Today is Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico, a long standing tradition.  Scholars trace the origins of the modern holiday to indigenous observances dating back thousands of years and to an Aztec festival dedicated to a goddess called Mictecacihuatl.

Given the fact that nearly every major government and central bank in the world has come right out and said that their #1 priority is to reduce the value of their currency, you would think that the “general public” may move some of their assets away from fiat currencies and government debt denominated in those currencies.

Well, if you thought that, you’d be wrong!

The most dangerous man in the world, Ben Bernanke, has come right out and said that creating inflation is his biggest priority at the moment.  The textbook definition of inflation is an increase in the money supply.  And an increase in the money supply, by definition, means the value of the money goes down as the amount of it in circulation goes up.

With the upcoming US congressional elections right around the corner we find ourselves actually interested in a particular vote.

Democracy is a failed, horrible criminal act and we pay it no respect by ever voting, especially in the US where the two-party system has long been a game of one puppeteer (the ruling financial elite) holding up two puppets for the American people to “choose” from – either of which will continue on doing exactly as the financial elite wish and only the style or rhetoric will change depending on which candidate gets elected.