Monthly Archives: July 2016

Parading Victims

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

No crime in the the United States draws as much punishment as hurting someones feelings, especially if that someone is a protected species.  The act of parading the parents of Khizr Khan onto the stage at the Democratic convention was … Continue reading →

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Drawing in Shorts to Goose the Stock Market

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

The stock market is vulnerable.  What can be done? First publish multiple articles about how bad the economy is. Make it obvious that now is the time for the market to drop. Draw in as many short sellers as possible. … Continue reading →

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Do Black Lives Actually Matter?

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

Let me first say that it is not up to me to decide. There is an old joke where a guy walks into an auto parts store and asks, “do you have a set of spark plugs for a Red … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Based Voting

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

I am forever pointing out that Americans are ignorant but highly esteemed. Voting is not based on what ignorant people know. They don’t know anything. Voting is based on fantasy of knowing. Reading is almost never done. Scanning is done … Continue reading →

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Lying in Politics

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

Lying does not offend me. If it did I would be unhappy every waking hour. Countless institutions employ lying as a path to profit. How often is a bad happening blamed on the “lying media?”  This is as if something … Continue reading →

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Extreme Sobriety

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

It usually takes a twelve step program to get an addict off of drugs or alcohol. It is a great thing when that happens. Unfortunately, the addict along with almost everyone else is still intoxicated. Being drunk on fantasies is … Continue reading →

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Politics is all Cheating

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

Bernie Sanders knew he was being cheated. He expected it so he isn’t surprised or disappointed. Cheating of this kind is so common, that no one inside the party thinks of it as a serious issue. Blame somebody and go … Continue reading →

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Plagiarism

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

Americans love accusing others of plagiarism and shaking their finger. In my mind, the words must have some kind of special meaning. I am not sure anything taken out of a minor league political speech written by someone other than … Continue reading →

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Stock Market Heads Up & Crash Alert

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

I am looking for a stock market stunt to take place next week as the Democratic convention gets started. I have written many times that the mob (friends of the Fed) will cut and run when the Federal Reserve can … Continue reading →

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Forecast Republican Convention

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

No matter what happens, when all is said and done, the Republican National Convention will be said by the media to have been a low point for Donald Trump.  The media will take the approach of questioning how can his … Continue reading →

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