Category Archives: The New American Socialism

Inexcusable Delay-Another reason for a change in Washington

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

Senate Leaves Credit-Starved Small Biz Hanging – Los Angeles Times Small businesses desperate for government help getting loans will have to wait at least until September before Congress moves on long-awaited legislation to pay for higher loan guarantees, lower fees … Continue reading →

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The Committee to Defraud the World

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

To say now that ‘No one knew’ or ‘I was mistaken’ or ‘I was just doing as I was told’ is another in a series of lies and deceptions that have supported one of the greatest frauds in the history … Continue reading →

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Bad Meat

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

MAD MEAT! How Securitized Lending Collapsed the Financial System, Eric Von Berg (a commercial property mortgage banker and was the President of the California Mortgage Bankers Association during the heat of the market who has been watching “Regulatory Reform” as … Continue reading →

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CBO Propaganda

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

I’ve seen some eye-poppin’, credulity-stretchin’ accounts in my time. The report “The Budgetary Impact and Subsidy Costs of the Federal Reserve’s Actions During the Financial Crisis,” just released by the Congressional Budget Office, ranks with the most extreme. It claims … Continue reading →

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“Of Rats and Sinking Ships”

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

Larry Summers is reportedly leaving later this year, and Andrew Cockburn reports that Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s acutely verbal Chief of Staff is said to be looking for other employment, preferably a high paying job on Wall Street with little work … Continue reading →

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Howdy, Neighbor!

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

When asked what advice he would give to residents of Ashtabula County Ohio because of cutbacks in official law enforcement budgets, Judge Alfred Mackey said they should: “arm themselves. Be very careful, be vigilant, get in touch with your neighbors, … Continue reading →

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The Independence of the Fed

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

There is a thesis that the banks are in control of the Fed and as a result have gained control over the issuance of the currency of the United States. This thesis is based on the fact that the shares … Continue reading →

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Why Obama is Now (finally) Getting Tough on Wall Street

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

Originally published at Robert Reich’s Blog For almost a year now, Democratic pollsters have been pointing out how much the public hates the bank bailout and despises Wall Street. But there was no reason for Democratic leaders in Congress or … Continue reading →

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Sic transit America?

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Brian Schuettler

Flagging: a US sailor stands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington If a week is a long time in politics, a decade is starting to look like an age in geopolitics. Comparing the America that … Continue reading →

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Bernanke Versus the Austrians

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

My essay in today’s American Spectator Online looks at why Ben Bernanke should not be confirmed to a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve: Two planks in Bernanke’s recovery strategy: Expand the money supply like a banana republic … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Big Sellout

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

Barack Obama ran for president as a man of the people, standing up to Wall Street as the global economy melted down in that fateful fall of 2008. He pushed a tax plan to soak the rich, ripped NAFTA for … Continue reading →

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Why Some People Are Poorer

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

In recent months, there has been a good deal of discussion of change in the United States. Sadly, over the last two centuries, the direction in which this country has been changing seems to be away from liberty and towards … Continue reading →

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The Big Government Boss isn’t going away

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

“Hindsight is a wonderful thing,” said Timothy W. Long, the chief bank examiner for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. “At the height of the economic boom, to take an aggressive supervisory approach and tell people to stop … Continue reading →

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Morality vs. Material Interests

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

Myths of Our Times By Paul Craig Roberts Humanity has endeavored for millennia to control evil with morality. In the American “superpower,” this effort has collapsed and failed. Continue

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Break for Companies in Bailout’s Fine Print

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

One of the federal government’s most opaque methods for bailing out the banking system allowed a handful of giant institutions to save up to $25 billion on their borrowing costs, a Congressional panel estimated on Friday. Seven companies received about … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneurs: The Real “Peace Prize” Winners

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

We live in ludicrous times of rewarding good appearance for evil action. President Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while his war efforts intensify. But those who are true promoters of peace need attention, for they will never likely … Continue reading →

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Robbing Peter to pay Paul

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

As political pressure has reduced the price tag of expanding coverage to below $1 trillion over ten years, many observers assumed Democrats would react by trimming financial assistance for the middle class–that is, people making between twice and four times … Continue reading →

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Thinking through central bank independence

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

I have a column in Financial Express today on the rationale for independence of the central bank, and how this is operationalised in democracies. The rationale for central bank independence The starting point of modern thinking on monetary policy is … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Jobs That No One Wants To Tell You

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

Unemployment will almost certainly in double-digits next year — and may remain there for some time. And for every person who shows up as unemployed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ household survey, you can bet there’s another either too … Continue reading →

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Fed Rejects Geithner Request for Study of Governance, Structure

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve Board has rejected a request by U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for a public review of the central bank’s structure and governance, three people familiar with the matter said. The Obama administration proposed … Continue reading →

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It’s Unemployment, Stupid!

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

Pittsburgh protesters demand G20 do more for jobs Forbes “We’re not going to accept a jobless recovery,” said Larry Adams, a postal worker who came from Jersey City, New Jersey, for the protest. …

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“the short period of American triumphalism, where we dominated the global scene. That period is over”.

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

Stiglitz Says U.S. Economic Recovery May Not Be ‘Sustainable’ By Michael McKee Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. economy faces a “significant chance” of contracting again after emerging from its worst recession since the 1930s, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz … Continue reading →

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Zombie GM Stock is Proof Humans Are Not Rational

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

I have mentioned this in the past, but its one of those absurdities that refuses to die: “Whether it’s a matter of ignorance or greed, people are still buying General Motors stock, even though the company and the government have … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Brian Schuettler

From the Mises Institute: Obama and the Economy by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. What Is the Proper Way to Study Man? by Murray N. Rothbard Why the Current Policy Prescriptions Cannot Possibly Work by Thorsten Polleit

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