In the 1970’s we had a sequence of recessions due to rapidly rising oil costs alone. In 1990 we had a recession due to a bust in the housing market alone. We now have these together at the same time. We should have seen it coming. Ever since the 70’s Read more…
For you environMENTAL cases you can build your own wind generator. You can see all the information you need here: www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.html Very interesting and fun designs. What’s stopping you liberals? The earth is warming!! How can you NOT build one of these? The nice thing about this set of likely Read more…
I stopped in at the Guadalupe Farmers market on the way home from my run today. I talked with my friend Fred the proprietor. He told me his friends that are also in business are reported marked slow down. Perhaps more than just a recession but a depression. He then went Read more…
I know a friend of a friend who is working during the week in Las Vegas. Several large projects are going bust in bankruptcy and alot of the people there are not paying their mortgages. When the people not paying their mortgages they note that none of them have paid Read more…
The dollar is collapsing. Had we merely drilled our own oil our balance of trade would have been far more near neutral. Instead we opted for dependency instead of self – sufficiency. Now at the same time our currency is weakening oil is acting as a mode of currency. Its Read more…
As explained in a previous article energy can be used by governments as a taxation choke point. The short explaination is that there are limited numbers of energy producing companies and energy is needed and used by everyone. Thus if you tax no where else in an economy its possible Read more…
I am staying in Americana, Sao Paulo for a few days at my girfriends. She lives in a very nice modern high rise. Here is the view from the window of the lot next to it: Those are chickens, ducks and Geese you see in the lot. In the photo below Read more…
What next ? The cycles are getting higher in amplitude like the system is unstable. The smart money gets bigger as its rolling through making the bulge bigger as it progresses through time. Also evident is that the smart money coherent so they are talking to one another. By working in unison Read more…
Brazilian businesses typically carry 2 sets of books. This system is called CAIXA DOIS and is literally TWO BOXES. I think they are referring to having 2 cash boxes. ( registers ) One box for the tax man and then there are the real books. The government here does not put you Read more…
This is a graph of the price of oil since 1947: All warning signs that existed prior to the energy crises of 1973 and 1979 exist today. Various energy security measures indicate that the potential for an energy shortage is high. The way the oil prices and energy prices in Read more…