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The Mother Jones article doesn't mention whether the BND issues bonds for the State. In looking around for that information I found this article that implies that they do. That would save the State of North Dakota a bundle in fees and interest. Better to have the money stay at home than go to...

They were panicking. This C-span video indicates why http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NMu1mFao3w&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fboingboing.net%2F2009%2F02%2F09%2Frep-kanjorski-550-bi.html&feature=player_embedded http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122142278543033525.html Rep. Kanjorski said the...

http://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/pridealers_current.html There are 19 banks in the stress tests. IMO this is nothing more than an exercise to inoculate the banks that sell government debt with a few more thrown in just as cover.

Perhaps HR 1207 has a chance. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1207 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW4YZ6R53yA

How long has this option been available and I wonder what might be the odds of a rule change that would nullify this benefit? If the trust is irrevocable but the rules change it could be ugly. Any info or opinion will be appreciated.

Regarding the freeze ups--I had that problem a few times and tech support at Mirus had me reset my data base. For some reason this solution is not out there as general information. The problem is that as the historical data from executed trades accumulates in the software it somehow interferes...

According to the Constitution it is Congress's responsibility to oversee the money.

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If you think so send a note to your Representative and ask them to support this bill. http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=12517

More pesky statistics (from the government no less). This article was written by Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns, 6th Cong. Dist. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=30405

Tigerjaw, One of the best arguments for gun ownership also comes from Florida. Florida was the first state in the Union to legalize concealed carry laws for ordinary citizens. At the time of its passage the anti gun crowd railed against it proclaiming that the Florida would become the...

Do you have any evidence for that statement other than the movies? http://mises.org/article.aspx?Id=1449 This article has a lengthy list of citations that dispute your claim.

Ditto that! I just finished this book and highly recommend it. the pdf version http://mises.org/books/historyofmoney.pdf hard copy http://www.mises.org/store/History-of-Money-and-Banking-in-the-United-States--P191C18.aspx

I'm having some trouble with the edit function. The two bloomberg links are run together. Here they are separately. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a3Fp3EwQX32o&refer=us http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aVWzNaO9CD9M&refer=home

I think this is most likely the case and the reason the government is so protective of the biggest players is that among them are the primary dealers who sell government debt. Our government exists today only because it is able to procure money to operate through the sale of bonds and other...

lj, thanks, you are of course right

Paul talks to much trying to make his point. He should just stick with the question. He asked whether it was too easy and to much credit in the twenties that caused the crash and the depression or the Fed's tight money policies. It was a good question and one that I would have liked to have...

I ran on to this list of statements a while back. Seems it fits well with the topic of this thread http://www.financialsense.com/editorials/quinn/2008/1209.html

I agree with the idea that when someone promotes a position, the degree to which they promote it is an inverse correlation to the actual truth. People tend to give themselves away by hiding behind their words. For instance, someone who obsesses about security and has to have a lock for...

I am a little dubious about this. Perhaps the idea has merit but it seems as vulnerable to political whim as a gold standard. "Independent institutions" are hard to come by I'd say. For instance the US Supreme Court is under constant assault by which ever party is currently in control by the...