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SOTU: Ten Economic Graphs That Should Scare The Hell Out Of You

Wesley Messamore — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:28:20 +0000

The state of our union is broke, indebted, languishing in economic malaise with no end in sight, and on the verge of full-blown economic catastrophe...

Bernanke Proposes a Federal Land Bank

MuslimNonarchist — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:17:47 +0000

Land banks are government entities that buy, sell and demolish real estate properties. Bernanke is encouraging the creation of Federal Land Bank, which could make the Federal Government the landlord of many renters.

No Cash Society

LoveFreedomAndLiberty — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:05:01 +0000

A no cash society? Read more here..................

U.S. economic freedom declines, yet again

davidfordhere — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:27:10 +0000

According to the 18th annual Index of Economic Freedom, released Thursday morning by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, ... America has slid from No. 9 in 2011 to tenth place today. Indeed, this is the fourth consecutive year in which the U.S. fell a notch. Out of a perfect score of 100, America declined 1.5 points to 76.3. Denmark, No. 11, scored 76.2.

Graphic Charts of Crony Capitalism Being Alive and Well in A...

Mattfree88 — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:33:05 +0000

Graphic Charts of Crony Capitalism Being Alive and Well in Fascist America

Here are Venn diagrams of the big government/big business partnership that is ruining running the United States. They were created by Stephanie Herman. I will of course lead off with the granddaddy of all big government/big business partnerships, General Electric.

Krugman-in-Wonderland

Mattfree88 — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:11:27 +0000

Krugman - in - Wonderland

Analysis and criticism of America's most prominent public intellectual and champion of Keynesian economics. I am part of the Austrian School of Economics, and I critique Krugman's writings from that perspective.

Where Have All The Millionaires Gone (Ohio)

snappytype — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:35:37 +0000

Ohio sees sharp drop in number of millionaires. 3,360 gone.

Herman Cain Gets An Economics Lesson From A New Hampshire Voter

Nemi — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:51:46 +0000

CONCORD, N.H. — “I can tell you in New Hampshire people don’t like sales tax,” a diner eating lunch in a Concord restaurant told the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO. “Don’t confuse the New Hampshire sales tax with this because you’re going to have to pay that anyway,” Cain said.

But the man quickly corrected the presidential candidate: “New Hampshire doesn’t have a sales tax.” “Don’t mix the two,” Cain insisted. “Some people say, well we don’t want a sales tax. It’s not a state sales tax.”

Bar Stool Economics and How Taxes Work

rmyofme — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:43:52 +0000

A thought provoking story on how taxes affect the rich and the poor.

Angry American's rant about government spending. NSFW

EternityAblaze — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:13:09 +0000

Lynn Woodman, an angry American guy blows up with a short rant about the government and how they can't even balance a check book. Surprisingly, his message is very libertarian and capitalistic. Hilarious and very NSFW. (LOTS OF LANGUAGE! of course, he's angry!)

“It’s Going to Get a Lot Worse”: New Recession Unavoidable

PC Harris — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:20:39 +0000

Weakness in leading economic indicators has become so pervasive the Economic Cycle Research Institute now predicts a new recession is unavoidable.

The EU is screwed. Dan Hannan explains why.

uk1337 — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:58:05 +0000

Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan shreds Keynesianism in 80 seconds.

Wired for Overregulation - Reason Magazine

Sgt Jarhead — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:30:40 +0000

Outside the Washington headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission is a sculpture of a powerfully built, shirtless man forcibly restraining an unruly horse. It's called "Man Controlling Trade," and it captures a common attitude in government: Oftentimes, capitalist firms need to be saddled and broken.

Study: Buy Chinese and you support Americans

RottingNation — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:14:58 +0000

A new study shows that when Americans buy products labeled "Made in China" 55 cents on the dollar goes to people in the United States.

Debt ceiling "default" is a myth

aoner1 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:43:03 +0000

We’ve all heard the news over the past week; Members of congress and the worlds largest news organizations have been hammering the claim that “if the debt ceiling isn’t raised, the federal government will go into default and our credit rating will drop, resulting in through-the-roof taxes and economic armageddon throughout the world!”. Is this true or a myth? The answer is: it’s a myth. And its obvious right on it’s face.

Fed's Massive Stimulus Had Little Impact: Greenspan - CNBC

slayer548 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:08:30 +0000

The Federal Reserve's massive stimulus program had little impact on the U.S. economy besides weakening the dollar and helping U.S. exports, Federal Reserve Governor Alan Greenspan told CNBC Thursday.

Drowned Woman Discovered Days Later at Public Pool

misterfozzybear — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:59:47 +0000

The body of a woman who drowned was apparently in a Fall River public pool for two days and remained there while people were swimming in the pool before it was discovered, police said Wednesday.

Bank of America Gets Pad Locked After Homeowner Forecloses On It

Tone Deaf Sean — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:11:27 +0000

Collier County, Florida -- Have you heard the one about a homeowner foreclosing on a bank?

Well, it has happened in Florida and involves a North Carolina based bank.

Instead of Bank of America foreclosing on some Florida homeowner, the homeowners had sheriff's deputies foreclose on the bank.

Veteran U.S. Diplomat: We Are Becoming the USSR

highline — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:10:29 +0000

Chas Freeman was President Nixon's interpreter during Nixon's historic visit to China in 1972. Now, nearly 40 years later, after an impressive diplomatic and defense career, he's interpreting China for the rest of us.

IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end

sovereignbeing — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:46:49 +0000

BOSTON (MarketWatch) — The International Monetary Fund has just dropped a bombshell, and nobody noticed.

For the first time, the international organization has set a date for the moment when the “Age of America” will end and the U.S. economy will be overtaken by that of China.