United States Economy

America, The Beautiful- Independence Day Tribute

June 27, 2011 United States Economy

As July 4th nears, we have another opportunity to remember the impossible feat the starving Revolutionary Army accomplished under General Washington over two hundred years ago. Few ballads remind me of what they fought for better than “America the Beautiful”. And no rendition of “America the Beautiful” sends chills up my spine more than when [...]

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Free Markets Work- Explained in Ice Cream

March 19, 2011 United States Economy

Jeffrey A. Tucker is the author of “Bourbon for Breakfast, Living Outside the Statist Quo”. Since we love ice cream we thought you’d have greater appreciation for what it takes to create the ice cream in your freezer. No, there really is no such thing as “Homemade” Ice Cream. There’s No Such Thing as Homemade [...]

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United States Economy- The Fed May Go Bankrupt

November 6, 2010 United States Economy

United States Economy provides insight and analysis into the possible outcomes of current monetary and fiscal policy in the U.S. It’s complicated. However, there are a few non-political analysts who are realists like us. Jim G. Rickards is one of those. We’ve chosen to publish his entire article from King World News because he describes [...]

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United States Economy- Stimulate Spending- A Fool’s Mission

November 5, 2010 United States Economy

For those of you just arriving from Mars, the Federal Reserve, and its fearless and feckless leader has “stimulated the economy” again today to the tune of 600 billion dollars. The idea is to add lots and lots of liquidity to the markets so banks will lend, businesses will expand and consumers will buy. Since [...]

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United States Economy- The Tax System Explained in Beer

October 27, 2010 United States Economy

United States Economy, how the tax system works, explained in Beer. Here is one way to understand how taxes (and tax credits) work. This simple illustration has circulated the web for sometime. It’s credited to a professor in Georgia who doesn’t claim authorship. No matter. The analogy is accurate and very funny. It’s worth the [...]

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United States Economy- Global Currency Meltdown

October 17, 2010 United States Economy

If talk about devaluing the US Dollar through quantitative easing and trade wars with China has you gasping for air, read this article. It’s the best explanation of what’s really going on in the currency wars and what it means for you. Thanks, John Browne. Global Currency Meltdown John Browne 15 October 2010 As the [...]

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United States Economy- Gold is Not Increasing in Price

October 11, 2010 United States Economy

In United States Economy posts, we try to simplify what is really going on in our economy. It’s easy to get confused. There’s a lot going on these days. Unless you’ve been living on Pluto for the last ten years, you’ve probably noticed that the price of gold appears to have increased alot. Recently, gold [...]

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