Posts Tagged ‘ government spending ’

Europe’s Voters Say “No” to Economic Reality

May 10th, 2012 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
"Europe fights back against austerity" was how The Daily Telegraph headlined its weekend election coverage. "Anti-austerity movements are gathering pace across Europe following political earthquakes in France and Greece. A total of 12 European governments have now been dismissed in three years." As the European welfare state is officially in its ...read more

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Austerity American Style

Jun 22nd, 2011 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, Macro Economics
The artificially engineered U.S. recovery is already starting to falter as a fusillade of weakening data continues to shoot the economy full of holes. Recent numbers on GDP, durable goods, housing, regional manufacturing, initial unemployment claims and leading economic indicators all indicate a sharp slowdown in GDP growth. All this ...read more

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The Timeliness of Another Ron Paul Presidential Bid

May 13th, 2011 | By | Category: Economics, Featured, Politics
At 7:00 a.m. EST, Dr. Ron Paul announced his U.S. presidential candidacy. When asked why he’s running yet again, Dr. Paul answered, “Time has come around to the point where the people are agreeing with much of what I’ve been saying for 30 years. So, I think the time is ...read more

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How to Profit on the Road to National Serfdom

Jul 6th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
We’re fast approaching the critical 1,040 “support” on the S&P 500 – below which technical analysts tell us there is a dark abyss that includes a retest of the March 2009 lows. The idea goes: If the S&P falls below 1,040, then we’re likely to revisit the lows below 700. Who ...read more

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Forced Giving Isn’t Charity and It Causes Harm

May 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics, Politics
One of life’s most blessed things, is to give. I mean it! Giving, voluntarily, to a cause, person, group, or candidate, really gives one a sense of accomplishment. At least it does me. Regardless of ones economic situation, giving to who or what one considers important, is one of the ...read more

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Greece a Canary in the Deficit Mine

Feb 16th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Macro Economics
So, who gets to play Lehmans in this comedic repeat...? Isn’t Greece marvellous? Paying income tax, or any kind of tax it would seem, has been entirely optional. Which should have powered its economy like 1960s’ Hong Kong. But public spending, however, accounts for 40% of GDP. So who financed that spending if ...read more

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