Category: Economics
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The Shit is Really Hitting the Fan!
Wow. The stars are really lining up for massive change. Chaos at the Greek/Turkish border over the ‘catch and release’ of Syrian refugees into Europe from Turkey. Russia and Saudi…
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A Manifesto of Peopolism
A Manifesto of Peopolism [pronounced {pee-ah-pol-ism}] For too long, humanity has boxed themselves into outdated and antiquated -isms that were created to describe different times, different strategies, and different human…
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An Open Letter to America’s Billionaires – Change Humanity’s Future
Dear Billionaires, I’ve done my best to join you, but so far – I haven’t even gotten close. The reason I’ve tried wasn’t because I want to be a rich…
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Sociopathism – American Capitalism is a Serious Problem
Lobsters generally don’t know the water around them is getting hotter until it is too late. Look, I admire entrepreneurship. I think that the marketplace of ideas and products is…
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Insecure Apple – OxFam Inequality – and better Social Networks
Just some quick updates that don’t necessarily have to do with a fixed impeachment trial. 1) When Apple wanted to protect user data by encrypting backups- the FBI and the…
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Wage Slavery and Control Systems
A huge focus of my life’s work has been identifying and rebelling against individual control systems – while this may not at first be apparent when looking at the parts…
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During Possible Iran Crisis – Investors fled to the safety of Bitcoin
It was fantastic to watch a possible crisis flare up (unnecessarily) with the assassination of a government official and all that followed – thankfully, much to our surprise – calmer…
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Traditional Holidays are Dead
I’ve noticed this year that I have no holiday spirit left. Not just Christmas, but all the holidays. Presidential birthdays – Shame on them all. No more presidents, please. Valentines…
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Get Ready to Get Screwed!
I mean, technically, we’ve all been being screwed for a long time but things seem to be ramping up a bit. Here is what is coming: 1) Election meddling 2)…
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Attending a Gun Show and Having My Expectations Shattered
I attended a gun show as a vendor this weekend. I don’t own any guns so I wasn’t selling those – I was selling knives and fishing gear. I wasn’t…
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Crypto Confidential – Adventures in the Underbelly of the Cryptocurrency World
It’s no secret that I love Bitcoin and have a deep fascination with the entire ecosystem of cryptocurrency. That love affair goes back to working with alternative currencies and barter…
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The Obscenity of Borders and Walls
Borders and walls are artificial constructs created primarily as control systems for the population within them, rather than, as is popularly suggested to protect said population from without. Think about…
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I’m Starting to Feel Like Chicken Little
The Sky is Falling! I’m starting to feel like Chicken Little here as I repeatedly point out the systemic weaknesses, the lack of fundamnetal strength, and other issues because despite…
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Amazon Falling on Good News
The markets are looking for any excuse they can find to bring us into the long expected next recession. There is no better proof of that than yesterday’s bizarre news…
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Predictions for 2019
I have a number of predictions for 2019. They are worth considering in any event. First a fun one – I think that in 2019, celebrity stock and crypto traders…
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As the Economy Goes – So Goes the Nation….
There’s that annoying phrase you hear every four years – “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation” or sometimes it’s “New Hampshire” – I was in New Hampshire once and…
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Going Going Going Without Moving At All
I feel like the entire year of 2018, both nationally and internationally – economically and politically, can be reflected pretty well by my own working life over the same period.…
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An Inflection Point for the Direction of the United States of America
I’ve introduced my Vagorithm Index previously, but it’s a good time to take a bit of a deeper dive into what it is looking at. Rather than focusing on a…
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Vagorithm Special Election Coverage Prediction
Like everyone in the U.S. – I have become unecessarily stressed out over the election tomorrow – which is really stupid because I voted two weeks ago and the rest…
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Seven Industries That Will Shape the Future
This morning before the closing bell of the stock market, I released the first baseline number for the Vagorithm Index. Today on October 24, 2018 it was 381.33(+1.64) with the…
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Marriott Hotel Workers in Hawai’i Strike Protesting Tourism Job Automation
Hawaii may be paradise for people on holiday but for those who live and work here it has long been unaffordable. The money flowing into the islands flows out as…
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BALDER AIEAS The Market Crash Test Balloon – This Week in Investing
I know this week in the stock and crypto markets has been difficult for many people. I’m not one of them. My stock portfolio and my crypto portfolio both lost…
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The Age of Irrational Exuberance – Equity Markets in a Time of Chaos
First – let’s get the facts out of the way: Fact 1: Share prices keep climbing and indexes keep hitting new all time highs Fact 2: Past results do not…
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Industrial Automation, Gene Editing, Electric Cars, Cryptocurrency and Marijuana Stocks
I’m excited about a couple of sectors right now…I think that a couple of them are going to change our world before we even notice that our world has changed.…
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