Propping up the economy by monetizing our massive debt: – In 2008, the Federal Reserve bought “negligible” amounts of our debt, last year: the Fed purchased 61% of the government debt: issued by the Treasury Dept.
Speaking of “no faith in the US Dollar”: — The price of gold when Obama was inaugurated, $850 an ounce.: Today, gold is over $1500.
The disappearing family farm: — In the mid-1930s, America had an estimated 6.8 million farms. Today, the: EPA estimates that number to be right around two million: (and getting squeezed more and more by constricting regulation).
A stunning amount spent on stupid studies like: Why do chimps throw their poop?: — Almost $600,000 of your tax dollars was sent to the folks who studied chimpanzee poop tossing, plus $198,195 paid to find out if “tweeting” makes people happy…: It’s all HERE.