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OK, I couldn’t sleep in, dammit. 

“Enjoy Merry Christmas while you can,” said the Grinch.  “There won’t be too many of them coming because while humans were sleeping, the machines (and their owners) have taken over damn near everything. ” To prove it, I cobbled up a chart that every American should look upon  at least once a day and which congressoids ought to consider as they continue the de facto system of underwriting the Rich, which is (sadly) where America has gone.  All dressed up in the fine fakery of right-left politics (as always) the winners are again, those on top.  We need to have us a talk this morning about the social and economic dangers of Replicators; yes, as in Star Trek and Holodeck, and all that.  But I’ll keep this short, as promised, because this is Christmas and hope springs eternal in the hearts of….but first, more coffee?

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These are hard times, whether the people in Washington will admit it, or not:  For most of us, lifestyle declines are on the verge of showing up in 2014.  One of the biggest indicators could be reductions in the rate of increase for military pensions which will punish those who serve.  Those savings will, in part, benefit those immigrating to the US.  So in this kind of an environment, we offer some year-end planning ideas for 2014 that may help you “beat the bank.”  After some headlines, coffee, and our ChartPack with our trading model’s latest.

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Twists and turns on the internet lately as some of the nation’s biggest companies are moving around how they do business. Especially in how they use “social media.”  And, since we’re in that “space” around here, it’s interesting as all get-out to see how some of this is evolving.  So whether you’re a writer with a popular blog who’s trying to maximize returns from social media, or whether you’re a company that has just dumped a bundle into that new social campaign, better get ready to defend your wallet as we unmask the Time-Circular Business Model.  Before we explain how this works, however, a few news headlines and a look at our Trading Model to get things rolling.

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