There is a new phenomenon sweeping the globe. Lets call it corporate suicide and then explain when it started and how it evolved. 

In economics outside of the fantasy free variety,  consumer and aggregate demand are deemed to originate within the hearts, minds and souls of individual people.  Add all of the numbers together and call that aggregate demand.

Now I am going to play a game of what is wrong with this picture. Let me explain what the issue is. Up through the 1950s Economics was pretty accurate in describing what demand consists of. That changed with the advent of sophisticated advertising.  Continue reading →

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As well you might know, all of my analysis here is based on my possessing the Fantasy Free Advantage. The Fantasy Free Advantage is what a person has when he lives his life in the light of reality. It is one thing to know what reality is. It is another issue to think and act on the basis of what reality is.

Live within the light of reality, and what confounds all others is perfectly obvious to you. What happens when you are in the light of reality, is that your level of basic understanding is multiplied manifold, automatically.  Continue reading →

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Who feels special and what good does it do? It is a big universe. Most people feel special despite mountains of evidence that indicates they are more lucky than anything else. Feeling special gives others, especially the politically elite, a great opportunity to take advantage of you.

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First, let me say that none of what I am writing is related to the on-goings in the Ukraine at this time.

The United States is still the world’s leader in terms of GDP. Despite growing poverty – the numbers, as real as they are assumed to be, look impressive. The United States…. along with its citizens, is up to its neck in debt. The United States’ impressive GDP numbers have been created by debt. More debt will not cause any growth. The debt on the books will likely send the country into a massive depression.

Russia typically runs a budget surplus. Continue reading →

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