The IMF – the World’s Most Powerful Mafia
The IMF – the World’s Most Powerful Mafia Like the Mafia helps stabilize poor neighbourhoods in Palermo…or free heroin helps stabilise addicts…the IMF is meant to keep the system functioning. The post The IMF – the World’s Most Powerful Mafia…
Proof That The Top 0.1% Create Crashes
Proof That The Top 0.1% Create Crashes – Jeff Nielson, Sprott Money Our markets and economies are marched up and down in “bubbles” and “crashes”, with the duration of these cycles of financial crime now seeming to be fixed at…
From coast to coast, middle class communities are shrinking
WASHINGTON — America’s shrinking middle class, a growing concern for the economy and a central issue in the presidential race, cuts across virtually all communities from coast to coast, according to a study released Wednesday. The report by Pew Research…
Privacy vs. justice
The FBI paid six figures for a hacking tool to get into San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook’s iPhone 5c after Apple refused to unlock it. That’s one down, more than 1,000 lawfully seized phones to go. As recently as…
Pierre Poilievre: When government acts like Robin Hood’s evil twin
We are told all the time that an activist government is like a gigantic fairness machine, transferring money from the wealthy to the needy. Why, then, does this machine seem so often to send money in the opposite direction? The…
A Case for Getting Rid of the TSA
C O N T E N T S: KEY TOPICS While no decisions have been made yet about getting rid of the TSA, Port of Seattle spokesman Perry Cooper said the commissioners are exploring many options that could bring down…
Pierre Poilievre: When government acts like Robin Hood’s evil twin
We are told all the time that an activist government is like a gigantic fairness machine, transferring money from the wealthy to the needy. Why, then, does this machine seem so often to send money in the opposite direction? The…
Bitcoin.com Launches Bitcoin Casino with Over 1000 Games and Free Bitcoin Bonus
Bitcoin.com is the source of this content. Virtual currency is not legal tender, is not backed by the government, and accounts and value balances are not subject to FDIC and other consumer protections. This press release is for informational purposes…
300 economists tell world leaders tax havens ‘serve no useful economic purpose’
More than 300 leading economists from 30 countries have today written to world leaders warning there is no economic justification for allowing tax havens and urging them to lift the veil on offshore secrecy. The letter comes ahead of the…
New Panama Papers Database: Goldman, Other Banks Abound
Facing pressure to disclose more information on how the world’s wealthiest people may be avoiding their taxes, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung released on Monday a searchable database of the Panama Papers, detailing names,…