economy

Could We End The Fed?

The U.S. House is going to debate the "Audit The Fed" bill. I don't pay close attention to what's being debated and passed on the floor of the Senate of House of Representatives because what's usually written up, sponsored, and voted on isn't even read by our Congressmen. This Audit the Fed bill … [Read more...] about Could We End The Fed?

Why Does Government Fail?

While everyone argues about what the government should be doing, 2 very fundamental factors are ignored. In this video I discuss those factors. One thing I didn't include … [Read more...] about Why Does Government Fail?

NY Times' Meltzer Calls for Fed To Stop Causing Inflation

The Fed's activities for over a decade have been very focused on creating inflation (an increase in the money supply). Allan Meltzer wrote a great article the other day summarizing how inflation isn't the solution to our economic problems... it's the cause. He revisits how Fed chairman Paul … [Read more...] about NY Times' Meltzer Calls for Fed To Stop Causing Inflation

Book Announcement: UNLIMITED INVESTING

In case you haven't heard through the grapevine, my new book, UNLIMITED INVESTING With a Self-Directed IRA LLC or Solo 401(k): Break Free From Wall Street To Build Real Wealth With Alternative Investments, will be available soon. I've joined … [Read more...] about Book Announcement: UNLIMITED INVESTING

How to Cope with Your New $50k in Forced Debt This Year

There are about 100 million non-government, non-taxpayer-paid workers in the U.S. $3 trillion normal government spending + $2 trillion additional emergency spending = $5 trillion government spending in 2009. That amounts to $50,000 of government spending per non-government, non-taxpayer-paid … [Read more...] about How to Cope with Your New $50k in Forced Debt This Year

Microwavable economic epiphany for the lazy or ADD

I've written several times about what I believe is one of the most important films ever produced: I.O.U.S.A. The film is 80 minutes long and came out in August of 2008. It's a project of the former Comptroller General of the United States (our government's chief accountant). He resigned to make this … [Read more...] about Microwavable economic epiphany for the lazy or ADD

Could Obama's Stimulus Really Work?

Our economy is 70% consumerism. That means it is mostly based on individuals buying stuff. So the current setup of our economy holds two basic facts: Individuals buying more stuff than they can afford to buy (based on their income) has a net effect that is good for the economy. When individuals … [Read more...] about Could Obama's Stimulus Really Work?