Tag Archives: Detlev Schlichter

Detlev Schlichter: By abandoning the gold standard we embraced monetary central planning, chaos

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Once again, Herr Schlichter hits it out of the park. Favourite quote: “A system that is based on central planning, on price fixing and persistent market manipulation must ultimately collapse. Signs that this system has already checkmated itself are accumulating … Continue reading →

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Hollande: Après moi le déluge

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

Herr Schlichter unravels the deluded beast that is French democracy, the god that will once again fail, as it has failed so many times before: Europe’s voters say ‘No’ to economic reality And so the printing press rolls on.

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Tax me more! Stephen King makes his Stand

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Detlev Schlichter examines the millionaire madness of an American socialist: Brain Sematary And as Herr Schlichter says, while we all debate the merits of socialism, the paper money printing continues.

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Detlev Schlichter: Why gold is my favourite asset

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

The former high-flying bank trader explains why the yellow metal is his investment vehicle of choice. But if you want to hear someone who is really keen on gold, try Stephen Leeb, on King World News: I’m going all-in gold … Continue reading →

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No Way Out

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

I was at the Thorpe Park rollercoaster theme park recently and encountered a ride called ‘X – No Way Out!’ It’s a rollercoaster ride which takes place in darkness, where the cars ride backwards. And there is no way out. … Continue reading →

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Detlev Schlichter and Alasdair Macleod on the coming paper money collapse

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

An excellent 21-minute interview between two of England’s best known hard-money advocates, discussing many of the points arising from Herr Schlichter’s excellent book, Paper Money Collapse. I particularly liked the discussion on what is seen, and what is unseen, as … Continue reading →

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Rothbard vs. Schlichter

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

An interesting debate emerges this morning, between Detlev Schlichter and Murray Rothbard. In the blue corner, we have the London Lightning Storm, Detlev Schlichter: What gives money value, and is fractional-reserve banking fraud? And in the red corner, we have … Continue reading →

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Detlev Schlichter: The deflation delusion

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Another great piece from Britain’s most eloquent Austrian, exploring the myths of deflation, in the face of the industrial revolution, which was about two centuries of deflation, punctuated by inflative wars. Favourite quote: “Years ago a friend of mine in … Continue reading →

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Power elite mouthpiece in favour of paper money, shock

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

The English mouthpiece of the Bilderberg Group, Chatham House, have come out against gold, preferring useless state fiat paper money instead (I know, it’s remarkable). Though I don’t know why Chatham House bothered spending all of that money from their … Continue reading →

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QEing their brains out

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Detlev Schlichter fills us in on the latest ECB shenanigans: ECB money injection not a reason for optimism Meanwhile, listen to Jim Sinclair’s apoplectic response to the same issue, on King World News: TODAY’S MANIPULATION a COVER-UP BY FED & … Continue reading →

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