Meanwhile, silver, so rare that not even everybody could have an ounce if they wanted an ounce, can be had for less than seventeen bucks!
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Continue readingThe higher “cost of living” was akin to people in San Francisco using a different currency, but is that the correct way to look at it?
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Continue readingWith these skills accessible only to the wealthy, no wonder only the wealthy have gained purchasing power…
Continue readingEven the most distracted, fragmented tribe of the peasantry eventually notices that they’re not in the top 1%, or the top 0.1%…
Continue readingIf the fans want the women to be paid more than the men, the consumers will have to spend more…
Continue readingThe pendulum has swung to robber-capitalism. The only mark of success is money. How you get it doesn’t matter anymore…
Continue readingThere are three big takeaways here, and it’s surprising CNN has mentioned them.
Continue readingIf we compare France to individual US states, we find that France’s disposable income may rank below every US state except Louisiana. Here’s more…
Continue readingOur expectations have continued ever higher even as the pie is shrinking in more ways that one…
Continue readingIronically, the top wage earners’ ample compensation allows them to avoid the poor-quality services they’ve designed for everyone below them…
Continue readingWhat do the Sauds, the Petro-dollar, gold, and income inequality have to do with each other, with the US, and with Trump? Craig Hemke explains…
Continue readingHedge fund titan Ray Dalio is just the latest billionaire to call for government to save us from guys like him, but his call is one ugly mess. Here’s why…
Continue readingEveryone now knows that the only meaningful goal of Fed policy is propping up the world’s greatest credit-asset bubble…
Continue readingJohn says the coming political tsunami will be a bit of French Revolution-style poetic justice for global aristocracy. Here’s why…
Continue readingRounding up the usual suspects won’t restore a vibrant middle class…
Continue readingWe’re told that we ought to be subsidizing higher education even more, but you really don’t need a $200,000 degree. Here’s why…
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