It’s Been That Kind of Year

By Catherine Austin Fitts

The S&P is up 11% year to date. Alibaba is up 18% from it’s IPO in September. Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor for the national security state, is up 25% year to date and Apple is up 44%.

It looks like military operations are worth more than growing food and making and distributing things. However, “owning” people’s mobile payment systems and shopping is worth even more.