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Posted on 19 April 2009. Tags: affluent, back door to nationalization, banking, banks, barack obama, bonds, budget deficit, budget gap, carbon cap-and-trade, carbon emissions, Caribbean, charity, China, Chinese, climate change, congress, credit cards, currency, debt, deduction, diverisfy, economic adviser, Economics, Energy Secretary, equity, exemptions, federal revenue, financial industry, free enterprise, free market, global warming, greenhouse gases, Health Care, income tax, interest rates, international, Larry Summers, loans, monetary system, nationalization, nationalize, policy, Politics, Premier Wen Jiabao, President Obama, private sector, protectionism, public ownership, public policy, reserve currency, reserves, revenue raising plans, Rob Viglione, secondary market, socialism, Steven Chu, tax loophole, Tim Geithner, too high, Treasury, USD, usury, water levels, write off
U.S. Treasury Dept. considers converting loans to equity ownership in major U.S. banks…is this a backdoor to nationalization? Congressional push-back to Obama’s revenue raising plans is leaving $1 trillion gap in budget, Obama set to take on credit card companies for charging interest rates that he considers too high, the U.S. Energy Secretary warns that some Caribbean islands will disappear because of Global Warming, and China issues another condemnation of U.S. economic policies…threatens to diversify currency reserves out of USD… Continue Reading
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Posted on 13 April 2009. Tags: Al Pacino, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, auto manufacturers, bailout, banking, banks, barack obama, Ben Bernanke, Big Brother, bonds, borrow, budget deficit, capital, capitalism, Chairman, China, congress, consequences, consumer-backed securities, contraction, Credit, current account, debt, debt deflation, debt mania, declining rates, decomposing inflation, deflation, Detroit, Devil's Advocate, economic growth, economic output, Economics, Employment, exports, Fed, federal reserve, financial system, free enterprise, free trade, general price level, globalization, government, Great Unwinding, hedge fund bailout, Hoisington, House of Representatives, household worth, imports, inflation, institutions, interest rates, Investment management company, Japan, long-term interest rates, M1, M2, M3, Milton Friedman, money creation, money equation, money supply, mortgage bailout, Net Worth, Obamanomics, political capital, Politics, President Obama, prices, print money, printing presses, private capital, Real Estate, Rob Viglione, Senate, sin, socialism, spend, stock market, TARP, tax the rich, taxation, taxes, trade, treasuries, unemployment, vanity, velocity of money, wealth destruction
There are two colossal events occurring in the world right now: Private credit and wealth is being destroyed, and in its place a good deal of money is being created. Much is taking place behind the scenes, driving this epic showdown between natural forces pushing for a return to sustainable equilibrium pitted against the full arsenal of man’s capability to resist. Just as the fog of war can obscure a battlefield until the end, the outcome of this struggle is far from clear. Nonetheless, there are some telling events to note, signs for which to watch, and consequences to mull. Continue Reading
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Posted on 12 April 2009. Tags: affordable housing, banking, banks, barack obama, capitalism, China, commander, common stock, communism, community organizer, contractors, Crash Proof, Cuba, debt, deflation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, dollar, economic devlopment, Economics, embargo, federal, federal reserve, financial institutions, free enterprise, freedom, gas prices, general, Goldman Sachs, GS, housing, HUD, inflation, Investing, investors, iraq, lending, leverage, liberty, liquidity, loans, military, monetary policy, money supply, mortgages, nationalization, obama, Obamanomics, peter schiff, Politics, poor, portfolio, predicted financial crash, President Obama, printing, profitability, Ray Odierno, Real Estate, report, Rob Viglione, seasonal demand, sell shares, subprime, survey, Tillby Lundberg, Tim Geithner, treasuries, treasury bonds, Treasury Secretary, U.S. dollar, USD, war in iraq
HUD program turns out to benefit contractors and not the poor…go figure! China cranks up its printing presses-expect global inflation, Peter Schiff (“Dr. Doom”) discusses his book “Crash Proof”, Goldman Sachs plans to sell billions in stock to pay off government aid ASAP, gas prices up 5% in 3 weeks…inflation? Top U.S. general says we’ll be out of Iraq by 2011, and 75% of Americans want to lift Cuba embargo… Continue Reading
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Posted on 01 April 2009. Tags: Argentina, automakers, bankuptcy, barack obama, bi-lateral trade, bonds, Cafferty, california, capital, cartels, Case-Shiller, China, Chrysler, crash, currency swap, debt, dollar, ease into bankruptcy, Economics, General Motors, government, home prices, housing, incentives, insane, interntional trade, kidnap victim, Las Vegas, markets, Mexico, Michoacan, new taxes, pesos, Pheonix, Politics, President Obama, Real Estate, reliance on U.S., renmimbi, RMB, Rob Viglione, San Francisco, state and local taxes, tax man, USD, violence, War on Drugs, White House, Yuan
China and Argentina strike currency swap deal to reduce reliance on U.S. dollar, the tax man cometh…be prepared, Obama plans to ‘ease’ GM into bankruptcy, California able to raise more money than expected in debt market; $44 billion a year, trillions over decades, and tens of thousands killed to fight drugs…worth it? Mexican police convoy ambushed-4 dead, U.S. home prices crash over 19% in January… Continue Reading
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Posted on 17 March 2009. Tags: abuse, abuse of power, africa, aircraft manufacturer, Argentina, arms race, barack obama, Britain, budget director, censorship, Charles Grassley, China, Christina Kirchner, Cold War, colleges, communications, congress, control, costs, dictatorship, Dmitri Medvedev, down payment, Economics, European, F-22 fighter, factory, fair trade, federal stimulus, flow of information, France, fraud, free trade, global trade, globalization, government services, governor, growing bureaucracy, Health Care, health reform, insurance, Intel, Iowa, labor unions, large-scale rearming, Lockheed Martin, Mark Sanford, nationalize, NATO, nuclear forces, nuclear powers, omnibus spending bill, Overstock, pay off debt, Peter Orszag, Politics, president, President Obama, protectionism, public debt, public safety, public schools, reality check, reciprocal trade war, republican, Rob Viglione, Russia, sanctions, security council, Senator, signing statement, socialism, South Carolina, state debt, stimulus funds, tariffs, taxes on overseas income, trade war, union power, United Nations, united states, veto rights, waste, whistle-blowers, White House
Obama rejects Gov. Sanford’s plan to use stimulus money to pay down South Carolina debt, Russia planning ‘large-scale’ rearming, Obama’s health care plans will cost at least $1.5 trillion, companies fight back against Obama’s economic plans saying they are hurtful, Obama tries to overrule Congress and stifle whistle-blowing, Argentina moves to nationalize factory owned by Lockheed Martin, and big changes stirrup up at the U.N…just the latest in your Freedom Under Fire Report! Continue Reading
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Posted on 16 March 2009. Tags: agricultural, AIG, america, American International Group, bailouts, barack obama, Barclay's, Barney Frank, Bernard Madoff, bonuses, bridges, capitalism, China, Chinese, Commerce, commercial trucking project, competitive, confiscate, congress, consumption, corporate welfare, counterparties, credit markets, Deutsche Bank, domestic investment, economic downturn, Economics, exports, fair trade, federal aid, federal court, federal prosecutors, fiscal policy, forfeiture, free enterprise, free trade, freedom, global trade, globalization, Goldman Sachs, GS, highways, House of Representatives, imports, industrial, infrastructure, Merrill Lynch, Mexico, migrant workers, obama, Politics, ports, President Obama, proscription, protectionism, R&D, reciprocal trade war, research and development, roads, Rob Viglione, Ruth Madoff, small businesses, small-business loans, socialism, socialism for the rich, Societe Generale, sovereign wealth fund, stimulus package, tariffs, trade war, Treasury Department, united states, victims, welfare, White House
The trade wars begin-Mexico raises tariffs on U.S. exports in retaliation of truck project cancellation, Obama angry at A.I.G. over bonuses-tries to cut them, small businesses to be next bailout beneficiaries, government tries to track down and confiscate Madoff assets-who will keep them? China uses global downturn to boost competitive advantages, Jon Stewart rips apart Jim Cramer in debate on poor financial reporting…just the latest in your Freedom Under Fire Report! Continue Reading
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Posted on 12 March 2009. Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, assassins, bank, banking, barack obama, bonds, budget deficits, california, China, Congresswoman, consequences of the war on drugs, current account, democrat, drug cartels, drug prohibition, Economics, federal, government, governor, Gulf cartel, Lareto, Maxine Waters, Mexican, Mexico, Navy, OneUnited, porkulus plan, President Obama, prime minister, rejects stimulus money, republican, Rick Perry, Rob Viglione, Socialist, TARP, Texas, trade deficit, Treasury securities, U.S. Treasuries, unemployment insurance, USS Impeccable, War on Drugs, warships
China “worried” about U.S. Treasury holdings, California Congresswoman implicated in bank scandal, U.S. loses $11.1 trillion in household net worth, Mexican drug cartels have assassins in U.S., Texas governor rejects $555 million in stimulus money, Obama dispatches warships to Chinese waters…just the latest in your Freedom Under Fire Report! Continue Reading
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Posted on 10 March 2009. Tags: $787 billion, 1995, Al Qaeda, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Baath party, Baghdad, banking, banks, barack obama, Ben Bernanke, bills, bonds, C, cancel employee training, Chief, China, Citigroup, Constitution, credit report, currency, distressed homeowners, driver's license, Economics, Education, election, executive pay, extend school year, Fed, federal reserve, financial institutions, first-time parents, Hainan, Impeccable, iraq, local government, Mesopotamia, modify mortgages, more earmarks, Navy, performance-based compensation, Politics, President Obama, put off evictions, regulatory system, return bailout money, revoked, Rob Viglione, ron paul, Russ Feingold, Saddam Hussein, Senate, Senator Feingold, shareholders, slash dividends, states, stimulus bill, submarine, suicide bomber, Sunni, surveying ship, TARP, teachers unions, testing standards, Texas, traffic ticket, trained nurses, treasuries, Treasury securities, U.S. dollar, vacancies, Videos, vote, war vessels, Wisconsin, withdraw job offers to foreign citizens
Obama plans massive federal incursion into education, banks want to return bailout money, U.S. naval ship repelled from Chinese waters, potential change to the Constitution, yet more violence in Iraq-dozens killed by suicide bombers-are Al Quada and Baath Party uniting? Citigroup on track for best quarter since ’07-lifts markets, traffic ticket destroys woman’s life, Ron Paul says we need more earmarks, and Fed chief calls for new financial regulations-Ron Paul says to regulate the Fed…just the latest in your Freedom Under Fire Report! Continue Reading
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Posted on 05 March 2009. Tags: Adrian Fenty, AIG, American International Group, Angela Merkel, automotives, bankruptcy, block bill, central bank, Chancellor, Chief Information Officer, China, CIO, congress, Cook County, Craigslist, DC, deficit spending, demand disclosure, democrats, District of Columbia, economy, Erotic Services, fear mongering, federal government shuts down, federal lawsuit, federal reserve, fiscal policy, General Motors, Germany, GM, growth target, Health Care, Healthy Competition, Illinois, lawsuit, Mayor, monetary policy, nationalism, now, obama, omnibus spending bill, Opel, President Obama, prostitution, reform, republicans, Rob Viglione, Senate, Senate panel, sheriff, signs of recovery, social freedom, stopgap measure, take action, Thomas Dart, Vivek Kundra, who got bailout money, Zhou Xiaochuan
Republicans block spending bill in Senate over earmarks, Federal Reserve refuses to disclose identify of aid recipients-Senate challenges disclosure, America now has its first CIO, Obama says there is no time to delay Socialized health care, lawsuit attacks Craigslist in challenge to Web privacy, Chinese central bank sees signs of recovery, Germany in uproar of GM mismanagement…just the latest in your Freedom Under Fire Report! Continue Reading
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Posted on 04 March 2009. Tags: A Bull in China, american lighthouse foundation, banking, banks, barack obama, Bolivarian Revolution, Book, Cargill, charities, China, Chinese consume more goods, civil war in U.S., commodities, congress, construction, currency, debasement, defend earmarks, democrats, dictator, distressed properties, dollar, domestic stimulus, drug approval, economic downturn, Fannie Mae, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Freddie Mac, Freedom Under Fire, gold, hands of the oligarchy, health care costs, hedge inflation, high income earners, homeowners bailout, Hugo Chavez, Idiot's Guide to Buying Foreclosures, Igor Panarin, inflation, infrastructure, Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens, itemized tax deductions, Jim Rogers, judicial branch, lawmakers, lawsuits, Lefitism, liability, litigation, Marxims, Mormon cricket, mortgage intereset, mortgages, national interest, nationalized, not backed by gold, Obama administration, oppose Obama tax hikes, polynesian voyaging society, popular vote, populism, pork spending, porkulus, Pre-Foreclosure Real Estate, President Obama, progressive taxation, raw materials, Real Estate, restructure loans, Rob Viglione, Robin Hood, Ruble, Russia, Russian economist, social unrest, socialism, special interests, Spending, state and local taxes, supreme court, swine odor research, take from the rich, TARP, tatoo removal, too many dollars, Treasury securities, U.S. Treasuries, USD, Venezuela, vital, war on opposition media
China launching massive domestic stimulus, details on the $275 billion homeowner bailout, landmark Supreme Court ruling for drug makers, Chavez declares war on opposition media and nationalizes a U.S.-based company, lawmakers defend 9,000 earmarks including “swine odor research”, and a Russian economist predicts civil war in U.S. in 2009…just the latest in your Freedom Under Fire Report! Continue Reading
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