Deflation Economics
By John Schroy, on April 10th, 2010 |

Deflation is said to occur when general price levels fall. The last important example of general deflation in the United States occurred during the Great Depression. Federal Reserve officials and central bankers around the world often regard deflation as a greater risk than inflation. Under the Obama administration, US central bankers are now wary of both deflation and inflation.
Stagflation watch
By John Schroy, on March 20th, 2010 |

The lack of fiscal restraint of President Obama on the healthcare issue, the ’stimulus bill’, and other ‘progressive’ legislation in the pipeline, combined with the jobs-firsts-inflation-last attitude of Fed Chairman Bernanke — leave little room to doubt that sooner or later the United States is likely to enter the realm of double-digit inflation.
Inflation is likely be the final and deadliest blow to the retirement dreams of many Baby Boomers. When the stock market crashes, one can hope for a recovery some day. With inflation, the losses are permanent and final.
US tax policy
By John Schroy, on March 7th, 2010 |

If we are to believe the old adage that, ‘people vote their pocketbooks’, why are so many of the Super-Rich ardent supporters of the Democratic Party?
Why do the liberal Super-Rich seem to act in a way that is so contrary to their selfish interests and economic well-being?
Here I show how capital flow analysis of the Federal Reserve flow of funds accounts provides an answer to this apparent conundrum.
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