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Everyone Loves a Generous Government Until They Have to Pay For It
Everyone Loves a Generous Government Until They Have to Pay For It Not only does everyone love getting “free money” from the state, they also love hearing the fantasy repeated endlessly that debts are no problem. Governments, like individuals, can spend liberally with great generosity, or they can be frugal. Everyone receiving government money loves the […]
The Great Taking: The Latest “Anti-Mainstream” Conspiracy
The Great Taking: The Latest “Anti-Mainstream” Conspiracy A new book has exploded on the alternative / conspiracy / fringe landscape over the past few weeks – I don’t mean that in a derogatory sense. Zerohedge, Bombthrower Media, et al, we all occupy this space. Let’s call it, “anti-mainstream”. The book is called “The Great Taking” […]
“This Is Off The Charts”: Economist Claims 2024 Will Bring ‘Biggest Crash Of Our Lifetime’ In US
“This Is Off The Charts”: Economist Claims 2024 Will Bring ‘Biggest Crash Of Our Lifetime’ In US An economist who focuses on consumer spending has issued a dire warning about the U.S. economy in the coming year. “Since 2009, this has been 100 percent artificial, unprecedented money printing and deficits: $27 trillion over 15 years, […]
The World Is Sitting on a Powder Keg of Debt
The World Is Sitting on a Powder Keg of Debt The Federal Reserve recently surrendered in its inflation fight. But price inflation is nowhere near the 2% target. Why did the Fed raise the white flag prematurely? One of the major reasons is debt. The world is buried under record debt levels and the global economy can’t […]
The Great Simplification Ahead
The Great Simplification Ahead “Until debt tear us apart” Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash There is no denying that a major economic downturn is now in the books, and that lacking an energy miracle, the world economy is about to go through a major shift. After discussing the faulty nature of prevailing economic metrics (GDP) in last […]
The Crash Will Be Spectacular
THE CRASH WILL BE SPECTACULAR “Interest on the federal debt is now so immense that it’s consuming 40% of all personal income taxes… If federal finances continue on their current path, we are only a few years from the entirety of income taxes being needed to finance the debt…” The government collects $2.6 trillion of […]
David Stockman on Washington’s Fiscal Doomsday Machine
David Stockman on Washington’s Fiscal Doomsday Machine Here’s one that will make your hair stand on end: The US Treasury closed the books on FY 2023, bringing the four-year cumulative deficit to $9.0 trillion! That’s right. During the last 1,461 days (FY 2020 thru FY 2023), Uncle Sam has generated $6.2 billion of red ink each and every […]
U.S. Financial Death Spiral – John Rubino
U.S. Financial Death Spiral – John Rubino Analyst and financial writer John Rubino has a new warning about being fooled into thinking the economy is improving because inflation and interest rates have fallen some recently. Rubino says, “If the U.S. government is running crisis level deficits, which it is right now, borrowing money and paying […]
The Debt Reaper
The Debt Reaper Debt is an integral aspect of modern economies and has long been hailed as a catalyst for growth. When wielded judiciously, it stands as a potent tool for economic development, providing the means to finance projects, expand operations, and invest in essential sectors like education, health, and housing. In the right context, […]
Doug Casey on the Imminent Bankruptcy of the US Government
Doug Casey on the Imminent Bankruptcy of the US Government International Man: Everyone knows that the US government has been bankrupt for many years. But we thought it might be instructive to see its current cash-flow situation. The US government’s budget is the biggest in the history of the world and is growing at an uncontrollable […]
Today’s energy bottleneck may bring down major governments
Today’s energy bottleneck may bring down major governments Recently, I explained the key role played by diesel and jet fuel. In this post, I try to explain the energy bottleneck the world is facing because of an inadequate supply of these types of fuels, and the effects such a bottleneck may have. The world’s self-organizing economy tends […]
Debt, Currency Debasement & War—The Timeless Pillars of Failure
Debt, Currency Debasement & War—The Timeless Pillars of Failure Below, we follow the breadcrumbs of simple math and bond market signals toward an oft-repeated pattern of how once-great nations become, well…not so great any more. Debt Destroys Nations Debt, once it passes the Rubicon from extreme to just plain madness, destroys nations. Just ask the former […]
The Coming Collapse of the Global Ponzi Scheme
The Coming Collapse of the Global Ponzi Scheme It won’t be long before governments around the world, including the one in Washington, self-destruct. Strong words, but anything less would be naïve. As economist Herbert Stein once said, “If something cannot go on forever, it has a tendency to stop.” Case in point: fiat money political regimes. Interventionist […]
