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Gold as a Deflation Hedge

United States (1930s) “The inability to predict outliers implies the inability to predict the course of history. . . But we act as though we are able to predict historical events, or, even worse, as if we are able to … Continue reading

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Corruption’s Self-Inflicted Wounds

“Everywhere Rome was failing in her duties as mistress of the civilised world. Her own internal degeneracy was faithfully reflected in the abnegation of her imperial duties. When in any country the small-farmer class is being squeezed off the land; … Continue reading

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Leibowitz: The rich aren’t interesting — until they are

We grew up poor. I was the first son of married teenagers who lived in a three-room apartment in New York. My brother and I shared the bedroom and bunk beds until I was 12 and he was 9. Our … Continue reading

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REDUX: Turk – Saving REAL Money

June 11, 2013 ~ Up until the late 1960s, it was considered prudent for everyone to have some savings. By forgoing consumption, savings gave the ability to consume more at a later date through the accumulation of interest income. This … Continue reading

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Shove it up their azzenholins!

NOTICE: As many of our regular readers and listeners know – this past year+ has been a veritable nightmare for us. From personal health related issues, to the insanity of the political foilbles (cornholes) of this nation and the nightmares … Continue reading

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The End of World Dollar Hegemony: Turning the USA into Weimar Germany

In a recent essay, I explained how over time the US abused its responsibility to control the supply of dollars, the world’s premier reserve currency for settling international trade accounts among nations. This abrogation of its duties is leading to … Continue reading

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Here we go again…

Just when I’ve begun to get myself together… ~ Dolly Parton The Commerce Department on Wednesday said that consumer spending grew by 1.3 percent compared with September, when spending was unchanged with the prior month. Compared with a year ago, … Continue reading

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Where Does Money Come From? The Giant Federal Reserve Scam That Most Americans Do Not Understand

June 26, 2012 ~ How is money created? If you ask average people on the street this question, most of them have absolutely no idea. This is rather odd, because we all use money constantly. You would think that it … Continue reading

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The BUYING power of Gold

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The insanity of Biden’s Amtrack fiasco…

It’s terrible what happened to Trump and it has set a precedent. Mike Lindell was stopped at a Hardees last week by the FBI and had his cell phone confiscated, ham-stringing his business. They are coming after us if November … Continue reading

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