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Blowing Gas

Posted on December 14, 2012 by MN Gordon

Things sure do change.  Several years ago the personnel working the freeway off ramps in Long Beach, California, were immigrants from Mexico.  They were selling oranges and roses to working stiffs on the way home from their cubicle jobs. These … Continue reading →

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The Malady of the Federal Reserve

Posted on December 11, 2012 by MN Gordon

Ben Bernanke and his pals at the Federal Reserve are meeting today to come up with their next plan for manipulating credit markets.  Tomorrow they’ll let us know their grand designs for monkeying with the money supply and interest rates.  … Continue reading →

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Facing the Facts of Financial Doom

Posted on November 30, 2012 by MN Gordon

Our politicians’ appetite to spend money they don’t have will never be satisfied.  There’s always a boondoggle or meritless program in need of pork.  Likewise, there’s always a politician or representative in need of votes. Spending other people’s money brings … Continue reading →

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Get Me Out

Posted on November 9, 2012 by MN Gordon

Following Tuesday’s election we offer one word of advice: Panic! Not just because Obama was reelected – that’s just one reason.  But because, as John Embry, chief investment strategist at Sprott Asset Management notes, 2013 could be “one of the … Continue reading →

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