Inflation

Americans' Paychecks at the Breaking Point

Posted November 2nd, 2007 by Michael Nystrom

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Most people never make the connection why prices are rising. This article from the AP doesn't. It describes how bad things are getting for people, but doesn't mention why paychecks can only be stretched half as long as before. Ron Paul makes the connection - it is the Federal Reserve, printing more and more money, making the money in your paycheck, your wallet, and your bank account worth less and less. AP Article follows below:

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Workers are juggling ever-increasing housing, food and energy bills

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK -- The calculus of living paycheck to paycheck in America is getting harder. What used to last four days might last half that long now. Pay the gas bill, but skip breakfast. Eat less for lunch so the kids can have a healthy dinner.

Across the nation, Americans are increasingly unable to stretch their dollars to the next payday as they juggle higher rent, food and energy bills. It's starting to affect middle-income working families as well as the poor, and has reached the point of affecting day-to-day calculations of merchants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 7-Eleven Inc. and Family Dollar Stores Inc.

Why We Need Ron Paul as President

Posted July 18th, 2007 by czentay

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Here is an article from thinkinvest.blogspot.com about how the Fed helped created the mess we're in. This is why we need Ron Paul for President. He is the ONLY candidate talking about the issue of money supply and a Fed that has run amuck!

Why look for complexity when there is simplicity?

In a recent piece by Robert Rodriguez of First Pacific Advisors, LLC, you will see facts - simple facts about how simple what happened is.

The Scourge of Inflation

Posted February 20th, 2007 by Michael Nystrom

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My apologies for not keeping the site more up to date. This is a part time endeavor for me, and recently - like most Americans - my life has been rather hectic. This makes for a perfect segue into talking about why life for Americans has become so hectic.