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Interesting idea: Quartz #5-->How Subordinating Paper Currency to Electronic Money Can End Recessions and End Inflation

This year's US presidential elections are projected to put out 3.6 million political ads, with an estimated 66-70% of them being negative. Why do you think candidates use these ads? Do they get you involved or turn you off? Does one presidential candidate use more negativity than the other in...

Milton Friedman was a proponent of the negative income tax- a set nominal refund that everyone would get regardless of income class. This was his replacement for welfare as it would not reduce the incentive to work for money at any wage level. In Friedman-fashion, what to use the money on would...

Minutes ago rating agency Fitch held the US credit rating at AAA, but switched outlook to negative from stable. The move followed speculation that suggested they might downgrade altogether today. The agency cited fiscal worries as reason for the change in outlook...

The Bank of New York announced earlier this month that it would charge fees for large deposits, effectively creating a negative interest rate where the depositor pays money to keep money in the bank. This week, Switzerland and Singapore have seen certain market rates fall negative as well as...

Stocks are tumbling this morning as Standard and Poor's changed the US credit rating outlook to negative, signaling a potential cut should the US not do more about its debt. This should be interesting with the debt ceiling debate about to go into full swing.

Is nationalism or patriotism a good thing when it is not taken to extreme levels? There are a lot of negative opinions about nationalism, but I think it is a great thing when not taken to extremes. There is nothing wrong with loving your country. What does everyone else think?