Economics and Investing:

Don McAlvany mentioned this video clip: The Essence Of The Banking Industry… Arrested economic development: 36 percent of Millennials living at home delaying financial adulthood. Less than one-third of Millennials employed. Items from The Economatrix: All-Time High Unemployment: The Economic Depression In Europe Just Keeps Getting Deeper Financial Destruction Will Be Unleashed On Global Economies Richard Russell – The Financial System Has Been Destroyed




Economics and Investing:

Federal Debt Jumped $409 Billion in October; $3,567 Per Household Greek Companies Unable To Pay Taxes Explode From 182,000 To Over Half A Million In One Month (thanks to H.L. for the link.) Reader Frank B. suggested a Time Monk Radio show where “Plane” leads the interview: The Plane Truth ~ Gas and Gold: Goodbye to the Petrodollar with Jim Willie. The latter half of the interview veers off into some conspiratorial speculation, but their conclusions on the death of the Dollar are quite sound. Items from The Economatrix: US Households Cannot Avoid Soft Default Consequences Of Deleveraging: While US …




Economics and Investing:

Michael Lombardi: National Debt to Double from $17 trillion to $34 Trillion? Mark J. sent this: Picture of the Day: Bitcoin Reaches Record Market Capitalization of $2.64 Billion. Mark added this caveat: “Remember the difference between currency and money.” (Real money is tangible and inherently has value.) Burke C. suggested a great piece featured at Zero Hedge: Mike Maloney’s Top 10 Reasons to Buy Gold and Silver Items from The Economatrix: Fed to Test Banks for Interest Rate Rise, Housing Collapse Paul Craig Roberts:  Fed Trapped By Money Printing Tide Thefts, Cargo Hijacking And Cattle Rustling: Why Is An Epidemic …




Economics and Investing:

Alt-Market reports: International Monetary Fund Recommends Stealing Americans’ Wealth Now! 3D Printed Gun Inventor Embarks on New Project: Dark Wallet Today, America’s Foodstamps Program Gets A 6% Haircut: What Happens Next? (Thanks to B.B. for the link.) Items from The Economatrix: Medicare docs face 24% pay cut … again Manufacturers Shake Off Effect of Budget Impasse Manufacturing in U.S. Expands at Faster Pace Than Forecast




Economics and Investing:

Ed in Michigan suggested: Paul Singer: Obamacare rollout a ‘fiasco’. (In a recent parody, even Hitler was furious.) Man throws away $500,000 in gold to spite ex-wife Meet the American Nomads of Walmart’s Plentiful Parking Lots Items from The Economatrix: Are Constitutional Conservatives Really The Boogeyman? Weekly Consumer Comfort Index Tumbles To Lowest Since October 2012 Initial Claims Miss As California Catches Up With Claims Backlog




Letter Re: The Consequences of Mass Inflation

Jim: I never paid much attention to warnings of [mass inflation or] hyperinflation. Because most discussions about hyperinflation only mention the loss in value of savings, and I have none (in the form of dollars, anyway) I blew this off as a threat that wouldn’t affect me. But I recently realized that the threat of hyperinflation to folks like myself, who live paycheck to paycheck is not the loss of value of our savings. Rather it is the time it takes our pay-rate to catch up with the new price of the goods and services we purchase… if it catches …




Economics and Investing:

Fed Wants Inflation to Sustain Asset Bubbles & Monetize Debt U.S. No Longer Among 20 Most Economically Prosperous Countries. (Thanks to C.D.V. for the link.) Man Opens Old Safe, Discovers Gold Coins Items from The Economatrix: Where Is The US Labor Market Heading? Fed stimulus: No end in sight Unemployment payouts since 2008 at record level




Economics and Investing:

Don’t miss this: Jim Sinclair: Gold Will be $50,000 per Ounce, Gold Confiscation, Dollar Gets Hammered and More. Note: Jim Sinclair is famously terse in his writings, so it is a treat to see a 40+ minute interview with him. From Rochester to Dorchester: New York firearms importer ATI to move operations to Summerville [South Carolina], create 117 jobs California’s dependency culture extends to the far northern counties: Hoopa Tribe has to dip into emergency food supplies during 17 day federal shutdown Items from The Economatrix: Annihilation Of U.S. Dollar Coming – Jim Sinclair China Is Preparing To Declare Financial …




Economics and Investing:

The Perils of Mussolini Economics: Feds Report $9.7 Billion Loss on GM shares Man buys $27 of Bitcoin, forgets about them, finds they’re now worth $886,000 Silver Eagle Bullion Coin Sales Head For Annual Record Over 40 Million Items from The Economatrix: Don’t Worry – The Government Says That The Inflation You See Is Just Your Imagination How Obama Overlooked 10 Million Americans Who Could Lose Health Insurance What Is The Federal Reserve’s End Goal? Follow The Money And You Will Find No Intention Of Tapering, Out Of Control Public Debt, And Financial Steroids For Stocks. Fed Balance Sheet Up …




Economics and Investing:

Your share of the national debt is now $1.1 million JP Morgan sees ‘most extreme excess’ of global liquidity ever Items from The Economatrix: Are You Paying More Than Your Parents? The Ten US Cities With Less Than Ten Days Of Cash On Hand Congress To Eliminate The Debt By Not Counting It Anymore… Global System Reset:  2014-2015




Economics and Investing:

Congress To Eliminate The Debt By Not Counting It Anymore… Does End of Cent Mean End of Coins? (Thanks to RBS for the link.) What Is The Timeframe For US Dollar Collapse? Mike Maloney Items from The Economatrix: Obamacare Rationing: Seniors’ Doctors Get Booted From Medicare Advantage Look Out Below: Home Sales Plunge: “Biggest Drop in 40 Months” Means-Tested Recovery: Over 108,000,000 Americans Received Means-Tested Benefits In Latest Report From Census Bureau, More Than Are Currently Employed Full-Time.




Economics and Investing:

Tiberius Used Quantitative Easing To Solve The Financial Crisis Of 33 AD Detroit Pensioners Face Miserable 16 Cent On The Dollar Recovery Setting the Dollar up for a fall: In Fed and Out, Many Now Think Inflation Helps. (Thanks to John E. for the link.) Perpetual Assets Interviews James Wesley Rawles Items from The Economatrix: Gas Prices Slip Below $3 In Missouri Unemployment Falls But Hiring Slows Wal-Mart Moms Vent On Economy And ‘Disgusting’ Politics




Using Auctions, Goodwill and Second Hand Stores to Stockpile Prepping Supplies at Bargain Prices, by Chris M.

I was unexpectedly laid off two years ago.  Although I eventually landed another position after months of searching, losing my job was perhaps the most humbling and painful experience I’ve been through in recent years.   Truth be told, I was also bitter.  The frustrations of hunting for a new job in a tough market, starting up a sideline family business and wondering where in the world my family of six will end up really began to take their toll.  I sorely needed a distraction and an excuse get out of the house! On a whim, I started going to auctions. …







Economics and Investing:

Bob in Virginia sent: A Frightening New ‘Shadow Consensus’ Is Emerging On The Future Of The American Economy. (There is more talk of a “QE Trap” — now coming from mainstream economists.) Chart: Here’s How Much the Fed Is Affecting the Stock Market H.L. suggested this by John Rubino: A Tale of Two Charts: Are We 2007 America or 2006 Zimbabwe? Census Bureau: Means-Tested Government Benefit Recipients Outnumber Full-Time Year-Round Workers Items from The Economatrix: Another One Trillion Dollars ($1,000,000,000,000) In Debt McJobs For McAmerica – Fastest Growing Jobs In Low Wage Sectors. Of 10 Largest Occupations In US Only …