Saturday, April 27, 2024

The Deleterious Dollar?

 

 "How much does the US benefit from printing the global reserve currency? An economist calculated that US average daily income would fall by 27-57% if the dollar lost its "exorbitant privilege". Ben Norton explains how wealthy investors not only in North America but around the world hold much of their wealth in the dollar."

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I've been around for over half a century. The future has never looked so bleak.

Interesting times, indeed.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Unstable Shroom Addict

Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China's gov't, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion

(Geopolitical Economy Report on YouTube)

"A major Congress member and top former Trump administration official published an article calling to overthrow China's government. They boasted that the US is waging a new cold war and must win it, while proposing a military budget of $1.4 trillion per year. Ben Norton debunks the deceptions of the warmongers in Washington."

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Power-hungry homicidal maniacs are playing war games that could literally blow everything up.

Sadly, as we enter the planet's 6th Extinction Event, the only animal avoiding the endangered species list is the War Hawk, and they're the worst pestilence that's ever threatened life on Earth.