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There goes the dollar

Remember how Make America Great Again was all about a strong, masculine, beefy, red-blooded, double-wide, camo-clothed and fully loaded King Dollar as the signifier that the USA was back? Well, that’s not actually how things are playing out right now. We’ve done a horrendous job with coronavirus in the United States, turning masks and the…

How to turn a recession into a depression

Last week, the United States sent checks for $600 to approximately 25 million unemployed people. This amount effectively triples the average $350 per-week unemployment check from the states. As I argued in my new podcast episode this week (thank you for all the feedback and downloads, much appreciated!) distributing this money, at a cost of…