http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php Hobo humor, funny stories, and maybe something useful too. Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:17:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last Tuesday, Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential election by a landslide, yet the stock market posted its worse two-day loss after an election in American history – dropping approximately 10%.  So what the heck happened? It’s easy…  After the enthusiasm of a new president wore off, everyone realized we still ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/11/obama-elected-president-stock-market-crashes-and-americans-buy-even-more-guns/ It's here - the answer to all our prayers... now you too can become an instant billionaire and participate in the hyperinflation currently plaguing zimbabwe.  Who knows, buy enough and you just might be able to afford a loaf of bread.  The auctions below are offered at eBay and provide ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/11/become-an-instant-billionaire-buy-billion-dollar-zimbabwe-currency/ With today being election day in the United States, it won’t be long before Comrade Obama takes office in an effort to “redistribute the (your) wealth”.  With so many people voting for Obama, it may be no surprise that his socialist economic policies are already taking effect across the country. Here’s ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/11/comrade-obamas-economic-plan-in-a-nutshell/ Here are some interesting charts showing just how much the U.S. monetary base has outright exploded over the past eight weeks.  In two short months, the monetary base has skyrocketed by $300 Billion dollars.  Only a few years ago, it was big news when the government's deficit was that much ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/11/us-dollars-being-inflated-at-341-per-year/ Anyone with any interest in gold or silver may have noticed recently that the "spot" price for silver and gold is a joke and nowhere near the price you'll pay if you actually want to invest in or own precious metals.  In most cases, gold coins are selling for 50% ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/11/price-explosion-in-precious-metals-may-come-soon-as-silver-and-gold-spot-prices-implode/ Inflation in Zimbabwe is currently soaring at 231 million percent!  231,000,000%!!!  Of course, by the time I finish this post, it'll be even higher.  To put it another way, if the inflation rate were to stay stable for an entire year (which it most certainly won't), something that ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/11/pictorial-progression-of-hyperinflation-in-zimbabwe-plus-thoughts-on-paper-money/ I saw this quote today direct from the 'brilliant' minds at Google: "Democracy works best when we all participate.  Please take time to vote..." I disagree with their take on Democracy and offer this quote instead: "Democracy works best when we have politicians worth voting for." And wait a minute, isn't America supposed to ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/10/googles-take-on-voting-and-democracy/ In a bold move of stupidity sure to exacerbate the global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund announced that they too want to create money out of thin air.  In a self-respecting, educated society, such a move would be stopped dead in its tracks.  However, with bold moves of stupidity ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/10/imf-everybody-else-is-printing-money-%e2%80%93-we-will-too/ With all the silver posts lately, some people have been asking me where the cheapest place to buy physical silver is at.  Without a doubt, the cheapest silver bullion (and coins) I have found are at www.bulliondirect.com.  I don't make anything for plugging this site, and there are no affiliate ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/10/buy-physical-silver-at-bulliondirectcom/ I was going to write a long-winded, boring article about the spot price of silver and how it currently doesn’t reflect reality. But why bother when somebody else has done it for you? For those of you who don’t know, there is currently a substantial shortage in the physical gold ... http://www.philstewart.org/blog.php/2008/10/dont-believe-the-spot-price-of-silver/