Author Archives: MN Gordon
Blowing Gas
Things sure do change. Several years ago the personnel working the freeway off ramps in Long Beach, California, were immigrants from Mexico. They were selling oranges and roses to working stiffs on the way home from their cubicle jobs. These … Continue reading
The Malady of the Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke and his pals at the Federal Reserve are meeting today to come up with their next plan for manipulating credit markets. Tomorrow they’ll let us know their grand designs for monkeying with the money supply and interest rates. … Continue reading
Are You Ready?
There are fantastic abnormalities taking place in front of our very eyes. The 10-Year Treasury Note is yielding just 1.58 percent and gold, despite a recent pullback, stubbornly sits above $1,700 per ounce. In other words, people are simultaneously expecting … Continue reading
Economic Reduction
One of the more aggravating things about the forthcoming tax hikes is the proposed increase to dividend income. Since 2003 the top tax rate for dividends has been 15 percent. Under President Obama’s proposed plan dividends will be taxed as … Continue reading
