There is no way to increase the price of one product without a corresponding fall in the demand for others unless new dollars are added to the economy. It’s the Fed, stupid. – Tom Mullen, “The Fed’s Fiat Money Is the Real Cause of Price Inflation“ [2024
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
August 29, 2024 Leave Venezuela Alone
The Los Angeles Times has just published an article that proposes a way for the U.S. government to oust Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro from power: “The harshest possible sanctions must be leveled against Maduro and all state-owned industries to make an exit plan his best option.” The article was authored by Kristina Foltz, “a researcher and writer based in California and Colombia.”
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