In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: Ludwig von Mises sends a message to Donald Trump Will Donald Trump spend more than Obama, Bush and Reagan? Jim Rogers: Governments ‘love’ war on cash, ‘they can […]
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Week in Review: Feb. 6 to Feb. 12
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: Donald Trump gets it right when he says U.S. isn’t ‘so innocent’ Is a bust coming? Fed’s money supply growth moderates Must Watch: The truth about popular culture […]
When Government Acts, “Unintended Consequences” Follow
By Jp Cortez In 1850, French economist Frédéric Bastiat published an essay that is misunderstood, or more often, unread, titled, “That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen.” Bastiat brilliantly introduced the idea of opportunity cost and, through the parable of the broken window, illustrated the destructive effects of unintended consequences. Unfortunately, because […]
How Sound Money Principles Can Bolster Your Personal Finances
By Stefan Gleason Sound money principles can serve to help grow the economy and restrain government. The political class, however, doesn’t particularly want to restrain itself. Washington, D.C. is addicted to the easy money policies that have enabled $20 trillion in national debt accumulation and tens of trillions more in unfunded liabilities. Even with a […]
David Stockman warns of economic disaster as Trump inherits ‘bubble finance’, massive debt
Now that Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States, one former Reagan advisor believes the billionaire real estate mogul will entrench the nation into an economic disaster. Telling the Fox Business Network on Thursday, David Stockman, the Reagan budget director, explained that Trump already has the deck stacked against him because of […]