This article was originally published by Brandon Smith at Alt Market. In order to understand what is really going on around the globe in terms of the collapsing economy, we must set aside false mainstream versions of reality. When it comes to the EU and its current fiscal turmoil, it is very important to, in …
Category: EU politics
Jun 24
Alexis Tsipras—-Angel Of Mercy Or “Trusty” Of The Central Bankers’ Debt Prison?
Greece, Europe and the world are being crucified on a cross of Keynesian central banking. The latter’s two-decade long deluge of money printing and ZIRP has generated a fantastic worldwide financial bubble, and one which has accrued to just a tiny slice of mankind. That much is blindingly evident, but there’s more and it’s worse. The present replay of high noon on Greece’s impossible mountain …
Jun 04
Greece Unable To Make €300 Million IMF Payment, Requests “Bundling”
With Greece and creditors unable to come to a compromise on a deal over the past several days, we’ve said repeatedly that despite claims to the contrary by Greek economy minister George Stathakis, Greece will not make Friday’s €300 million payment to the IMF and will instead request to have the payments bundled so as …
May 28
“The Greek Endgame Is Here”: Probability Of IMF Default Now 70%, Says Deutsche Bank
As the farcical negotiations between Greece and its creditors unfold ahead of a June 5 IMF payment and as Alexis Tsipras is forced to spread false hope just to avoid a terminal bank run, a picture of the Greek endgame has emerged. On the political front, the troika is intent on sending a strong message …
May 21
Swizz do Democracy – a model we should emulate
Is Switzerland The Ultimate Safe Haven For Liberty And Wealth? by Claudio Grass via Acting-Man.com Dangerous Freedom versus Peaceful Slavery At Global Gold, I am often asked what we would do if, for example, the US were to come out with a confiscation order. My reply is: We would do nothing whatsoever! Why? Quite simply, …
May 13
Greece Is Now Just A Political Issue
Greece paid off the IMF yesterday with its IMF reserves. Is that a big deal? Whatever you may want to read into this, it’s been obvious for years that Greece needs major debt restructuring if it wants to move forward and have a future as a country -let alone a member of the eurozone-. Instead, …
May 09
Britain: A Functioning Democracy It’s Not
We discussed the farce that was/is the UK election last night… consider… Or more clear… SNP + LibDems 3.8 million votes = 64 Seats UKIP 3.8 million votes = 1 Seat Electoral Reform Soc @electoralreform The election results under a fair voting system: CON 244 LAB 201 UKIP 83 LD 52 SNP 31 …
Apr 28
What Makes Brussels More Equal Than Everyone Else?
Dutch daily Algemeen Dagblad ran a little article recently that we’re surprised no other news organization picked up. It concerned a proposal in the European Parliament in which theparliamentarians got to vote on raising their own paycheck (always a good idea). The best thing about the story is that not everyone voted in favor. Most …
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