Tag Archives: great depression

The Federal Reserve System

Posted on November 5, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, once you have thrown a rock into the sky over and over, each time it falls to the ground failing to fly, a sane person would reconsider his attempts to orbit a rock by … Continue reading →

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Economic Armageddon is Upon Us…

Posted on August 13, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, everything has a rhythm, the Sun rises crosses the sky and sets, the Moon waxes full then wanes new, people wake in morning, work then sleep at night, everything has a rhythm… even and … Continue reading →

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Regulation in Canada and the US

Posted on December 11, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, the contrast couldn’t be more stark between the policies of Canadian Prime minister, Stephen Harper and the US President, Barak Obama, the difference being their exuberance to regulate. I am of course talking about … Continue reading →

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Stagnationist Economic Policies

Posted on May 22, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we have learned nothing from the stagnationist policies that created the Great Depression, and so are repeating it. The policies that kept the US, and indeed the entire world, in recession for … Continue reading →

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The Deflation Bugbear

Posted on November 10, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, when economists worry about deflation it is like a doctor worrying about a runny nose, they both are concentrating on a symptom, not the underlying disease. The consensus among economists is that deflation … Continue reading →

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