March 2023

Frank Boland
March 09, 2023

The last time inflation and interest rates started to rise simultaneously was 58 years ago. Then, as now, it had its genesis from too much government spending. The process was euphemistically called “Guns and Butter.” “Guns” represented the expense of the Vietnam War and “Butter” was the euphemism for the then newly introduced welfare structure...

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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

– Andrew Carnegie