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The Shaft ~ December 3, 2024 Where Does OUR Money GO???

US Will Send Ukraine $725 Million More in Counter-Drone Systems, Anti-Personnel Land Mines The U.S. is preparing to send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, which … Continue reading

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32¢ on the Dollar and Getting Screwed Faaaaaast!

Originally published on the Federal Observer, April 21, 2009. Maybe it’s coming ’round again. ~ J.B. You spend your entire adult life living life the right way. You buy a car on ‘time’, you pay your debt. You get retail … Continue reading

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Gold Is About Understanding the Events That Got Us Here and How They Will Unfold

“BEWARE of a broker with a silver tongue!” ~ Jeffrey Bennett, Publisher November 9, 2009 ~ Brokers and traders will show you, “turn your gold into wealth”, “put it to productive use, Trade It”! “Sell your gold and buy it … Continue reading

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The Mine or the Shaft: November 19, 2024

Make Money Free Again Two days after Donald Trump became the first American since Grover Cleveland to win nonconsecutive presidential elections, the Federal Reserve announced a quarter percent cut in interest rates. Following this announcement, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell held … Continue reading

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Playing with Fire: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve

The Fed has been the source of booms, busts, and the ongoing impoverishment of Americans since the Fed’s founding. This is why a new, critical look at the Federal Reserve is needed, and why the Mises Institute is now happy … Continue reading

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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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