Posted on November 13, 2008 by glowinglight
I’m sure everyone has heard that the three big auto makers are asking the government for money. (25 billion) Bail us out their crying. I am a little mystified by this. No one bailed my family and I out, when we had a financial crisis. The government did not come running to help us. Nor [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2008 by glowinglight
Every time inflation happens, millions of people get sucked into get-rich schemes. Don’t feel alone, most people have learned the hard way the get-rich-schemes are followed by get-poor-fast. So to better understand cycles and safe guard investments, lets look at inflation some more.
Before inflation starts, some prices are already rising, when there is a shortage [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2008 by glowinglight
The Fed keeps cutting interest rates in hope of sparking the economy, also injecting the economy in certain areas with money. I think the government wants to give foreign nations and the American people the illusion of a strong economy here in the U.S.. By injecting money into the Stock Market, the government gives [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2008 by glowinglight
How do we measure the amount of money? no one really knows, but economist and bankers work on this endlessly. I am going to give a chart here of how they think money is measured. But for more information I suggest you get the book: What Ever Happened To Penny Candy? By Richard J. Maybury. [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2008 by glowinglight
During the 90s the Federal Reserve injected $2.4 trillion into the economy. Much of the new money went into the stock market. Creating the biggest boom in history. With the vast profits created from the stock market boom, created a higher yield in taxes enabling the government to spend without borrowing. By the end of [...]
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