Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Financial System – A House of Cards

As the Capital Research Institute pointed out on April 14th, 2011 in the article “Fed Up With Lies”, “Currently the Fed is talking about stopping the controversial treasury purchases known as quantitative easing (QE). The Capital Research Institute (CRI) is … Continue reading

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Selling Gold You Don’t Have

It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time Right now there is a lot happening in the world.  The US is still on a road to bankruptcy, but they have managed to kick that can down the road slightly.  … Continue reading

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Creative Destruction – A New Economic Order

When the Capital Research Institute (CRI) states that a reform of the international monetary system is needed and that the underlying economic theories are outdated, we specifically mean that the theories of John Maynard Keynes need to be reformed to … Continue reading

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Greek Bailouts – For Bankers and Politicians

The additional Greek bailout is clearly designed to pay back French and German banks rather than help Greece and the Greek people. The bailout means strict austerity – increasing VAT and income taxes in order to afford to pay back … Continue reading

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