{"id":6582,"date":"2013-01-25T16:30:48","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T21:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=6582"},"modified":"2013-01-25T16:30:48","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T21:30:48","slug":"scam-complete-us-government-takes-a-page-from-diocletians-book-business-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/25\/scam-complete-us-government-takes-a-page-from-diocletians-book-business-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam complete: US government takes a page from Diocletian\u2019s book | Business Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simon Black writes:<\/p>\n

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As with any good scam, the government must maintain public confidence. The moment someone says \u2018the Emperor has no clothes,\u2019 that shallow, fragile confidence will come crashing down and expose the scam. Dissent must be vigorously and swiftly pursued.<\/p>\n

So when S&P finally downgraded the US one notch in August 2011, the SEC and Justice Department announced that S&P was under investigation, just two weeks later.<\/p>\n

Egan-Jones, a smaller rating agency, has been even more aggressive, downgrading the US credit rating three times in 18 months. And while the federal government may not have imposed Diocletian\u2019s death penalty, they are just as willing to squash dissent.<\/p>\n

In a country that churns out thousands of pages of new regulations each week, it\u2019s easy to find a reason to go after someone. As you read this letter, in fact, you are probably in violation of at least a dozen regulatory offenses.<\/p>\n

In the case of Egan-Jones, the SEC brought administrative action against the agency within two weeks of their second downgrade. And a few days ago, the case was settled.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure you have already guessed the ending: Egan-Jones is banned from for the next 18 months from rating US government debt. They\u2019ve effectively been silenced from telling the truth…..<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read more at Scam complete: the US government takes a page from Diocletian\u2019s book\u2026 – Business Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Simon Black writes: As with any good scam, the government must maintain public confidence. The moment someone says \u2018the Emperor has no clothes,\u2019 that shallow, fragile confidence will come crashing down and expose the scam. Dissent must be vigorously and swiftly pursued. So when S&P finally downgraded the US one notch in August 2011, the … <\/p>\n

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