Category Archives: self-issued currency
Fixing A Hole: Anarchism, Volunteering, and Self-Issued Currency
Anarchists have apparently decided that fixing potholes themselves is better than waiting for the city of Portland, Oregon to do it. This is music to many people’s ears, mine included, and for me that’s because it confirms one of my … Continue reading
Wells Fargo’s New Scam: Involuntary Debt Trap
So it has come to light that Wells Fargo employees did the following: On Thursday, federal regulators said Wells Fargo (WFC) employees secretly created millions of unauthorized bank and credit card accounts — without their customers knowing it — since … Continue reading
Beat The Banks At Their Own Game: Self-Issued Currency In Action (Part Two)
(Part one, about Michael Tellinger and paying off bank “loans” with self-issued promissory notes, can be found here.) What better day to write and post a story involving Irish banks and Irish ingenuity than St. Patrick’s Day? Readers of this … Continue reading
Beat the Banks at Their Own Game: Self-Issued Currency In Action (Part One)
IMPORTANT NOTE/DISCLAIMER: The following article is not legal advice and was not written by an attorney. It is merely a collection of common-sense, rational observations written by a sane, rational layperson with common sense. It is recommended that you consult … Continue reading
Why Is All Money Ultimately Fake? Economist Steve Keen Explains. Time to Break Your Conditioning.
In a post-Oxi appearance on the Keiser Report (episode #780), noted economist Steve Keen spoke about the Greek economic situation specifically, then about the nature of debt generally, and in so doing perfectly encapsulated what I recently have been chastised … Continue reading
FAKE MONEY THEN AND NOW: IRELAND EDITION
Two pieces of information have struck me recently, both concerning Ireland at first glance, but really concerning all of humankind when you really think about it. Let me discuss the second piece of info first, which is summed up quite … Continue reading
Crossfade: Global Financial System Fading Out, So Global Police State Being Turned Up
Crossfade: a radio/DJ term for keeping music and/or the beat going between one song that is ending and another one that is beginning. Or as Wikipedia puts it regarding how crossfaders are used: “A crossfader on a DJ mixer essentially … Continue reading
Money Is Fake—People Are Waking Up
A great article from Charles Hugh Smith appeared on Zero Hedge today. It’s titled “The Changing World Of Work 2: Financialization = Insecurity,” which perfectly encapsulates the entire problem faced by society. That is, financialization is the enemy of the … Continue reading
ICELAND: END PRIVATIZED MONEY CREATION—THEIR BEST IDEA YET
As everyone who has accepted reality knows, the fraudulent concept we currently refer to as “money” is created out of thin air by commercial banks whenever you or I ask for a “loan” (see anniversary post from just yesterday: BANK … Continue reading