Entitlement Programs are Destroying Our Collective Balance Sheet

Social Security and Medicare entitlement promises are completely out of control. Right now, our government owes more than $500,000 for every household in the country. These liabilities are ours as a citizenry and we are continuing to allow this to occur, further burdening future generations. At some point there will be a [...]

Leaders Should Be Wise, Not Full of Hubris

Ron Paul is a high-quality presidential candidate:

NFL Rookies

Check out an interesting article from PFW about the recent rookie gathering.
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The Myth of Excess Savings

Paul Kasriel soundly debunks the idea that there is too much saving taking place in our current economy. Fact is, we have been on an unprecedented borrowing and spending binge.
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The Gradual Heisting of the People

Through fiat our government and the banking system gradually and quietly steal the wealth of the people. Stand up against this unconstitutional monetary regime that has covertly dislocated reality from sound action. We will be headed down the wrong path so long as we fail to reexamine the role of sound money for [...]

M&A Boom Will Slow Future Economic Growth

With so much cash being borrowed to purchase corporations with a huge amount of leverage, and the stock market surging on the news on almost a daily basis, what is the real life, long-term effect of such deals? The linked article highlights the strain the leveraged buy outs place on the underlying firms as [...]

Real Estate and Asset Deflation: You Assume, You Lose

Real Estate and Asset Deflation: You Assume, You Lose
by Steve Moyer
“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows to the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won’t come in.”
~Alan Alda
Just to prove that every village has its idiots, an article in the San Francisco Chronicle’s [...]

Equities, Inflation and Gold

This article provides a great analysis of how monetary policy can make people feel richer than they are. Also, take note that monetary policy shenanigans essentially rob from the poor, the working class and the savers to shift money and resources to the leveraged speculators, equity investors and, essentially, the wealthy. It is [...]

Housing Market Analysis

With reports showing mixed results in terms of year-over-year price and sales gains or losses, it can become difficult to truly ascertain what is going on in the housing market. In the following article Jas Jain provides a well-researched, insightful breakdown of the composition of the homes being sold in areas throughout California and [...]

Remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Lets take a moment to remember all the courageous men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service of our country. It is immensely important to never forget their sacrifice. Sincere thanks from Ponder This.