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Dan Rather Sues CBS Over Ousting
2007-09-21 16:26:00 In late-2004 Dan Rather ran a story questioning George W. Bush’s service in the domestic Air National Guard while the Vietnam War was going on overseas. This story got the network into hot water with the overzealous Bush Administration. Dan Rather was chosen to be the scapegoat, was ousted from his role as ... More About: Politics
Quote of the Week
2007-09-19 22:18:00 More wisdom from a founding father: “If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; ... More About: Politics , Entertainment , Week , Quote
Ron Paul Dialogue With Alan Greenspan
2007-09-19 17:56:00 This is great stuff via the Free Market News Network: Selected public-record exchanges (abridged) between Dr. RON PAUL (R-Texas) and ALAN GREENSPAN, Federal Reserve chairman. ===== 2/17/2000 ? DIALOGUE ONE (In which Ron Paul gets Greenspan to admit that the Fed has no way of knowing how much money the economy needs.) Dr. PAUL. “My concern is what is ... More About: Politics , Economics , Entertainment
Paul Kasriel?s Latest Economic Commentary
2007-09-19 17:47:00 This guy is always on the ball. Check out his latest commentary here. Just trying to point you in the right direction… More About: Economics , Commentary , Paul , Economic
Ron Paul?s Closing Comments at the Latest Debate (plus more)
2007-09-18 22:54:00 While Giuliani and Romney will evoke “terrorism” and “9/11″ 100 times each in their respective speeches, hoping to prod you like cattle into voting for them out of fear, Ron Paul truly believes in the ability of free individuals to overcome challenges, live peaceful lives and obtain prosperity for themselves. I agree with the ... More About: Politics , Economics , Debate , Comments
The Simple Common Sense of Ron Paul
2007-09-18 05:58:00 Ron Paul has a lot of ideas that simply make sense. His sensibility and reasonable approach to the process of government is the primary reason I support him for the upcoming presidential race. To put it simply, I would like my leaders to be thoughtful, reasonable individuals who champion discourse, common sense and ... More About: Politics , Sense , Ron Paul , Common
Ponder This? Six-Pack #5
2007-09-17 19:37:00 As a market observer and commentator, I would like to first start off by saying that this has to be one of the most amazing periods in the history of global finance (and, based on this, in the history of civilization). I am amazed on a daily basis at how insane the global credit ... More About: Politics , Economics , Entertainment , Pack
Greenspan?s New Book
2007-09-15 23:03:00 Alan Greenspan just released a half-memoir, half-treatise book The Age of Turbulence. According to the Wall Street Journal, his book heavily criticizes Bush and the Neo-Con Republicans for abandoning fiscal conservatism and limited-government principles. Think about grabbing the book from Amazon in support of Ponder This… by going through the link below. I am not really ... More About: Politics , Economics , Entertainment , Book
Immigrant Labor
2007-09-14 18:28:00 Thus far in the economic downturn there has been very little report of increased unemployment. With the real estate construction industry imploding by the month, manufacturing having already been sent primarily overseas, and retail being weighed down by an already-saturated market, this seems strange. Many issues have arisen within the economic commentariat regarding ... More About: Politics , Economics , Labor , Immigrant
Bubble Economy Fallout Example: Handheld Device Sales
2007-09-12 16:31:00 The following line of reasoning is rarely discussed, my thinking is few mainstream media folks actually understand it: 1. The presence of a central banking institution (or “lender of last resort”) over time helps engineer confidence bubbles, credit bubbles and below-market interest rates. 2. Below market interest rates lead to capital reaching areas where it otherwise would ... More About: Economy , Economics , Sales , Handheld , Device
Bernanke, Bush, Spoiled Investors and Federal Bail Outs?
2007-09-10 18:58:00 One great lesson of the current market environment is that American investors have become spoiled rotten. Somehow, people have become conditioned over time, by the actions of the federal government and the federal reserve, to expect government bail outs any time the markets see some form of moderate turmoil. Jim Cramer’s rant provides the most ... More About: Politics , Bush , Economics , Investors , Bernanke
War With Iran?
2007-09-07 16:38:00 The Bush Administration has already proven its folly beyond a reasonable doubt. They act based on questionable premises. Then once these premises are proven to be false or contrived, they change the justification for action. To me it seems as if Bush and Co. are somewhere between spoiled, whimsical children and conniving, shady, ruthless ... More About: Politics , Iran
Apple Cuts the iPhone Price by $200
2007-09-06 23:15:00 The size and timing of this pretty substantial price cut surprised me. I definitely saw a future price cut coming when they were selling the devices for $600, but to cut the price by 33% only two months after releasing the thing? That is definitely significant and says something about the purchasing will ... More About: Economics , Entertainment , Apple , Iphone , Price
Ponder This? Six-Pack #4
2007-09-05 17:41:00 The nearly five-year-old global economic boom, sparked by an unprecedented expansion of credit to even the most questionable of debtors, is getting very tired and extremely long in the tooth. The housing market peaked in late-2005, as even the most marginal of buyers could get massive amounts of leverage to buy-in and bid up prices and ... More About: Politics , Economics , Pack
The American Dream?
2007-09-04 18:20:00 ?Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.? ? Indian Proverb I have been watching in disbelief at the path of our once-proud American society. At our roots is a history of self-determination, limited government, personal responsibility, hard work, unrelenting effort, diligence, individual ... More About: Politics , Economics , The American Dream , Dream
Jay Chess Comedy Friday
2007-08-31 16:37:00 With the housing bubble bust picking up some steam, the economy deciding whether to adjust now or remain on the same unsustainable path, federal officials tap dancing on your head with your own tax dollars and the value of your currency as play toys, federal bail outs being proposed left and right, politics remaining in ... More About: Comedy , Entertainment , Chess , Friday
Borrowers Turn Their Backs on Adjustable Rate Mortgages (plus much more?)
2007-08-30 19:36:00 The infamous adjustable rate mortgage, made particularly infamous by village idiot Alan Greenspan advocating for them at the long-term nadir in interest rates, helped spawn the housing boom. By securing a low initial interest rate, buyers could afford to jack up their overall borrowing as initial monthly payments would be very low in relation ... More About: Politics , Economics , Mortgages , Turn , Rate
New ?About? Page for Ponder This?
2007-08-30 06:18:00 Check out the newly updated “about” page for the site. I really hope many of you out there enjoy the thoughts and insights provided within the pages of this blog. Click here for the quick link. Best to you and yours and Stay Up! Sincerely, Kemp More About: Page
Rest In Peace Dr. Kurt Richebacher
2007-08-29 16:23:00 One of the world’s greatest economic theorists passed away yesterday at the age of 88. It is a sad day for classical liberal economic thinkers everywhere. Dr. Richebacher’s newsletter provided some of the most sound, grounding, clear and thoughtful economic analysis I have come across. His teachings helped me more clearly understand ... More About: Economics , Peace , Rest In Peace , Rest , Kurt
Subprime Fallout Could Impact Internet Advertising Revenue
2007-08-28 22:37:00 For all you bloggers out there as well as anyone interested in the economics of the net in general, the Financial Times is reporting on the potential fallout of the subprime mortgage implosion reaching the internet in terms of decreased advertising revenue. It makes sense if you think about your online experience. How ... More About: Economics , Internet , Advertising , Revenue , Subprime
The Rules Change
2007-08-28 18:45:00 The Fed is quietly panicking behind the scenes, but does not want YOU to know it. So they bend and change rules that likely wont make the front page news, or which are hard to decipher. Bernanke is a tricky guy. Greenspan simply panicked and cut. Bernanke operates in the back ... More About: Economics , Change , Rules , Rule , Chang
Ponder This? Six-Pack #3
2007-08-28 17:36:00 One: With foreclosures on the significant rise thanks to very shoddy lending practices, overextended flippers and homebuyers, excess government meddling in the mortgage process, and foolish loans extended due to massive loan pooling, there are a number of strange issues that are arising with the surge. Examples of issues associated with rising foreclosures include ... More About: Politics , Economics , Pack
Some Quality Reading Material to Peruse
2007-08-23 21:53:00 I have been doggedly working and also coaching high school football through double day practices. Needless to say, I am fatigued and have somewhat neglected our loyal visitors to Ponder This… Allow me to introduce some interesting reading material for this Thursday afternoon into the weekend: Gary Dorsch analyzes the close ties between the Yen and ... More About: Economics , Entertainment , Reading , Material , Quality
Ponder This? Six-Pack #2
2007-08-21 16:38:00 Here is the second installment of our new feature, the Ponder This… Six-Pack . It offers a cross-section of articles relating to the economy, the housing boom/bust, the mortgage boom/bust, speculation, political issues, social mood highlights and a cross section of other potential content. We hope you enjoy! Market guru Steve Saville compares the recent ... More About: Politics , Economics , Entertainment
Quality Boston Legal Court Video
2007-08-21 15:28:00 I have never watched Boston Legal , but I came across this video online and admired its content, especially for something on a mainstream network. It will be very good to see all Americans wake up to the encroachments that have been made on liberty over time in our country, and most especially under this ... More About: Video , Politics , Entertainment
An Open Letter to Presidential Candidates (except Ron Paul)
2007-08-20 17:07:00 I had to alert our readers to the following quality letter from an informed United States Citizen. Click here for the read. The Ponder This… editorial staff wholeheartedly reiterates our standing position that ZERO wealth should be coerced and redistributed at the point of a gun whether that gun is used by some knuckle head in the ... More About: Politics , Economics , Presidential , Open , Ron Paul
Ron Paul Dollar
2007-08-19 08:51:00 Check out this very cool product and company. The Liberty Dollar group is a great idea and quality organization. Click here for the site and a good article. More About: Politics , Economics , Ron Paul , Paul
Real Estate and Asset Deflation 11: Death of the ?Sure Thing?
2007-08-19 04:41:00 Real Estate and Asset Deflation 11: Death of the ?Sure-Thing? by Steve Moyer ?The only unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.? ~ John F. Kennedy I have two sons in college and therefore work for a living, so I?m not one of those pundits able to crank out daily or weekly market updates. Then ... More About: Economics , Real Estate , Real
Price Increase Chart
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