Category Archives: Economy
The Next Wave – Part 2
In gold we trust
Atheists Lose Latest Battle To Remove ‘In God We Trust’ From U.S. Currency Huffington Post (Reuters) – LAUREN MARKOE – May 29, 2014 The plaintiffs, a group that included humanists and minor children, argued before a federal appeals court that … more
Where’s Germany’s gold?
Germany’s missing gold, ServiceMaster [SERV] and Michaels [MIK] IPO Communities Digital News – TERRY PONICK – Jun3 24, 2014 The greater question — too complicated to get into here — involves increasingly clear evidence that, via paper contracts and ETFs, … more
India – exporting beef to the world
India’s elections spark debate on beef exports BBC News – SHILPA KANNAN – May 4, 2014 Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has attacked the current government over India’s position as one … more
Closing down the meat industry
What If Everyone in the World Became a Vegetarian? motherjones.com – L.V. ANDERSON – May 1, 2014 If the world actually did collectively go vegetarian or vegan over the course of a decade or two, it’s reasonable to think the … more
Bitcoins, gold and silver and government
Questions About Bitcoin, Alternative Investing Lead to Freedom Fund The Daily Bell – STAFF REPORT – Dec 9, 2013 It always seemed to us – throughout this ongoing bitcoin mania – that gold and silver were perfectly good alternatives to … more
What should be done with the Deities’ Gold?
Pressure on the Indian Rupee has got the government scrambling to find money, and they’re reaching into the coffers of temples. Indian Temples Fight Back Against Government Gold Grabbing Plot Zero Hedge – Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg – Oct … more
Virtual is now accepted as Reality
Every Important Person In Bitcoin Just Got Subpoenaed By New York’s Financial Regulator Forbes – KASHMIR HILL – Aug 12, 2013 Things are getting serious for Bitcoin this month: a federal judge declared it real money, Bloomberg gave it an … more
Dear Germany: Vee are sorry, du kannst nicht have your gold back. – Alles liebe, NYC Fed
Federal Reserve Refuses to Submit to an Audit of Germany’s Gold Held in U.S. Vaults NSNBC International – DR. LONG XINMING (4M) – Apr 18, 2013 The German government has been storing about half of its gold supply with the … more
Lesson from Game of Thrones
Don’t Believe the Hype—House Tyrell Is Richer Than House Lannister Slate – MATTHEW YGLESIAS – Apr 17, 2013 …In Westeros, the Lannisters have the cube of gold and the Tyrells with the rich farmland of the Reach have the real … more