Tag Archives: debt

Game Over Spending

Posted on July 10, 2020 by MN Gordon

Second quarter 2020 came and went like a California wildfire. The economic devastation caused by the government lockdowns was swift, the destruction immense, and the damage lasting. But, nonetheless, in Q2, the major U.S. stock market indices rallied at a record pace. Continue reading →

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China’s Debts are Coming Due at the Worst Possible Time

Posted on February 21, 2020 by MN Gordon

The economic consequences of coronavirus are quickly piling up like garbage along the streets of Los Angeles.  Breaking supply chains, closed Chinese factories, iPhone disruptions, and massive shortages of Chinese made products.  These developments will most definitely get worse before they get better. Continue reading →

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Living On Borrowed Time

Posted on January 17, 2020 by MN Gordon

Practicality the entirety of Congress now believes that the ability to pay should not limit the ability to promise people whatever they want. There’s no poll of members of Congress to support this assertion. We base it on what they’ve communicated by real, material actions. Continue reading →

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Every Bubble Eventually Finds its Pin

Posted on December 6, 2019 by MN Gordon

The transfer of wealth from workers and savers to governments and big banks continued this week with Swiss-like precision. The process is both mechanical and subtle. Here in the USA the automated elegance of this ongoing operation receives little attention. Continue reading →

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