Many others have explained why inflation is part-and-parcel of the status quo. In the simplest terms, where's why inflation is essential: 1. Our economy and financial system are totally dependent on...
Charles Hugh Smith
Charles Hugh Smith is a contributing editor to PeakProsperity.com and the proprietor of the popular blog OfTwoMinds.com. He is the author of numerous books, including Why Everything Is Falling Apart: An Unconventional Guide To Investing In Troubled Times.
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It's time to reprogram the conditions of the economy to serve the many rather than the few. Star Trek's Kobayashi Maru training exercise tests officer candidates' response to a no-win scenario: any...
If a currency can't be converted on demand into the underlying commodity, it's not "backed" by that commodity. The broke and broken country of Venezuela appears to be the first nation-state to issue a...