Category Archives: Economy

Journey To The End Of San Pedro Bay

Posted on April 9, 2021 by MN Gordon

Nowhere is the insanity of central economic planning so visibly stark raving mad as at the Port of Los Angeles / Port of Long Beach (POLA / POLB) shipping complex. The combined ports account for over one third of all U.S. imports. Continue reading →

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Fifty Basis Points To Disaster

Posted on March 12, 2021 by MN Gordon

Fiscal stimulus, including the latest $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, is a terrible joke. And the means for financing it is a terrible fraud. A massive deficit, piled upon a mammoth debt, made possible by dollar debasement. Continue reading →

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Jerome von Havenstein: Inflation Or Bust

Posted on February 26, 2021 by MN Gordon

Rudolf von Havenstein had been president of the Reichsbank – the German central bank – since 1908. He knew the workings of central bank debt issuances better than anyone. He was a central banker’s central banker. He was good at it. Continue reading →

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When Boom Turns Into Crack-Up Boom

Posted on January 22, 2021 by MN Gordon

U.S. dollar printing in its current form is a crude procedure. The Treasury issues debt. The Federal Reserve then expands its balance sheet, creating credit from nothing, and loans it to the Treasury. The U.S. government then spends the debt based money into the economy via federal contracts, programs, and, now, stimmy checks. Continue reading →

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