Then, on the “quiet 23rd of December in 1913″, J.P. Morgan and buddies got Congressional quislings to pass legislation authorizing the creation of the Federal Reserve, and to which I add that the jerk Woodrow Wilson then signed it…
September 1st, 2009 | Mogambo Guru | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "ron paul"
Members of Congress Have the Same Questions As the Rest of Us
We report to you today from the banks of the Potomac. Our old friend, Congressman Ron Paul organized an off-the-record discussion with several other members of Congress. The subject was the financial meltdown…and the bailout. We were there to talk, of course, but we were more interested in listening.
May 25th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 0 comments | Continued
Ron Paul Heralds a 15 Year Depression
He’s probably right. In the old days, “panics” and “depressions” ended fairly quickly…at least unemployment tended to be short-term. There were no elaborate social welfare systems then. No unemployment compensation. No food stamps or “independence” cards. People had to make do.
March 24th, 2009 | Bill Bonner | 2 comments | Continued
Planet Death Star
Kevin Rudd is headed over to America next month to speak with Barrack Obama about climate change, the global financial system, and others ways to save the world and improve on human nature. Perhaps he might ask him if America’s US$1.75 trillion annual deficit for next year should cause global investors to worry about America’s credit quality.
February 27th, 2009 | Dan Denning | 4 comments | Continued
Inflation: Ron Paul Explains How We Got Into This Mess
Already price inflation overseas is even higher than here at home as a consequence of foreign central bank’s willingness to monetize our debt…
July 10th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 8 comments | ContinuedCapitalism Was Just Fine Until Politicians Got Involved
The genius of capitalism was described by Adam Smith more than 200 years ago: Let a man seek his own advantage; sometimes he will flourish. Sometimes he will flounder. But today almost every voter wants to stop free markets from doing what they do best: separating fools from their money. Everyone wants a softer cushion under his derriere and he’ll vote for the politician who offers it to him most convincingly.
February 25th, 2008 | Bill Bonner | 3 comments | Continued
