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What Happens as State and Local Tax Revenues Crater?

March 29, 2020

We can anticipate a federal bailout of pension funds and one-time aid to state and local governments, but bailouts won’t repair the eroding foundations of tax revenues.As we all know, the federal government can “print” money but state, county and city …

The New (Forced) Frugality

March 28, 2020

There are only two ways to survive a decline in income and net worth: slash expenses or default on debt.In post-World War II America, the cultural zeitgeist viewed frugality as a choice: permanent economic growth and federal anti-po…

The New (Forced) Frugality

March 28, 2020

There are only two ways to survive a decline in income and net worth: slash expenses or default on debt.In post-World War II America, the cultural zeitgeist viewed frugality as a choice: permanent economic growth and federal anti-po…

The Pandemic Is Accelerating the Breakdown That Began a Decade Ago

March 25, 2020

The feedback loop has reversed: by saving more, people will spend, borrow and speculate less, draining the fuel from any broadbased expansion.In eras of confidence and certainty, people save less and spend more freely. When we’re confident that go…

The Pandemic Is Accelerating the Breakdown That Began a Decade Ago

March 25, 2020

The feedback loop has reversed: by saving more, people will spend, borrow and speculate less, draining the fuel from any broadbased expansion.In eras of confidence and certainty, people save less and spend more freely. When we’re confident that go…

[Axis of Easy] Got A GPU Crypto-Miner? Repurpose It To Help Fight The Coronavirus

March 25, 2020

Weekly Axis Of Easy #138 Last Week’s Quote was  “There are decades when nothing happens, and then are weeks when decades happen”,  I thought it was Lenin, but it turns out it could be apocryphal. James Candon was first with Lenin, but Luke McCarthy dispelled the assumption. We’re awarding it to both of them.  This Week’s […]

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Mark E. Jeftovic

Mark is the co-founder of easyDNS and the editor-in-chief of #AxisOfEasy. He is the author of Managing Mission Critical Domains & DNS (Packt UK, 2018) and Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Deplatform Attacks & Cancel Culture. 

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Jesse Hirsh

Futurist, researcher and public speaker, Jesse Hirsh has been active in technology and commenting on it across the media for 25 years. His premium newsletter service operates from Metaviews.ca.

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Charles Hugh Smith

Charles Hugh Smith is the author of numerous books and writes from OfTwoMinds.com.