If Deficits Don’t Matter, Why Bother with Taxes?

by Peter St. Onge via Mises On March 18, Joe Wiesenthal of Bloomberg Markets had MMT economist Stephanie Kelton on the show. If you’re not familiar with modern monetary theory, they think governments should print more money because deficits aren’t a big deal. At one point in the show, Wiesenthal asked, “If we don’t need to worry … Read more

“Forever” diamond battery takes up to 28,000 years to run out of charge

by: Virgilio Marin (Natural News) California startup Nano Diamond Battery (NDB) says it has designed a battery made from nuclear waste that will take up to 28,000 years to run out of charge. The “forever” diamond battery was developed for use in deep space and other niche applications, but a consumer-facing prototype is also in the works. The firm said that the latter model will be able to last … Read more

Tell me again how USD is about to collapse!

Tell me again how USD is about to collapse! At https://t.co/1Cy03QuMgb we remain very BULLISH USD. Major rally about to unfold in #DXY – and crash in #EURUSD. This is #DEFLATIONARY. Major implications for all markets #Equities #Commodities #Gold #Silver! pic.twitter.com/BuWlBxoxcY — Henrik Zeberg (@HenrikZeberg) March 27, 2021 $ndx big channel pic.twitter.com/dlexQm1iZt — Álvaro Oviedo … Read more

Money Supply And Skyrocketing Home Prices (Limitless Prices In A Supply-constrained World, Median Price Up 38% Than Peak Of Home Price Bubble)

by confoundedinterest17 Just like The Office’s Dunder-Mifflin, the US housing market is like the ad campaign “Limitless paper in a paperless world.” Except that is “Limitless home prices in a supply-constrained world.” Available inventory of homes for sale is helping to drive home prices through the roof. As in 38% higher than a the peak of the US … Read more

Stabbing spree in Vancouver, Canada: Multiple people stabbed in North Vancouver attack, six people taken to hospital

NORTH VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — North Vancouver RCMP are confirming that multiple people have been stabbed in an attack Saturday afternoon. Mounties say victims were stabbed within and outside the Lynn Valley Library. RCMP in North Van say ‘multiple’ victims stabbed within and outside Lynn Valley Library, one suspect has been arrested and it’s believed … Read more

SEC filing points to Fidelity on creating a bitcoin ETF

by Thetaos I think this is big enough news to warrant a post even if it deals with bitcoin as it deals with one of the largest brokerages in the world and also would allow people with normal investments accounts (IRAs) to gain easy exposure to bitcoin. Take a look at the following filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852317/000119312521092598/d133565ds1.htm … Read more

The End of Tesla’s Dominance May Be Closer Than It Appears

Article from Bloomberg: The End of Tesla’s Dominance May Be Closer Than It Appears VW last year became the No. 1 electric-vehicle maker in Europe, where sales of battery-powered cars surged thanks to stricter carbon dioxide limits. After the introduction of the ID.3 hatchback in 2020, the ID.4 crossover—the first global model based on VW’s electric platform—is … Read more

San Francisco to give artists $1,000 a month in no-strings-attached cash

San Francisco to give artists $1,000 a month in no-strings-attached cash https://t.co/S4miwoqGIB pic.twitter.com/fSGphZN5hx — New York Post (@nypost) March 27, 2021 More than a hundred California artists will be guaranteed $1,000 a month in no-strings-attached cash, the latest in a series of universal basic income pilot programs being rolled out across the state, according to … Read more

Mysterious Issues With Chase Bank..Money Disappearing…

Mystery For Chase Bank Customer: One Second He Had Nearly $250,000 In His Accounts; The Next 'Boom, Zero, Nothing' https://t.co/n5vo82q7gM pic.twitter.com/QeGuQcyDbq — CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) March 26, 2021 Do you have a complaint like this? What Chase Bank did:I have almost $400 missing from my account. All the representatives are telling me 1) the 183.12 … Read more

IMF Silently Creates New Money Layer, Why You Need to Leave the Banks: Willem Middelkoop

Stansberry Research, Released on 3/26/21 The International Monetary Fund’s special drawing right (SDR) – the international reserve asset created in 1969 to prepare for a new dollar crisis – is undergoing a renaissance with important worldwide repercussions says Willem Middelkoop, author of the Big Reset. “The announcement of the largest-ever increase in SDR allocations, which … Read more

Tennessee Moves to Ban CCP-Linked Confucius Institute

As the federal response to Chinese influence at American universities falters, Tennessee is determined to pick up the slack by becoming the first state to ban the Chinese government-funded Confucius Institute from public universities. After President Joe Biden scrapped a Trump-era proposal that would have required universities to disclose their foreign monetary ties, Governor Bill Lee … Read more

OMG. This administration has exceeded my expectations (to the downside) at a profound level.

OMG. This administration has exceeded my expectations (to the downside) at a profound level. I was ready to give them the benefit of the doubt. My doubt is petering out….https://t.co/xRyJxruZaz — Dave Collum (@DavidBCollum) March 27, 2021 Young people who disproportionately lost jobs during the pandemic could struggle to find employment if the minimum wage … Read more

Will Remainder Of 2021 Be A Whipsaw Nightmare?

Will Remainder Of 2021 Be A Whipsaw Nightmare? Details and Charts: https://t.co/JL3UK9zWFs$VTI $SPX $SCHX $QQQ $VTV #Investing #StockMarket #Markets #ETFs $JNK $IEF #Retirement pic.twitter.com/K998kZYfzV — Chris Ciovacco (@CiovaccoCapital) March 27, 2021 Bank of America on weekly flows pic.twitter.com/bWOWUOM9He — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) March 27, 2021 Do you think this will increase #Inflation? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/RZnZplOln7 — Win … Read more

Mexican central bank reported to suspend production of silver Libertads

by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) 12:56p ET Friday, March 26, 2021 Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Hugo Salinas Price, president of the Mexican Civic Association for Silver, whose family operates Banco Azteca, reports that the Mexican central bank, the Banco de Mexico, has suspended production of the famous Mexican silver Libertad coin — https://www.banxico.org.mx/banknotes-and-coins/new-libertad-series-silve… … Read more

Want To Invest In Farmland? Here’s How

by Adam Taggart Farmland is a “holy grail” asset class for many investors. It’s tangible, produces income, and has inherent underlying value — making it a great inflation hedge. It’s supply constrained. Mother Nature isn’t making any more of it  –and in total, farm acreage around the world is being lost to development, drought, etc. … Read more