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The Dollar Dethroned: We Have Reached The End Of Monetary Policy As We All Once Knew It
The Dollar Dethroned: We Have Reached The End Of Monetary Policy As We All Once Knew It And the world hasn’t even noticed yet. People who speak out openly with concern about the potential death of the U.S. dollar have been written off as conspiracy theorists for the better part of the last few decades. […]
The Ins and Outs of Whose Money is it Anyway?
The Ins and Outs of Whose Money is it Anyway? “Inside, Outside…. Leave me alone! Inside, Outside … Nowhere is home! Inside, Outside … Where have I been? Out of my brain on the 5:15…” — The Who There’s been a massive reaction to Credit Suisse analyst Zoltan Poszar’s note about the birth of a new Bretton Woods […]
A dangerous misunderstanding
A dangerous misunderstanding How much money should there be in the world? It is an interesting question; to which, at any time, there is a correct answer that is unknown to anyone. It is the amount at which money is able to perfectly perform its two key functions – being a medium of exchange and a store of value. […]
Keynesian Ideas Can Only Make Things Worse
KEYNESIAN IDEAS CAN ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE In the New York Times on September 8, 2020, Paul Krugman suggested that “The CARES Act, enacted in March, gave the unemployed an extra $600 a week in benefits. This supplement played a crucial role in limiting extreme hardship; poverty may even have gone down”. For Krugman and […]
America’s Fiscal Follies Are Dangerously in the Red
AMERICA’S FISCAL FOLLIES ARE DANGEROUSLY IN THE RED The Congressional Budget Office has recently issued a federal “Budget Outlook Update” for the next ten years in the context of the government’s fiscal condition in the face of the coronavirus and Washington’s spending spree. The message: the deficit for fiscal year 2020 is huge, and the national debt […]
Inflation, deflation and other fallacies
Inflation, deflation and other fallacies There can be little doubt that macroeconomic policies are failing around the world. The fallacies being exposed are so entrenched that there are bound to be twists and turns yet to come. This article explains the fallacies behind inflation, deflation, economic performance and interest rates. They arise from the modern […]
The Problem With Keynesian Economics
The Problem With Keynesian Economics In The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, John Maynard Keynes wrote: “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to […]
Debt, Deficits and the Cost of Free Lunches
DEBT, DEFICITS AND THE COST OF FREE LUNCHES It seems that every generation or two, fundamental economic ideas are questioned and challenged. The reasonable and important idea that governments should balance their budgets on an annual basis was challenged in the 1930s by the rise of Keynesian Economics and the counter-argument that deficit spending was […]
Can Expansionary Fiscal and Monetary Policies Counter Recessions?
CAN EXPANSIONARY FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES COUNTER RECESSIONS? When signs of economic weakness emerge, most economics experts are quick to embrace the ideas of John Maynard Keynes. For most economists the Keynesian remedy is always viewed with positive benefits- if in doubt just push more money and boost government spending to resolve any possible economic […]
Keynes is Dead; This is the Long Run
KEYNES IS DEAD; THIS IS THE LONG RUN “In the long run, we are all dead.”–JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION John Maynard Keynes, an English economist and author, has been held in high esteem for several decades thanks to his groundbreaking work in economics in the early 20th century. The theory he popularized in an […]
Plunge Protection Myths = Keynesian Economic Myths
Plunge Protection Myths = Keynesian Economic Myths QUESTION: What about what China did by buying stocks a few years ago to stop the hang sang from dropping LW Video Player 00:00 01:17 ANSWER: Do not confuse attempts to support a market from actually being able to do so. This is the same as Keynesian economics that […]
The Economic Consequences Of Debt
The Economic Consequences Of Debt Not surprisingly, my recent article on “The Important Role Of Recessions” led to more than just a bit of debate on why “this time is different.” The running theme in the debate was that debt really isn’t an issue as long as our neighbors are willing to support continued fiscal largesse. As I […]
Hitler’s Economics
Hitler’s Economics For today’s generation, Hitler is the most hated man in history, and his regime the archetype of political evil. This view does not extend to his economic policies, however. Far from it. They are embraced by governments all around the world. The Glenview State Bank of Chicago, for example, recently praised Hitler’s economics […]
Beware of the Real Debt Crisis on the Horizon – not the BS on TV
Beware of the Real Debt Crisis on the Horizon – not the BS on TV We have to come to the reality that from 2019 onward, we are headed into a Pension Crisis that will be serious. Many are starting to yell about the debt crisis. They lump on private debt and yell its a […]
