Category Archives: The History of it All

1990s Supermarket Receipt Shows SHOCKING 220 Percent Price Increase on Food

A woman who found an old supermarket receipt from 1997 has left the internet stunned over how much prices have increased since then. Zoe Dippel, 24, recently came across the receipt while she was looking through some old momentos with … Continue reading

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How Andrew Jackson Freed America From Central Bank Control — and Why It Matters Now

It’s hard to believe the United States government was ever debt-free. But it happened once – in 1835 – thanks to President Andrew Jackson. He was the first and only president to pay off the national debt completely. One biographer … Continue reading

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What FDR Did to Our Money

For more than 125 years, the United States had a gold-coin, silver-coin monetary system. No, it was not a paper-money system backed by gold, as so many mainstream commentators have been taught to believe. It was a system in which … Continue reading

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Lessons from the Economic Catastrophe of 1929

(Bank Failures Played a Crucial Role in Deepening the Economic Crisis) The Great Depression of 1929 stands as one of the most significant economic crises in modern history, casting a long shadow over the global financial landscape. Sparked by a … Continue reading

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The Mystery Of The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine

 The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine is, according to legend, a rich gold mine hidden in the southwestern United States. The location is generally believed to be in the Superstition Mountains, near Apache Junction, east of Phoenix, Arizona. There have … Continue reading

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Hickman: Foreign Central Banks Now Own More Gold Than USD Proof That The Bureaucratic State Needs to Go

For centuries, the Byzantine Empire’s gold coin, known as the solidus, had been the backbone of global trade in the medieval world; nearly pure gold, the solidus was trusted by merchants from Baghdad to London. But by the 11th century, … Continue reading

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Hornberger: The Socialism of Social Security

October 11, 2019 – It amuses me whenever I hear President Trump and his fellow Republicans excoriating Democrats Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other leftists for being socialists. After all, let’s not forget that Trump and Republicans, along … Continue reading

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Marx’s Economic Forecasts: Over 150 Years of Failure

From atop the flawed foundation of the Labor Theory of Value, Karl Marx made a series of predictions about capitalism that time has proven incorrect. Among these are the immiseration of the masses due to capital accumulation, chronic overproduction, capitalist-driven … Continue reading

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Back to the Future – Once Again ~ May 20, 2025

About once a year we will return to a series of posts from the past – most – if not all of them will come back to haunt us once more. BEWARE of the repetition of history. ~ Ed. Glass-Steagall … Continue reading

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The First Coin Minted By The United States Is A Rare Half-Dime That Could Be Worth A Fortune In 2025

The 1792 half disme (or half-dime)(pronounced “deem”) is shrouded in mystery, rich with history, and is a true token of coin-collecting lore. Plus, this particular little proto-nickel is worth quite a lot. Firsts, in particular, tend to mean something in … Continue reading

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