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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
Posted in Economy, Gold Standard
Tagged Alan Greenspan, bailouts, central banks, credit addition, debt, economic growth, fiat currencies, Money Printing
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The Gold Standard: Why Now?
A topic that is increasingly being discussed since the 2008 financial crash is that of a return to the Gold Standard. The world’s currencies were backed by gold until 1971 at which time the current fiat system was adopted. The … Continue reading
Posted in Gold Standard
Tagged bank failure, bank runs, Banking, CDIC, central banks, credit addition, credit growth, currency, debt, deposit insurance, Dollar Crash, FDIC, Federal Reserve, fiat currencies, gold money, gold standard, inflation, money, sound money, unemployment, US Treasuries
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The World’s Addiction to Credit
During the last week the world elite met at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During these meetings the world’s leaders discuss global economics as well as credit among many other topics. The one report that stands out … Continue reading
