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  1. I don’t understand how HUD made money from landlords on delayed foreclosures. Will you please explain a bit more?

    1. Civil money penalties – easier to collect when the landlord is still receiving the cash flows from rents while not paying the mortgage.

  2. https://www.israel365news.com/274830/watch-red-heifers-arrive-in-israel/

    “the farmer is a devout Christian who became intensely interested in the Biblical commandment,” Stinson explained to Israsel365 News.”He began breeding cattle for this trait. So when my team and I set out to search ranches in Texas for a red heifer, his were already better suited.”

    One of the major difficulties was that the government requires tagging calves right after birth. The ear tag creates a hole in the calve’s ear, a blemish that disqualifies the calf for the Mitzvah. The farmer explained that because of COVID, the employee who normally puts in the tags did not come to the farm when these five calves were born.

    A team of rabbis from the Temple Institute flew out to inspect the calves last year … From the time of Moses, who personally prepared the first heifer, until the destruction of the Temple, only nine red heifers were prepared. Nonetheless, this was sufficient to maintain the ritual purity of the entire nation for almost 2,000 years.According to Jewish tradition, there will only be ten red heifers in human history with the tenth heifer ushering in the Messianic era.”

    1. Re: comments about Sept. 23/24 — Rosh Hashana is Monday Sept. 26.

      https://subscriber-input.solari.com/forums/topic/winter-is-coming/

      “the significant date is Rosh haShanah, marking the beginning of Anno Mundi 5783. ’82, currently ending, is a Shmita year, when all debts come due; and Elul, the current and final month is for Repentance. Previous Shmitas, in reverse order, ended in Sept 2015, Sept 2008, Sept 2001, Sept 1994, Sept 1987 …”

  3. On Scotland’s plan to freeze rents – is it a good or bad policy? In a normal market I would probably agree with you, that all it does is kill the landlord / middle class. But … you have also reported on the identity of landlords: Mr Global in various guises. Housing makes up such a disproportionate persentage of an average household cost of living (lower and middels class) that i believe a freeze on rent would be a strike more against Mr Global than the middle class – except a few middle classers who have joined the ride in a highly leveraged manner (one of our Princes of Orange in Amsterdam for example). The argument of landlords not being able to pay the energy bills does not hold because (at least in the Netherlands), the tenant pays the enrgy bill, not the landlord.

    1. Mr. Global has the capital to endure the caps. The small guy does not and the freeze will significantly lower the values. Favor Mr. Global. Many ways for a government to protect tennants that do not violate fundamental property rights – which will just advantage Mr. Global in long run.

  4. Catherine and John,

    I noticed a distinct shift in the tone of Money and Markets this week. The news articles served more as a springboard, and a tennis match developed between you two that was highly informative, thought provoking, and engaging. John’s personality came out more strongly, as did the occasional curse (which made me smile).

    I do not know if this was a spontaneous development or if you decided as a duo to try this different approach.

    TWO THUMBS UP!!!

    1. Just happened. Quite interesting and informative stories this week, so we had a lot to say.

      1. Totally agree with this comment, it was highly entertaining and informative with all the spontaneity!

  5. Catherine and John –

    Great video this week. I love that John is responding from his heart and more emotions 😉 The Kennedy video was TERRIFIC with John as well.

    Catherine have you seen the book by Paul Mango – Wrap Speed. Alex Berenson just put out a blog about the book.

    Let me know your thoughts – More government blah-blah or a good idea to read to understand what Trump was trying to accomplish under the Wrap Speed Project.

  6. Were you aware of this Catherine? In March Biden gave orders for a collection of reports regarding CBDCs and cryptocurrency:

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/09/executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-development-of-digital-assets/

    Many of these reports were requested by 180 days at the latest. They should have hit the president’s desk pretty recently. I wonder if there’s any resulting stir or new information available.

  7. At about 1:05 into the video, I noticed something unusual on the bookcase shelf behind Bourla. . . an evil eye! If I’m right on this, I’d say that he knows evil is being directed at him and he is deflecting it back to its source, as a method of psychic self-protection.

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