Tag Archives: federal reserve
How to Get Something for Nothing
The taste of a free lunch is always much richer. The smell is more aromatic. The taste is more flavorful. Most of all, the belly leaves the table more contented. But a free lunch is never really free. We thought … Continue reading
Confessions of a Compulsive Scribbler
The annual company holiday party was held over the weekend at Steak ‘n Stein. As President and Founder, we were compelled to offer some remarks. What follows is an extract of our impractical ramblings… To begin, 2013 was another dreadful … Continue reading
Fed Policy Reduction
To sharpen the mind and calibrate the senses we begin with an old paradox… “A man says that he is lying,” posited fourth century BC Greek philosopher Eubulides of Miletus. “Is what he says true or false?” You tell us… … Continue reading
The New Era of Fed Activism
The basic characteristic of an overextended government is that its institutions are rotten. Take the U.S. Post Office, for instance. It lost $15.9 billion in 2012. That’s over $43.5 million per day – flushed down the toilet – for an … Continue reading
