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U.S. Federal Government Debt Ceiling Crisis.

July 17, 2011 – – The U.S. Federal Government Debt Ceiling Crisis: It’s getting close to “crunch” time on the federal government debt ceiling. Tax receipts, up to the August 2nd cutoff, total about $172B (Billion). Spending totals $307B, leaving a “hole” … Continue reading

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Gold Ta Da Moon!

Gold has gone up 127% since Jan. 3, 2011 (see chart, above, of weekly nearest futures contract prices). This compares well to other commodities shown below (2011 increase or decrease): 0 Crude Oil: -2% 0 S&P 500 E-Mini: +5% 0 … Continue reading

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