Hey man, what a downer…

The Dow was down 666 points on Friday [and lot’s more on Monday – Ed.]. Was that the Illuminati’s signal for things to come? After all, they delight in telling the masses what they’ll do to them—especially using numerology. Continue reading →

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HOWARD sezzzzz

“C’mon T.C. – let’s git the gold out their teeth!” ~ Strother Martin, The Wild Bunch, Dir. Sam Peckinpah; Warner Bros, 1969

Miss the special fer the week? Well it’s too bad pardner, ’cause it was a pow’rful load o’ goods fer the money… but it don’t matter no-how. Me an’ the boys ain’t even been loadin’ nuthin’ on this here web-site. Dobbsey is still out with Gold Tooth, an’ I think that they are up to something no-good, but me an’ Curtin are out at the mines, diggin’ out a new load o’ goods. We oughtta be back soon, with somethin’ good fer y’all.

An’ I’ma gonna tell ya’ pardner – we got better than them ol’ Bitsy coins – this here’s the REAL stuff!

C’mon back, if’n ya don’t wanta miss out on somethin’ special from the Sierra Madres. Gotta watch out fer them bandidos in the three piece suits.

…and Say pardner – we’ll be startin’ to load this here blog over the next couple o’ days – so ya’ll come back now…

Howard

 

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Gold & Silver: The Once and Future Money

With so much talk about bitcoin lately, I want to talk about another traditional form of money that most people have completely forgotten about…

If you’re a regular reader, you know I write and speak frequently on the role of gold in the monetary system.

But when I speak in public about gold, I inevitably get one question from the audience: What about silver?

Here’s my answer to that question: I love silver!
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‘Digital Gold’ Flight To Physical Gold

30% to 50% price drops in a matter of days and the loss of $300 billion in value is quite a knock for a market that was not meant to be in a speculative bubble.

In just 36 hours the cryptocurrency market has managed to make a fair few people feel very nervous as they watched crypto currency prices fall very sharply. Continue reading →

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Silver As A Strategic Metal and Why Prices Will Soar

The arguments in favor of silver as an investment asset are growing rapidly. In the opinion of the Jackass website, silver is the most under-valued hard asset in existence, with the highest potential for price appreciation on the globe. To begin with, central banks own no silver, but do own huge tracts of gold. Industry has huge demand for silver, but a trifling amount for gold demand. The investment demand is another key factor in favor of silver, but also for gold. Ever since the tech telecom bust in 2000, the precious metals growth curve has been evident. Ever since the subprime bond disaster in 2007, followed by the Lehman strangulation in 2008, the precious metals growth curve has continued. It is suppressed like holding back a team of six stagecoach Clydesdale horses by simple leather straps held by mere men with computers on their backs. Ever since the QE inflation policy of monetizing the USGovt debt, the monetary role of Gold & Silver has never been more acute in modern history. But silver offers much more… Continue reading →

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How The Investor Fundamentally Changed The Silver Market

While silver investors continue to be discouraged about the low price, the market has experienced a fundamental change that needs to be understood. Ever since governments removed silver from official coinage, over 50 years ago, the market has been supplemented by several billion ounces of silver. The majority of that supply has been depleted. Continue reading →

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Will Millenials Ever Be Able To Retire?

but I need my retirement money

My oldest granddaughter (early 30’s) recently asked me that question. She and her husband have two children, a new home and are still paying off their college loans.

I can still remember when we lived from paycheck to paycheck, questioning why there was so much month left at the end of the money….

My response, “Sure, but when, and at what lifestyle, depends on many things; including decisions you make today.” Continue reading →

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Video: Where Does the Federal Government Get All That Money?

Every year the U.S. federal government collects more than $3 trillion in taxes, and almost half of that comes from you and me.

Every year the U.S. federal government collects more than $3 trillion in taxes, and almost half of that comes from you and me, the individual income taxpayers. These are the taxes that come out of your paycheck or maybe you pay quarterly. Either way—it’s a lot of money, so it’s worth learning more about! So here are five things you didn’t know about the individual income tax: Continue reading →

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Rise and Decline of the Welfare State

Class Struggle and Imperial Wars as the Motor Force of US History

Introduction
The American welfare state was created in 1935 and continued to develop through 1973. Since then, over a prolonged period, the capitalist class has been steadily dismantling the entire welfare state. Continue reading →

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Student Debt Is a Symptom of Our Broken Education System

We are facing an education crisis in this country

While the value of continued education after high school is undeniable, our nation’s singular focus remains on the necessity of traditional four-year degrees, which come at a soaring cost to students and their families.

For many students, a classic bachelor’s degree earned at a brick-and-ivy university is a worthwhile investment that provides the necessary knowledge to succeed in their given field post-graduation. But that is certainly not the case for all students.
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