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Genuine Protest

I contend the OWS does have a sliver of truth. If we accept the broad general meaning of the protests, and keep in mind the original call which went out a few months ago, we realize this general anger at … Continue reading

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False Economies

We’ve seen where hidden economies contribute to our actual production, but aren’t counted officially. Now we’ll discuss fake economies which are counted, but produce nothing. A basic principle: Shuffling money and information is not production. Government also produces nothing we … Continue reading

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Hidden Economies

You may be aware of the concept of unofficial economic activity, that which isn’t calculated into the formulas because it’s illegal, black market, or in some other way underground and unreported. There are some good estimates and some bad ones, … Continue reading

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Less Than a Month?

Even the MSM is now admitting the current banking system of the West is just two or three weeks from collapse. The focus of attention is on Greece. Ever met any Greeks? I have. The national pastime is gaming the … Continue reading

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Profits of Sin

The CEO of Bank of America says, regarding the new fees he’s charging debit card users, that his bank has the right to make a profit. So far, so good, but he’s trying to ignore one little problem: [P]eople aren’t … Continue reading

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"Occupy Wall Street" and Morality

The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protest is morally superior to the system it protests. That’s not to say it’s completely righteous, but God supports it over the system. I say this, despite my certainty the protest is partly the result … Continue reading

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Recapitulation of Intuition

So my timing was a little off, but not by much on the scale of things. Back in April I wrote I felt things would be significantly worse here in the US before my birthday, now two weeks past. I … Continue reading

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Poverty, Predation and Protest: Confluence

A confluence of events is looking nasty. This is merely my own human thinking. Does anyone question rising poverty in the US? Consider: The size of the economy is shrinking, because fewer and fewer players are involved in it. Many … Continue reading

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Watching Economics News This Weekend

Because most people know so little about economics, TPTB don’t knock out the alternative econ-news sites so quickly as the others. That’s a good thing if you know economics, but it’s opaque to the sheeple. What little they do know … Continue reading

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Clueless: Tulsa World News Site

Where I live in Oklahoma, the state capital is just a few miles west. It’s a busy place with all the horrors of any modern socialist bureaucracy. Some of the buildings are almost tolerable, but most are ugly as sin. … Continue reading

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