Troll Roads – Funding Mobility in Texas

Anon E. MooseBecause Texas, Economy

Our shared roads are community wealth. Yet, the transportation system in Texas has been neglected for well over a decade. So the Department of Transportation has been borrowing, to the tune of $18 billion, in order to pay for new roads and maintenance (including toll-roads, which noticeably have been popping up all over Dallas, Austin, Houston, and many other areas). Toll …

Boring Conferences and High Incentives

Anon E. MooseEconomy

In a march 2015 press conference, FOMC press reporter Pedro Da Costa raised the issue of financial crimes and transparency to FED Chair Janet Yellen. Pedro no longer has his job. PEDRO DA COSTA. Pedro da Costa with Dow Jones Newswires. I guess I have two follow-ups, one with regard to Craig’s question. So, before the IG’s investigation, according to Republican …

Indicators of Instability

Anon E. MooseEconomy, Environment

Deutsche Bank Projecting A 40% Decline In NY Housing Prices – ZH Yellen’s Contradictory Message On Upcoming Rate Hikes – ZH If the Fed waits much longer to raise rates – as some institutions like the IMF want it to do – it might be forced to move aggressively once it starts. However, if it moves sooner, that could allow it to proceed …

What is so Important About Greece?

Anon E. MooseEconomy, War and Poverty

Are you paying attention? After five years of can kicking, we are finally seeing a pivotal point of economic confrontation between the Greek people, their government, and their creditors. This is what a failure of central planning looks like. Watch it play out. Take notes. Here are a few: Greek Government-Debt Crisis – Wiki (for some catch up) –> Does this …

Links on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Anon E. MooseEconomy, poliTics

JEFF SESSIONS EPIC SPEECH EXPOSING THE TPP. – grindall61@Youtube Obama Touts TPP At Nike HQ- Full Speech – UpTakeVideo@Youtube Corporations Win Again: Senate Passes Obamatrade Fast-Track Bill – ZeroHedge What Hillary Clinton REALLY said on TPP & Fast Track – BudMeyers@Youtube Wikileaks Drops Another Damning Trove Of Secret Trade Deal Documents – HuffPost Full Show 6/23/15: Fast Track Passes. Will …

A Cashless Society

Anon E. MooseEconomy

“The central banks are … planning drastic restrictions on cash itself. They see moving to electronic money will first eliminate the underground economy, but secondly, they believe it will even prevent a banking crisis.This idea of eliminating cash was first floated as the normal trial balloon to see how the people take it. It was first launched by Kenneth Rogoff …