“Mainstream media outlets in the United States are open, honest and genuine,” said no one ever. CNN, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CBS and Fox News aren’t the most reliable of news organizations today. This is why a lot of people turn to the Internet to find the facts and figures of news stories and gather opinions […]
Archives for September 2015
Video: Extensive interview with Marc Faber on gold, debt and central banks
Marc Faber, editor and publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, does a lot of interviews, particularly with CNBC. Unfortunately, three-minute interviews are never enough to hear what a man like Faber has to say. You can learn a lot from this contrarian investor. Last month, Marcpolis.net sat down with Faber for an extensive […]
Ron Paul: Meltdown 7 years on – Federal Reserve, Congress fail to learn from their mistakes
By: Ron Paul This month marks the seventh anniversary of the bursting of the housing bubble and the subsequent economic meltdown. The mood in Congress following the meltdown resembled the panicked atmosphere that followed the September 11th attacks. As was the case after September 11th, Congress rushed to pass hastily written legislation that, instead of dealing […]
Tuesday Links: 8 articles, blog posts to read today
Here are eight stories to read today: 1. Fed’s Dudley Says US on Track for 2015 Interest-Rate Rise 2. Google is spending millions more to lobby Europe 3. What Recovery? 9.4 Million More Americans Below Poverty Line Than Pre-Crisis 4. Reserve Bank of India slashes interest rates 5. Why today’s market looks like 2000 and […]
A look at Donald Trump’s ‘magnificent’ tax proposal
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump released his much awaited tax proposal Monday. At first glance, many Americans and businesses who hate paying taxes should be celebrating because it reduces taxes in a lot of areas and for both the rich and the poor. Whether or not it goes far enough can be debated. More importantly, the […]