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Archive for April, 2017

President Trump’s Disappearance 

21 Apr

“President Trump’s Disappearance Paul Craig Roberts In my long experience in Washington, vice presidents did not make major foreign policy announcements or…”

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Paul Tudor Jones Has A Message For Janet Yellen: “Be Terrified”

21 Apr

“Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones has a message for Janet Yellen and investors: Be very afraid.”

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Sabbatical Day 93

20 Apr

Continued writing chapter 2.  Greenspan morphed into a conservative Keynesian from a hard-money proponent.  The evidence is spelled out in this chapter.

 
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Sabbatical Day 92

19 Apr

Began writing/dictating chapter two about Greenspan’s tenure as Fed chairman.  Why there have been two Greenpsans.

 
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How Taxes Distort Business

19 Apr

“Today is Tax Day in America. When April 15th happens to fall on a weekend, the IRS generously permits us to extend the filing ritual until the following Monday.”

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Sabbatical Day 91

18 Apr

Finished collating my notes for chapter 2, a review of Greenspan’s tenure at the Fed.

 
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Are North Korea’s missiles just painted wooden boxes? Question marks over Kim’s weapons

18 Apr

They sure look fake.  

“NORTH Korea’s attempts to taunt the US with a show of military might may have backfired, after TV audiences spotted some decidedly dodgy-looking missiles on parade.”

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Number of the Day – NJ Spotlight

18 Apr

The income tax ripoff continues.  

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The Population Implosion Will Begin in 2065

18 Apr

“We know when it is going to begin. We don’t know what its effects will be.”

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Marc Faber: Euro to Strengthen, Dollar to Weaken, Gold and Emerging Markets to Outperform

18 Apr

Source: Marc Faber: Euro to Strengthen, Dollar to Weaken, Gold and Emerging Markets to Outperform :: The Market Oracle ::

 
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When Tucker Carlson Goes Bad

18 Apr

I saw the piece Wenzel writes about.  Tucker’s statements during the interview were not based on sound economic thinking.  

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Who elected Jared Kushner president? The only thing he can hold is a grudge

18 Apr

“A recent article in the Washington Examiner rehashes the story of how Jared Kushner held a grudge against Chris Christie – and the Star-Ledger – because of his father’s inexcusable behavior; why does Trump take advice from someone who disagrees with everything he stood for in the campaign?”

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U.S. Reportedly Sending Two More Aircraft Carriers to North Korea

17 Apr

“(ZHE) According to a report by South Korea’s primary news outlet, Yonhap, the Pentagon has directed a total of three U.S. aircraft carriers toward the Korean Peninsula, citing a South Korean government source. Yonhap reports that in addition to the CVN-70 Carl Vinson, which is expected to arrive off the South Korean coast on April 25, the CVN-76 Ronald Reagan and the CVN-68 Nimitz carrier group will enter the Sea of Japan next week. According to the senior government official, the U.S. and South Korea are discussing joint drills, which will include the three aircraft carriers and other ships. USS Carl Vinson…”

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The Federal Reserve Is, and Always Has Been, Politicized

17 Apr

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The Racist History of Minimum Wage Laws

17 Apr

I remember reading Friedman’s column in 1996 when I was an undergraduate.  Began my journey to become an advocate of a laissez faire economy.  

“In 1966, Milton Friedman wrote an op-ed for Newsweek entitled ‘Minimum Wage Rates.’ In it, he argued ‘that the minimum-wage law is the most anti-Negro law on our statute books.’ He…”

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