economics, government, philosophy
Capitalism can be seen as mirroring a naturally occurring process. It is no more imposed on society than the theory of relativity is imposed on physical reality. Without any given… Continue Reading
Economic violence begets physical violence. The G-7 shareholders of the IMF ((http://www.bus.indiana.edu/riharbau/RePEc/iuk/wpaper/bepp2004-06-fratianni-pattison.pdf)) control it directly regarding the issues they care most about, and for less important peripheral issues it’s just… Continue Reading
Capitalism doesn’t die if it doesn’t keep growing. Why do people insist that?? However, countries die when their governments play accounting shenanigans with their monetary system to cover up capital… Continue Reading
I have reluctantly been using Cryptsy for trading coins since last November. Last month I was spooked off it after some whispers of internal problems and potential insolvency a la… Continue Reading
The notorious twins’ new fund ((http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/041114/why-winklevoss-twins-new-bitcoin-etf-matters.asp)) is slated for approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission by the end of 2014, and it’s something to keep an eye on regardless… Continue Reading
cryptocurrency, economics, tax
The IRS ruling ((http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Virtual-Currency-Guidance)) treating bitcoin as property and essentially viewing its use as barter touches on the underlying reality of what government, in its current form, hopes to accomplish…. Continue Reading