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How to Tackle the Depression Head On
How to Tackle the Depression Head On “I want to see people get money.” – Donald J. Trump, U.S. President, September 17, 2020 “Now is not the time to worry about shrinking the deficit or shrinking the Fed balance sheet.” – Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, September 14, 2020 Money for the People The real […]
In The Long Run We Are All Alive
In The Long Run We Are All Alive In 1976, economist Herbert Stein, father of Ben Stein, the economics professor in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, observed that U.S. government debt was on an unsustainable trajectory. He, thus, established Stein’s Law: “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” Stein may have been right in […]
What You Will Find When You Follow the Money
What You Will Find When You Follow the Money It has been a rough go for California Governor Gavin Newsom. Late last week it was revealed that the state Department of Public Health had tickled the poodle on its COVID-19 record keeping. Somehow the bureaucrats in Sacramento undercounted new coronavirus cases by as many as […]
Game Over Spending
Game Over Spending Second quarter 2020 came and went like a California wildfire. The economic devastation caused by the government lockdowns was swift, the destruction immense, and the damage lasting. But, nonetheless, in Q2, the major U.S. stock market indices rallied at a record pace. The Dow booked its best quarter in 33 years. The […]
Pandemic, Economic Collapse, Full Societal Breakdown
Pandemic, Economic Collapse, Full Societal Breakdown “And the will of Zeus was moving towards its end.” – Homer Symbiotic Disharmony The recline and flail of western civilization beats on. Pandemic, economic collapse, full societal breakdown. The sequence grooves from one to the next with the symbiotic disharmony of a minor pentatonic scale. Peaceful protests devolved to […]
Destruction By Definition
Destruction By Definition Major U.S. stock market indexes yo-yoed about all week. On Monday, panic selling from last week turned to panic buying. Decades of Fed intervention have conditioned stock market investors to step in front of semi-trucks to scoop up nickels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) jumped 1,290 points. This marked its biggest-ever […]
The Triumph of Madness
The Triumph of Madness Viewing the past through the lens of history is unfair to the participants. Missteps are too obvious. Failures are too abundant. Vanities are too absurd. The benefit of hindsight often renders the participants mere imbeciles on parade. Was George Armstrong Custer really just an arrogant Lieutenant Colonel who led his men […]
How Xi Jinping will Save the World from Coronavirus
How Xi Jinping will Save the World from Coronavirus In 1349, when Black Death was ravaging Europe, many of the day’s best and brightest banded together in pursuit of a common cure. They had little choice. Black Death was rapidly spreading across the continent. Nothing could stop it. Boils were lanced with precision. Blood was […]
The Impulses of Lunar Fed Policy Under Repo Madness
The Impulses of Lunar Fed Policy Under Repo Madness This week, while you were busy working, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, took time out from rubbing elbows with fellow movers and shakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to share his trepidations: “The only thing I have trepidation about is negative interest […]
Every Bubble Eventually Finds its Pin
Every Bubble Eventually Finds its Pin The transfer of wealth from workers and savers to governments and big banks continued this week with Swiss-like precision. The process is both mechanical and subtle. Here in the USA the automated elegance of this ongoing operation receives little attention. NFL football. EBT card acceptance at Del Taco. Adam […]
Suffering the Profanity of Plentiful Cheap Money
Suffering the Profanity of Plentiful Cheap Money What if the savings in your bank account lost 55 percent of its value over the last 12 months? Would you be somewhat peeved? Would you transfer some of your savings to another currency? That was the favored approach in Argentina – where the official inflation rate’s 55 […]
Getting to a Special State of Ugly
Getting to a Special State of Ugly There are certain phrases – like “trust me” or “I got this” – that should immediately provoke one’s suspicion. When your slippery contractor tells you, “trust me, your kitchen renovation will be done before Christmas,” you should be wary. There’s no way it’ll be done until late spring. […]
Fake Money’s Face Value Deceit
Fake Money’s Face Value Deceit Shane Anthony Mele stumbled off the straight and narrow path many years ago. One bad decision here. Another there. And he was neck deep in the smelly stuff. These missteps compounded over the years and also magnified his natural shortcomings. Namely, that he’s a thief and – to be polite […]
The Big Government Show Must Go On
The Big Government Show Must Go On Another week. Another week of distractions. On Tuesday, for instance, was the great State of the Union Address. To this, many opinions and observations have been offered. Here, we’ll contribute several of our own… President Trump is a showman of stout ego. How he must have relished the run-up […]
Full Faith and Credit in Counterfeit Money
Full Faith and Credit in Counterfeit Money There are nooks and corners in every city where talk is cheap and scandal is honorable. The Alley, in Downtown Los Angeles, is a magical place where shrewd entrepreneurs, shameless salesmen, and downright hucksters coexist in symbiotic disharmony. Fakes, fugazis, and knock-offs galore, pack the roll-up storefronts with […]
