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What Ben Bernanke Said at Dinner Last Night

November 20, 2013 Washington DC Last night I attended a private function put on by the National Economists Club where the guest of honor was none other than Ben Bernanke. You can read his full speech to the attendees here. Meanwhile, I’m still … Continue reading

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Bernanke Was Wrong

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Why Are Your Children Buying Houses for Ben Bernanke?

By Paul Rosenberg, FreemansPerspective.com Every now and then I like to look at government numbers and see what they really mean. I ran into this batch several months ago but hadn’t had time to play with them till now. What … Continue reading

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Rick Santelli to Bernanke: Whatever you’re doing; It isn’t working!

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What Are We Working For?

The stock market was up 1.55% yesterday on the news of never ending quantitative easing by Ben Bernanke. While this admission of failure by the Federal Reserve’s policies in conjunction with an impotent Congress is being seen as good news … Continue reading

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Ron Paul’s Reaction to Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve

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Bernanke slams Ron Paul’s Fed audit bill

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday rebutted Republican lawmakers pushing a bill that would give Congress the ability to review monetary policy decisions, saying it could compromise central bank independence. Bernanke said it would be a “nightmare scenario” if … Continue reading

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Darrell Issa to Ben Bernanke: What Is Our Debt?

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing today (March 21, 2012) on the “US Response to the European Debt Crisis”. Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner testified before the committee. Darrell Issa asked Mr. Bernanke a simple question: … Continue reading

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Ron Paul Lectures Ben Bernanke

Why ask Ben Bernanke any questions when he testifies at a Congressional hearing? If you are Ron Paul, you know the answers to the financial questions that need to be addressed. Dr. Paul’s example of the value of silver vs. … Continue reading

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

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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Twenty Issues for the European Union – And Ben Bernanke

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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Ben Bernanke: Who’s Lying Now?

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 the … Continue reading

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

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 and … Continue reading

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The True State of the Union: US Banks Have $248 Trillion in Notional Derivatives at Risk

I know that the financial information presented in this article may be seen as just another piece of bad news to add the list. However, this may be the one article that explains the true gravity of our country’s financial … Continue reading

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We Have Entered a Complete USD Liquidity Lock Up

The following article from Zerohedge.com outlines a complete US dollar liquidity lock up. If this is true as outlined below, the federal government will not be able to institute another bank bailout based on the incredible magnitude of funds needed … Continue reading

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