Question and Answer session at the IFPRI Policy Seminar, “The Financial and Economic Crash of 2008 and its Impact on Food and Agriculture in Developing Countries”, held Dec. 3, 2009 in Washington, DC

Presented by Kevin Duffy at “Austrian Economics and the Financial Markets,” the Mises Circle in Manhattan on 22 May 2010 in New York, New York. Includes an introduction by Mises Institute president Douglas E. French.

Each of the three financial statements captures different aspects of a companies financial situation – about operations as a going concern (Income Statement), about actual cash flows – also going beyond Operations to include Investing and Financing (Cash Flow Statement) and the assets and liabilities of the company (Balance Sheet). Therefore it only makes sense that some links exist between all the three statements – income and cash flows for example, income over a year that is not paid out as dividends and change in assets etc. Having an appreciation of these links is a clear indication that conceptually the 3 financial statement have become clear.

house.gov campaignforliberty.com Congressman Ron Paul’s opening statement and questioning of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke at the House Financial Services Committee hearing, March 17, 2010. Dr. Paul attempts to instruct Bernanke in the basics of Austrian Economics.

The economic war being waged against Greece, the EU – and North America! Max Keiser is a TV presenter, radio host, entrepeneur, broadcaster and journalist. Max Keiser is the inventor of the virtual specialist technology / prediction markets, Hollywood Stock Exchange, Karmabanque, and piratemyfilm Max is presenter of The Oracle with Max Keiser on BBC World News, which aired every Friday from 9 January 2009 through March 2009. Max also presented films for aljazeera English and is a blogger for Huffington Post. Max and Stacy host of the weekly radio talk show, The Truth About Markets, on Resonance 104.4 FM in London every Saturday night since January 2005. Max is a former Wall Street broker.

Go to: kingmikeforthesakeofargument.blogspot.com I am claiming Fair Use in using video from MSNBC for educational purposes, just in case. The clips are from “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” and “The Rachel Maddow Show.” Comment if you want this to be part of the Jesusland series; I haven’t decided if I want to, given that this video is more about the financial crisis and her trip to Hong Kong (her third trip out of America, apparently). Seriously, does anybody actually believe this creationist woman is going to be the President in 2012, better yet the Republican Candidate? She already messed up the mccain campaign. However, what is worse, especially in the field of science, is her “fruit flies” ignorance. Many people have done videos on this. Please watch cdk007′s video on her lacking of scientific knowledge and how fruit fly research has benefit our scientific knowledge on illnesses such as autism. By the way, do read “The Return of Depression Economics,” by Paul Krugman. It is a very good read if you’re interested.

“This is not just a financial crisis, this is an economic collapse. Our entire phony economy is collapsing around us. There’s nothing the government can do to stop it. They should get out of the way and let it happen.” 11/20/08

High-quality version: www.youtube.com A free market analysis of how we ended up in the current financial crisis — and a simple sentence to clear it up for everyone else! Freedomain Radio – www.freedomainradio.com

This video is the 2nd in a 4-part series that presents the essentials of investment decision-making. Part 2 covers the NPV (net present value) and IRR (internal rate of return).

President Obama calls for new restrictions on the size and scope of financial institutions to rein in excessive risk-taking and protect taxpayers. The proposed legislation is called the Volcker Rule in recognition of the efforts of former Federal Reserve Chairman and current Presidents Economic Recovery Advisory Board Chairman Paul Volcker. January 21, 2010.