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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: How Soros Broke The Bank Of England

August 7, 2019 Contrahour 1 Comment

Everyone knows George Soros as the man who “broke the Bank of England.”  But nobody has ever explained why his…

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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: How A Country Turns Itself Into A State

July 29, 2019 Contrahour

“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you some…

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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: The US Won’t Turn Into The Weimar Republic

April 8, 2019 Contrahour 1 Comment

When you say the “government prints money,” the first image that pops into people’s heads is the Weimar Republic. There’s…

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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: The Recipe For Inflation

March 17, 2019 Contrahour 1 Comment

Truth is borne from extremes. Nothing is more extreme than depression or war.  This is how, in the aftermath of…

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Japan Reveals Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong

March 2, 2019 Contrahour

Japan is a real-world example that shows traditional macroeconomic theory is wrong. Every myth that you have heard about government…

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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: China Doesn’t Own The United States

March 1, 2019 Contrahour 2 Comments

Most people assume China “owns” the US because it holds so many of our Treasury securities.  Both China and Japan…

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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: Why Does The Government Issue Treasury Securities?

February 28, 2019 Contrahour 3 Comments

The government always prints money.  That’s why there’s a printing press in Washington DC.  That’s how you get the currency…

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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: If The Government Can Print Money, Why Do We Pay Taxes?

February 25, 2019 Contrahour 7 Comments

Why does the piece of paper in your wallet marked “One Dollar” have value? Is it because the military tells…

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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: The United States Has A Very Efficient Monetary System

Contrahour 3 Comments

The United States Federal Government prints money because that’s how our monetary system is designed.   Could we use a different…

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Everything You Know About Economics Is Wrong: The Government Always Prints Money

February 22, 2019 Contrahour 7 Comments

Open your wallet. Hopefully, you’ll find some cash in there. People always say “I don’t believe governments should print money…

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5 Apr 2025 1908515544120041533

The consequences will be staggering, by @SteveSchmidtSES https://open.substack.com/pub/steveschmidt/p/the-consequences-will-be-staggering?r=oci&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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4 Nov 2024 1853503533422940221

High tariffs are deflationary, not inflationary, because they bring the economy to a screeching halt while everyone tries to figure out what's going on.

High tariffs are deflationary, not inflationary, because they bring the economy to a screeching halt while everyone tries to figure out what's going on.
derek guy @dieworkwear

Clothing prices if Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all Mexican imports

— Levi's jeans: $79.50 ➡️ $99.38
— Patagonia hoodie: $89➡️ $111.25
— Tecovas cowboy boots: $345➡️ $431.25
— RRL Halkirk jacket: $790➡️ $987.50

Nike, Hickey Freeman, and New Balance also produce in Mexico

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4 Nov 2024 1853412925978837425

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derek guy @dieworkwear

How to dress for the civil war (aka how to style cool military items). 🧵

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4 Nov 2024 1853411906213523855

Checking in on Trump's rally last night...

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2 Nov 2024 1852770411127394785

But this framework gets you closer to understanding why certain things don't work. The chances of you looking bad in a suit jacket worn without the matching pants is very high because it'll look like you spilled something on your suit pants and had to change out of them.

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3 Nov 2024 1852907889024709043

Raising children has been by far the most difficult thing we've ever done. It's expensive, infuriating, and often demoralizing. I love my kids more than anything, but to say it's a tragedy not having kids is silly. It's a good decision in a lot of cases.

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