Bar Stool Economics
[You may have seen this before, but even so, it is worth a revisit as we head into the Obama years…]
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go [...]

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Now that Barack Hussein Obama has been elected President, it’s B.O. for everyone. Just as Democrats disrespectfully referred to George W. Bush as “Dubya”, I shall heretofore refer to your new President as Hussein.
If you are one of the minority in the United States who actually pays taxes and is not a net recipient of [...]

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The lastest edition of Without Borders from Casey Research was just released and boy is it packed with the right info at the right time.
Just when your friend from Kitco, Jon Nadler, is quoting some analyst with 3 names who claims that the U.S. Dollar is embarking on a MAJOR BULL MARKET (have you EVER [...]

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“I’m from the Government and I’m Here to Help.”
By Fitzroy McLean
Without Borders - Casey Research
Ronald Reagan once said those are the nine scariest words in the English language. And he’s starting to be proven right.
World markets have been watching with bated breath lately as the dynamic duo of Paulson-Bernanke has mounted the Hill (or [...]

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The latest July issue of Without Borders was released just the other day.
This issue was no exception to the rule that Simon Black and Fitzroy McLean are dedicated to packing the issue with more intelligence data than you can safely absorb in one sitting.
“The Dispatch” this month takes us to Africa to a country with [...]

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The latest edition of Casey Research’s newest newsletter Without Borders was just released yesterday and cover to cover it is fantastic.
You have probably heard about some amazing things happening in Dubai. This issue of Without Borders Fitz and Simon give us an on the ground briefing of what’s going on, what it takes to profit [...]

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I enjoy reading Ed Steer’s comments in Casey Research’s Daily Resource Plus. The Tuesday through Saturday recap of the previous day’s action regarding all things related to resource stocks is a free fringe benefit to being a subscriber to one of the Casey Research newsletters.
Today, Ed was relaying some comments of Fed Vice Chairman Donald [...]

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The May 2008 edition of Casey Research’s Without Borders went live today and I devoured it almost immediately.
This month’s issue spelled out the goods on yet another high profit potential locale for those interested in international living, retiring overseas or the adventurous expatriate. They also had some important updates on popular countries such as Argentina [...]

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Owning precious metals such as gold and silver is extremely wise for people in every country of the world, but especially for Americans right now as the U.S. Dollar finds its ultimate value - zero.
But how should you own gold and silver?
Taking physical delivery of gold and silver has risks. So do you put it [...]

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Our friends over at GATA have this story on The U.S. Mint rations silver eagles.
I believe this demand for the Silver Eagles could be just beginning. In making my rounds of my day job, I NEVER hear anyone talking about precious metals. As the article mentions, some feel a craze like this could end badly, [...]

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