TEA PARTY ECONOMIST

The TEA PARTY ECONOMIST Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North! Friday, January 4, 2013

Are Most Americans Utterly Blind About Gold? Yes. Gold was under $300 an ounce in 2001. It is now over $1650. Still, the vast majority of Americans have never even seen a gold coin, even though they are produced by the U.S. Mint, and have been for 30 years. I run a website, Gary North’s Specific Answers. This was posted on one of... READ MORE Idaho Adopts Khan’s Free Online Academy The state of Idaho’s educational bureaucracy next year will allow public school students in two dozen schools to take Khan Academy’s free courses for full credit. This is a test. This is a huge breakthrough for liberty. It means that a state has tentatively accepted the idea that online education that is provided by a... READ MORE “Gold, Silver, and Oil.” The Mogambo Guru Is Back! In the first decade of this century, the Mogambo Guru was a source of great wisdom and lots of funny stuff about life in a paranoid’s mental bunker. The Mogambo is the alter ego of Richard Daughtry, an investment professional who does not trust the U.S. government . . . or any government, for that... READ MORE “Ship Them to Asia!” Germany’s Solution to Care for the Elderly. Now here’s a cost-effective solution. When it costs too much to care for the elderly, and you’re a government official, what can you do to help balance the budget? Ship them to Asia. It’s cheaper to buy property in Asia. I don’t mean in Beijing. I mean the low-income countries. You can get cheaper doctors... READ MORE Why Ron Paul Never Fit in on Capitol Hill Gary North’s Reality Check (Jan. 3, 2013) This evening, Ron Paul will no longer be a member of Congress. It has happened before. At the end of this day in January 1977 he was no longer a member of Congress. He had lost by 268 votes out of over 180,000. At the end of this... READ MORE New Year’s Eve, 1976: My Final Working Day on Ron Paul’s Staff. Thirty-six years ago, I sat alone in Ron Paul’s office in Washington. It was New Year’s Eve. I had volunteered to stay late to hold down the fort. No one else had joined me. The new Congress would begin the following Monday. Ron Paul would not be part of it. He had lost by 268... READ MORE Graph: Federal Deficit vs. Tax Increases You must see it to believe it. Click the link. ... READ MORE “Send New Jersey Our Bailout Money, You Cheap SOB’s!” — Gov. Christie New Jersey’s Governor Christie, heart throb of conservative Republicans, wants his bailout money. Hurricane Sandy’s victims are owed $60 billion, Christie says. “Fork it over!” he screams at the House of Representatives. Boehner is supposedly stalling. Christie yells: “Fork it over. . . . now! No more stalling! You owe us! America owes us!” He... READ MORE