"There is no means of avoiding a final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as a result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved." -Ludwig Von Mises
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Sep
7

Denninger: ‘We Are Going to See a Huge Further Decline. It is Inevitable.’

Author: Mac Slavo

Nature, however, will ultimately take its course and we’re getting to the point now that the market has pulled forward about as much demand as possible. With employment in the toilet and mortgage lending coming to a standstill as a result of fewer qualified buyers, the charade doesn’t have much longer to go.

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Jul
9

Denninger: Either Accept the Math and Damage Now Or Suffer Political and Economic Collapse

written by Mac Slavo

Contrary to popular opinion, government intervention is not required during recessions, and most often results in hindering the rebalancing of the system. Chances are that the government will not move out of the way. Thus, if Karl Denninger is correct about his mathematical assessment, then we should all prepare for the end result of their attempted machinations - and it’s not going to be pretty.

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Jun
17

Sooner or Later the Deflationary Depression and Purging Will Come

written by Mac Slavo

For now, it seems deflation is taking hold (though it never really let go), but there remains a very powerful variable within the debate, and that is the government and how they will act going forward.

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Apr
26

Chicago Officials Call for Military Intervention, Martial Law

written by Mac Slavo

Are American citizens prepared for tanks, curfews, and soldiers patrolling every 7-11 and street corner ?

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Mar
21

Bailouts Were an Extortion of the American People

written by Mac Slavo

If Ben Bernanke actually cared about these unconscionable acts, then he would take the actions necessary to bring to light all of the machinations involved in this scheme.

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Feb
27

Denninger: Let’s Cut the Crap - We Are in a Depression Right Now

written by Mac Slavo

We are pretending we are not, just like you can pretend you didn’t really lose your job so long as your credit card does not reach its limit.

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Feb
26

Now the Architects are Admitting the Collapse is Coming

written by Mac Slavo

Ben Bernanke just told Congress that they will not be printing more money to try and inflate our debt away. Whether this is lip service or the Fed actually plans on carrying through remains to be seen.

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Feb
10

Denninger: ‘Here it Comes’

written by Mac Slavo

If Karl Denninger is right and it is coming, then it is going to hit just about every developed and emerging nation on earth.

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Feb
2

‘Let’s not kid ourselves: The looting is bipartisan and so is the responsibility’

written by Mac Slavo

We can continue to blame Bush, or Clinton, or Bush, or Obama, but we’d be much better of admitting that all of these Presidents, as well as the Congressional leaders who have served (if you can call it that) are to blame.

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Jan
29

Should we be skeptical of economic growth?

written by Mac Slavo

To be perfectly frank, there is not a whole lot of statistical information coming out of the government that we can believe anymore.

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Jan
9

Denninger: Consumer Recovery? There is none!

written by Mac Slavo

Believe what you choose to believe. Subscribe to the theory that the economy is recovering. Call us doom and gloomers. Feel free to call this opinion.

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Jan
6

Retail Tax Receipts Down for December

written by Mac Slavo

Consider that there may be some other strange, perhaps improper, manipulations going on.

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Dec
11

Retail Sales Show Growth…Or Do They?

written by Mac Slavo

It could go either way, but given the hit consumers have taken in the employment rolls, wage cuts and credit contraction, don’t expect a blow-out shopping season.

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Oct
26

Contrarians Denninger, Dent, Faber and Hoye Looking for Dollar Rebound

written by Mac Slavo

While it seems that most market participants are looking for a continued rise in stock prices and deterioration of the US Dollar in the near-term, leading contrarian investors like Karl Denninger, Marc Faber, Bob Hoye and Harry Dent have a different take.

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Oct
9

‘This is not a recession. This is a Depression’ - Denninger

written by Mac Slavo

Karl Denninger utilizes basic mathematics and a common sense approach to analyzing the economy to come to this conclusion. Yes - an economic analyst that uses REAL MATH, not the fuzzy math the government has been using.

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Sep
24

Karl Denninger says that it’s time to get out of stocks

written by Mac Slavo

Whether you short this market or not, the key thing to focus on right now is preserving capital. While this is probably not the systemic meltdown that will lead to a total SHTF scenario, many people will lose a lot of their wealth, so we urge our readers to take the necessary steps to avoid this if at all possible.

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Sep
14

Denninger: There will be widespread, perhaps even critical, shortages of necessities - food and fuel

written by Mac Slavo

In But I Thought It Was Just A “Panic” Karl Denninger discusses how the lies, temporary fixes and fiscal misconduct of our government and the Fed will eventually cause a complete breakdown of the financial system as we know it

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Aug
11

Karl Denninger: STOP THE LOOTING AND START PROSECUTING

written by Mac Slavo

Karl Denninger’s had enough, as he blasts the Obama administration, Congress, The Fed, Treasury and pretty much anyone else who is robbing the citizens of America for the betterment of the more privileged.

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Aug
8

Karl Denninger on Why Economic Recovery Is Not Possible

written by Mac Slavo

An incredibly insighful view of consumer spending and debt, government debt growth and labor statistics to support his claims that we are nowhere near an economic recovery.

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Aug
6

Karl Denninger Wonders: Financial Nuke Coming?

written by Mac Slavo

Karl Denninger, of The Market Ticker, asks “Ok, What Aren’t We Being Told?”

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