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Snyder ~ On The Wrong Track: This Is What An Imploding Economy Looks Like!

One of the main reasons why Americans are in such a foul mood right now is because the economy is in really bad shape and it just keeps getting worse. This is very good news for the Trump campaign, because … Continue reading

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Smith: How the Bankers Outfoxed the Politicians

Since the job that was actually assigned to [the Fed] by Congressman Carter Glass back in 1913 is now vestigial and long gone, and the financial system has been flooded with massive liquidity for decades on end, it might well … Continue reading

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Government Payments Become Fastest Growing Source of Income

Of all government assistance payments in 2022, 56 percent went to the elderly, mostly for Medicare Payments from the government have become the fastest-growing source of income for Americans, according to a new study. A report by the Economic Innovation … Continue reading

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Paper Gold Ain’t As Good As The Real Thing

February 14, 2014 ~ For the first time ever, the majority of Americans are scared of their own federal government. A Pew Research poll found that 53% of Americans think the government threatens their personal rights and freedoms. Americans aren’t … Continue reading

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Hjalmar Schacht: Where Was the Gold?

NOTE: As has been known by me for many years, Herr Schacht was an ancestor of the Editor/Publisher’s tax attorney and accountant, Raymond Schacht of New York. (Ed.) July 22, 2012 ~ I am an avid reader of monetary history. … Continue reading

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If ‘THEY‘ Build it – Will You Come?

Originally published on July 27, 2012

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Mask of Dimitrios

“For money, some men will allow the innocent to hang. They will turn traitor… they will lie, cheat, steal and they will kill. They appear brilliant, charming and generous! But they are deadly! Such are men as Dimitrios.” Americans, living … Continue reading

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Thomas Paine on Paper Money

I remember a German farmer expressing as much in a few words as the whole subject requires; “money is money, and paper is paper.” All the invention of man cannot make them otherwise. The alchemist may cease his labors, and … Continue reading

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We’ve Become A Nation Of Takers, Not Makers

April 11, 2011 ~ More Americans work for the government than in manufacturing, farming, fishing, forestry, mining and utilities combined. If you want to understand better why so many states – from New York to Wisconsin to California – are … Continue reading

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Borrowing From Peter to Pay Paul…

…The Wall Street Ponzi Scheme Called Fractional Reserve Banking December 12, 2019 ~ Bernie Madoff showed us how it was done: you induce many investors to invest their money, promising steady above-market returns; and you deliver – at least on … Continue reading

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