Tag Archives: prices

Guns – the canary in the mine

If you are not familiar with Oleg Volk, visit some of his websites (see below) and enjoy his photography of people and weapons. And share his work with your family and friends who may be hoplophobes and hoploclasts but whom … Continue reading

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Setting new records – the Anti-Trumper regime

Uncle Joe has made it clear since Election Day 2020 that the dominant theme of his administration was to be to do the opposite of what The Donald and his people did for the previous four years. He appears to … Continue reading

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Thank you, Uncle Joe!

Saw this on one of my professional literature websites the other day. Assuming that the BLS is not lying (and if they were, it would be almost certainly in the direction of showing LOWER inflation numbers, not higher), this shows … Continue reading

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We ARE all crazy – the economy is the most insane part of our lives

By Nathan Barton This picture appeared today in Laissez Faire , labeled as a “Silicon Valley Fixer-Upper” with an asking price of a mere $800,000 (or, to put it another way, 598 ounces of gold (ozAu), which at the old … Continue reading

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Gold and the Dollar

In the past day, the price of gold has dropped about 120 an ounce, to under $1500 (now just above $1500). But the real news is NOT that gold is now at its lowest price in dollars in two years, … Continue reading

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