James Hanshaw

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I am retired apart from managing family investments - mostly equities. I live near Zurich, Switzerland. I keep physically fit by walking and mentally fit with an art hobby and by writing on philosophy, economics and politics as related to cleaning up our polluted planet. My writings are published ...more

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Invest In U.S. Exceptionalism

1 month ago

A point from one of those earlier articles - Facts show that US inflation averaged 3.3 per cent over 100 years from 1914 to 2014, during which time the economy did well despite a sometimes “high” level of inflation as the average real (inflation-adjusted) economic growth rate of the US economy over those 100 years was approximately 3 per cent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. During the years since 2014, while the Fed has strenuously attempted to keep inflation at or below its 2 percent 2012 target, the average growth rate has been well below 3%

Invest In U.S. Exceptionalism

1 month ago

Hello Alexa, thank you for reading and raising that very important point. I am hopeful that those investments and their multiplier effect will improve many of negatives points you mention and help rebuild the hollowed out middle classes. Retraining to work in sectors where there are worker shortages will be needed for those that suffer AI job losses. Short term the investments could cause inflation to increase but long term the benefits should be disinflationary by boosting productivity etc. The Fed needs a revised mandate to bring its inflation targets in line with 100 years of history. I have written about that in other articles that you might find of interest.

The Decline Of Developed Nations’ Fiat Money

1 month ago

Hello Linda, That is my question as well. Much more has been sold as promissory notes than exists in physical form according to my findings that include numbers from the London Metal Exchange. James

The Decline Of Developed Nations’ Fiat Money

1 month ago

Good article but where is the physical gold coming from that is being sold? My findings suggest that not enough has been produced or is in store to meet the quantity sold. James