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 Essential Banking Regulation
The central struggle since the inception of the Republic has been about the control of money. Since the U.S. Constitution clearly defines coinage, the objective of the mercantile elite was to circumvent the law and establish a National Bank. Woe to any defender of President Andrew Jackson for abolishing the Second Bank of the United States and rendering the Bankster Nicholas Biddle to his ignominious place in hell. This victory for the common man was ultimately betrayed when the Federal Reserve Central Bank was instituted with all the ills of fractional reserve banking… (Continue to full article)

The Federal Reserve Cartel – The Eight Families who own the USA
Companies under Rockefeller control include Exxon Mobil, Chevron Texaco, BP Amoco, Marathon Oil, Freeport McMoran, Quaker Oats, ASARCO, United, Delta, Northwest, ITT, International Harvester, Xerox, Boeing, Westinghouse, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, International Paper, Pfizer, Motorola, Monsanto, Union Carbide and General Foods… (Continue to full article)

Wall Street Red Flag: A Bond Market Indicator That Has Predicted Every Recession In The Last 50 Years Just Got Triggered
If the bond market is correct, the U.S. economy is definitely heading into a recession. Over the past 50 years, there have been six previous occasions when the yield on three-month Treasury bonds has risen above the yield on ten-year Treasury bonds, and in each of those instances a recession has followed. Now it has happened again, and this comes at a time when a whole host of other economic indicators are screaming that a recession is coming… (Continue to full article)

Beware: The Ide(a)s of ‘Rare Coin’ Dealers
If you are not familiar with gold and silver or the so-called ‘Rare Coin‘ market (which is loosely aligned with it), nor some of the reasons why these goods are sought after all over the world, then this column will have little meaning to you, however it is our intent to educate you as to the pitfalls of what some call, ‘the Industry‘.

If you have been considering so-called ‘RARE’ numismatic coins as your main source of ‘holding‘ – then think again… What follows is an expose’ of the Pirates of the precious-metals underworld and how you can truly protect your ass-ets – from them!…. (Continue to full article)

President Kennedy, the Federal Reserve and Executive Order 11110
On June 4, 1963, a little known attempt was made to strip the Federal Reserve Bank of its power to loan money to the government at interest. On that day President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order No. 11110 that returned to the U.S. government the power to issue currency, without going through the Federal Reserve. Mr. Kennedy’s order gave the Treasury the power “to issue silver certificates against any silver bullion, silver, or standard silver dollars in the Treasury.” This meant that for every ounce of silver in the U.S. Treasury’s vault, the government could introduce new money into circulation. In all, Kennedy brought nearly $4.3 billion in U.S. notes into circulation… (Continue to full article)

GOLD: A Valuable Thing to Store
There is great confusion regarding the value of gold through time, not because gold has changed but because everything else has. There is a market for gold all over the world… the stability of gold’s value through time is in contrast with the stability of government promises, especially concerning the stability of the national currency unit… Politicians lie. Gold muddles through. Central bankers make grandiose promises. Gold muddles through… (Continue to full article)

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Tariffs Are Coming For Your Toilet Paper

A new warning from Brazilian pulp exporter Suzano SA has raised concerns about the potential for toilet paper shortages and price hikes in the United States. While store shelves currently remain well stocked, the company reports that ongoing supply chain disruptions and new U.S. tariffs are already affecting shipments.

Suzano SA, the world’s largest exporter of pulp – a key raw material in toilet paper manufacturing – said it experienced a 20% decrease in shipments to the U.S. in April. The company’s leadership told Bloomberg News that the added costs from tariffs are now being passed on to American buyers and could soon be reflected in consumer prices. 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 the coin-collecting world, with America’s first-ever gold coin being worth a fortune, as well as the first gold coin minted from California Gold Rush gold. However, the first currency to hit the scene in the fledging days of both the country, and the U.S. Mint, holds a particularly special significance. Continue reading

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Terrifying Social Security Warning Made by Economist Who Predicts Major Cuts

That ain’t the way it’s supposed to be!

One economist is sounding the alarm on social security, warning that the money supply, which provides a cushion for those retired Americans, could dry up in a decade

One economist is sounding the alarm on social security, warning that the money supply, which provides a cushion for those retired Americans, could dry up in a decade. According to FlaglerLive, the retirement and disability program has been running a cash-flow deficit since 2010. Continue reading

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Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson to Lose Billions to Trump’s Latest Executive Order

YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Visitors from around the world come to the United States for healthcare because the U.S. has the best healthcare in the world, if you have money. Continue reading

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It Is Really Happening: The Numbers Show That U.S. Exports And U.S. Imports Are Both Collapsing Dramatically

Over the last several decades, the global economy has become more interconnected than ever, but now everything is changing. The flow of goods between the number one economic power on the planet and the number two economic power on the planet is absolutely imploding, and that is going to have enormous implications on both sides of the Pacific. I have written quite a bit about the dramatic decline of U.S. imports, but the numbers show that U.S. exports are falling precipitously as well.

According to CNBC, there has been a 51 percent decline in exports at the Port of Portland and a 28 percent decline in exports at the Port of Tacoma… Continue reading

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Snyder: 9 Signs That Conditions Are Ripe For A Major Economic Crisis In The United States

For years, our economy and our financial markets have been artificially propped up. Since 2008, politicians in Washington have added about 26 trillion dollars to the national debt, and bureaucrats at the Fed have pumped trillions of freshly created dollars into the financial system. If we could go back and undo just those two things, we would be living an economic horror show right now. Continue reading

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The Looming Financial Nightmare: So Much for Living the American Dream

“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.” ~ Frédéric Bastiat, French economist

March 1, 2020 ~ Let’s talk numbers, shall we?

The national debt (the amount the federal government has borrowed over the years and must pay back) is $23 trillion (NOW $36 TRILLION) and growing. Continue reading

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The Lure of Plunder

Leftists deep down believe that all our earnings, like our children, belong to the government. In its beneficence, government gives some back, often with strings, instead of taking every dime.

November 2, 2021 ~ Remember when Democrats proposed in their multi-trillion spendathon that the IRS would track all transactions of $600 or more in personal bank accounts?

Well, they took a licking from the public, so they upped it to a still-absurd $10,000 in total yearly transactions. Continue reading

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Hikers Discover Nearly 600 Gold Coins Dating Back To 1808

The treasure trove is estimated to be worth over $340,000

It’s unclear how the treasure trove made it all the way to the Czech Republic. Credit: Museum of Eastern Bohemia

While the small aluminum can and iron box didn’t look like much at first, their contents stunned historians and two lucky hikers alike. The tourists initially stumbled across the containers during a hike in the Czech Republic’s Podkrkonosí Mountains earlier this year, but soon took their valuable findings to experts for evaluation. According to a recent assessment by experts at the Museum of Eastern Bohemia, the worth of the jewelry, artifacts, and nearly 600 gold coins inside the containers is estimated to be over $340,000. Continue reading

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