Category Archives: Out of The Past ~ The Archival Edition

As time allows, we continue to review many previously posted columns and articles from the first generation of several of the family of Kettle Moraine Publications, drawing from in excess of 90,000 published articles – yet many could have been written today. Others were a forewarning of (as H.G. Wells once wrote) “Things to Come.” So today we return to the days of yesteryear, or is it, Back to the Future? C’mon Marty – tell me which it is – or will we even have a future?

The “Temporary” Tax of 1913: The Greatest Wealth Transfer in Human History

In 1913, two laws were quietly passed that would permanently reshape who gets rich and who stays broke in America — and most people have never heard the full story. This is the history of the Federal Reserve Act and … Continue reading

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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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Ft. Knox Full of Impure Gold Unfit for International Transactions.

 The bulk of the US gold reserves held in Fort Knox are made up of impure “non-standard” bars that don’t qualify for use in international settlements. In practice, this means that most of America’s massive gold stockpile is illiquid … Continue reading

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100 Years Old And Still Killing Us: America Was Much Better Off Before The Income Tax

April 14, 2013 ~ Did you know that the greatest period of economic growth in American history was during a time when there was absolutely no federal income tax? Between the end of the Civil War and 1913, there was … Continue reading

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U menya yest’ dlya tebya podarok!…

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Two Cows…

All that you are about to read is Satire – or is it? It does a smashing job of properly describing the Global Economy. All has been stolen from a variety of web-postings. ~ Ed.

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The Party’s Over… The Bill ALWAYS Comes Due!

December 10, 2019 ~ Money is supposed to be representative of all the goods and services that the country has produced in an entire year.

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Enduring Appeal of Cold, Hard Cash”: Facing Crisis, Demand for Physical – NOT Digital Money

August 18, 2015 ~ The cashless control grid may still be coming, but it is not going to replace cash anytime soon. Though millions of people have started using digital devices to pay for goods and services, the appeal of … Continue reading

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Fed’s Dirty Little Secret: “The Gold Isn’t There… Exists as Paper IOU’s”

It is quite interesting to go back in time – specifically to March 16, 2014 – and come up eleven years when this issue has once again come to the forefront. ~ Editor March 16, 2014 ~ The assumption by … Continue reading

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America is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People

A new book by economist Peter Temin finds that the U.S. is no longer one country, but dividing into two separate economic and political worlds April 20, 2017 ~ You’ve probably heard the news that the celebrated post-WW II beating … Continue reading

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