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Don't know if I posted this here before but I want to recommend the book, "The Great Depression: A Diary" by Benjamin Roth. It is a very unique look at The Great Depression in that it is a real diary of a very typical man. The book really altered my view of the time line of the Depression and its ef...

Hi John, It has occurred to me that the BP oil spill may turn out to be the economic equivalent of the dustbowl of The Great Depression. When I first had the thought I wanted to dismiss it as a stretch but then I thought about it for awhile and I realized that both where not just natural disasters b...

> Why am I the bad guy here? I think I know. All you devoted > followers have sparkles in your eyes when you look at John and > can't see the reality. If you really want to know why you're the "bad guy," I'll try to explain it to you. ... John, Don't waste your time. I learn a lot from your site an...

In response to freddyv: You had me at "I love that we elected a black man president." It seems to me that you are an atypical Tea Partier, for all the reasons you listed. (By the way I think the racist aspect of the TPM has been way overplayed). If all the Tea Partiers were like you, hell, I'd join...

Take a look at Consumer Metrics Index at http://www.consumerindexes.com/ It is now showing a drop of 5% year-over-year after having been around 2% for several months. Their data predicts a GDP of around 0% for Q2 and negative 2% for Q3. They predicted a 2.5% GDP for Q1 so were a little low but they ...

Or so Fox news would have you believe. There is no "Tea Party"; there are bunches of Tea Baggers who are pissed off at the government, but they don't have a unified vision or set of goals. Surveys have shown they are wealthier, whiter, more conservative and older than the base American population. ...

The problem with this chart is the problem with every chart that shows the stock market adjusted for something; the stock market is ALREADY adjusted for EVERYTHING. Stock market data, assuming it is consistent and accurate (why I like the DJIA and DJTA) reflect all the knowns and perhaps even the un...

Oakwood, I think you are missing one essential component of generational dynamics. GD cannot predict the actions of individuals. GD predictions cannot tell you when or how. I believe the extensive rally in the stock market was due to several entirely unpredictable events. Government stimulus progra...

THOMAS JEFFERSON 1791 " first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." I had to leave that Jefferson quote in there, he was ...

Perhaps they know and are just getting as much as they can before it is all over. Absolutely! Historically you will see a looting of the treasury before the final collapse. It is in their best interest to keep this all going as long as possible so they can continue to suck money out of the pockets ...