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#TinFoilTuesday – The 1933 US Gold Confiscation Under Executive Order 6102: Could it happen again?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Wes

Tweet In 1933, the US government, by mere executive order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, seized all US gold bullion coins from its citizens (well– all that weren’t illegally stowed away or moved overseas) and made it illegal to “hoard” … Continue reading →

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Treasure hunter finds hoard of 52,000 Roman coins

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Wes

Tweet Whoa. When critics of sound money talk about “taking us back to the gold standard” like it’s a huge step backward into something archaic and crude, sound money advocate Texas Congressman Ron Paul likes to point out that even … Continue reading →

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Fed News Friday: How to feed the hungry people of the world in one easy step

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Wes

Tweet   At the level of production humanity is now capable of in the world today, there is absolutely no reason why anyone should go hungry, and yet so many still do. Why? The answer is no great mystery. The … Continue reading →

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