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Deflation Is Just Around the Corner

Wow, Ed is usually right on, as subsequent events reveal, but this time he is declaring the moment (in relative terms) as a long term situation in the face of macro monetary policy leading (shortly in relative terms) in one direction - hyperinflation, likely hyper-stagflation. As other commenters have said, everyday consumption continues inflated, and about 6 months from now, Opec cuts will come home to roost. Instead of me laying it out, read Engdahl, slowly:

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Can Central Bankers Prevent a Great Depression?

Excellent summary article! Wonder how much longer those enticing dividends on beaten down stocks can continue. This article helped steady my hand hovering over the keys of my computer to buy for the dividend.

Historic Financial Collapse Underway?

"They will probably believe the lies they're told by the mainstream press about "greedy" speculators and evil oil companies. They will almost surely support the policies and the politicians who are actually responsible for their increasing poverty."

LMAO! You begin and end coherently by describing 'greedy speculation' spurred by stripped away government regulation, lobbied ridiculous capital gains real estate give aways, inflationary interest rates maintained by Fed Reserves, private banks, and then conclude by exempting all players except the politicians who are under the material influence of the same forces of speculation!

And you perpetuate the idea that Big Oil conducts its business through the spot and futures oil markets because you are so concentrated on physical gold and silver which IS traded on the spot market. And you left out one scenario that is happening right in front of you - statification. Don't you find it interesting that IndyMac Bank was not liquidated, but reborn as IndyMac FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B.???? And one more thing, you express concern for the middle classes (what, no working class?), but you are willing to throw the mass of seniors with dwindling resources on the mercy of private medicine by liquidating the most functional safety net we have and the model for a national health plan- Medicare. Yes, go ahead and take physical possession of gold and heavy silver bags of coins, and then hope you don't lose it all to a home invasion robbery if the scenario you hope for comes to pass.