People get used to new situations. At first they feel it strongly. Then they acclimate and they consider the new normal. When National Economy came out it sold well for about the first 6 months and then sales slowed until the big stock market fall in August. Then sales poured in.

And the hits this site gets keep going up even though I stopped marketing it. On the one hand people got used to the recession-depression starting in 2008, and when a new stock market fall hit interest renewed. But on the other hand the economic situation continues to slide. It keeps trending down and more and more people feel interested in figuring things out for themselves.

About the “Money Question” and alternative economics I think no other site even comes close to offering the resources on here. Just take a look at the 62 articles on the Articles page.

Even better I still stand by my book released in December 2008. I think the very first and best book to tackle the crash. Some things now I might like to revise or add, but the fundamental situation hasn’t changed. If you’ve got the interest buy the book. It comes with free shipping worldwide and a 365 day guarantee. If you don’t like it just send it back within a year.

And…I hate blogging. A lot. Some people love it. I don’t. It makes me think of the dentist. Currently working on another book which will tackle some of the same topics as National Economy but much more briefly and go into many other topics. Probably come out within a year. And I may start a daily email but don’t expect much in the way of blog updates.

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I’m in the process of migrating the host to a new server, redesigning the theme, and in about two weeks this site is going to start being updated at least 4 times a week.

Nevada treats unpaid gambling debt as a criminal matter handled by the District Attorney’s bad-checks unit. Most defendants agree to pay the debt through a payment plan before charges are filed, with around 10% tacked on to fund the D.A. unit. Clark County, which encompasses Las Vegas, prosecutes roughly 200 cases involving gambling debts a month, says Bernie Zadrowski, who runs the bad-checks unit.

Wow, this is so horrible. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised because gambling is where all the employment in the state comes from. You don’t go to jail for not paying your mortgage.

It used to be called Fabian Socialism.

The economy is struggling, the unemployment rate is high, and many Americans are struggling to pay the bills, but one class of Americans is doing quite well: government workers. Their pay levels are soaring, they enjoy unmatched benefits, and they remain largely immune from layoffs, except for some overly publicized cutbacks around the margins. To make matters worse, government employees—thanks largely to the power of their unions—have carved out special protections that exempt them from many of the rules that other working Americans must live by. California has been on the cutting edge of this dangerous trend, which has essentially turned government employees into a special class of citizens.

Animated Map of US Unemployment by County

Room With a View: Things are Looking Pretty Hairy Out There

The Banksters are still in charge.

Is there another country in which in full public view so few so blatantly use government for the enrichment of private interests, with a coterie of “free market” economists available to justify plunder on the grounds that “the market knows best”?

One conclusive hallmark of a failed state is that the crooks are inside the government, using government to protect and to advance their private interests.