Category Archives: Asset Bubble
THE WAY THINGS REALLY WORK: SWAPS AND SYRIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS5DOg-_XXE A couple of interesting stories read over the weekend about how–not to beat a dead horse (because this horse is very much alive)–everything is rigged, from the “economy” to war. First a great one from Ellen Brown regarding interest-rate … Continue reading
PEOPLE CATCHING ON TO BANK FRAUD–OR JUST BROKE?
Black Knight (formerly LPS, the peddlers of fraudulent mortgage documents) reveals that according to its calculations, mortgage originations are at their lowest level ever. Here’s the Zero Hedge summary of the data: New mortgage originations fell over 23% month-over-month and … Continue reading
IS EVERYTHING REALLY RIGGED? LIKE, EVERYTHING? UNFORTUNATELY, YES…
But don’t take my word for it that everything is a hoax, an illusion. Read this litany from Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Treasury Secretary under Reagan, former Wall Street Journal editor, etc.: “As I write I cannot think of … Continue reading
WAKE UP: “ENTIRE STATUS QUO IS RIGGED”
Charles Hugh Smith gets it exactly right in this excerpt below. The emperor is naked, and you can see it with your own eyes, if only you will open them and wake up! Smith’s commentary: The stock market is only … Continue reading
PATTERN RECOGNITION: EVERYTHING IS RIGGED
Stock market: rigged. Money: out of thin air. Wall Street bonuses: more than all federal minimum wage employees combined. The pattern recognition skills of the public have GOT to be kicking in by now, yes? EVERYTHING. IS. RIGGED. From Zero … Continue reading
BANK SAYS: IF YOU BELIEVE BANKS LEND DEPOSITS, YOU ARE WRONG
This is NOT an April Fool’s prank. Indeed, the Bank of England wants you to understand that when it comes to money creation, everything you “know” is wrong (cross-posted at The Air Standard)… In its recent press release, the BoE … Continue reading
WHY DOES EVERYTHING COST SO MUCH? SCHIFF EXPLAINS
The simple answer is, of course, inflation. The powers that be are trying to convince us that inflation is a good thing, a healthy thing, as Peter Schiff notes here: “It is no accident that the concept of ‘inflation’ has … Continue reading
FANNIE DOESN’T OWN $#!+–COURTS DON’T CARE
In a great article headlined “Foreclosure Is Financial Terrorism, Is it also Treason? (Just Who Are We Giving Homes Of Americans to After All?)”, Matt Weidner weighs in on the fact that Fannie Mae admits it doesn’t own the notes … Continue reading
ANTI-MINIMUM WAGE ARGUMENT DESTROYED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDIGaiNO270 The argument against raising the minimum wage that one encounters quite a bit on social media and forum/blog comments goes something like this: if and when minimum wage is raised, it only makes the cost of goods and services … Continue reading