Category: Economy
How the Financialisation Scam Works
The key to the whole financialisation scam is what it costs to buy a ticket to ride this train — the DebtBall Express — that pulled out of the station back in 1971.
The Wall Gave Way, and We Fell…
The tax cut didn’t really cut the cost of government. It simply shifted it to debt…and onto the public and into the future. And now the future is coming into view.
The Financialisation of the American Economy
Over the last 10 years, for every stock bought — in net terms — by the public, the corporations themselves bought nearly 50 of them.
The Real Reasons Stocks Go Up
Word on the street yesterday was that stocks were going up to record highs ‘on earnings.’ The casual listener was invited to believe that corporate America was earning more money; therefore, it should be worth more. Why else would people
Could NZ Be a World Leader in Cannabis?
Alas, there were no pistols or schematics present…nor were there any joints or bongs…or dreadlocks or ratty hoodies.
Should Jesus Have Gone to College?
Studies show that people with more education earn more money. But this is entirely misleading. People with private jets earn more money, too.
Facial Recognition Tech isn’t All Doom and Gloom
I’d still return to China in a heartbeat. It’s an awesome country. But its high-tech developments can quickly go from feeling impressive to intrusive.
Jacinda’s Made the Right Choice: Forget the CGT
As an investor, I opened one of my nice bottles of French wine the other week when the Ardern government dismissed the proposed CGT.
‘It’s Not God’s Fault. It’s Man.’
We saw last week that the biggest burst of stimulus in the US — $3.6 trillion of quantitative easing (QE), negative real interest rates for 10 years, and deficits of $11 trillion — brought the weakest recovery ever.
What History Teaches Us About Socialism
Both outright socialists and capitalist reformers have more or less the same goal — to bang, bend, and bamboozle the world into a shape that is more pleasing to them.
‘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.
Buying Stocks Is Not Enough…
Last week, a group of globalists had talks behind closed doors. In their hands is the concentrated power to create money, disturb financial markets and ruin household wealth.
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.
Uber versus Gold…or Something Else?
Uber or gold, which do you pick? While I’m no gold bug, I wouldn’t blame you for picking the latter. It’s probably a better option than piling into a company going bust!
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.