Category Archives: Price-fixing

“Why Have Any Laws?” Good question with a surprising answer.

Posted on October 4, 2015 by eggsistense

That’s actually a good question from Mr. Mandvi in the above meme: “Why have any law?” Of course, he’s talking about gun laws. But it’s far more important to ask that question about matters other than gun regulations. What about … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy, Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Financial Terrorism, Financialization, Foreclosure, Foreclosure fraud, Judicial Misconduct, Mary McCulley, Price-fixing, Terrorism, Too big to fail, Tyranny, US Bank | Tagged 81 year sentence, Aasif, bailout, deferred prosecution, foreclosure, gun control, HSBC, Mandvi, marijuana, Mary McCulley, QE, quantitative easing, Rich Paul, suicide, too big to jail, U.S. Bank | 2 Comments

Banks Nabbed for Robbing You and Me: Conspiracy “Theory” Proven To Be Conspiracy Fact

Posted on May 21, 2015 by eggsistense

Loretta Lynch and the Department of Justice just have their tinfoil hats on a little too tight, I guess. Or could it be that yes, there really was a conspiracy? The Attorney General used that word multiple times in her … Continue reading →

Posted in Chase, Conspiracy, Crap-italism, Domestic Spying, Everything Is Rigged, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Price-fixing, Uncategorized | Tagged Barclays, Chase, Citi, conspiracy fact, conspiracy theory, currency, forex, fraud, JPMorgan Chase, LIBOR, Loretta Lynch, RBS, SEC, self-issued currency, UBS | Leave a comment

STRIKE! WALMART OVERDUE FOR A COMEUPPANCE

Posted on November 15, 2014 by eggsistense

I posted the above meme on Facebook, which elicited the following response from a dear and longtime friend (in the physical world) of mine: Dumb bullshit. Walmart workers are responsible for themselves. It is their own decisions that put them … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Financialization, freedom, minimum wage, Price-fixing, Redistribution, Wage slavery, Wages | Tagged Container Store, CVS, education, Facebook, food assistance, food pantry, Gerald Celente, military, mom and pop, pilots, poverty, skill, strike, student debt, student loans, wages, Walgeens, working poor | Leave a comment

THAT AIN’T RAIN, IT’S PISS: THE SHIBBOLETH OF CAPITALISM

Posted on November 13, 2014 by eggsistense

An old saw about deceit and chicanery: “Don’t piss on my boots and tell me it’s raining.” The phrase has even made it into at least one song (with the great John Prine singing a verse)… In other words, don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Financialization, Paper terrorism, Price-fixing, Redistribution, Rent-seeking, Reverse socialism | Tagged capitalism, cheating, Everything Is Rigged, John Prine, Mickey Walker, Overly Attached Girlfriend, piss, Zero Hedge | Leave a comment

JUDGES: DUPES OR IN ON IT?– PART 2

Posted on September 8, 2014 by eggsistense

You may remember the LRM story from March of this year which asked the question—in the context of mortgage foreclosures—“Judges: Dupes or in on it?” From that article: “Judges have to know what’s going on. They read the news. They’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy, Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Financial Terrorism, Keiser Report, Price-fixing, Rent-seeking | Tagged Adam Smith, Attorney General Richard Olney, collusion, conspiracy, crony capitalism, dupes, fascism, George Pullman, Goldman Sachs, Henry Bath, invisible hand, JP Morgan Chase, Judge Katherine Forrest, judges, Keiser Report, Max Keiser, price discovery, price-fixing, Pullman Strike, Stacy Herbert | 2 Comments

AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM–EXCEPTIONALLY TOLERANT OF FRAUD

Posted on June 23, 2014 by eggsistense

So this story appeared in my Facebook feed this morning–“Another Banker Dead: IRAN Executes Rothschild Billionaire On $2.6 Billion Bank Fraud ~ Used Fraudulent Funds To Implement Agenda 21 In Buying State Property.” So I check it out with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy, Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Feudalism, Financial Terrorism, Iran, Mary McCulley, Paper terrorism, Police State, Price-fixing, Redistribution, Securities, Wealth transfer | Tagged bank fraud, BBC, Bernie Madoff, death penalty, execution, fraud, healthcare, Iran, Mansour Aria, Mary McCulley, price-gouging, The Independent, Vietnam | Leave a comment

NO, IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: YOUR REAL WAGES ARE GOING DOWN

Posted on June 17, 2014 by eggsistense

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 →

Posted in Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, Feudalism, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Paper terrorism, Price, Price-fixing, Redistribution, stock market, Wage slavery, Wages | Tagged bailout, BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, debt slavery, Everything Is Rigged, fascism, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, fraud, Goodwill, inflation, Jif, joe2, nominal wages, Prison Planet, real wages, S&P 500, StockCharts.com, Zero Hedge | 1 Comment

PART 2: WHAT “RECOVERY”? WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?

Posted on June 5, 2014 by eggsistense

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 →

Posted in "supply and demand", class war, Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, Feudalism, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Financialization, Paper terrorism, Price, Price-fixing, QE unlimited, Redistribution, Reverse socialism, Too big to fail, Wage slavery, Wages, Wealth transfer | Tagged bailout, BLS, debt slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, foodstuffs, inflation, promissory note, QE, The Economist, wage slavery, Zero Hedge | 2 Comments

WHAT “RECOVERY?” WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by eggsistense

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 →

Posted in Asset Bubble, Bank of America, Crap-italism, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Financialization, Price, Price-fixing, Rent-seeking, Rentier, Wage slavery, Wages | Tagged can't afford house, coffee, grande, HELOC, Justice League Task Force, landlord, money is fictional, money out of thin air, prices, rent, Rentier, salary, second job, tall, third job, venti, wages | Leave a comment

THE WAY THINGS REALLY WORK: SWAPS AND SYRIA

Posted on April 14, 2014 by eggsistense

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 swaps, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asset Bubble, Conspiracy, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Foreclosure fraud, Keiser Report, Price-fixing, Wealth transfer | Tagged Ellen Brown, Empire Burlesque, false flag, financial fraud, Financial Terrorism, interest, interest rate swaps, Iraq, LIBOR, Max Keiser, Riverside County, sarin, Seymour Hersh, Sifma | Leave a comment