THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) FOR DUMMIES

IMF Governance

This article is a compilation of information from the IMF website. I would appreciate all input anyone has relating to the use of American taxpayers’ dollars that ago to the IMF, particularly when the US is essentially bankrupt. Many such articles could be written on each [...]

Cash for Clunkers Cluelessness

I received this in an email and found some food for thought. I think others may too.

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The numbers I checked out are okay except I can’t verify the $1 Billion to run the program. I suspect that is way off base. There was an article that said [...]

Refuting “Economic Suicide”

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Refuting “Economic Suicide” Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon. These are the words of Milton Friedman in A Monetary History of the United States. The meaning of those words is that no matter what, inflation is a function of the amount of money available. Inflation occurs when more [...]

There Will Be (Hyper)Inflation

There Will Be (Hyper)Inflation by Thorsten Polleit.

Increasing “Excess Reserves”

The demise of fiat-money regimes around the world has become unmistakable. They can only be kept alive by central banks creating ever-greater amounts of base money and governments underwriting commercial banks’ liabilities.

The US Federal Reserve, for instance, increased the stock of the monetary base [...]

Dollar’s Days of Dominance Are Over

Dollar’s Days of Dominance Are Over

Seeking Alpha

by Jeff Neilson

Geithner tells China its dollar assets are safe

FTA: “Chinese assets are very safe,” Geithner said in response to a question after a speech at Peking University, where he studied Chinese as a student in the 1980s.

His answer drew loud laughter from his student audience”

This big lie from the idiot heading the US Treasury? Funny he ignored that the [...]

To All My Valued Employees

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company and, more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed  for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn’t pose a threat to your job. What does [...]

The Collapse of the World Banking System

Recent events surrounding the failure of Indy-Mac banks have caused quite a stir in the financial markets. Of course our federal government has assured all of us that they will intervene and shore up the failing financial institution to the tune of approx. $10 billion dollars. The amount itself is staggering, and of course we [...]

Inflation — simply bad

Monetary inflation may seem impossibly complicated, but take heart.  While understanding inflation is essential to everyone, both in sensing the future and to understanding the basics of personal well-being, a degree in economics is unnecessary.

Money is basically a “medium of exchange”; an instrument of convenience, which makes it unnecessary to tote chickens or bushels [...]

Federal Reserve Change

at Yahoo! Answers: Question in regards to the Federal Reserve? The Federal Reserve was established in 1913 and is, therefore, a creature of Congress. The President of the United States nominates members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, subject to confirmation by the Senate. However, the Federal Reserve is basically free to [...]