thestatedtruth.com | March 3, 2013
So…… A New Study Shows 59% of “Tuna” Sold in the U.S. Isn’t Tuna The non-profit group Oceana took samples of 1,215 fish sold in the U.S. and genetic tests found that that 59% of those labeled tuna were mislabeled. It seems that “white tuna” should be avoided in particular as “84% of fish samples […]
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thestatedtruth.com | February 20, 2013
Interesting tid bit’s….. Pennies and nickels have cost more than their face value to mint since 2006……and Since 2012, the penny has cost almost 2 cents to make and the nickel more than 10 cents, according to the U.S. Mint’s annual report released in January. Those prices have almost doubled over the past seven years. But if you […]
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Tags: Cents 5 Cents, Money, Nickels, Penney For Your Thought
thestatedtruth.com | September 30, 2012
In This Guessing Game……There Are Four Possible Answers. So here we go with inquiring minds! With the World on your shoulders, which one of these four outcomes would you look to hitch your horse to…. 1. One who knows and knows that he knows… His horse of wisdom will reach the skies. 2. One who knows, but doesn’t know that he […]
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thestatedtruth.com | September 27, 2012
As often is the case, we present some unusual stuff. Enjoy the ride… The InTrade markets trading on the various outcomes of the Presidential have become increasingly liquid and active in recent weeks. As Morgan Stanley’s Vince Reinhart cleverly notes, by analyzing the odds for control of the Senate, the House, and the Presidential winner, […]
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Tags: Election, Opinions, Outcomes, politics, Predictions
thestatedtruth.com | March 5, 2012
Bad seats, hey buddy……especially if you have a student loan! We have said repeatedly that this was going to happen, and rest assured we feel it will get worse. Lots worse! 10 percent of the outstanding loan balance shows delinquent in the third quarter of 2011, and as many as 47 percent of student-loan borrowers “appear to be […]
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Tags: debt, delinquent, Government Loans, Student Loans
thestatedtruth.com | January 16, 2012
“The Senator” was an old friend to many, and besides being the tallest cypress tree in the United States, it was also the oldest of its kind in North America. Even more interesting, it was the fifth oldest tree in the world. Longwood, Florida A 3,500-year-old Central Florida landmark burned to the ground. A fire early Monday […]
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thestatedtruth.com | January 10, 2012
This is truly a statement about the rich. Let’s clarify that, the very rich. Porsche has its biggest backlog ever. Buyers of the 263,000-euro ($335,667) Lamborghini Aventador will have to wait more than a year for delivery, while demand for the 107-year-old Rolls-Royce brand (at $246,000 to $380,000 each) is breaking all time records. Sales of […]
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thestatedtruth.com | September 7, 2010
Here is another government controlled project. These are unbelievable statistics. Simply beyond belief! Credit card debt peaked at $975 billion back in September of 2008 and is now down to $826 billion. Past and current students now carry a stunning $829 billion in student loan debt.   Fact:  You are not allowed to discharge student loan debt through bankruptcy. […]
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thestatedtruth.com | August 3, 2010
Las Vegans  just lived through the hottest month ever. The high reached triple digits every day in July, and the heat hung on through the night to push last month into record territory. According to the National Weather Service, July’s average temperature of 96.2 degrees was the highest of any month since record keeping began […]
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thestatedtruth.com | August 3, 2010
From Art Cashin on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Longtime readers know that for years we’ve been remarking on the unusual lack of solar activity. Well, the sleeping sun woke up Sunday and woke up in a big way. Here’s a bit of detail from Spaceweather.com: COMPLEX ERUPTION ON THE SUN: On […]
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thestatedtruth.com | August 1, 2010
Here are some of the comments from Alan Greenspan on NBC’s “Meet The Press”.  We should keep in mind that Alan Greenspan told congress a year or two back that his “model” was broken! Joshua Zumbrun        August 1, 2010 “We’re in a pause in a recovery, a modest recovery, but a pause in the modest recovery […]
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thestatedtruth.com | July 20, 2010
Write up from Byron Wein…………”The Smartest Man In Europe” Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Commentary courtesy of www.fmxconnect.com We recently came across an interesting piece from Blackstone on the European Stimulus and the road to recovery. Bryon Wein is a well known strategist. The most salient points are outlined below: No clear way out of the enormous debt burden […]
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thestatedtruth.com | July 2, 2010
Gold and gold stocks look absolutly terrible, so this makes a lot of sense! The Hulbert Financial Digest has been tracking this kind of thing for over 30 years.  Friday July 2, 2010 ANNANDALE, Va. (MarketWatch) — Gold’s huge drop on Thursday is not the beginning of a new major leg down for the […]
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