Reality is that suppression of one kind or another is totally American. Less lethal than extermination, the normal version is known as COMPLIANCE. Overseas, the agenda was referred to as PACIFICATION.
Category Archives: Economy
Pitfall of the consumer-based economy
Disdain for the common man is the hallmark of the consumer-based economy. Tricking them into buying junk keeps the consumer coming back for more.
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Rexpublicans are unhappy with the Rescue Act
So, they are filing law suits against the Biden Administration to prevent the directions in the legislation being followed. I can see why, but I have no sympathy. Letitia James’ lawsuits actually had a basis in fact. Rexpublicans are just being copy cats.
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Why Republicans and Bankers are Friends.
Both Republicans and Bankers are lazy people who need others to give them money to buy what they
need. Congress critters need bankers to buy them friends, so they funnel money to the bankers for nothing and then bankers charge a markup to generate profits for themselves.
On Nixon and the gold standard
I missed this article when it was published in 2011 and the notion that an action can simply be reversed is obviously wrong. While I have long thought the significance of Nixon’s action was overlooked (even by Nixon himself), it was the response that caused the errors, including the initial imposition of price restraints.
Now, fifty years later, the country is ironically awash in currency which is not being spent because the hoarders do not have the capacity to spend in a timely fashion. The infrastructure of investment has been destroyed in the interest of speculation. Reality has been replaced by ideas and ideas are simply not productive. Wishful thinking does not put dinner on the table.
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Imaginary Money or Figment of the Imagination
Which do you prefer?
SPLOST
Why do I call it thievery? Because the sales tax payers are not going to get what was promised last time or next. The financial fraternity is looking for dollars that can be used for speculation–like the loans that were extended to Trump.
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On the matter of the Comptroller of the Currency
My perspective?
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Our political slush fund
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/americans-spend-over-1000-dollars-a-year-on-lotto-tickets.html
As I have been arguing for years, we can fund the hiring of public servants ourselves. And this money is not even part of the two trillion underground because lotto dollars are fully accounted for by the taxing authorities.
In short, the only problem we have is poor distribution. It is the same problem which leads to one third of food production going to waste. Bad management.
It is the problem exemplified by the pediatrician’s advice to let a baby cry 20 minutes before each feeding to teach it obedience.
Time is Money
But do not expect corporate America to recognize your effort to keep your time from being stolen with impunity.
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