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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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Currency Wars and the New Age of Desperation

It must have seemed like a good idea at the time.  Of course, the time is always right for government policy makers to improve upon the natural order of things.  In their dim minds, the unintended consequences of their actions … Continue reading

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How to Erase the Federal Debt and Other Bad Ideas

The world is rife with bad ideas.  Just open your eyes and look around.  Hardly a blink can be made without some bad idea coming into view.  What’s more, the worse the idea…the more popular it becomes.  Here’s a partial … Continue reading

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“We Know Better!”

Monetary intervention into credit markets is much easier to start than to stop.  In fact, once started, monetary intervention is nearly impossible to stop.  Just ask Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke. He’s promised to expand the Fed’s balance sheet by over … Continue reading

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