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Let Paulson and Bernanke Buy Some of This Crap

Sep 24, 2008 at 00:00

By Bernanke and Paulson's own admission the plan in question would not be successful if assets were purchased at 'fire-sale' prices. I am sure that taxpayers (the investor's fronting this…

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The Reality of the Bailout World

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

September of 2008 will go down in financial history as the most dramatic moment since 1929 and 1987. Unprecedented recent actions by the government and monetary authorities will be studied…

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Global Futures Market Summary

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

Gold fell 2-percent on the day, with the December contract settling $17.80 lower at $891.20 an ounce. Strength in the U.S. dollar and falling energy prices reduces the appeal of…

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3 Questions The Government Doesn't Want You To Ask About the Financial Crisis

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

One might be tempted to charge therefore that Congress makes its laws for the purpose of helping banks. This idea, too, is incorrect. Helping banks is merely a side effect.…

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Treasury Auction Scam and How To Stop It

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

As more and more details of the Paulson proposal become clear, the smellier the package is. Today Bernanke admitted the Treasury has no intention of conducting a true reverse auction…

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Roosevelt and Gold Confiscation

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

The year was 1933. Herbert Hoover was still President. Franklin Delano Roosevelt waited in the wings to be sworn in as the new President of the united States...

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Senate Majority Leader Reid: "No Blank Check" for Wall Street Bailout

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

We are starting to see some major cracks in support for the Paulson Plan. The longer the bill is delayed the more time there is to kill it with infighting.…

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Eggertsson - Redux and Update

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

I firmly believe that Bernanke, Paulson and the US Government are following the ideas laid out in Eggertsson's work "An interpretation of The Deflation Bias and Committing to Being Irresponsible".

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Trillion Dollar Treasury Deficits: Truth and Consequences

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

The US Treasury will be facing major funding problems when they attempt to borrow the next three trillion dollars. The last few trillion they borrowed was a piece of cake…

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What is a Gold Bug?

Sep 23, 2008 at 00:00

A genuine gold bug is a person who is emboldened by knowing that 4,000 years of continuous economic history proves that EVERY fiat currency has failed, as they will always…