The infamous adjustable rate mortgage, made particularly infamous by village idiot Alan Greenspan advocating for them at the long-term nadir in interest rates, helped spawn the housing boom. By securing a low initial interest rate, buyers could afford to jack up their overall borrowing as initial monthly payments would be very low in relation [...]

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One of the world’s greatest economic theorists passed away yesterday at the age of 88. It is a sad day for classical liberal economic thinkers everywhere.
Dr. Richebacher’s newsletter provided some of the most sound, grounding, clear and thoughtful economic analysis I have come across. His teachings helped me more clearly understand [...]

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For all you bloggers out there as well as anyone interested in the economics of the net in general, the Financial Times is reporting on the potential fallout of the subprime mortgage implosion reaching the internet in terms of decreased advertising revenue.
It makes sense if you think about your online experience. How [...]

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The Fed is quietly panicking behind the scenes, but does not want YOU to know it. So they bend and change rules that likely wont make the front page news, or which are hard to decipher. Bernanke is a tricky guy. Greenspan simply panicked and cut. Bernanke operates in the back [...]

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One: With foreclosures on the significant rise thanks to very shoddy lending practices, overextended flippers and homebuyers, excess government meddling in the mortgage process, and foolish loans extended due to massive loan pooling, there are a number of strange issues that are arising with the surge.
Examples of issues associated with rising foreclosures include [...]

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I have been doggedly working and also coaching high school football through double day practices. Needless to say, I am fatigued and have somewhat neglected our loyal visitors to Ponder This…
Allow me to introduce some interesting reading material for this Thursday afternoon into the weekend:
Gary Dorsch analyzes the close ties between the Yen and [...]

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Here is the second installment of our new feature, the Ponder This… Six-Pack. It offers a cross-section of articles relating to the economy, the housing boom/bust, the mortgage boom/bust, speculation, political issues, social mood highlights and a cross section of other potential content. We hope you enjoy!
Market guru Steve Saville compares the recent [...]

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I have never watched Boston Legal, but I came across this video online and admired its content, especially for something on a mainstream network. It will be very good to see all Americans wake up to the encroachments that have been made on liberty over time in our country, and most especially under this [...]

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I had to alert our readers to the following quality letter from an informed United States Citizen.
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The Ponder This… editorial staff wholeheartedly reiterates our standing position that ZERO wealth should be coerced and redistributed at the point of a gun whether that gun is used by some knuckle head in the [...]

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