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Marx and Rand together in perfect harmony set for release!

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4/25/2013 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints… As the financial world continues to turn in an ever inflated manner, we have been diligently working to complete the latest volume of the Why what we use as Money Matters series … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Responses to Anarchy

4/22/2013 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints… The world keeps turning and has become quite unpredictable. Check that, it has always been unpredictable, the realization of one’s inability to predict what will happen comes with age. On one hand, money supply … Continue reading

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Perpetuation of the Trillion dollar coin solution to US Debt

As our site name implies, we have more than a passing interest in monetary theory. As such, ideas for new types of coin and currency are of special interest. When the value of the coins proposed contains an insane amount … Continue reading

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Margaret Thatcher’s Last stand against Socialism and Clairvoyance on the Euro

Margaret Thatcher is truly one of a kind. This brief clip, besides depicting a session of British Parliament at its best, shows Thatcher rebutting the Socialist leanings for her ideological adversaries with classic lines such as, “by lowering the income gap you mean to say that … Continue reading

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Our Theory of Economic System Fluidity: Marx and Rand together in perfect harmony

10/22/2012 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints… In the realm of economic thought, there are two extremes. On one end of the spectrum sits the economic equivalent of Karl Marx’s workers’ paradise, known as Socialism. On the other end … Continue reading

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You Might be a Socialist if…

3/5/2012 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints… Nearly 20 years ago, Jeff Foxworthy topped the comedy charts when he released his now famous album “You Might be a Redneck if…” While we have no illusions that today’s musings will … Continue reading

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Don’t be Fooled! June Unemployment Numbers cooked to keep interest rates and wages down

7/8/2011 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints… Sound the alarms! The today the BLS took the pulse of the labor market today and market observers jumped back, aghast that the patient, the US labor market, should be so weak. … Continue reading

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What is so Complex about a Default? The Greek Bailout Highlights The Shortcomings of Debt as Money

7/5/2011 Portland, Oregon – Pop in your mints… Another day, another Euro. It appears that it is still all systems go for the Greek bailout. Athens will get another shot of hot money in mid July and the charade will … Continue reading

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Watch “Salvados 23 de enero 2 de 4. Entrevista al Alcalde Comunista de Marinaleda” on YouTube

An interview with a communist mayor on Spain. While hilarious, the video shows the merits of small scale communism, which is simply a small function of cooperation within a broader capitalist world. The house they tour is only 15€ per … Continue reading

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The Chinese Socialist Experiment Begins to Unravel

It appears that the Chinese Socialist / Communist Experiment is beginning to rapidly unravel. From AP: Rising prices are a political threat to China’s communist leaders and they have declared taming inflation their priority. But they suffered a setback in … Continue reading

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