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Exposing Silver Mythology, Part I

What then are we to make of the fact that the self-described (mainstream) “experts” on the silver market, the “official” sources for data on the silver market, and the primary regulator of the silver market all regularly and consistently demonstrate complete ignorance of even the most elementary of economic principles? Are we to attribute this to gross incompetence, inherent bias, or an intentional attempt to deceive?

24Jan2012 | | 1 comment | Continued
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The ‘Perils’ of a Gold Standard?

A gold standard does not “cause” depressions (governments do). However, at the same time, a gold standard is also not a magical, economic panacea. Specifically, imposing the fiscal discipline inherent in a gold standard will not lead to a good economic outcome in the hands of a corrupt government (i.e. one which governs for the benefit of the privileged few as opposed to the majority).

19Jan2012 | | 3 comments | Continued
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Ron Paul Should Ask When CNN Will “Return All Money” Made From Piers Morgan Show

After seeing CNN’s attempt at tarring and feathering Ron Paul with creative editing regarding “newslettergate”, we thought maybe the Paul campaign should look into CNN’s own lapses in editing and staffing. It isn’t hard to find some…

27Dec2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Payroll Tax Deal Is Middle Class Tax Hike, Fannie/Freddie Perma-Nationalization In Drag

Count on Washington to always find a sleazy, back-door path to forge a reprehensible bi-partisan “deal” that actually screws the people rather than helps them.

26Dec2011 | | 3 comments | Continued
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Don’t Blame The Millionaires

There is no reason for the media to be blaming “millionaires” for wealth inequality. Yes, they too have benefited from the lowest tax rates in history for those on top. However, there is a huge conceptual difference between the millionaires (or even billionaires) and the trillionaires.

5Dec2011 | | 5 comments | Continued
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The Battle of the Euro Bond

With only the weak-willed Angela Merkel playing the role of “Frodo” against the “Dark Lords” of Wall Street, the situation could hardly be more dire – or hopeless.

30Nov2011 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Interview with Charles Savoie on TPTB of Silver Manipulation

Charles links a relatively small but extremely powerful group of individuals (and often their descendants) together through two common “threads”: their propensity for actions which were extremely detrimental to the silver market and/or the holders of silver; and their membership in a little-known organization which they have called “The Pilgrims”.

11Nov2011 | | 6 comments | Continued
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Silver: The People’s Money

Lacking a gold standard and lacking any financial regulation of these multinational banks, as individuals we have been left with absolutely no recourse but to “insure” our wealth by converting it to silver.

7Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Preemptive Strike Against Precious Metals Nears End

While we all know never to say “never” in this market, it appears that the latest operation has neared its expiry date. Put another way, it does not appear feasible that the investment community could remain “witless” enough not to fathom the impact of more, massive money-printing.

19Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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What the Lamestream Media has Missed: Occupy Wall Street Is a Memo To Obama And The Establishment

The smooth arc from the Tea Party to Occupy Wall Street, and how the establishment and the media have put themselves on the wrong side of history.

6Oct2011 | | 20 comments | Continued