Archive for the “Debt” category

Pat Robertson of 700 Club says to Jail the Bankers

by Henry Garman on May 4, 2012

On February 21st, televangelist and long time right-wing icon Pat Robertson addressed the banking crisis on his television show, The 700 Club. Pat Robertson discussed the banking crisis and glowingly spoke about how Iceland jailed many of the bankers who (…)

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Iceland Forgives Mortgage Debt of its Population

by Henry Garman on April 13, 2012

teleSUR english, a 100% Latin American network broadcasting 24-hour news and developments from the Southern Hemisphere reports that Iceland is cancelling the mortgages of much of its population. Thanks to Sherrie at sherriequestioningall for bring this to the net’s attention. (…)

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Counterfeit Money Fraudulent Banks and a Bit of Debt Forgiveness

by Henry Garman on February 1, 2012

Just For Laughs – Counterfeit Money A bank in France, celebrating its 375th  anniversary, has cancelled the debts of many of it poorer customers, reports good.is Hurray for another bank that has caught a bit of the Jubilee spirit. Was (…)

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Billions for the Bankers 6: A Debt-Free America

by jehu on December 20, 2011

Part six of a series: Billions for the Bankers, Debts for the People: The Real Story of the Money-Control Over America written by Sheldon Emry in the 1980s. We realize this small, and necessarily incomplete, article on money may be (…)

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Billions for the Bankers 5: Debt-Free Money

by jehu on December 19, 2011

Part five of a series: Billions for the Bankers, Debts for the People: The Real Story of the Money-Control Over America by Sheldon Emry, this section deals with the fact that money is a social construct, and that we can (…)

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Billions for the Bankers 4- Gambling Debts War and Corruption

by jehu on December 16, 2011

Part four of a series: Billions for the Bankers, Debts for the People: The Real Story of the Money-Control Over America by Sheldon Emry, this section deals with gambling, debts and war. This book was written in the 1980s, many (…)

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Billions for the Bankers 3: Money as Debt

by jehu on December 15, 2011

Part three of a series: Billions for the Bankers, Debts for the People: The Real Story of the Money-Control Over America, by Sheldon Emry, which was printed in the 1980s: this section deals with money creation and the fact that (…)

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Moral Hazard of Usury

by Henry Garman on December 9, 2011

When Cato was asked by Cicero “What do you think of usury?” He replied, “What do you think of murder?” Usury is the taking of interest for loans. The biblical term for usury is nashak (naw-shak’), to strike with a (…)

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Addicted to Debt– America is a Debt Junkie

by Henry Garman on November 29, 2011

From the Grandfather Economic Report authored by Michael Hodges: America has become more a debt ‘junkie’ – – than ever before with total debt of $57 Trillion – – and the highest debt ratio in history. That’s $185,668 per man, (…)

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Steve Keen and more than just a Debt Jubilee

by Henry Garman on November 28, 2011

Slowly it’s dawning on the economic doom and gloom commentators that something different is around the corner…. Here is a discussion which recognizes that Steve Keen’s proposal is more than just a “debt” jubilee. In fact, it’s a proposal for (…)

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