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Tag Archives: Inflation
Inflation Is Stealth Austerity
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Rather than decry austerity, which demands an open political discussion of trade-offs, we should decry inflation’s stealthy reduction of purchasing power. Austerity–bad. Inflation–good. Oh wait–they’re the same thing: both are a reduction … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged austerity, central banks, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, elites, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Inflation, Oligarchy
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There’s No Going Back, We Can Only Go Forward
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds What I see is a global collapse of intangible capital that is invisible to most people. It’s only natural that the conventional expectation is a return to the pre-pandemic world is just … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, news, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged asset values, bond market, coronavirus, Covid-19, Debt, Economics, elites, financial crisis, global collapse, Income, Inflation, intangible capital, net worth, Oligarchy, Pandemic, Real Estate, stock valuations
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The Unraveling Quickens
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds Even if we don’t measure the erosion of intangible capital, the social and political consequences of this impoverishment are manifesting in all sorts of ways. The central thesis of my new book … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Recession, Social Engineering, society, State Crime
Tagged 1%, culture, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, Financialization, income gap, Inflation, Over-speculation, Precariat, recession, social disorder, society, Wages, Wealth, Wealth Disparity
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Why America is the World’s First Poor Rich Country
Or, How American Collapse is Made of a New Kind of Poverty By Umair Haque Source: Eudaimonia Consider the following statistics. The average American can’t scrape together $500 for an emergency. A third of Americans can’t afford food, shelter, and healthcare. … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Work
Tagged Collapse, Debt, Dystopia, Economic Collapse, economic inequality, Economics, financial crisis, Homelessness, Inflation, Poverty, Precariat, Wealth Disparity
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The Federal Reserve and the Global Fracture
An Interview with Finnish Journalist Antti J. Ronkainen Michael Hudson Source: The Unz Review Antti J. Ronkainen: The Federal Reserve is the most significant central bank in the world. How does it contribute to the domestic policy of the United … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, History, Labor, Recession, Social Control, State Crime, wasted taxpayer dollars, Work
Tagged Alan Greenspan, austerity, Big Bankers, Bubble Economy, central banks, Class War, Debt, Dodd-Frank, Economic Collapse, FDIC, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, Financial Warfare, Foreclosures, Fraud, Hank Paulson, Inflation, Interest Rates, Janet Yellen, Looting, MBS, Michael Hudson, Mike Whitney, Negative Interest Rate, NIRP, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, QE, TARP, Tim Geithner, wall street, ZIRP
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The lottery and social despair in America
By Andre Damon Source: WSWS.org This mania, so generally condemned, has never been properly studied. No one has realized that it is the opium of the poor. Did not the lottery, the mightiest fairy in the world, work up magical … Continue reading
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Tagged American Dream, economic crisis, economy, Gambling, Inflation, Lottery, Mega Millions, Poverty, Powerball, Precariat, Taxes
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The Matrix Is Real and How It Will Change All Of Our Lives
By Paul Craig Roberts Source: King World News Americans are the most manipulated people in history. Since 2008, the economy has been manipulated for the benefit of a few oversized banks “too big to fail.” US foreign policy has been … Continue reading
Posted in black ops, Corruption, culture, divide and conquer, Economics, Empire, False Flag, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, police state, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, society, State Crime, war, war on terror
Tagged Afghanistan, Charlie Hebdo, Economic Collapse, False Flag, Gerald Celente, Inflation, iraq, Libya, Market Manipulation, Paul Craig Roberts, Plunge Protection Team, propaganda, Russia, Syria, The Matrix
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