13,779 Reasons To Own Some Gold

by SP 2 Year Gold Price Chart in Venezuelan Bolivars (VEF)   Venezuela inflation hits 13779 percent, parliament says Hurriyet Daily News–6 hours ago Venezuela‘s dizzying inflation rose 13,779 percent in the past year, a study released on May 7 by the opposition-dominated National Assembly …

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Record attendance at NRA Dallas convention

by DCG Suck it, Hogg. From Dana Loesch Twitter: “New record attendance for #NRAAM: 87,154 law-abiding attendees over the three-day weekend in Dallas. #2A” Meanwhile, Oliver North has been named the new President of the NRA. From MSN: “Oliver North is poised to become president of …

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Medical Industrial Complex

by Grover I just watched this 60 minutes segment https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-problem-with-prescription-drug-prices/ that started with a problem in Rockford, Illinois. Rockford self insures medical expenses for their 1,000 employees and dependents. Because of drug prices (astronomical) increase on one drug in particular (Acthar,) it caused …

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GDP is a classic measure of a healthy economy and many others, claim we are in a “healthy recovery,” while, in actuality, we are in the worst economy of our lifetimes.

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/993278806654967809 "Global Slowdown: – Developed Economies Seeing Weaker Growth, Led by EU and Japan– So Far, Emerging Markets Holding Better, But Risk of a Sudden Stop and Currency Fears Start to Impact Leading Indicators," h/t @dlacalle_IA pic.twitter.com/kE9Fu8GvZw — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) …

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