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The Money Myth Exploded

I found this clever story, and know in my heart it will be appreciated by the Chris Martenson community, especially to newer members: “The Money Myth Exploded” was one of the first articles of Louis Even, and remains one of the most popular to ...

Forum topic - Arundhati Roy - Jun 15 2012 - 2:45am - 2 comments

Quantitive Easing

Now that the "recovery" has stalled what is the likelihood that the US Fed will print more money? If it is highly likely that they will, will it cause share markets to surge and how long will it take before they fall again? Re: ...

Forum topic - TG - Jul 3 2010 - 9:40pm - 2 comments

the U.S. Treasury's bond problem

There is simply no evidence that any pool of buyers exists outside of the Federal Reserve to soak up $1.6 trillion in newly issued Treasury debt this year. Yes, the Fed can "create" money and use it to buy Treasury debt via various third ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Mar 20 2010 - 1:53am - 0 comments

Distress signals on crisis watch

That about covers it! http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/willie/2010/0310.html Re: Distress signals on crisis watch Thanks for the link.  That does sum it up nicely now doesn't it. Hyperinflation, gold coil to ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Mar 10 2010 - 11:17pm - 9 comments

does it make sense to resurrect the Glass-Steagall act?

The Myth of Financial Deregulation Prior to the financial deregulation of the 1980s, we had controlled banking. Banks' conduct was guided by the central bank. Within this type of environment, banks' profit margins were nearly ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Feb 16 2010 - 11:52pm - 1 comment

Marc Faber: buy a machine gun

http://seekingalpha.com/article/159960-marc-faber-buy-a-machine-gun something's up alright.... Thursday, September 3, 2009 CHINA AND THE BUZZ OF A PENDING BANK DEFAULT Let’s put the pieces together here. Just ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Sep 4 2009 - 5:25pm - 3 comments

One trillion out of thin air; Bernanke puts gun in mouth

http://market-ticker.org/archives/879-Bernanke-Inserts-Gun-In-Mouth.html Anyone read this recent ticker by Denninger? About printing a trillion dollars out of thin air, announced yesterday by Bernanke. We have little choice in this ...

Forum topic - SkylightMT - Mar 19 2009 - 9:15pm - 23 comments

Paying off the Bondholders by Raising Taxes

Hello, I am under the impression that if the govt wants to spend money, the fed issues bonds and collects money, and gives it to the govt. to spend it. When the fed buys back the bonds, they do it with the tax payer money, and money is not ...

Forum topic - md0 - Mar 10 2009 - 11:32am - 2 comments

The cost of printing money

Except from an article in today's New York Times:   In the case of the Fed, the money comes from its authority to print dollars from thin air. Since late August, the Fed has expanded its balance sheet from about $900 billion to more than $2.2 ...

Forum topic - GR8TFUL - Jan 2 2009 - 11:21am - 2 comments

Milwaukee Neighbourhoods to Print Own Money ???

Milwaukee neighborhoods could print own money 2 neighborhoods consider printing own currency for exclusive use in local stores By Erika Slife | Tribune reporter December 3, 2008 Source: ...

Forum topic - KKPSTEIN - Dec 5 2008 - 1:12pm - 4 comments