by Money Metals When you can lie about money, you can lie about anything. ~David Morgan We can argue about the definition(s) of inflation until the cows come home – some economists spend a career trying to nail it down. But …
By Rodney Johnson I’ve spent the last few weeks diving deeper into the pension mess in the U.S. while researching for the June issue of Boom & Bust, due out to subscribers this week. And I’ve come to a conclusion. We’re in deep trouble. Some things are obvious. Puerto …
Giuseppe Conte (5 Stars Movement, lawyer) was just appointed as Prime Minister, minutes ago. Now, there will be new consultations between the new Prime Minister and the Government parties (5 stars, League). Then the ministers will be discussed. It will …
Image by iStock.com/photosbyjim By Paul Driessen from the Foundation for Economic Freedom: Like most people I’ve spoken with, I have no innate, inflexible antipathy to ethanol in gasoline. What upsets me are the deceptive claims used to justify adding mostly corn-based ethanol to …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The ECB’s Negative Interest Rate Policy has been the funniest monetary joke ever. The distortions in the European bond markets are actually quite hilarious, when you think about them, and it’s hard to keep a straight …
via Daniel Kruger U.S. government bonds are paying more than debt from other developed countries for the first time in almost two decades, a new sign of investors’ struggle to reconcile expectations for faster U.S. growth with concerns about the impact …
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the most recent news in Canadian debt. Recently, Canadian budget watchdogs announced that the Liberal Party is unable to account for $2.5 billion. $8 billion was supposed to be …
by Martin Armstrong The outrageous tax of $275 per employee for companies that do more than $20 million in business annually by the city of Seatle for the claimed housing of homeless people is really over the top. It’s not just Amazon, there …
They all end in a euphoric crack-up boom. In less than a year, the U.S. government has been clocking in debt at an average of $52,000 per SECOND, which more than what the average American earns in an entire YEAR! …
by John Rubino Ah, Italy. My people; fun to be around, a nightmare to govern. And now an existential threat for the European Union, the euro currency, and the global bond markets. After suffering for over a decade under a …
A floating Pacific island is in the works with its own government, cryptocurrency and 300 houses from CNBC. The Floating Island Project plans to create off-shore housing that uses its own currency and operates outside of government regulations. The …
The current political climate of either being forced to be a hardcore Republican or hardcore Democrat leaves no room for new ideas or ideologies. In the last presidential election, I feel like we were choosing between the lesser of two …
ITALY’S NEW GOVERNMENT TO IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW ITS EURO SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA. ”RUSSIA IS A STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AND TRADE PARTNER OF ITALY” https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/status/997408021759356928?s=19 https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/status/997409316041822208 AC
fears of growing Government surveillance continued to be legitimized with this recent discovery by Sacramento residents SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Neighbors say they’re furious over a drone that’s flying over the neighborhood, and we’ve found out it’s tied to …
by Ruby Henley Some readers have asked me to look into exactly why Obama sought out Net Neutrality. Who did he seek to protect with the upholding of Net Neutrality? Who benefits from the rollback of Net Neutrality? I want …
via Mark St. Cyr: It is the great free lunch of capitalism. Rank and file voters believe that one of the primary motivators of governmental decision making is how those decisions will impact them. It’s not that the government exists …
The US DOJ Eastern District of NY is prosecuting Keith Raniere and Allison Mack for sex trafficking and forced labor. As an indicator that the probe may be expanding to financial crimes, the prosecution has revealed in a court filing …
If a private business is run poorly, it will go out of business. If a government organization is run poorly, it will be expanded. The problem with government is the lack of a mechanism for recognizing error. h/t LoneStarRising
Congressional Record https://imgur.com/a/iYTft Highlights: JP Morgan, Steel, Shipbuilding, and “powder”(gun powder? munitions?) interests hired 12 high-ranking newspaper execs to determine how to “control generally the policy of the daily press” throughout the entire country. Answer: “They found it was only necessary to purchase …
by adamreddy The American Government started publishing significant dietary guidelines in the 1980s with focus on improving American health. In 1992 the USDA (U.S Department of Agriculture) published the food pyramid – a definitive guide to healthy eating. Looking through the pyramid, there …
By John W. Whitehead “No power on earth has a right to take our property from us without our consent.” — John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States We have no real property rights. Think about it. That …
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Ex CIA officer Kevin Shipp gives a stark warning about how deeply entrenched the shadow government is and what it means to constitutional patriot Americans.
by AMY S. China wouldnt even be considered a “Super Power” if it wasnt for the Bill Clinton presidency. He gave China the Untied States ballistic missile technology for nothing in return and allowed them to enter the World Trade Organization. …
Youtube now has disclosures underneath videos produced by government-funded outlets. The photo has screenshots of the warning from different countries. Some countries have it worded differently where it doesn’t sound as harsh: [network] is a publicly funded [country] broadcaster Examples: CBC, BBC, NPR, PBS …
Uber is mounting a charm offensive with the US government as it presses ahead with plans to send flying cars into city skies in as little as two years. The technology giant will this week host officials including Donald Trump’s …
People think that unless the government spends someone else’s money, then the money isn’t being used in the economy. Guess what, it was in the economy before the government took it! Businesses and wealthy people don’t keep their money hidden …
Join Dr. Ron Paul and Chris Rossini as they discuss that the U.S. government is in debt $21 Trillion, an amount that can never be paid and more. Yet Moody’s and Fitch reaffirmed their top AAA rating on U.S. debt. …
What Do “Shadow Government” and “Deep State” Mean? Shadow government and deep state are both political terms in a sense, as they’re used to define the groups of people who control the U.S. government, not referring to the people within …
“Big tech companies gain while smaller online ad firms are squeezed under the European Union’s GDPR, which takes effect in May.” More from WSJ: When the European Union’s justice commissioner traveled to California to meet with Google and Facebook …