Category Archives: Inflation

The Biggest Baddest Bubble of All

“The Fed is ‘like a wet blanket all over the economy,”’ said David Stockman on The Daily Ticker on Tuesday.  “Everything is being micromanaged by them … they will fail and take private enterprise economy down with it.” The former … Continue reading

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Open Season on Savers

Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises called it time preference.  That is, the assumption that, all else being equal, people prefer attainment of a given end sooner rather than later.  People prefer present satisfaction over future satisfaction. These days’ people’s time … Continue reading

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Dead Wrong

New evidence was revealed last week further confirming that not only is President Obama a doomsayer…he’s a liar too.  The first of the President’s deceits was amusing hyperbole.  The second was pure humbug.  Still, they were nothing compared to some … Continue reading

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Scraps of Paper Be Damned

Today we begin with several data points… First, if you hadn’t noticed, gold and silver bullion coins are selling faster than boysenberry funnel cakes at the county fair.  January 2013 U.S. Mint bullion sales of the American Eagle 1-ounce gold … Continue reading

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