2019 Outlook: The State of Sound Money in the United States
By Jp Cortez The Great Recession, coupled with the “Ron Paul Revolution,” prompted a renaissance of the sound money movement in the United States. As…
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Jp Cortez: Gold and Silver Are Still Money
By Rory Hall Once in a while it seems everything aligns just right and the world spins in the orbit we choose. This happened recently…
Congressmen Introduce Bill to End Taxation of Gold and Silver
By Activist Post Washington, DC (September 7, 2018) – The battle to end taxation of constitutional money has reached the federal level as U.S. Representative…
What Has (State) Government Done to Our Money?
By Jp Cortez Is your state destroying your money? Federal policy and the privately owned Federal Reserve System are the root causes of inflation, instability,…
Money, Fake Money, & Sound Money
By Jp Cortez Americans no longer carry gold and silver money in our pockets and purses as our grandparents did. But we still carry the…
Utah, Texas, and Wyoming Top 2018’s “Sound Money Index,” Just Released by the Sound Money Defense League
By Activist Post The 2018 Sound Money Index is the first index of its kind, ranking all 50 states using 9 indicators to determine which…
Idaho House Votes Overwhelmingly to Remove Income Taxation from Gold and Silver
By Activist Post Boise, Idaho (February 12, 2018) – The Idaho State House today overwhelming approved a bill which helps restore constitutional, sound money in the…
Louisiana Ends Sales Tax on Gold and Silver Bullion
By Jp Cortez Sound money advocates rejoiced as Governor John Bel Edwards signed House Bill 396 into law in recent days. HB 396, which passed…
Arizona Ends Income Taxation On Gold And Silver Coins
By Jp Cortez Sound money advocates rejoiced today as Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2014 into law last night. The measure, which passed…
Arizona Legislature Ends Income Taxation On Gold And Silver
By Jp Cortez Phoenix, Arizona (May 10th, 2017) – Sound money advocates scored a major victory today when the Arizona state senate voted 16-13 to…
Why Good Economics Matters Now More Than Ever
By Jp Cortez In a newsletter published in 1970, economist Murray Rothbard wrote, “It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after…
Time To Hedge State Reserve Funds With Gold
By Jp Cortez Financially prudent individuals set aside surplus funds to protect against unforeseen expenditures. This way, when faced with loss of income, house repairs,…
Idaho Bill Would End Taxation Of Gold And Silver
By Jp Cortez The Framers of our nation established that gold and silver are money, but federal taxing authorities in recent decades have required taxpayers…
When Government Acts, “Unintended Consequences” Follow
By Jp Cortez In 1850, French economist Frédéric Bastiat published an essay that is misunderstood, or more often, unread, titled, “That Which is Seen, and…