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Geopolitical Uncertainty
August 9, 2023

Could federal monetary stimulus be indefinite?

Texas Straight Talk, by Congressman Ron Paul in
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”Not all of the unemployed are counted in the BLS unemployment numbers.  This is no secret.  In 1994 government statisticians came up with the term ‘discouraged worker’ to remove entire swaths of people from the unemployment statistic.  Now all the government has to do to improve the unemployment numbers is discourage people from looking for a job.

Far more unintended consequences are created in Washington than jobs.

Ideally, the business sector should be able to depend on sound numbers from the BLS, but smart business leaders know that trust in these numbers leads to bad decisions and failure.  In regards to the recent jobs numbers, investor Jim Rogers recently stated ‘I have learned not to take advice from the government, especially the US government, which frequently misleads its citizens.’  He also noted the election just around the corner, suggesting timing as an extra incentive to keep fudging the statistics.

The real drivers of the productive economy can’t afford to take risks based on false numbers.  This is why economist John Williams created Shadow Government Statistics, utilizing more traditional methodologies and definitions to show business decision makers the real economic picture, warts and all.  He shows the real unemployment rate to be a staggering 22.8%.

This is a difficult figure to accept as the actual truth.  Perhaps if the politicians did, the people would finally demand real change and real solutions.  Perhaps they would consider that all of the so-called stimulus spending, quantitative easing and mountains of regulation from Washington has only crippled the economy.  Perhaps people would come to understand that fewer checks handed out from the public sector would mean more checks available in the private sector, and a return to real prosperity instead of just the appearance of it.”

*This information is solely an excerpt of a third-party publication and is incomplete. Please subscribe to the referenced publication for the full article. This is not an offer to buy or sell precious metals. Investors should obtain advice based on their own individual circumstances and understand the risk before making any investment decision.

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