I have written thousands of columns, five books, and continue to do so. I have huge, loose leaf books, full of columns written decades ago. Yesterday, I picked up one of the binders and congratulated myself on stuff I had written 16 years ago. The following was written May 8, 1995. “It is an […]
The frauds in D.C. insist that inflation is absolutely no problem. Bernanke says it, so we know it’s true. Of course the official inflation rate doesn’t include foods or fuel, all of which we use daily, but that makes no difference to the D.C. Gang. If they say we have no inflation problems, we […]
Since we just got back late on Wednesday evening, I am going to write about where we went, because it may interest you mainlanders. Hawaii is a paradise. During the 10 days we were there, it was always 80 or so in daytime, and maybe 60 at night. Hawaii is a strong Democrat state. […]
I was going to write about the absurd State of the Union Speech, or Obamacare, but the current correction seems to be more important. Not to me, but to newbys. The current correction in gold and silver, is the most severe in the last year. 7%. Believe me, a 7% correction in anything, is […]
Back in 1843, a Brit named Daniel M’Naghton tried to assassinate the Prime Minister, and failed. He only killed his assistant. When he came to trial, he pled that he was insane, or words to that effect, and he escaped being hung. As the chief medical officer of a Baltimore circuit court said, “When […]
There are over 539,000 government agencies in the United States! At all levels, of course. City, County, State, and federal governments, and all operating at peak inefficiency. Is this slander? Am I slamming honest, hard working bureaucrats? I don’t mean to, because in all governments, there are hard working employees trying to carry out […]
Why do markets correct? It really isn’t too difficult. We must always remember the laws of supply and demand. When there is a plentiful supply, prices go down, and when there is a short supply, prices go up. This also can be translated into profit and loss. When there is a profit, people often […]
Do corporations pay taxes? Of course not! Who pays them? You and I pay them, just like we pay income taxes, sales taxes, and all of the 200 plus taxes we pay either directly or indirectly. Think about it. If Ford Motor Corporation pays a 35% corporate tax, that tax is added to your […]
Ethanol (alcohol), mixed with gasoline, is utterly stupid, uneconomical, and costly. It is one of those habits created by the greenies, and absorbed by the rest of the typically ignorant legislatures. It is now, universally thought to be the salvation of our air. All totally wrong. Ethanol is derived from plants, through a fairly […]
A recent article in the Christian Science Monitor, pointed out that various European governments are seizing individual savings and retirement accounts, and placing the confiscated money into government accounts, to help pay the debts which politicians created. Is there nothing safe? If you are in things dealing with currencies, and stored in government regulated […]