
Posted by: populist 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
The illusions of our money is perhaps on of the greatest illusions of all times. We look at the face value and all we see ...
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Government steps in again, bails out AIG with $85B »
Posted by: ap 2 months ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Another day, another bailout.
The U.S. government stepped in Tuesday to rescue American International Group Inc., one of the world's ...
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Contempo Magazine:A New Economic Wrinkle-Is the Dollar Rising Too Fast? »
Posted by: mcallen123 2 weeks, 6 days ago in Business & Finance
As world wide markets are stumbling foreign capital is pouring into the dollar. The dollar and the yen are rising so fast that one bright ...
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No Cheers for the Bailout: Ron Paul Interview »
Posted by: Bonded 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Politics
You can't pin any blame for the country's financial meltdown on Congressman Ron Paul. The libertarian Texas Republican and former Pittsburgher has been ...
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Dodd: Congress must be careful with financial mess »
Posted by: ap 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Sen. Christopher Dodd says it's just as important to act responsibly as it is to move hastily on legislation aimed at ...
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Washington offers no relief for savers »
Posted by: ap 3 months ago in Business & Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Two giant mortgage companies get into hot water over risky investments. The government steps in to throw them a lifeline should they ...
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Feds, Wall Street race to try to save Lehman »
Posted by: ap 2 months ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ The field of possible buyers for Lehman Brothers narrowed Saturday, but the parties involved in the discussions over the wounded investment ...
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Lehman talks continue as Barclays emerges as buyer »
Posted by: ap 2 months ago in Business & Finance
NEW YORK (AP) _ Government officials and top Wall Street bankers continued talks Sunday in a harried effort to sell Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and ...
