Outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has apologized (sort of) for the Biden administration’s failure to reign in the U.S. financial house and presiding over an increase in trillions of dollars in debt for the nation. According to Tyler Durden, writing for Zero Hedge, Yellen said at a Wall Street Journal organized event in December: I … Continue reading Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Apologizes for Out-of-Control Debt
While it made some headlines in the financial press, neither policy makers nor the two presumptive presidential nominees have paid much attention to the fact that the U.S. is adding a mind-boggling $1 trillion to the national debt every 100 days. This amounts to around $3.6 trillion annually. As law makers remain willfully ignorant of … Continue reading The U.S. Is Spending $1 Trillion Every 100 Days On The Deficit
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of FTX and Alameda Research hedge fund has been found guilty on all seven counts related to financial fraud and money laundering in a lower Manhattan court room. The trial took a lot less time than expected as did the jury’s deliberation of the case which speaks to the overwhelming … Continue reading The Hypocrisy of the Sam Bankman-Fried Conviction
As another farcical “debt-ceiling raising” saga unfolds, conducted by the two indistinguishable political parties hell-bent on driving America into economic ruin, it would be instructive to look at how some earlier conservative/libertarian thinkers viewed public debt. Unlike the present generation – with the notable exception of Ron Paul – these intellectuals asked fundamental questions about … Continue reading “Don’t Buy Government Bonds”
On the heels of calling for a Marxist economic conference this coming March (“Economy of Francesco”), Jorge Bergoglio (a.k.a. “Pope Francis”) has once again opined on financial matters. The purported head of the Catholic Church has now designated “tax cuts” as sinful behavior on a par, apparently, with stealing, lying, and adultery: Today’s structures … Continue reading Pope Francis the Taxman
Antonius Aquinas 