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Terence Corcoran: Is this the end of America?
Posted: March 19, 2009, 7:38 PM by NP Editor
Terence Corcoran, Ben Bernanke, inflation
U.S. law-making is riddled with slapdash, incompetence and gamesmanship
By Terence Corcoran
Helicopter Ben Bernanke’s Federal Reserve is dropping trillions of fresh paper dollars on the world economy, the President of the United States is cracking jokes on late night comedy shows, his energy minister is threatening a trade war over carbon emissions, his treasury secretary is dithering over a banking reform program amid rising concerns over his competence and a monumentally dysfunctional U.S. Congress is launching another public jihad against corporations and bankers.
As an aghast world — from China to Chicago and Chihuahua — watches, the circus-like U.S. political system seems to be declining into near chaos. Through it all, stock and financial markets are paralyzed. The more the policy regime does, the worse the outlook gets. The multi-ringed spectacle raises a disturbing question in many minds: Is this the end of America?
Today, March 20th, Regulators siezed control of the two largest wholesale credit unions in the U.S.
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Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
The Hijacking of America
The Hijacking of America Part II
By Greg McCoach | Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
...continued from Part I
The latest so called "economic stimulus package" is nothing more and nothing less than creating money out of thin air.It absolutely guarantees hyperinflation within eighteen months time frame, possibly much less and gives us colossal opportunities to profit in non-dollar assets such as the precious metals.And what we were originally told about the stimulus package, is suddenly no longer the case.As always, what we the people were led to believe in the beginning as with the bailouts and now the economic stimulus is totally changed.The economic stimulus is mostly pork barrel spending and socialism on a grand scale with little in the way of infrastructure job creation which was how this was originally billed.It is very conceivable that the first year budget deficit of Obama's administration will exceed $3 trillion dollars. This is absolutely unsustainable by any definition you want to use.As Jim Sinclair recently said, "There is no longer any means of reversal of the final terminal phase of the downward spiral now solidly set in motion."It is coming whether you or I want it to or not. All you can do is take the positive approach and prepare for it, and profit from the debacle. The time to do so, however, is rapidly running out.The million dollar question remains, how much time do we really have before the system implodes? I wouldn't be surprised to see the next shoe drop at any moment as the "Obama Hope Rally" quickly fades into the next wave of financial panic. This next wave down is going to be a whopper because it will involve the popping of the commercial real estate bubble and its associated derivatives.Again, the powers that be don't want you to understand what these derivatives are and how they are affecting the financial system.The government/media complex keeps providing disinformation to prevent you from understanding the true nature of this derivative liability that exists worldwide.What the exact amount of this liability represents is not exactly known. But what we do know is that what we have seen thus far is only the tip of the iceberg.In these kinds of volatile environments, things can go from looking good to sheer panic at the drop of a hat.The Federal Reserve is working feverishly at the moment to avoid deflationary panic. But their only solution is to throw money—lots of money—at the problem.This in the end will only prove disastrous as hyperinflationary forces take over. The reason for this is because of the sheer number of new dollars that are being created and thrown into the system.The exact timing of when this hyperinflation will show up taking "Cash is King" to "Cash is Trash" will depend mostly on what is called the velocity of money as I have explained before.If the newly created money starts to change hands quickly as people begin to buy whatever they can of value before there money buys even less, then you can expect the hyperinflation to show up sooner than eighteen months, possibly much sooner.If, however, the velocity is slower and the newly created money does not change hands very quickly then we may get the full eighteen months before things really begin to unwind.
By Greg McCoach | Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
...continued from Part I
The latest so called "economic stimulus package" is nothing more and nothing less than creating money out of thin air.It absolutely guarantees hyperinflation within eighteen months time frame, possibly much less and gives us colossal opportunities to profit in non-dollar assets such as the precious metals.And what we were originally told about the stimulus package, is suddenly no longer the case.As always, what we the people were led to believe in the beginning as with the bailouts and now the economic stimulus is totally changed.The economic stimulus is mostly pork barrel spending and socialism on a grand scale with little in the way of infrastructure job creation which was how this was originally billed.It is very conceivable that the first year budget deficit of Obama's administration will exceed $3 trillion dollars. This is absolutely unsustainable by any definition you want to use.As Jim Sinclair recently said, "There is no longer any means of reversal of the final terminal phase of the downward spiral now solidly set in motion."It is coming whether you or I want it to or not. All you can do is take the positive approach and prepare for it, and profit from the debacle. The time to do so, however, is rapidly running out.The million dollar question remains, how much time do we really have before the system implodes? I wouldn't be surprised to see the next shoe drop at any moment as the "Obama Hope Rally" quickly fades into the next wave of financial panic. This next wave down is going to be a whopper because it will involve the popping of the commercial real estate bubble and its associated derivatives.Again, the powers that be don't want you to understand what these derivatives are and how they are affecting the financial system.The government/media complex keeps providing disinformation to prevent you from understanding the true nature of this derivative liability that exists worldwide.What the exact amount of this liability represents is not exactly known. But what we do know is that what we have seen thus far is only the tip of the iceberg.In these kinds of volatile environments, things can go from looking good to sheer panic at the drop of a hat.The Federal Reserve is working feverishly at the moment to avoid deflationary panic. But their only solution is to throw money—lots of money—at the problem.This in the end will only prove disastrous as hyperinflationary forces take over. The reason for this is because of the sheer number of new dollars that are being created and thrown into the system.The exact timing of when this hyperinflation will show up taking "Cash is King" to "Cash is Trash" will depend mostly on what is called the velocity of money as I have explained before.If the newly created money starts to change hands quickly as people begin to buy whatever they can of value before there money buys even less, then you can expect the hyperinflation to show up sooner than eighteen months, possibly much sooner.If, however, the velocity is slower and the newly created money does not change hands very quickly then we may get the full eighteen months before things really begin to unwind.
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
THIS FROM 'MONEY AND MARKETS'
U.S. government debt has almost doubled, soaring by at least $9.7 trillion in IOUs.
Another $3 trillion in debt may be issued in the next few months in additional bailout plans.
The U.S. banking system will effectively be nationalized.
Large swaths of the private residential real estate market in the U.S. will effectively be nationalized.
The price of gold has jumped from $737 to over $900 an ounce, a gain of more than 22%!
And what has the dollar done? The international value of the U.S. dollar remains a mere 16% above its recent record low.
In other words ...
With all the panic liquidation you're hearing about ...
With all the massive pay down of debt that is occurring ...
With all the movement of money into cash and the alleged safety of the U.S. dollar that you're hearing so much about ...
With foreign currencies like the pound and the euro plunging ...
I strongly suggest you listen to the markets and what they're telling you about the dollar: Its value is headed much, much lower.
The U.S. dollar has only been able to eke out a minuscule 16% rally off its record lows!
This action in the dollar is absolutely pathetic under these circumstances. I strongly suggest you listen to the markets and what they are telling you about the dollar.
The value of the dollar is headed much, much lower. Either the markets will depreciate the dollar naturally, or the G-20 will eventually replace the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
That is what the action in the dollar is telling you. That is also what the bursting bond bubble is telling you.
And it is also why you will soon see tremendous rallies in certain assets — namely blue-chip stocks and commodities.
Best wishes,
Larry
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Another $3 trillion in debt may be issued in the next few months in additional bailout plans.
The U.S. banking system will effectively be nationalized.
Large swaths of the private residential real estate market in the U.S. will effectively be nationalized.
The price of gold has jumped from $737 to over $900 an ounce, a gain of more than 22%!
And what has the dollar done? The international value of the U.S. dollar remains a mere 16% above its recent record low.
In other words ...
With all the panic liquidation you're hearing about ...
With all the massive pay down of debt that is occurring ...
With all the movement of money into cash and the alleged safety of the U.S. dollar that you're hearing so much about ...
With foreign currencies like the pound and the euro plunging ...
I strongly suggest you listen to the markets and what they're telling you about the dollar: Its value is headed much, much lower.
The U.S. dollar has only been able to eke out a minuscule 16% rally off its record lows!
This action in the dollar is absolutely pathetic under these circumstances. I strongly suggest you listen to the markets and what they are telling you about the dollar.
The value of the dollar is headed much, much lower. Either the markets will depreciate the dollar naturally, or the G-20 will eventually replace the dollar as the world's reserve currency.
That is what the action in the dollar is telling you. That is also what the bursting bond bubble is telling you.
And it is also why you will soon see tremendous rallies in certain assets — namely blue-chip stocks and commodities.
Best wishes,
Larry
CHECK MY BLOG: http://whysilverandgold.blogspot.com/
CHECK TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/WhyLarryDeWein
http://twitter.com/WhyGold
http://twitter.com/WhySilver
Monday, February 9, 2009
ARE WE FOLLOWING JAPAN?
Published in the New York Post on February 9, 2009
From Nouriel Roubini, the economist who most closely predicted the current mess, comes a warning couched in economic jargon that needs to be deciphered and publicized.In a column on Forbes.com, Roubini warns that the United States, in its response to the economic crisis, may be following in the disastrous footsteps of Japan - whose sluggish and overly lenient response to a financial crisis led to a decade of economic misery.In economic jargon, Roubini warns: The "market-friendly, case-by-case approach to the necessary debt reduction of insolvent private non-financial agents - corporate for Japan, households for the US - will be too slow." He calls for an "across-the-board debt reduction" - lest we be condemned to a "systemic debt overhang."
In English, this means that by helping people to stay in homes they can't afford, buy cars beyond their means, pay for college through loans - in short, to acquire goods and services on credit they can't sustain -we are doing them no favors. Instead, we're assuring that debt will "overhang" their lives like a vulture sitting on a branch, inhibiting their buying habits and inhabiting their nightmares.But if we force an "across-the-board debt reduction" that makes them move out of their overpriced homes, trade in their luxury cars, transfer to state colleges - and, if necessary, escape from under their credit-card debt via bankruptcy, we can eliminate the "overhang" and let them and our nation get on with their lives.
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From Nouriel Roubini, the economist who most closely predicted the current mess, comes a warning couched in economic jargon that needs to be deciphered and publicized.In a column on Forbes.com, Roubini warns that the United States, in its response to the economic crisis, may be following in the disastrous footsteps of Japan - whose sluggish and overly lenient response to a financial crisis led to a decade of economic misery.In economic jargon, Roubini warns: The "market-friendly, case-by-case approach to the necessary debt reduction of insolvent private non-financial agents - corporate for Japan, households for the US - will be too slow." He calls for an "across-the-board debt reduction" - lest we be condemned to a "systemic debt overhang."
In English, this means that by helping people to stay in homes they can't afford, buy cars beyond their means, pay for college through loans - in short, to acquire goods and services on credit they can't sustain -we are doing them no favors. Instead, we're assuring that debt will "overhang" their lives like a vulture sitting on a branch, inhibiting their buying habits and inhabiting their nightmares.But if we force an "across-the-board debt reduction" that makes them move out of their overpriced homes, trade in their luxury cars, transfer to state colleges - and, if necessary, escape from under their credit-card debt via bankruptcy, we can eliminate the "overhang" and let them and our nation get on with their lives.
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HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS!
Every time we turn around, this guy is bad-mouthing the economy. Is that lifting our spirit or dumping on it in order to sell his tax cut?" liberal comentator Bill Press said on CNN. Newsweek's Jonathan Alter, in an article headlined "Thanks Ever So Much, President Poor-Mouth," said, "Even if Bush turns out to be right in his predictions of gloom, that doesn't mean he was right to make them." The New York Times lectured Mr. Bush, saying that presidents were supposed to be "cheerleaders for the nation's economy."
But Mr. Bush tried that, too. As the United States recovered from the economic devastation caused by the 9/11 attacks, the president constantly talked up the economy, asserting that the American work force could compete with any in the world, and he assured Americans that happy days were right around the corner. Even as the currrent recession took hold, he continued to portray the nation's future in optimistic tones.
For all his effort, he was portrayed as a Pollyannish rube whose naivete so clouded his vision that he could not see the stark reality of the economic situation. How else to explain his optimism in the face of $4-a-gallon gas or exploding unemployment, or presidential statements a year ago, such as "I don't think we're headed to a recession, but no question we're in a slowdown."
Mr. Obama has gone much further than that. Just Friday, Mr. Obama said a report that 600,000 jobs were lost in January meant "it's getting worse, not getting better. ... Although we had a terrible year with respect to jobs last year, the problem is accelerating, not decelerating." Last week he said, "A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe."
But he isn't the only Democrat ramping up the rhetoric while talking down the economy. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said last month that our economy "is dark, darker, darkest." Rep. David R. Obey of Wisconsin said, "This economy is in mortal danger of absolute collapse." And Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri said of the economic-stimulus bill, "If we don't pass this thing, it's Armageddon."
Wow, Barak Obama is telling it like it is about the economy and the vast majority don't want to hear the truth. THE DOLLAR IS FAILING! It is fiat money, paper money like Monopoly money. ALL PAPER MONEY SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED!! To protect yourself, check out the following in order of 1 and 2:
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But Mr. Bush tried that, too. As the United States recovered from the economic devastation caused by the 9/11 attacks, the president constantly talked up the economy, asserting that the American work force could compete with any in the world, and he assured Americans that happy days were right around the corner. Even as the currrent recession took hold, he continued to portray the nation's future in optimistic tones.
For all his effort, he was portrayed as a Pollyannish rube whose naivete so clouded his vision that he could not see the stark reality of the economic situation. How else to explain his optimism in the face of $4-a-gallon gas or exploding unemployment, or presidential statements a year ago, such as "I don't think we're headed to a recession, but no question we're in a slowdown."
Mr. Obama has gone much further than that. Just Friday, Mr. Obama said a report that 600,000 jobs were lost in January meant "it's getting worse, not getting better. ... Although we had a terrible year with respect to jobs last year, the problem is accelerating, not decelerating." Last week he said, "A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe."
But he isn't the only Democrat ramping up the rhetoric while talking down the economy. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said last month that our economy "is dark, darker, darkest." Rep. David R. Obey of Wisconsin said, "This economy is in mortal danger of absolute collapse." And Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri said of the economic-stimulus bill, "If we don't pass this thing, it's Armageddon."
Wow, Barak Obama is telling it like it is about the economy and the vast majority don't want to hear the truth. THE DOLLAR IS FAILING! It is fiat money, paper money like Monopoly money. ALL PAPER MONEY SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED!! To protect yourself, check out the following in order of 1 and 2:
http://Whysilverandgold.blogspot.com
http://www.SilverTornado.com/?dewein
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
ECONOMIC PAIN!
How Much More Economic
Pain Is Yet to Come?
The answer: A whole lot more!
In fact, the usually upbeat International Monetary Fund expects things to get much worse.
The IMF dropped its forecast for global economic growth to a measly 0.5% for 2009 — the weakest pace since World War II. What's more, that's a drastic reduction from the 2.2% growth the IMF had predicted as recently as November.
An IMF spokesperson said:
"Unless stronger financial strains and uncertainties are forcefully addressed, the pernicious feedback loop between real activity and financial markets will intensify, leading to even more toxic effects on global growth."
Even China, the economic juggernaut, is rapidly slowing down. Fourth quarter growth fell to 6.8%, barely half the 13% growth the Chinese economy enjoyed in 2007.
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Pain Is Yet to Come?
The answer: A whole lot more!
In fact, the usually upbeat International Monetary Fund expects things to get much worse.
The IMF dropped its forecast for global economic growth to a measly 0.5% for 2009 — the weakest pace since World War II. What's more, that's a drastic reduction from the 2.2% growth the IMF had predicted as recently as November.
An IMF spokesperson said:
"Unless stronger financial strains and uncertainties are forcefully addressed, the pernicious feedback loop between real activity and financial markets will intensify, leading to even more toxic effects on global growth."
Even China, the economic juggernaut, is rapidly slowing down. Fourth quarter growth fell to 6.8%, barely half the 13% growth the Chinese economy enjoyed in 2007.
See http://Whysilverandgold.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/WhySilver
http://twitter.com/WhyGold
Monday, February 2, 2009
BE HAPPY!
BE HAPPY!
I'M HAPPY WITH WHO I AM AND WITH WHAT I DO Please try to remember to repeat this sentence to yourself ALL DAY today, here and there ...
In every odd moment you can ...
That's your goal with each sentence Every Day. Repeat it, repeat it, repeat it.
Breathe it in, and breathe it out.
OK, So what does this particular affirmation really mean?
What does it mean to be Really Happy with Who You Are? And with what You Do?
For me, sometimes I find it to be a challenge.Sometimes those negative voices inside me just want to "have their way" with me.
This affirmation helps me to get grounded. To get solid. What about you?
What might be possible for you if you REALLY FELT This Affirmation Strongly? REALLY BELIEVED IT? You don't "have to" believe it yet ... At least not all the time!But it could be a nice place to begin, Couldn't it?
So, Try telling yourself this affirmative statementall day long today, and whenever you can in the future.
I'M HAPPY WITH WHO I AM AND WITH WHAT I DO
I'm looking forward to talking with you again soon! "YOU ARE A Miracle!"
I'M HAPPY WITH WHO I AM AND WITH WHAT I DO Please try to remember to repeat this sentence to yourself ALL DAY today, here and there ...
In every odd moment you can ...
That's your goal with each sentence Every Day. Repeat it, repeat it, repeat it.
Breathe it in, and breathe it out.
OK, So what does this particular affirmation really mean?
What does it mean to be Really Happy with Who You Are? And with what You Do?
For me, sometimes I find it to be a challenge.Sometimes those negative voices inside me just want to "have their way" with me.
This affirmation helps me to get grounded. To get solid. What about you?
What might be possible for you if you REALLY FELT This Affirmation Strongly? REALLY BELIEVED IT? You don't "have to" believe it yet ... At least not all the time!But it could be a nice place to begin, Couldn't it?
So, Try telling yourself this affirmative statementall day long today, and whenever you can in the future.
I'M HAPPY WITH WHO I AM AND WITH WHAT I DO
I'm looking forward to talking with you again soon! "YOU ARE A Miracle!"
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