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Say Goodbye To Millions Of Jobs As Events Unfold
Say Goodbye To Millions Of Jobs As Events Unfold Society Needs Good Jobs Many jobs will not be coming back after the covid-19 crisis ends. We can say goodbye to millions of jobs as events unfold and markets evolve. Millions of small businesses being decimated by Fed policies that favor huge companies coupled with a surge […]
“In America Money Does Grow on Trees”
“In America Money Does Grow on Trees” Full Commitment This week provided additional confirmation that America is fully committed to a program of currency destruction. Decades of terminal intelligence have gotten us to this special place. We will have more on this in a moment. But first some words on being fully committed. Say hello […]
The Five Real Conspiracies You Need to Know About
The Five Real Conspiracies You Need to Know About While millions of people are spellbound by false conspiracy theories, the real conspiracies that are wrecking our world go about their business unheeded. Here are five genuine threats that everyone should know about—and take action on. The world is awash in a deluge of dangerous conspiracy theories. […]
What’s Behind the Fed’s Project to Send Free Money to People Directly?
What’s Behind the Fed’s Project to Send Free Money to People Directly? A lump-sum payment in digital dollars for all Americans during a recession or to raise inflation, as an alternative to QE and negative interest rates, which have failed. By Wolf Richter. This is the transcript of my podcast last Sunday, THE WOLF STREET REPORT. You […]
The emerging evidence of hyperinflation
The emerging evidence of hyperinflation Note: all references to inflation are of the quantity of money and not to the effect on prices unless otherwise indicated. In last week’s article I showed why empirical evidence of fiat money collapses are relevant to monetary conditions today. In this article I explain why the purchasing power of […]
Penalizing Prudence
PENALIZING PRUDENCE “Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.” – Clara Barton “Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture […]
The Empire of Uncertainty
The Empire of Uncertainty Anyone claiming they can project the trajectory of the U.S. and global economy is deluding themselves. Normalcy depends entirely on everyday life being predictable. To be predictable, life must be stable, which means that there is a high level of certainty in every aspect of life. The world has entered an era […]
The Propaganda Game & Nothing But Blue Skies
The Propaganda Game & Nothing But Blue Skies COMMENT: I don’t know if anyone has informed you of this, but the UK government is heavily advertising their new Track and Trace app on all platforms. I’ve seen it on Youtube, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, Google Ads and not to mention billboards on every street corner and bus […]
The Fed Has Given Big Business A Huge Advantage
The Fed Has Given Big Business A Huge Advantage And Its Gone! The last few months have been painful for small businesses across America. These businesses often have a difficult time getting a bank loan. Bubbling up to the surface is the recognition the Fed has played a major role in pushing inequality higher. This was […]
The Political Economy of Deep Decarbonization: Tradable Energy Quotas for Energy Descent Futures
The Political Economy of Deep Decarbonization: Tradable Energy Quotas for Energy Descent Futures Abstract This paper reviews and analyses a decarbonization policy called the Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs) system developed by David Fleming. The TEQs system involves rationing fossil fuel energy use for a nation on the basis of either a contracting carbon emission budget […]
What If Preventing Collapse Isn’t Profitable?
What If Preventing Collapse Isn’t Profitable? The real downside of the green-profit narrative has been that it created the assumption in many people’s minds that the solution to climate change and other environmental dilemmas is technical, and that policy makers and industrialists will implement it for us, so that the way we live doesn’t need […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh IV
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh IV Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author My comment on an article in The Tyee about our federal government’s latest throne speech by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2020/09/24/Throne-Speech-Stew/). _____ The idea that a sovereign nation can never run into trouble financially because it can create its own currency is certainly the […]
Can We Trust the Future at All?
Can We Trust the Future at All? QUESTION: What did Martin mean by gold having a 21 year high. I simply can’t see how it is possible for it not to go up from here as sovereign debt collapses and printing presses are on turbo I’ll be getting the gold report when it’s out but…. I’m […]
