Tag Archives: interest rate

Boondoggle Democracy for the Elites

Posted on November 19, 2021 by MN Gordon

President Joe Biden puffed out his chest. He grinned from ear to ear. He’d finally accomplished something as President. The passing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure boondoggle. Continue reading →

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Financial Repression 101

Posted on May 21, 2021 by MN Gordon

Bad ideas are flourishing like Washington lobbyists. Just look around. It’s near impossible to blink without countless crackpot ideas coming into view. What’s more, the worse an idea is, the more popular it becomes. Continue reading →

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The Fed’s Two Disagreeable Choices

Posted on May 7, 2021 by MN Gordon

Dr. Fauci – a quack – is disturbed by all the holdouts. He wants to “full-court press” the selfish anti-vaxxers who refuse to take one for the team. Continue reading →

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Jerome von Havenstein: Inflation Or Bust

Posted on February 26, 2021 by MN Gordon

Rudolf von Havenstein had been president of the Reichsbank – the German central bank – since 1908. He knew the workings of central bank debt issuances better than anyone. He was a central banker’s central banker. He was good at it. Continue reading →

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