Category Archives: Money
In gold we trust
Atheists Lose Latest Battle To Remove ‘In God We Trust’ From U.S. Currency Huffington Post (Reuters) – LAUREN MARKOE – May 29, 2014 The plaintiffs, a group that included humanists and minor children, argued before a federal appeals court that … more
Where’s Germany’s gold?
Germany’s missing gold, ServiceMaster [SERV] and Michaels [MIK] IPO Communities Digital News – TERRY PONICK – Jun3 24, 2014 The greater question — too complicated to get into here — involves increasingly clear evidence that, via paper contracts and ETFs, … more
Bitcoins, gold and silver and government
Questions About Bitcoin, Alternative Investing Lead to Freedom Fund The Daily Bell – STAFF REPORT – Dec 9, 2013 It always seemed to us – throughout this ongoing bitcoin mania – that gold and silver were perfectly good alternatives to … more
What should be done with the Deities’ Gold?
Pressure on the Indian Rupee has got the government scrambling to find money, and they’re reaching into the coffers of temples. Indian Temples Fight Back Against Government Gold Grabbing Plot Zero Hedge – Michael Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg – Oct … more
Virtual is now accepted as Reality
Every Important Person In Bitcoin Just Got Subpoenaed By New York’s Financial Regulator Forbes – KASHMIR HILL – Aug 12, 2013 Things are getting serious for Bitcoin this month: a federal judge declared it real money, Bloomberg gave it an … more
Dear Germany: Vee are sorry, du kannst nicht have your gold back. – Alles liebe, NYC Fed
Federal Reserve Refuses to Submit to an Audit of Germany’s Gold Held in U.S. Vaults NSNBC International – DR. LONG XINMING (4M) – Apr 18, 2013 The German government has been storing about half of its gold supply with the … more
Lesson from Game of Thrones
Don’t Believe the Hype—House Tyrell Is Richer Than House Lannister Slate – MATTHEW YGLESIAS – Apr 17, 2013 …In Westeros, the Lannisters have the cube of gold and the Tyrells with the rich farmland of the Reach have the real … more
Smash and grab
Here are two more insightful must-reads on the recent tumble of gold and silver prices. The volatile, roller-coaster ride has been deliberately conceived and crafted by the Fed, Central Banks & their good friends, including (guess who?) Goldman Sachs. Gold … more
Plundered!
This Gold Slam is a Massive Wealth Transfer from Our Pockets to the Banks Peak Prosperity – CHRIS MARTENSON – Apr 15, 2013 …There are two things to note in these snippets. The first is that the main ideas being … more
From gold to paper to digital existence to nothingness…
Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme—the Internet’s favorite currency will collapse. Slate – ERIC POSNER – April 11, 2013 An even more fundamental problem with bitcoins, and indeed any private currency, is that there is no way to limit its supply. … more