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America The Insolvent
Satansgoalie America The Insolvent A reckoning is due. One the elites are already readying for. Watching the world these days, I’m experiencing the same fury that rises up from my gut when the driver in the car ahead me is weaving drunkenly, endangering everyone on the road. Fury is a normal and rational human response […]
Chasing the Wind
Chasing the Wind Futility with Purpose Plebeians generally ignore the tact of their economic central planners. They care more that their meatloaf is hot and their suds are cold, than about any plans being hatched in the capital city. Nonetheless, the central planners know an angry mob, with torches and pitchforks, are only a few […]
Italy’s Countdown to Fiscal Crisis
Italy’s Countdown to Fiscal Crisis Italy’s current scheme of piling unfunded government spending on top of an already-huge debt is a recipe for disaster. As a general rule, we worry too much about deficits and debt. Yes, red ink matters, but we should pay more attention to variables such as the overall burden of government spending and the […]
Politicians & Kicking the Can Down the Road
Politicians & Kicking the Can Down the Road QUESTION: Hi Marty, Thank you for replying to my earlier question about The Crash & No Bid. It as very insightful towards the mechanics of markets. I have a new question for you regarding how Politicians “kick the can” as long as they can expecting the next people […]
The Next Italian Bank Threatens to Topple
The Next Italian Bank Threatens to Topple Sharp Dose of Deja Vu for Italy’s Teetering Banks. In a speech that did little to calm investors’ nerves, Italy’s finance minister said yesterday that he was “strangely optimistic” about Italy’s economic outlook. Senior eurocrats in Brussels are far from convinced. “Italy’s accounts are not improving,” blasted European […]
The Great Deficit Ruse
The Great Deficit Ruse Your intuition is right: tax cuts are good and tax increases are bad. If your profligate friend blew his budget on liquor, you might feel bad for him. But it’s unlikely that you would be willing to fork over money to cover his mistake. He needs to figure it out. And […]
Surplus or Stimulus
Surplus or Stimulus René Magritte Le Cri du Coeur 1960 Austerity is over, proclaimed the IMF this week. And no doubt attributed that to the ‘successful’ period of ‘five years of belt tightening’ a.k.a. ‘gradual fiscal consolidation’ it has, along with its econo-religious ilk, imposed on many of the world’s people. Only, it’s not true […]
Federal books in $2.8B deficit over first four months of fiscal year
Federal books in $2.8B deficit over first four months of fiscal year Ottawa ran $1.8B deficit in July Between April and July of this year, federal revenues were $2.3 billion lower compared with last year, while program expenses were $6.5 billion higher. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) New numbers released Friday show the federal government ran a […]
With Impeccable Timing, ‘Economic Miracle’ in Spain Unravels
With Impeccable Timing, ‘Economic Miracle’ in Spain Unravels The European Union on the verge. Since the granddaddy of all housing bubbles popped in Spain between 2008 and 2009, unleashing one of the deepest recessions in living memory, the nation’s public debt has more than doubled, from just over 40% of GDP to almost exactly 100% […]
America’s National Debt Bomb Caused By the Welfare State
AMERICA’S NATIONAL DEBT BOMB CAUSED BY THE WELFARE STATE The news is filled with the everyday zigzags of those competing against each other for the Democrat and Republican Party nominations to run for the presidency of the United States. But one of the most important issues receiving little or no attention in this circus of […]
“The Cost Is Very High”: Portugal Taxpayers Face €3 Billion Loss After Second Bank Bailout In 2 Years
“The Cost Is Very High”: Portugal Taxpayers Face €3 Billion Loss After Second Bank Bailout In 2 Years Back in August of 2014, Portugal had an idea. Lisbon would use some €5 billion from the country’s Resolution Fund to shore up (read: bailout) Portugal’s second largest bank by assets, Banco Espirito Santo. The idea, basically, […]
Look Out Below: the Real Economy Just Hit Stall Speed
Look Out Below: the Real Economy Just Hit Stall Speed Look out below, for even with bloated federal spending, the real economy has hit stall speed. What do we mean when we say the U.S. economy is at stall speed? Stall speedrefers to the air speed and angle of the wing (called the angle of attack) needed to […]
Weekly Commentary: Monetary Fiasco
Weekly Commentary: Monetary Fiasco All great monetary fiascos are forged upon a foundation of misperceptions and flawed premises. There’s always an underlying disturbance in money and Credit masked by supposed new understandings, technologies, capabilities and superior financial apparatus. During the nineties “New Paradigm” period, exciting new technologies and “globalization” were seen unleashing a productivity and […]
Another petro-state throws in the towel – the last nail in the petrodollar coffin
Another petro-state throws in the towel – the last nail in the petrodollar coffin Source: Norwegian Ministry of Finance, Bawerk.net According to the proposed budget submitted by the current ‘blue-blue’ government the Norwegian deficit will reach another record high in 2016. Mainland taxes are expected to bring in 1,008 billion NOKs, while expenditures are estimated […]
