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by aedens » Wed Apr 15, 2026 9:33 am
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by Higgenbotham » Mon Apr 13, 2026 1:53 pm
Higgenbotham wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 12:13 am One way for someone to wrap their head around just how big manipulation and fraud are in this economy is to read what the Austrian economists have to say. Before moving onto other discussion about manipulation and fraud, I will find the most relevant quotes from the Austrians that I am able to. This is from Google AI, and I really should look up the specific quotes as intended...
"There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved." — Ludwig von Mises, Human Action (1949).
by Higgenbotham » Sat Apr 11, 2026 2:02 am
Higgenbotham wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 12:13 am Malinvestment: Capital flows into projects that are not supported by real resources or consumer demand—such as long-term housing projects, high-tech ventures, or speculative businesses—which would not be profitable at natural interest rates.
by Higgenbotham » Sat Apr 11, 2026 12:13 am
Higgenbotham wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 6:18 pm Manipulation and fraud are the biggest businesses in America today, and waddling up to the window for a bailout is the most in-demand job skill in America today.
by Higgenbotham » Fri Apr 10, 2026 11:02 pm
aedens wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 11:37 pm Escape velocity will not be viable for the majority...Tainter and Dimond stated one day it just simply ceased.
Higgenbotham wrote: Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:50 pm In 401 or 402 Stilicho faced wars with the Visigothic king Alaric and the Ostrogothic king Radagaisus. Needing military manpower, he stripped Hadrian's Wall of troops for the final time. 402 is the last date of any Roman coinage found in large numbers in Britain, suggesting either that Stilicho also stripped the remaining troops from Britain, or that the Empire could no longer afford to pay the troops who were still there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_Rom ... in_Britain
In 401 or 402 Stilicho faced wars with the Visigothic king Alaric and the Ostrogothic king Radagaisus. Needing military manpower, he stripped Hadrian's Wall of troops for the final time. 402 is the last date of any Roman coinage found in large numbers in Britain, suggesting either that Stilicho also stripped the remaining troops from Britain, or that the Empire could no longer afford to pay the troops who were still there.
Higgenbotham wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 2:45 pm https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comme ... are_button The post I'm pointing to will be highlighted in yellow.
I'm a US "government insider"...FWIW, famine in the US is not on our radar anytime soon... at least not from a food availability standpoint.
by Higgenbotham » Fri Apr 10, 2026 4:59 pm
Higgenbotham wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:45 am First there was United Health and now this. Let's see if this possible incipient trend accelerates as they further tighten the screws, which they most certainly will.
A global survey of executives finds a little-discussed form of workplace abuse is rising—and many leaders say they get no help when it happens. Much attention in recent years has justifiably been focused on the harm that toxic workplaces inflict on employees, especially when spiteful, manipulative, or abusive managers are responsible. But new study data indicates a far less acknowledged form of professional mistreatment is on the rise—one known as the upward bullying of people in leadership roles by their subordinates. That flipping of roles in the typical toxic workplace scenario was quantified by Australian business consultancy Maureen Kyne, whose global survey questioned leaders in roles from middle managers to CEOs and board members. Responses contained alarming insights into the upward-bullying trend, as well as first-hand accounts that were remarkably consistent despite differences in company size, sector, or nationality—including U.S. participants, who made up nearly 20 percent of the total. Fully 71 percent of all respondents reported having personally experienced upward bullying, with nearly three-quarters saying the abuse is becoming more frequent.
by Higgenbotham » Fri Apr 10, 2026 3:19 pm
tim wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 1:27 pm https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaki ... -collapses BREAKING: U.S. Fertility Rate Collapses to Lowest Level Ever Recorded A new CDC report confirms America is now reproducing at the lowest rate in recorded history, with fertility dropping 5.7% since 2021 alone.
BREAKING: U.S. Fertility Rate Collapses to Lowest Level Ever Recorded A new CDC report confirms America is now reproducing at the lowest rate in recorded history, with fertility dropping 5.7% since 2021 alone.
The U.S. fertility rate hit a historic low. According to the CDC: Fewer teenagers and young women had babies in 2025, driving the decrease. Studies show economic pressures are also leading to delayed parenthood. It’s a political flashpoint: Some conservatives worry that lower fertility rates will lead to population decline. But others think the trend is a sign that women have more reproductive choice. Read this story
by Higgenbotham » Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:45 am
Kimberly-Clark Distribution Center in Ontario, 29 yo employee arrested over the arson, no casualties. Estimated damage around $200 million. The phrase ‘all you had to do was pay us enough to live’ comes from the arsonist filming himself starting the fires. It already got a ‘defend deny depose’ spread across social media platforms, as the images of the 1.2 million square foot warehouse ablaze were released.
by aedens » Thu Apr 09, 2026 11:37 pm
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