In modern times, it has become common for most people to forget the very principles on which America was founded.  The Constitution and Bill of Rights tells government what it cannot do, for all practical purposes.  Look at any of the sections of the Bill of Rights.  The first says there shall be no national […]

I well remember the prices of gold at about $250 and silver at $4 a few years ago.  If we could turn back the clock and buy them at those prices, all of us would.  Hind sight is always 20/20.  If we could buy a new home for $76,500, or a gallon of gas for […]

I previously commented about the guy who was making his own dollars out of silver and paper.  He was arrested and his stuff confiscated because he was making “Dollars.”  He had been warned over and over again and kept up.  The title of this, “Vallars” is a historic fact.  In 1931, after the stock market […]

I have a client who wanted to get a full rundown on all he had bought from me.  Since nothing is on a computer, but only on 4 X 6 index cards, it took a bit of time, but I got it and have satisfied his desire.  Nice guy!  Have never met him, but I […]

Can anyone deny that the mentality of the world’s population is lower than it was in the past?  In my opinion, the world’s population is far stupider than it was a hundred years ago, and getting dumber as each year passes.  Why?  Dumbing down, is caused by, automation, freebies, handouts, and welfare of all sorts […]

We all know what “BS” stands for, don’t we?  I am of the opinion that there’s a lot of BS out there.  On the internet, in politics, and economics, there’s so much BS that it’s hip deep.  From time to time, I am going to examine various examples of “BS,” and try to expose them […]

I deal with a local, individually owned bank, which is not a ’national’ bank.  I know the owner and consider Garth a friend.  He runs his bank well, is careful about who he lends to, his chief loan officer is in my Kiwanis Club, and I know all the personnel by first name.  My account […]

I know all the jokes about being as busy as a set of jumper cables at a  (take your choice) wedding.  Funny, but they do come in handy.  However, a set of jumper cables will not fix a worn out engine, worn out battery, or worn out car.  They may get it started for a […]

I do hear this all the time, and especially from newcomers.  They are afraid to invest in fgold and silver because ’it may go down.’  That’s not a stupid worry, considering what has happened to real estate of late, and what will probably happen to the stock market when it re-opens tomorrow (Tuesday), and for […]

The late Aaron Copeland, when he wasn’t plagiarizing Indian melodies, wrote  “A Fanfare For The Common Man,” which is absolutely beautiful, as opposed to his symphonies.  The common man is being decapitated by his government, the military-industrial complex, and corporate monopoly.  As I said in the last column, Helicopter Ben Bernanke said that he will […]