Implosion of Social Security Disability Ponzi Scheme Accelerates
The mathematically inevitable end of one of the Ponzi schemes in Social Security draws closer as the number of disability recipients continues to increase. ...
Economics
Vast Majority Want to Audit the Federal Reserve, Poll Shows
Just one in 10 American adults is opposed to auditing the shadowy Federal Reserve, with an overwhelming 74 percent supporting an audit of the controversial central bank, according to a new...
Liberal Brookings Institution Admits: Cash for Clunkers a Failure
The left-leaning Brookings Institution admitted in an October 31 report that the Obama administration's “Cash for Clunkers” program was an almost complete waste of billions of taxpayer dollars. The report concluded...
Some Economists See Inflation as Cure for Sluggish Economy
Janet Yellen, President Obama's choice to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke next year, is among a number of influential economists who would welcome a higher rate of inflation to boost...
Central Bankers Prepare to Flood the World with More Funny Money
Recent comments by the head of the Bank of England, the U.K.’s powerful central bank, offered further evidence that Western central bankers are preparing to shower even greater quantities of fiat...
IMF Pushes Plan to Plunder Global Wealth
A controversial report released this month by the International Monetary Fund outlines schemes to have big-spending governments with out-of-control debts plunder humanity’s wealth using a mix of much higher taxes and...
With Dollar Demise in Focus, Beijing Pushes “New World Order”
From establishment mouthpieces in the West to the brutal Communist Chinese regime’s propaganda outlets in the East, discussion and even brazen calls for ending the U.S. dollar’s (USD) prized status as...
The Price of Price-gouging Laws
When do government price controls, which are meant to help consumers, hurt consumers? Whenever they are in effect. ...
Despite Shutdown, President Pushes Hard to Finish TPP
Despite the so-called shutdown, President Obama is pushing for a quick wrap-up of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. ...
Fed’s Unconventional Monetary Policy, UMP, Worse Than a Nuke EMP
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde called central bankers “heroes of the global financial crisis,” warned against slowing funny money “stimulus” ...
Economic Growth: United States vs. Australia (Video)
Tom Eddlem, writer for The New American, gives a contrast between Australia's economy and that of the United States, covering such factors as national debt, savings, and interest rates. ...
Economic Growth: United States vs Australia
VIDEO - Tom Eddlem, writer for The New American, gives a contrast between Australia's economy and the United States'. From extensive research, he describes why some economies grow and others don’t...
China Cashes In on Bankrupt Detroit
Communist programs killed Detroit, now Communist China is being hailed as the savior for the failed policies of socialism/progressivism. ...
Detroit Bankruptcy: No Winners
There will be no winners once Detroit enters bankruptcy. Those who were promised health and retirement benefits are going to be faced with stark painful reality. Bondholders are going to take...
Markets Tumble After Fed Chair Bernanke Predicts the End of Quantitative Easing
Stock and commodities markets went into a two-day slide after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the United States would end so-called “quantitative easing” sometime during 2014. ...