The military will always find the most expensive way to accomplish anything. You know, like the plastic control knob that costs $145 because it’s going into a fighter jet. Maybe they used their $400,000-each sidewinder..
Oh, but the rigorous riggery never ends
With that said and with the notes above about how the Bureau of Lying Statistics’ seasonal adjustments in recent months were predictably too..
Does a live person answer the phone? Did a highly commissioned salesperson give you an aggressive pitch? Did they recommend high-margin collectibles or something other than low-price bullion coins..
Call it whatever you want, but the economy is in a bad way, powered by consumer borrowing that is unsustainable and shakily backstopped by Baby Boomer 'wealth' dwarfed by Social Security, Medicare and public pension liabilities..
The point, as a possible debt ceiling showdown nears, is that even completely eliminating that “non-defense discretionary” spending slice would still leave Washington without enough income to cover interest, defense, and mandatory spending growth.
The Missouri Senate today passed legislation that would prompt the state treasurer to hold at least 1% of state funds in gold and silver while eliminating all state income taxes on monetary metals.
The other conclusion to be drawn, is there is no point making life harder for ourselves by trying to achieve 100% electrification, given that we do not have the metals supply to achieve this goal.
