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Odds 'n Sods:
Reader Jeff B. flagged this in The Wall Street Journal: Green
Acres II: When Neighbors Become Farmers. Jeff's comment: "I like how this
guy took the idea of leased farm or grazing land and applied it to his neighborhood
yards! The best part is that his neighbors are much more accepting of it then
the trend toward 50-page home owner covenants would leave one to imagine"
o o o
Eric Roseman of The
Sovereign Society uses
the term "inverse stagflation" for the current market that simultaneously
has both inflation and deflation. (A
term coined by Renee Haugerud, back in 2003.) He says that it is in some
ways, the economy is similar to the 1970s, with galloping inflation in commodities
prices,
but
with
but
with
some sectors
exhibiting distinct deflation such as the declining housing market,
12+ months of a declining equities markets, and a painfully tight credit market.
(Tight credit is deflationary, since the
money multiplier effect also works
in reverse.) He sees a big margin squeeze coming, and plenty of pain created
by markets
slamming pillar to post between inflation and deflation.
o o o
Hawaiian K. found this for us: Veteran survivalist/economist Howard
J. Ruff cites Shadowstats data that points to an upcoming hyperinflationary
depression.
o o o
I heard that Affordable
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from
ordering them from
the manufacturer, and you can also avoid the data mining that Dakota Alert
does with each Internet order.
