How Democrats Destroy Jobs
& Business Start-ups
That’s what the market is saying, what CEOs
are worried about offline.
On Friday, the
latest NY Fed report came out, and we learned that U.S. household debt is now
837 billion dollars higher than during the previous peak in 2008
Too many citizens have never learned how to
manage their debt load or household finances.
Think back to our humble origins…
Our ancestors discovered that
they could plant seeds in the ground and grow their own food. LOTS of food--far
more than they could eat.
And that excess food could be
invested-- to support the labor of other members of the tribe to develop better
tools and build structures… or to trade with other tribes for their surplus
foods.
It was the first time ever that
human beings enjoyed a regular surplus, where they could consistently produce
more than they consumed.
I call this the Universal Law
of Prosperity: consistently producing more than you consume.
And if our early ancestors had
not discovered this simple principle, we would likely all still be squatting in
the wilderness.
The Universal Law of Prosperity
applies to everyone equally-- whether proto-humans, modern day individuals,
nation states, businesses, etc.
And it’s easy to understand: if
you spend more than you earn, sooner or later you’re going to run into serious
trouble.
We talk about this a lot in our
regular conversations-- there are so many violations of this principle everywhere
you look.
Some of the most popular
companies in the world these days burn through cash, consistently spending far
more than they earn.
Governments are in debt up to
their eyeballs, blowing trillions of dollars on programs they cannot afford.
And too many individuals are
living way beyond their means, consuming far more than they produce.
In most of the West-- and
ESPECIALLY in the Land of the Free-- the entire system is designed for
consumption.
Think about it: the United
States is easily one of the best places in the world to be a consumer.
US consumers can buy almost
anything they want. They have access to the finest brands, the best
restaurants, the largest malls and markets.
They can order anything online
and get same day delivery. Soon drones will float down from the heavens to
deliver boxes straight to their doorsteps.
And there is no shortage of
banks and finance companies willing to step up and offer US consumers endless
quantities of debt.
After all, why bother saving up
for anything when you can indulge now and push off the consequences into the
future?
Yes, the United States has
consumption down to a science. And sadly this has become the most critical
component of the US economy.
Economists fret over how much
consumers spend during the holiday season; as they say, ‘the US consumer drives
the economy.’
That’s kind of a pathetic
statement. No one ever says the US producer drives the economy. Or the US
entrepreneur drives the economy.
That’s probably because
governments make it harder and harder to be productive.
One ridiculous example is
Louisville, Kentucky-- where hardworking entrepreneurs are being punished for
the egregious crime of selling food to hungry people.
They’re specifically targeting
mobile food trucks-- the guys who sell hot dogs and burgers on the street.
A few years ago Louisville’s
local government tried to ban them altogether, but lost in a lawsuit.
Now the city has recently put
forth new rules requiring mobile food trucks to relocate at least 250 feet
every TEN MINUTES.
And they would only be allowed
to operate during daylight hours… forced to shutter when the sun goes down like
some bizarre zombie apocalypse.
I can just imagine what
nefarious entrepreneurial terrorist plot these do-good bureaucrats think
they’re foiling with such heavy regulations.
And I’m sure the fine citizens
of Louisville will sleep easier knowing that the sweet sound of the Ice Cream
Man will fall silent at sundown.
Another example-- just last
week, the New York Police Department raided multiple apartment buildings,
issuing 27 citations for suspicion of Airbnb rentals.
Well it’s about damn time these
vile criminals were brought to justice.
Imagine the nerve of some
owners who actually felt entitled to rent out their own private properties to
supplement their incomes in one of the most expensive cities in the world while
simultaneously providing cost effective lodging options for out-of-town
travelers.
Steen
Jacobsen, Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer of Saxo Bank sees
economic slowdown ahead.
Specifically,
his "Four Horseman" indicators: the drivers of economic growth, are
all flashing red.
Our
hat is off to Simon Black for his input…
What
will drive wealth accumulation in the coming era?
Investors
are going to soon realize that without dependable gains, income becomes
paramount. Specifically, income that will retain its purchasing power as
inflation and interest rates rise.
AND..less
interference from meddling government!
Nothing demonstrates the
“imminent bankruptcy” problem better than the financial obligations of New York
City. Rubino says, “They just announced that they have unfunded liabilities for
retiree healthcare, just retiree healthcare and not the rest of their pensions,
of $100 billion. That’s for a city, not a state or a country, and if you add
their unfunded liabilities for their pensions, which is another $50 billion or
so, and their official debt, which is $50 billion or so, you get $200 billion
that New York City is on the hook for that they have not put money away for. If
a private sector company had finances like that, they would be insolvent, and
their accountants would force them to say that.”You can tell the same story for
cities, states and countries around the world swimming in unrepayable debt. So,
what will be done when bond defaults and financial failures begin? Will Trump
let it go like the failed debt of Puerto Rico or have massive bailouts?
Despite the fact that the Fed
keeps raising rates as it tightens the noose around the supposed economic
“recovery”, there are still many people out there who refuse to accept that the
central bank would deliberately implode the fiscal bubble that it has spent the
last ten years inflating. Even today, I still see arguments proclaiming that
the Fed will be forced to pull back if stocks fall beyond 15% to 20%. I also
see claims that Fed officials like Jerome Powell had "better start looking
for another job" because Donald Trump won’t be happy with Fed policies
that could cause a crash. This is pure delusion from people who do not
understand how the Fed operates.
The ever-expanding debt feeds
dollars into circulation. Those dollars levitate stocks, bonds, real estate
and/or commodities. Stocks have rallied since 2009, bonds since the early 1980s
and real estate has reached bubble territory again in 2018. Commodities have
been weaker for five to ten years. The Deep State, Federal Reserve and U.S.
Government want rising stock and bond markets because they increase wealth for
the political and financial elite. They have created a “borrow, spend, blow a
bubble, let it collapse, and rake in the spoils game,” and it will not change
easily.
While President Donald Trump and
elements of the mainstream media describe a strong United States economy -
America's economic future has significant problems on the horizon. Peter Schiff
joins Stefan Molyneux to discuss the United States's $21-plus trillion-dollar
national debt, skyrocketing unfunded liabilities, federal deficits of $100
billion per month, the end of retirement, coming Corporate bankruptcies, the
myth of a strong stock market, the subprime auto loan bubble, the role of
China, upcoming inflation, flooding the market with treasury bonds, the day of
reckoning for the Federal Reserve, Bernie Sander's Jobs program and the end of
the second-longest economic recovery in history.
SIDEBAR-INFLATION
The entire financial system
has been dependent on super low rates for the past ten years. The Fed held
rates at zero for a decade and printed trillions of dollars.
The increase in prices and
interest rates to date is only the beginning.
Just take a look at what’s
happening in the economy right now…
Food companies like
Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Hershey and Kellogg are all raising prices as both
ingredient and transportation costs increase. Kellogg’s CEO recently said in an
interview, “We think 2019 will be more inflationary than we have seen
historically since the recession.”
McDonald’s and Chili’s both
raised prices.
Airlines are paying 40%
more for jet fuel than they were a year ago.
Manufacturing companies are
paying 8% more for aluminum and 38% more for steel than a year ago… and they’re
dealing with a 10% tariff on Chinese goods.
Paint company
Sherwin-Williams increased prices in its stores as much as 6% last month, with
the CEO saying “Raw material inflation has been unrelenting and accelerating.”
Even Apple is falling
victim to inflation. The company raised prices on its new MacBook Air and iPad
Pro by 20% and 25%, respectively.
Companies are passing along
price increases to you, the consumer. And that makes it harder for you to
“tread water” financially.
The Fed will have to
further boost interest rates in reaction to this inflation.
But it’s raising rates
while the US government is running trillion-dollar deficits into perpetuity.
And now it will have to pay more interest on that debt (which it already can’t
afford).
The world hasn’t seen
inflation in a decade now. But it’s coming.
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3 comments:
Ever wonder why you're paying more for your electric bill or for health insurance? Blame it on Obama-he screwed up the coal industry first, wiped out our lead industry [even our military was forced to buy higher priced ammunition as a result] and when his subsidy from Medicare ran out for Obamacare, insurance firms jacked up premiums for everyone...now Dems are behind the steering wheel again and Americans had better hold on to their wallets as they will live up to their reputation of "tax, regulate and spend," which will likely put the brakes on our economy-AGAIN!
Democrats are wizards at wounding the republic going back to their Grand Wizards of KKK founders when they headed to Dixie after the Civil War to take advantage of Blacks which they've doing ever since [many have finally figured out that con job after LBJ thought it good to keep them on the plantation with perpetual poverty] so now they target anything the media grabs as a sound bite like attacking our border patrol comparing them to the KKK during a recent Congress-critter hearing [Camilla Harris airing some stupid comments]...dumber than a box of rocks but gullible Americans suck up this drivel while the arrogant media blames everything from global warming to farts on Trump.
Anti-enterprise zealots could screw up of the proverbial wet dream. Look at what a mess Obama made with his overregulation nightmare! They'll try to screw things up again I have no doubt.
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