VIDEO: Planned Obsolescence ("The Lightbulb Conspiracy")

This video is well worth an hour of your time: Yes, there are many documentaries out there about over-consumption, consumerism, etc, but this one stands out from the rest, in that it makes this excellent observation on the world economy: Our economy is based on over-consumption and consumerism, even planned obsolescence of products, and... Read...

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Gold and the jobs report: If you only knew the power of the dark side

Well, in case you haven't noticed, is once again over 1600$/ounce. This "sudden" move was triggered by the US May Jobs Report, which Marketwatch described as "disappointing": U.S. stocks sink after disappointing jobs report Stocks on Wall Street fell sharply on Friday after a disappointing U.S. jobs report and downbeat data from China... Read...

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