Economics
Next up: The No-Jobs Bill
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Author Tex Norton
Last July while many of us were in Vancouver attending the Agora Financial Symposium, the Congress of the USA passed yet another increase in the mandatory Minimum Wage. I wrote about it at the time (see Why Minimum Wage Means Maximum Slavery http://whiskeyandgunpowder.com/why-minimum-wage-means-maximum-slavery/).
In that article, I pointed-out that as the government-required minimum wage [...]
THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET POORER
Sunday, March 7th, 2010Author Tony DeMaio
Everybody wants to be rich! Some say they just want to be “comfortable”–but they really mean “rich”. To some, being “rich” means a mansion, luxury cars, servants, fine restaurants, etc. To others, being “rich” means having enough to eat.
Some people think I’m rich. I am. I define rich [...]
It’s Always RE-active; Never PRO-active
Monday, March 1st, 2010Author Tex Norton
A story buried on page 16 of the Thursday, February 11, 2010 Financial Times once again confirms that our “regulation” process simply doesn’t work. The article entitled US Safety Watchdog Under Attack reports that the United States car safety watchdog is under attack from Congress and consumer advocates for not being aggressive enough [...]
Follow The (Gold) Money
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Author Tex Norton
Wow! Did you notice? The IMF didn’t get any bids for its latest offer to auction 191.3 tonnes of the remaining gold that it wants to sell. Apparently the Central Banks of the world have shown a distinct lack of interest in the proposed bullion sale.
Gold game-over, correct? Not exactly.
Recall that India bought [...]
CONVERTING CHAOS INTO ORDER Part One
Monday, February 8th, 2010Author Essie Feldhacher
Recently a friend expressed how in society ‘hoarding’ has become a dirty word, one destined, it seemed, to take on a new and negative meaning in what most would have to admit has become a throw-away society caused by an over-abundance and easy replacement of material things.
“In my opinion,” my friend said, “hoarding [...]
GET BUSINESS OUT OF POLITICS!!
Sunday, February 7th, 2010Author Tony DeMaio
I hear this refrain often. It is often accompanied by associated phrases like “There is too much money in politics.” “We need campaign finance reform.” “Big money talks—the little guy doesn’t stand a chance.” “Political campaigns should be funded by the government”. Similar phrases are bandied about and [...]
State of Disunion Address 2010 Part 1
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Publisher Michael Rough
O: One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political spectrum warned that if we did not act, we might face a second depression.
M: A year has [...]
Charity Can Be Crippling
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Author Linda Brady Traynham
I wrote, recently, over on Whiskey and Gunpowder, about why I am so opposed to US government aid to Haiti. It isn’t our country, we have no strategic interest there–not even Kruschev thought it worth putting missile silos on–and we have been flinging billions at those people since the time of [...]
Have They Stolen Our Future?
Thursday, January 21st, 2010From where I’m sitting, the overall situation is looking rather grim. James Howard Kunstler tells us that we will need to go back to an economy made by hand. Linda Brady Traynham tells us we need to become totally self-sufficient. Doug Casey tells us the situation is hopeless but not serious. Bill Bonner is still [...]
Climate Control Is An Economic Issue
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Author Linda Brady Traynham
Economic matters are far easier to understand if we view the entire thrust of statist politics and policies as intended to destroy wealth and freedom. It doesn’t matter what the money is spent on, so long as it lowers the standard of living of the citizenry and increases control over the [...]