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Let’s Get Real About DOGE

The DODGE bros – Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy – have talked a big game. They’ve promised to cut $2 trillion in spending. Continue reading

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The Swamp Walker Delight

If you can understand how the modern swamp walker thinks, you are better positioned to see how credit rating agencies and stopgap bills are both moving America towards a similar end. Continue reading

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On the Importance of Deflation and Depressions

Deflation, in essence, means a general reduction of prices. As opposed to inflation, deflation allows consumers to buy more goods or services tomorrow with the same money they have today. Savvy consumers will then delay purchases in anticipation they can buy more for less in the future. Continue reading

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What Will People Do?

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is a woman of letters. We like this about her. Because, like us, in a world of text snippets, tweets, and animated gifs, she finds the traditional exchange of letters to be most civilized. Continue reading

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