http://www.ponderthis.net Long Term Strategic Vision - Economics, Politics, Markets - Safe Wealth - Liberty and Independence Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:23:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On this Independence Day weekend may we honor those who stand on love, truth, justice and principle who defend the inalienable rights of The People from tyranny of any form. http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/07/04/oath-keepers/ Mike "Mish" Shedlock breaks down Ben Bernanke and his long run misadventures as Fed Chairman in his latest piece documenting the insanity of hijacked American monetary and economic policy. "Bernanke is a disingenuous liar with a memory problem. He is also an economic dunce who does not understand the ... http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/06/29/ben-bernanke-is-a-fraud/ Giving the fox in charge of the henhouse more powers is either quite dumb or corrupt. http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/06/17/ron-paul-on-obamas-regulation-proposals/ Washington, D.C. - Congressman Ron Paul's Federal Reserve Transparency Act, HR 1207, has reached and surpassed the level of 218 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, which means it is now cosponsored by a majority of the members. The 218th cosponsor was Dennis Kucinich (OH-10), and the bill has since ... http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/06/11/222-co-sponsors-for-hr-1207-the-federal-reserve-transparency-act-of-2009/ Great interview on The Daily Show: http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/06/10/john-stewart-interviews-peter-schiff/ In what can only be described as one of the most laughingly sad moves of ALL TIME, the unconstitutional privately-owned Federal Reserve money/banking system has announced that they will be hiring a former Enron lobbyist to supposedly help clean up their image as the institution comes under increasing - and ... http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/06/08/federal-reserve-looks-to-hire-former-enron-lobbyist-to-help-clean-up-image/ NBA Finals Preview During Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, I was sitting on the couch with Ponder This... founder Kemp Moyer waiting for LeBron James to pick his team up on his back and take the series back to Cleveland. For basketball fans and David Stern alike, sadly it ... http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/06/04/k-lews-nba-finals-preview/ 1. Economic well being is extremely dependent on return on investment (ROI). This measure illustrates how efficient one's time, money, resources are being utilized. Maximizing ROI is the key to boosting an economy and the well being of the people in a given society. 2. War has a negative ROI. All ... http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/05/27/war-is-terrible-for-the-economy/ (Apologies to readers for this being published late, we have been encountering some technical difficulties here at PT) The Conference Finals are upon us, and the defending champs are surprisingly nowhere to be found. While we all knew the Celtics weren’t at full strength, with star low-post presence and team leader ... http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/05/21/k-lews-nba-conference-finals-preview/ 1. Forbes Magazine published an op-ed piece by Ron Paul on auditing, and later ending, the Fed. It is important that every American knows the facts about the nature of the Federal Reserve System: it is privately-owned; it is extremely secretive (Ron Paul has described it as often more ... http://www.ponderthis.net/2009/05/21/ponder-this-six-pack-46-sanity-vs-debt-and-war/