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Not long ago, I found this blog post on Lewrockwell.com. Here it is: Just got a notice in the mail from my Forex broker. Apparently it is illegal to trade currencies against precious metals now. What a good way to show how safe the dollar is. From Forex.com: We wanted to make you aware of some upcoming...
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A hacker who goes by 'Laughing Man' recently posted an unsolicited vid into many FaceBook users' inboxes. Posted below is a link to the vid and transcript. Its encouraging to see this example of benign hacking. Y'all know of any other examples similar to this. Have any been effective...
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I'm looking for specific examples of malinvestment from the current crisis, with sources, if possible. Some examples are easy to find: Demolishing newly constructed homes in Victorville, CA The housing bubble in Dubai , with Burj Dubai as the tallest example of all ...but are there any studies, or...
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MUST WATCH the Continental Convention 2009!!! Increadible! I was crying while watching the opening ceremonies. And the speaches are great. Not all the speakers are great speakers, but the information is fantastic. All the representatives were elected by their States. It's at www.cc2009.us Strangely...
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I'm not much of a photoshopper, but I haven't seen this done before. Enjoy
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2 hours till count down to the inauguration of America's first Black president, that is America's first most Socialist president since FDR, and 3 hours till he is the commander in chief personifying America as well as taking it's face. What truly a disgrace it is to have such an arrogant...
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I came across an interesting article today talking about a manga (comic book) version of Karl Marx's 'Das Capital' selling in Japan. Although I must admit it's interesting to see ideology conveyed in this manner, at the same time it's unfortunate that people are starting to lose faith...
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Here's an interesting video I came across today which features Mandelbrot -- a mathematician famous for his work on fractals, and Taleb -- who's famous for his book "The Black Swan". What are your thoughts on the video and on their understanding of economic theory and the events happening...
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Perhaps the best line from all of this non-sense was this statement: Committee Chairman Henry Waxman , a California Democrat, said Greenspan had ``the authority to prevent irresponsible lending practices that led to the subprime mortgage crisis.'' Incredible. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news...
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Bush's neo-con take over is almost complete. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_paulson