Category Archives: Financial

Greek police union wants to arrest EU/IMF officials

Posted on February 10, 2012 by DRenegade

Update: The Greek Government heads for a reshuffle as five cabinet members resign over tough austerity measures required to secure a €130bn bailout package, while PM Lucas Papademos warns that default would be “uncontrolled chaos”. The Socialist response for fiscal … Continue reading →

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Sen. Ayotte Asks Ben Bernanke: “What Keeps You Up at Night?”

Posted on February 8, 2012 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q23S2QnfU8 Highlights: What keeps Ben Bernanke up at night We need to make changes in our fiscal planning Congress needs a greater urgency to address our economic issues The Federal Reserve is trying to expand the economy

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Stand Up for Your Convictions – No Matter How You Are Labelled

Posted on February 8, 2012 by DRenegade

See additional comments on Tea Party Nation If ever the Time should come, when vain & aspiring Men shall possess the highest Seats in Government, our Country will stand in Need of its experienced Patriots to prevent its Ruin. Samuel … Continue reading →

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Sen. Ron Johnson Questions Bernanke

Posted on February 7, 2012 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPLNAaQU8-k Highlights: We are not too far behind Greece. Our spending is out of control. It is up to Congress to figure out the right role of government in regards to the economy. The cost of government is leading us … Continue reading →

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John Cornyn Questions Ben Bernanke

Posted on February 7, 2012 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tz-W_Nzkv8 Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) questions Ben Bernanke concerning the unemployment rate, the European recession and household income. Mr. Bernanke states that the United States exports to Europe accounts for 2% of our GDP. The export rate to Europe is … Continue reading →

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It’s Time To End the Greek Rescue Farce

Posted on February 7, 2012 by DRenegade

A protester burns a flag of Germany during a protest in Athens: Making enemies with an entire people The following excerpt from Germany’s Spiegel  could easily be applied to the United States whose debt dwarfs that of Greece. The question … Continue reading →

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Do Our Leaders Have a Commitment to Freedom?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPSJDqx4Dq4 This video is now one year old. Dr. Paul seems to have been prescient now that the NDAA has passed and the American Spring will soon be upon us. David DeGerolamo

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Ever Wonder Why the Banks Are Paying No Interest on Savings Accounts?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by DRenegade

Anyone who still has money in a savings or money market account deserves the interest that they get paid. Along with the tax liability on the interest. As reported in the Stick a Fork in It: We Will Have to Pay … Continue reading →

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Twenty Issues for the European Union – And Ben Bernanke

Posted on February 3, 2012 by DRenegade

Here are twenty articles that deal with the collapse of the European Union. I wish Ben Bernanke would have addressed these issues better in his Congressional testimony on February 2, 2012. I have a question for Ben: what happens to … Continue reading →

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Another Perspective of Today’s Government Propaganda Report

Posted on February 3, 2012 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCA8tR99ORA#! No one likes to be patronized. Or lied to. Or deliberately misled. So why is the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishing false data concerning unemployment? And then there is the remarkable stock market increase today (February 3, 2012) of … Continue reading →

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Unemployment is 9.04%

Posted on February 3, 2012 by DRenegade

The first two columns below are from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). I added the last column to account for the 1.2 million people whom the government considers to have “fell out of the labor force”. Category Jan. 2012 Jan. … Continue reading →

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The Big Lie: Do We Believe Anything the Government and Media Tell Us?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by DRenegade

We get the government we deserve. The good news today is: Unemployment Drops to 8.3%; Payrolls in U.S. Jump 243,000 As I write this, the NYSE futures are up 109 points. The mainstream news outlets are currently trumpeting this surprising … Continue reading →

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Ben Bernanke: Who’s Lying Now?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCk6mSiTSA8 Ben Bernanke does not know that the United States share of the IMF is 17.70%? Although he was correct when he said the Tim Geithner is the US governor to the IMF, he neglected to mention that he is … Continue reading →

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Ben Bernanke – Health Care Costs Are the Elephant in the Room

Posted on February 2, 2012 by DRenegade

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6bvgS0fADo Ben Bernanke testified today (February 2, 2012) in Congressional hearings concerning the 2012 economic impact. He made it perfectly clear that eliminating 100% of discretionary spending will still not balance the budget. He cited the Congressional Budget Office’s numbers … Continue reading →

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Goldman Sachs Fears Massive European Bank Run

Posted on February 1, 2012 by DRenegade

“It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club Goldman Sachs is concerned about a massive bank run across Europe, and is taking on very little risk as a result, according to a … Continue reading →

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