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Bill Bonner

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Since founding Agora Inc. in 1979, Bill Bonner has found success and garnered camaraderie in numerous communities and industries. A man of many talents, his entrepreneurial savvy, unique writings, philanthropic undertakings, and preservationist activities have all been recognized and awarded by some of America’s most respected authorities. Along with Addison Wiggin, his friend and colleague, Bill has written two New York Times best-selling books, Financial Reckoning Day and Empire of Debt. Both works have been critically acclaimed internationally. With political journalist Lila Rajiva, he wrote his third New York Times best-selling book, Mobs, Messiahs and Markets, which offers concrete advice on how to avoid the public spectacle of modern finance.

‘It’s Disfigured, But Still Standing’…

A sad day in Paris. In this, the holy week of Christendom…one of its most sacred and beautiful monuments caught fire.

Uncle Sam Takes More Than Taxes From the Middle Class

The Trump tax cut was no real cut at all. The average person will save less than 2% on his tax bill. But his real cost of government went up — 10 times as fast.

What America’s Elite Have Planned for Your Money

The ‘stimulus’ programme is a wealth transfer scheme pretending to be economic policy. The Deep State, Washington, Wall Street, and The Swamp all benefit from it.

Trump and AOC Actually Agree on Something…

The Fed put in $3.6 trillion of fake new money. And the federal government ran some $11 trillion in deficits. Result: The greatest stimulus of all time produced the weakest recovery on record.

So Much for the ‘Trump Boom’…

Both Republicans and Democrats now put their faith in stimulus. The Republicans aim to stimulate the economy with tax cuts. The Democrats look to bigger deficits.

America’s Real National Emergency

GDP is falling, not rising…at a 6% annual rate. And if this keeps up, it will rival America’s Great Depression in severity.

The Real Threat Is in Washington

GDP is increasing at 2.5% per year. Federal debt is increasing twice as fast. No way is that going to have a happy ending.

It Was a Dangerous Trail… But We’re Used to Danger

Yesterday, we visited one of our distant ‘puestos’ (outposts). There are five or six of them scattered across many thousands of acres of desert, mountain, and valley.

Crash Alert

The next recession is coming fast. And based on the early data I have, it looks like the Doom Index will hit ‘8’ in our official reading this quarter.

Then He Handed Us an Envelope Full of Cash…

Three mayors. Three failures. Which just goes to show how much Baltimore has changed.

A Message from the Future: Thanks a Lot…You Jerks

You ran up $22 trillion in debt by 2019. Who did you think was going to pay that? Not you. Donald Trump was already 72. And the average baby boomer was in his 60s, getting ready for retirement.

Conversations with a Ghost

You’ve got a debt of $22 trillion that you can’t possibly pay. I see you’re spending 38% of GDP, but you’re only collecting about 17% of GDP in taxes.

Once a Gaucho…Always a Gaucho

This week, we got a surprise. Eight gauchos rode up, after crossing over the pass from the high ‘puna.’ They dressed in traditional regalia.

How the Feds Sedated American Capitalism

Total satisfaction equals the real value of win-win deals minus win-lose deals.Our formula recognises that money isn’t everything. So, it focuses on satisfaction, rather than GDP or raw wealth.

Behind the Mueller Distraction…a Hellish Catastrophe

When a recession comes, annual borrowing will soar to $2 trillion, probably sending total government debt to $40 trillion by 2030.