With public and private sector debt mounting, bonds make up almost 41 percent of cash in pension funds, according to the report. Pension cash consists mainly of Corporate Bonds, Federal Securities, International Securities, State and Local Securities, and Corporate Stocks. Debt is a major contributor to public pension funds.
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More spending will prolong recession
The following letter is in response to UCB School of Law Dean Christopher Edley’s op-ed: Christopher Edley’s proposal (“Let Treasury Rescue the States,” July 7) fell short of a realistic solution to current fiscal hurdles. In claiming that states could pay back the U.S. Treasury by accepting less future federal dollars, Edley failed to address [...]
I’m Allowed to Rob You – Why? Because My Friends “Gave Me Permission”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD403P3zk-c [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZD403P3zk-c" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] by Michael Shanklin Larken Rose asks, “Want to see a piece of paper that gives me the RIGHT to rob you? You don’t believe there is such a thing? Are you SURE you don’t believe it?” To Donate To Freedom Please Click Here To visit Michael [...]
G-20 Needs Market Solutions
The following is an op-ed that was published in my local newspaper. You can find the original link here. Column – Clint Townsend: G-20 needs market solutions 07/04/10 MIDLAND, Mich. – President Obama promised world leaders at Toronto’s G-20 summit to increase global demand, largely building on the same promise from former G-20 meetings in [...]
The Next Financial Collapse (Insecurity in Municipal Securities)
By Phil Marrone AntiCult, the Rising Tide of Liberty WASHINGTON, D.C.—House considers municipal bond enhancement as fears of local debt rise, tax-payers to foot the bill from two sides. The recent conference committee on financial reform impacted state and local budgets with the inclusion of provisions related to municipal securities. The current Financial Reform package, [...]
Fed Audit Included, Financial Overhaul
Phil Marrone AntiCult, the Rising Tide of Liberty WASHINGTON, D.C.—Conference Committee includes Audit the Fed in Financial Reform Bill. Senate and House vote to add Fed Audit in Financial Reform Bill. A slightly-altered version of Ron Paul’s “Federal Reserve Transparency Act” was included in the forthcoming financial legislation. The Title allows the Government Accountability Office [...]
Technology: The Next Political Victim
By David P Shirk I hate politics, I really do. I hate the sheer stupidity involved when trying to determine who is right and who is wrong when we live in a world where morality and sensibility is relative anyway. Yet like a parasite, it has seeped its endless appetite into my world – the [...]
The Importance of Relativity
By David P Shirk Relativity is a fun thing. No I am not talking about one of Einstein’s theories, but rather the word in its basic definition. I say it is a fun thing because it is often left out of most arguments. The ommitance of relative data is often used a tool for any [...]
Defiance of Principle – The Decline of Free thought
By David P Shirk Simply put, there is not enough time in a person’s life to learn everything. It is therefore only natural for some people to cling to one idea over another. For most people, it is easier to believe an idea or philosophy that is within their realm of experience over one that [...]
Climate Chains
http://www.youtube.com/user/mikeshanklin#g/c/53A8D41E73DCE77D [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/jcFK75afmp8" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/M9UutwYNaOo" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/SZYtiY35rqk" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] by Michael Shanklin As the U.S. Senate reconvenes this January, climate policies, including Cap and Trade, will be presented as major legislation. Is it global warming or climate change? Do you know the [...]
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