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Category Archives: Economy
Chart of the Week: Federal Spending and the Sequester
This incredible chart speaks volumes about the circus act that we call our government. The spikes towards the left are for WWI and WWII. The chart really speaks for itself, but I can’t resist the urge to highlight a few … Continue reading
Breaking: Sequester to Increase Risk of Alien Invasion
According to sources inside the White House, the odds of invasion from an intergalactic armed force will be greatly enhanced if the sequester is not avoided, as reported by CNN. “If these draconian budget cuts go through,” said a source … Continue reading
The Real Fiscal Cliff
Even before the last balloon hit the floor at President Obama’s victory party, the media had already shifted its focus to the looming fiscal cliff. The chorus call from the mainstream media is that our political leaders need to “come … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Just For Fun
Tagged ben bernanke, bonds, budget, congress, debt, debt ceiling, economy, federal reserve, fiscal cliff, taxes, treasuries
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“Price Gouging” During a Disaster is Good
Natural disasters are terrible any way you slice it. Hurricane Sandy was a particularly devastating storm for people in the Northeast. My heart goes out to those people affected by the storm, especially those who have lost loved ones. Having … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Economy
Tagged broken window, FEMA, gas prices, gouging, price controls, price gouging, rationing
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The Greek Bailout in 3000 Words or Less
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Greece is in a bit of a pickle. You’ve probably seen videos of riots, read headlines of an on-again-off-again Greek bailout, maybe even spent a few minutes contemplating how the … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged austerity, bailout, bonds, credit default swaps, ECB, economy, EMU, europe, Greece, Greek bailout, IMF, ISDA, sovereign debt, Troika
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Happy New Year and Predictions for 2012 (Part 2)
Happy New Year!!!!! Part 2 of this post is the good stuff– where I get to make my bigger, badder, crazier predictions for 2012. You would think I would learn my lessons on making aggressive predictions after my virgin foray … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Investing
Tagged 2012, bond bubble, bonds, debt ceiling, economy, election, gold, New years, Obama, oil, oil price, predictions, Romney, silver, treasuries
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Happy New Year and Predictions for 2012 (Part 1)
Happy New Year everyone! The first full year of blogging is under our belt here at Liberty Insight. It’s been a great experience and I’ve really enjoyed researching and writing about the economy and political events. My goal for 2012 … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving! Make Next Year’s Feast 10% More Bountiful.
The cost of a Thanksgiving dinner is up 13% from last year. So says a new study from the American Farm Bureau Federation which has tracked the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for ten people– including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Investing
Tagged American Farm Bureau, CPI, dollar, gold, hedonics, inflation, silver, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner
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Gloom, Doom, and Optimism
Marc Faber is a market analyst and publisher of the “Gloom, Boom and Doom Report” newsletter. As you may have gathered from that title, he’s rather pessimistic about the economy. (He’s also been very accurate concerning economic trends over his … Continue reading
Liberty Newswire – 10/21/2011
[The Liberty Insight Newswire is an aggregation of what we consider to be important financial and political news and commentary from across the web.] There is so much going on in global finance and politics these days it’s impossible to … Continue reading
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