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Trump's Tariffs

Last post by Tom Palven « Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:55 am
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by Tom Palven » Thu Mar 08, 2018 12:28 pm
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The implementation of Adam Smith's views on free trade expressed in his book The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations , 1776, is credited by...

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Discussing protectionism in The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 1776, Scottish philosophy professor Adam Smith spoke too soon in saying:...
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Sun Jun 17, 2018 7:55 am
What does corruption and crime cost society ?

Last post by Lance Kennedy « Thu May 31, 2018 9:19 am
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by Lance Kennedy » Wed May 30, 2018 8:36 pm

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Just some musing on my part, and some unanswered questions.

Thinking about political corruption and about crime.

When a person is put into prison,...

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That is true, but there is very little in life that is accurately predictable. A rational thinker goes by probability.

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Thu May 31, 2018 9:19 am
Max Keiser on the Petro-dollar,,,

Last post by bobbo_the_Pragmatist « Thu May 24, 2018 8:29 pm
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by Tom Palven » Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:42 pm

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...unfortunately without his wife, Stacy Herbert:

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Makes my head hurt........but I think these kinds of issues and others beyond my ken are what gets Max so excited=>Bitcoin!! Its money, so I...

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Thu May 24, 2018 8:29 pm
Alleged Zero-Emissions Paradox

Last post by Gord « Wed May 23, 2018 9:35 am
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by Tom Palven » Mon May 21, 2018 8:14 am
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" Zero-emission vehicles are only as clean as the electric power sources they plug into. Given the electricity fuel mix reasonably projected by...

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Hmm. Foundation for Economic Eduation is a libertarian economic think-tank, the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research is a conservative think tank,...

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Wed May 23, 2018 9:35 am
Trumpcoin? Will the "Trump Bump" follow Bitcoin?

Last post by iGoddard « Sat Mar 24, 2018 3:40 pm
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by iGoddard » Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:41 am
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Notice a similar parabolic rise in the Dow Jones and Bitcoin , followed by sudden intense turbulence.

Such a parabolic upward sweep is not to...

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The optimistic alternatives fall to the wayside as the Trumpcoin collapse proceeds apace.

Here I've updated the "Trump bump" in my graphic...

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Sat Mar 24, 2018 3:40 pm
Justice, Southern Africa Style

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:03 pm
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by Tom Palven » Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:24 am
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In l948 white South Africans enacted the separationist apartheid laws, which among other things included legislation supported by white labor unions...

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I don't know if he actually works for the CIA or the Australian equivalent, but he's sure in love with them, heart and soul. No Tom. I'm not "in...

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Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:03 pm
Guaranteed Annual Income Revisited

Last post by bobbo_the_Pragmatist « Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:22 pm
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by Upton_O_Goode » Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:45 am
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I don't generally post on this topic, since I admit to being an economic moron. But this article intrigues me. It compares attempts to institute a...

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GAI isn't the solution to all social and economic problems many claim it would be. I'm not aware of "anyone" saying that.......only a straw...
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Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:22 pm
Asian Stocks Slide, Too

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A view from England:

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Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:28 am
Agricultural Commodities

Last post by bobbo_the_Pragmatist « Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:00 pm
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by Tom Palven » Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:46 am
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Jim Rogers is investing in agricultural commodities.

Seems he's right in line with a recent TED talk on NPR that predicts imminent huge food...

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Gawd: well done. I'm so happy I watch those flicks in "half attention" mode. don't recall THAT scene. but to be fair to Lance: deadpool is...

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Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:00 pm
A Case for Free Trade

Last post by OlegTheBatty « Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:02 pm
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by Tom Palven » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:38 am
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Short and sweet:

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The Transpacific Partnership is going ahead.....without the USA. Australia was pushing hard for the trade block to go ahead and not worry about the...
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Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:02 pm
Russo-China Pipeline

Last post by ElectricMonk « Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:34 am
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by Tom Palven » Wed Jan 03, 2018 10:06 am

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A new Russia to China oil pipeline strengthens BRICS ties:

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It will be interesting to see who this plays out: in the past, Russia has been using its oil and gas exports (and the threat of withholding them) for...

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Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:34 am
Not zero sum

Last post by Phoenix76 « Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:39 am
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by Lance Kennedy » Sat Dec 23, 2017 10:27 pm
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A zero sum effect is where more than one person exploit a limited resource. If one person gets more, the other gets less. Also called win-lose....

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Interesting topic. Having been very involved in industrial relations in my working life, the win win situation was always an objective of the...

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Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:39 am
Supply-side Religion

Last post by Phoenix76 « Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:21 am
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by Upton_O_Goode » Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:42 am
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I'm no economist, but this argument looks (to my untrained eye) very strong. (I missed it when it was first posted a couple of months ago.)

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Ah Matthew, yes, typical actions of someone perhaps part educated in these sorts of contorted ventures. At the end of the day, they all come home to...
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Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:21 am
Letting Go of Macroeconomics

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:33 pm
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by Tom Palven » Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:05 am
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Economics has been called "the dismal science", but macro economics, the branch of economics that deals with government policies, could...

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If US dollars are sent abroad, where can they be spent? In the US, right?
The Chinese will hold a certain percentage of their national reserves in...
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Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:33 pm
Bill Gates Collarorates with the Chinese

Last post by Gord « Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:09 pm
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by Tom Palven » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:05 am

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Stupid duplicate posting error.

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Yes, President Gates should be impeached immediately.

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Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:09 pm
Bill Gates Collaborates with the Chinese

Last post by ElectricMonk « Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:17 pm
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by Tom Palven » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:05 am
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Stupid duplicate posting error. compounded.

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I am sure Mueller would be happy to investigate all that if the Attorney General tells him to . after he is done with the current case.

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Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:17 pm
Bitcoin to Implode?

Last post by ElectricMonk « Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:11 pm
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by Tom Palven » Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:36 am

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Bitcoin has always seemed like a Ponzi scheme, so implosion is very plausible, but When is the question:

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Bitcoin recently split.
It is doubtful that both wold go under - they occupy a vitale niche.

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Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:11 pm
"Piracy" Laws

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:48 pm
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by Tom Palven » Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:44 am
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A study finding that intellectual property laws are a waste of time and money was suppressed:

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A study finding that intellectual property laws are a waste of time and money was suppressed:

I work in this industry. The paper is irrelevant to...

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Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:48 pm
Puerto Rican Debt

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:04 am
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by Tom Palven » Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:17 pm

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Will Congress abolish Puerto Rico's debt and stiff it's creditors, bail them out, or bail out some and not others? To allow market forces to prevail...

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I'm pretty sure it would tip over and sink. I see. So Puerto Rico isn't portable at all.

The USA may as well sell it off and get their money back...

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Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:04 am
The Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:52 am
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by Tom Palven » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:14 am
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How the BLS promotes BS:

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It's not that weird once you realise they spelt labour incorrectly. :heh: OK. Fair enough. That makes sense.

My brain is filling in the gap for a...

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Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:52 am
Diamonds and Blood

Last post by TJrandom « Mon May 29, 2017 12:02 am
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by Upton_O_Goode » Mon May 22, 2017 7:18 pm
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While it was filling up my tank this morning, the pump displayed on its video a nice story about a pair of diamond earrings that just sold for...

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I thought that was Satan with the three pointer....
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Mon May 29, 2017 12:02 am
Percepton...re Manufacturing/Jobs...Charts tell the truth

Last post by Flash « Thu May 18, 2017 4:00 am
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by bobbo_the_Pragmatist » Fri May 05, 2017 7:59 pm
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Starting to research the total cost of Nuke Energy and I came across an interesting set of charts after listening to a tv show saying USA still...

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Thu May 18, 2017 4:00 am
"Liberal" vs "Conservative"?

Last post by Gawdzilla Sama « Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:26 pm
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by Tom Palven » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:31 am
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Stacy Herbert and her husband Max Keiser are reporters for Russia Today , are socialist with regard to government programs, and regard Trump as an...

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Is this Jessica Marple?

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Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:26 pm
US Peanut Production

Last post by Tom Palven « Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:45 am
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by Tom Palven » Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:05 pm

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Adam Smith could be rolling around in his grave laughing.

Like God, the government works in strange and mysterious ways, its wonders to perform:

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US Treasury Dept. stifling free enterprise, this time with oil production:

Probably not fake news. Be hard to make this kind of stuff up.

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Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:45 am
Poverty

Last post by Lausten « Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:28 pm
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by Lausten » Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:34 pm
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I don't think I've ever posted in "Economics" before, but this seems to fit here best. I watched a documentary that was actually pretty...

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I hope this clears up any confusion.

You've stated it's all about allocating resources and you're quite right, but you also seem to believe aid...

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Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:28 pm
India in Crisis

Last post by scrmbldggs « Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:22 pm
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by Tom Palven » Fri Dec 09, 2016 9:26 am
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Billionaire investor Jim Rogers once had high hopes for investments in India but in 2009 announced that he had given up on the country:

Then, in...

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Point is really that India is a complex mix of religions/ethnicities/political ideologies and foreign so American Journalists don't understand it...

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Thu Jan 19, 2017 5:22 pm
Complexity creates stability.

Last post by Lance Kennedy « Mon Dec 19, 2016 5:44 pm
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by Lance Kennedy » Fri Nov 25, 2016 1:40 am
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Just reading my latest issue of New Scientist, and an article aroused my ire. Title "What if Civilisation Collapses?" written by Debora...

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That is your religion.

You take it on 'faith' that we will kill ourselves off, because there is absolutely zero evidence to support that...
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Mon Dec 19, 2016 5:44 pm
Donald Trump's wealth

Last post by Gord « Fri Nov 25, 2016 6:00 pm
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by Lance Kennedy » Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:59 pm

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Trump claims to be smart because he has made a lot of money. What is the truth?

In 1974, Trump inherited a pile of money. While the exact amount has...

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I checked the bottle, and it is glass. It's also nearly empty. :(

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Fri Nov 25, 2016 6:00 pm
Complexity creates stability.

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by Lance Kennedy » Fri Nov 25, 2016 1:29 am

Just reading my latest issue of New Scientist, and an article aroused my ire. Title "What if Civilisation Collapses?" written by Debora...

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Fri Nov 25, 2016 1:29 am
Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income? // Now in Finland

Last post by Lance Kennedy « Thu Nov 17, 2016 6:39 pm
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by bobbo_the_Pragmatist » Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:46 pm
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Nice transcript with links to related subjects.

The biggest complaint I hear re UBI is that "It can't work because people won't work."...

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Given enough time, trees could remove sufficient CO2. But it would take a different approach to forestry. And yes, it is not a gizmo.
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Thu Nov 17, 2016 6:39 pm
Prosperity?

Last post by Hex « Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:08 pm
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by Lance Kennedy » Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:50 pm

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A little boast. My country, New Zealand, has again been placed at the top of the global prosperity index. Let me say, very quickly, that this is not...

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I agree, Americans should all move there after Trump gets elected, and not move to Canada which is only #5. 8-)
Yup, we suck and no American in...

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Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:08 pm
Is money enslaving us?

Last post by OlegTheBatty « Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:12 pm
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by nitram » Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:20 pm
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I recently burned my remaining money and I am living money free with many other amazing people. I was wondering what other people think about money...

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How much money has the world created?

Sad that there is a vast disconnect between money and wealth. Most of what is described in the video could...

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Tue Oct 04, 2016 10:12 pm
The end of the oil age.

Last post by JO 753 « Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:02 pm
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by Lance Kennedy » Sat Sep 03, 2016 12:53 am
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Saudi Arabia is selling oil like crazy, even though it is driving prices down. They think that they will never sell all their oil, because demand...

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..even tho there are electric aircraft now, I dont see them competing with jets for speed & size any time on the horizon.

So much for that...

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Tue Sep 27, 2016 5:02 pm
Household income is up 5%---its all BS!!==>LIES.

Last post by bobbo_the_Pragmatist « Thu Sep 22, 2016 10:06 pm
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by bobbo_the_Pragmatist » Sun Sep 18, 2016 8:15 pm
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"WASHINGTON — Americans last year reaped the largest economic gains in nearly a generation as poverty fell, health insurance coverage spread and...

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They probably don't want to motivate people to leave their own rag. Took about 5 links to get there. Along the way, a better article with the graphs:...

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Thu Sep 22, 2016 10:06 pm
Tough times ahead,........"The Skimming Society"

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by bobbo_the_Pragmatist » Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:42 am
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Bits and pieces of this in the news here and there from time to time.....but sadly......mostly ignored and even worse: CONTESTED.

Just Look:...

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Better than a certification from the president - given that these advanced weapons are computerized and net/satellite-enabled, why not add a remote...
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Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:18 am
Is China PAYING us to take their goods?

Last post by Gord « Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:37 am
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by bobbo_the_Pragmatist » Sun Aug 07, 2016 9:36 pm

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This is a 3 ft long gold plated hdmi cable. Shipped from China with total cost of $1.87. Thats ONE dollar and eighty-seven cents. Shirley the post...

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How did they make this thing without killing someone in the process? :pardon:
Who says they did?
The label says "No humans were harmed in the...

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Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:37 am
Jim Rogers on the World Economy

Last post by TJrandom « Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:39 am
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by Tom Palven » Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:11 am

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Jim Rogers is a self-made billionaire from Demopolis, Alabama, who once hired a Chinese governess who spoke to his young daughters only in Mandarin....

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It looks to me like a DOW between 5 to 8k might make sense today if a crash were to occur. No real logic on that, except to note that it droped below...

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Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:39 am
The Brexit: Perhaps a Comprehensive Look

Last post by Fab Yolis « Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:06 am
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by Tom Palven » Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:52 am
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An analysis of the Brexit:

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I wasn't aware that offering up a childishly-worded Straw Man qualified as "calling it". Well, I guess you learn something new everyday...

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Thu Aug 04, 2016 11:06 am
Solar Panels = Will they do more than Save the Planet

Last post by TJrandom « Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:54 pm
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by bobbo_the_Pragmatist » Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:05 pm

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I've thought and posted elsewhere bits and pieces that were all put together in one package on the Thom Hartmann show last night..as I was falling...

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Maybe Pokemon is part of the solution... just hide those little monsters in the medians of superhighways - or on the firing ranges of gun clubs....

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Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:54 pm
Commercialz, good & bad

Last post by JO 753 « Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:03 pm
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by JO 753 » Mon May 31, 2010 10:58 pm
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I like the Kia Sorrento commercial with the kidz dollz. Great premise. Catchy tune. Excellent direction & editing.

It seemz to me the delivery...

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BAD! The thotful contemplativ piano calm talking guy comershl. Herez the Koch brotherz trying to make a political statement:

Not quite typical,...
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Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:03 pm
"Dollarocracy"----Just blew my Mind.

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by bobbo_the_Pragmatist » Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:43 am
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Just watched Pirate TV. Robert McChesney and John Nichols re Dollarocracy first shown in 2013 but it is even more relevant today...not that 3 years...

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Along the same lines: a few days ago I saw in our local paper two articles. One article was about the Opioid epidemic; the misused opium-based...

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Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:12 am
Amazon

Last post by Gord « Fri Jun 03, 2016 12:37 am
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by fromthehills » Sun May 29, 2016 3:43 pm
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I have mixed feelings about Amazon. I am guilty of buying the majority of my products through them, and have a Prime membership. Plus I live an hour...

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It's the 21st century version of "keeping it real".
"Keeping it real."
"Political correctness."
"Trump."...

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Fri Jun 03, 2016 12:37 am
How rich is enough?

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Wed May 25, 2016 2:39 am
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by Lance Kennedy » Mon May 16, 2016 3:45 am

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When I read that the 67 richest people on Earth have, between them, the same total wealth as the poorest 50% (ie. 3,500,000,000 people), I thought...

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In that analysis, were you thinking you had to provide for all your "social needs" that in a sane society would be taken care of thru tax...

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Wed May 25, 2016 2:39 am
Saudi Arabia's US Treasury Bonds

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:24 am
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by ElectricMonk » Fri Jan 22, 2016 10:13 am

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Oil producers everywhere have significant chunks of treasury bonds - a necessity if you sell oil in $. But for political reasons, the amount of bonds...

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I don't understand T-Bills at all, nor oversees investment income.

The USA will issue a Treasury Bill for say 10 million dollars, to pay for...

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Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:24 am
Th Russsian Economy

Last post by Tom Palven « Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:01 pm
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by Tom Palven » Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:40 am
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A surprising take on the Russian economy:

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Buying Russian bonds&shares is not much of a problem: it's a BB or lower investment like many others.
But direct investment, like joint ventures...

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Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:01 pm
Social Security and politics

Last post by bobbo_the_Pragmatist « Thu Mar 24, 2016 7:05 am
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by rickoshay85 » Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:19 pm
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According to the Social Security Administration...

For 2011 only, employees will pay 4.2% of their wage earnings for the Social Security tax,...

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I am a minimalist, living well within my means and therefore a huge threat to our consumer economy.
How many kids did you have?...

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Thu Mar 24, 2016 7:05 am
A "bold move."

Last post by TJrandom « Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:02 pm
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by Tom Palven » Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:34 am

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Like the Flying Spaghetti Monster, central banks work in strange and mysterious ways, their wonders to perform .

Reuters labels this latest action...

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Not good for retirees – with cash ready savings and only fixed income. Banks are now passing on those negative rates by charging for savings accounts.

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Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:02 pm
Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)

Last post by ElectricMonk « Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:29 pm
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by Lance Kennedy » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:20 pm
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Reference : New Scientist, 3 October 2015, page 28

It appears rather probable that developments in computing and robotics will eliminate a large...

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@Lance
400,000 is more than 50% of the birth rate in Germany - just the kind of thing that gets nationalist or 'pure race' leaning idiots to go...
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Sun Nov 22, 2015 3:29 pm
Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:31 am
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by Lance Kennedy » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:20 pm

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Reference : New Scientist, 3 October 2015, page 28

It appears rather probable that developments in computing and robotics will eliminate a large...

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For example, another article I read stated that the whole profession of accounting will disappear, with new and smarter software.

Humans are...

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Sun Oct 18, 2015 12:31 am
Chris Martenson's Crash Course and Collapse Theory Generally

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by Zapata » Sun Sep 05, 2010 4:29 am
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Hi, this is my first post.

I've been a fan of Shermer for some time and generally consider myself a skeptic, but with an avid interest in many...

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Martin hasn't posted for almost a year.
No, but he popped in last night. Well, there you go . I occasionally fight with Martin, but I like reading...
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