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A European Tragedy of Errors: David McAlvany in Brussels Sep 28, 2011

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A Look At This Week’s Show: Euro zone now estimates 2 Trillion Euro’s needed for adequate “Shock and Awe” backstop to Euro banks Last week’s realization that recession is far from over triggered a flight to liquidity (Dollars and long bonds) The selloff in Gold and other commodities was purely a “paper” sale to raise […]

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The Final Days of the Keynesian Utopia: An Interview With Hunter Lewis Sep 21, 2011

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A Look At This Week’s Show: Keynes fooled an entire nation into believing that we could spend our way to recovery. Today’s news proves that this is as wrong as it initially sounded. Keynes said, “Drive down interest rates” which in the final analysis leads to a whirlwind of inflation, bubbles and busts. The biggest […]

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Handing Over the Keynes to the Kingdom: European Discipline Destroyed Sep 14, 2011

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A Look At This Week’s Show: Germany is anticipating the worst with plans for an aid package for its banks (assuming an imminent default in Greece). Rumor has it that a new Greek currency has already been printed awaiting “the news.” How long/high will gold continue in this bull market? The duration of the gold […]

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European Crises: Treating a Mountain Like a Molehill Sep 07, 2011

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A Look At This Week’s Show: There is a shallow appreciation for how grave the threat is to the European Union as it exists now. Germany has and will hold the key to a continued EU project. Just as in 2008 in the United States, banks are leading on the downside in Europe (since the […]

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The IMF has Effectively Pronounced the US Bankrupt: An Interview With Laurence Kotlikoff Aug 31, 2011

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A Look At This Week’s Show: Let’s get real, the US is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will solve the problem. What it can and must do is radically simplify its tax, health-care, financial and retirement systems, each of which is a complete mess. The good news is that with a complete redesign […]

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David McAlvany in Argentina: Protect Yourself from the Horrible Consequences of Government Mismanagement Aug 24, 2011

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A Look At This Week’s Show: Argentina was once an engine of economic prosperity that destroyed itself with debt and worthless currency (multiple times). The United States will not outright default on it’s debt but can and will print it’s way to the same outcome. The current debt market crises cannot be isolated from the […]

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Too Little Energy or Too Much Worthless Money? An Interview With Alexander Landia Aug 17, 2011

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About This Week’s Show: It’s a myth that speculators run up the price of oil. Only 20% of the oil is hedged at one time. The concept of “Peak Energy” is currently non-existent due to the abundance of coal and it’s many uses. Real inflation is running at 9.6% (Using the index from when Volker […]

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The Worldwide Redefinition of “Riskless-Assets.” Aug 10, 2011

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About This Week’s Show: How the downgrade of U.S. Treasury Debt will cascade to Mortgage Backed Securities, Fannie & Freddie as well as Municipal Bonds. I scream, you scream we all scream Double Dip! Old habits die hard: Americans get scared due to downgrade in bonds and then run into the same (recently downgraded) bonds […]

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The Crash Course: An Interview With Dr. Chris Martenson Aug 03, 2011

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A Look At This Weeks Show: Exponential growth is different from linear growth. We naturally think linear yet the current situation is exponential. Growth and prosperity are also different. You can have growth or prosperity, but not both perpetually. Problems and predicaments are different as well. A problem can be solved to avoid a certain […]

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Don’t Let Them Bully You! The Debt Ceiling is NOT the Issue Jul 27, 2011

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A Look At This Weeks Show: Debt ceiling arguments in Washington are merely a political game to distract us from the real structural issue (a 77 trillion dollar funding gap). Contrary to the propaganda, not raising the debt ceiling does not mandate a U.S. Debt default. A default by any other name is still a […]

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