Category Archives: fiat currency
HOW FAKE MONEY BECAME LEGAL MONEY: THE AFFIRMATION OF THE NIXON SHOCK
Forty-three years ago today in what is now not-so-commonly known as the “Nixon Shock”, Richard Nixon ended the Bretton Woods system by ending the convertibility of Federal Reserve Notes to gold, thereby putting the United States—and the world—on the road … Continue reading
FORECLOSURE FRAUD BUSINESS MODEL HAS GONE INTERNATIONAL
This Paul Singer (the rentier of rentiers) vs. Argentina story has all the elements familiar to homeowners facing foreclosure across the U.S.: 1) Giant corporation (i.e., Paul Singer’s hedge fund) trying to enforce questionable debt 2) Judges favoring giant corporation … Continue reading
DOES MONEY EXIST?
To answer the question in the headline–money exists as much as anything else that is completely made up out of nothing… Indeed, check out the above video from Time Magazine’s website. What Time’s Justin Fox tells us at approximately 1:47 … Continue reading
MERS: THE INVISIBILITY CLOAK OF THE BANKSTERS
Yes, the banks don’t want you to see what they’re doing–or not doing, as the case may be. Specifically, they don’t want you to see that they have separated your note from your deed of trust/mortgage. In my opinion (and … Continue reading
NO ENDORSEMENT, NO NEGOTIATION–NO NEGOTIATION, NO SECURITIZATION
Incredible story making the rounds the last few days about a rather high percentage of unendorsed notes being offered by the Bank of New York in foreclosure/bankruptcy cases. As high as 79%. That’s more than three quarters of the notes … Continue reading
NO, IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: YOUR REAL WAGES ARE GOING DOWN
You know that cold dread that drops into the pit of your stomach when you check your balance and see that you’re down to your last few dollars and payday is still a week away? Too much month at the … Continue reading
PART 2: WHAT “RECOVERY”? WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?
Who can afford anything? Not many people, it seems. As noted in yesterday’s post, half of America cannot afford the house they are “buying,” while at the same time rents are skyrocketing, with the number of people who pay half … Continue reading
WHAT “RECOVERY?” WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?
Scene: a typical American coffee shop. We see two casually-dressed friends sitting at a table, talking quietly and drinking a cup of joe. We notice one has a “grande” while the other has a “tall.” Suddenly we hear loud guffawing … Continue reading
INSTEAD OF BANNING CASH, GO TO SELF-ISSUED CURRENCY
Apparently Kenneth Rogoff doesn’t think the banks and their kept governments have enough ways to screw us all over, so he is proposing a ban on cash: “Has the time come to consider phasing out anonymous paper currency, starting with … Continue reading
UNICORNS ARE REAL–IF YOU’RE A BANK
And if you’re not a bank, then…no unicorns, only trolls. But really, it’s amazing the extent to which human society continues to run on myth, as one can see during the extended interview of Timothy Geithner by Jon Stewart, and … Continue reading