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…
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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…
Pension Funds Need Gold Before It’s Too Late
By Jp Cortez Tens of millions of Americans and their employers pour money into pension plans each month, counting on those funds to grow and…
Why in the World Are Taxes Levied on Money Itself?
By Jp Cortez Imagine if you asked a grocery clerk to break a $5 bill, and he charged you a 35 cent tax. Silly, right?…
$135,000 Gold-Backed Scholarship Fund Launched to Help Students Cope with Federal Reserve Induced Tuition Inflation
By Jp Cortez A major national precious metals dealer announced today the creation of the first gold-backed scholarship fund to support outstanding students who understand…
States Should Restore Gold and Silver as Legal Tender before the Monetary Crisis Arrives
By JP Cortez States Shouldn’t Wait for a Monetary Crisis to Devastate Their People and Economies The Constitution for the United States of America is…
Securing Our Money Through Currency Competition
By Jp Cortez Competition is a good thing. It brings out the best in athletes. It brings out the best in students. It brings out…
Rolling Back the Taxes on Our Constitutional Money (Gold)
By JP Cortez Imagine if you asked a grocery clerk to break a $5 bill and he charged you 35 cents in tax. Unfair, right?…