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 [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/the-international-monetary-fund-imf-for-dummies/feed/ 2 http://morality101.net/blog/cash-for-clunkers-cluelessness/ http://morality101.net/blog/cash-for-clunkers-cluelessness/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:39:50 +0000 Tasine http://morality101.net/blog/?p=1373

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 [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/cash-for-clunkers-cluelessness/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/economic-suicide/ http://morality101.net/blog/economic-suicide/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:46:29 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/?p=1307 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 [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/economic-suicide/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/hyperinflation/ http://morality101.net/blog/hyperinflation/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:13:46 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/?p=1232 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 [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/hyperinflation/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/dollar-over/ http://morality101.net/blog/dollar-over/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:51:38 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/?p=1038 Dollar’s Days of Dominance Are Over

Seeking Alpha

by Jeff Neilson

http://morality101.net/blog/?p=874 His answer drew loud laughter from his student audience”

This big lie from the idiot heading the US Treasury? Funny he ignored that the [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/geithner-tells-china-its-dollar-assets-are-safe/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/to-employees/ http://morality101.net/blog/to-employees/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:03:35 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/?p=631 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 [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/to-employees/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/the-collapse-of-the-world-banking-system/ http://morality101.net/blog/the-collapse-of-the-world-banking-system/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:09:53 +0000 John Galt http://morality101.net/blog/?p=78 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 [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/the-collapse-of-the-world-banking-system/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/inflation-simply-bad/ http://morality101.net/blog/inflation-simply-bad/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:43:19 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/?p=77 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 [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/inflation-simply-bad/feed/ 0 http://morality101.net/blog/federal-reserve-change/ http://morality101.net/blog/federal-reserve-change/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:22:17 +0000 Striker http://morality101.net/blog/?p=66 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 [...]]]> http://morality101.net/blog/federal-reserve-change/feed/ 0