New Article: The Great Tomato Bubble

Have you ever wondered just how the Federal Reserve actually works? Do you understand why so many people in business care about what Ben Bernanke says, or what the Fed's role is in the government's response to our financial crisis? Why it seems like everyone is in debt to everyone else? MPP guest writer Aldo DePascale wants to drop some knowledge on you with his enlightening parable, The Great Tomato Bubble:

But it's all quite simple, really. So simple, in fact, that even a dummy can understand it when it is broken down to basic elements.

So then, how exactly did everyone become such slaves to debt/tax/inflation? Well, I'll let you in on my little secret. You will be amazed at how easy it is to understand.

My name is Mortimer M. Moneybags III, and this is the true story of how I bankrupted my hometown of Tomatoville, USA.

Read the rest here, or we'll pelt you with rotten tomatoes.