Blog/Ancient Economies
Have Governments Always Spent More Than Tax Revenues?
It might surprise many, nonetheless, governments have routinely spent more than they take in from taxes. In ancient times, governments simply minted more [...]
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The Confidence Game Has Been Around Forever
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Is it true that the central banks have been lying to us to create a false sense of confidence in order to reverse the economy? Is this part [...]
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Hiker Discovers Roman Gold Coin in Galilee
Thank you for all the emails on this discovery of an ancient Roman coin in Galilee. Yes, it is a relatively rare coin. However, it did not exist at the time of [...]
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Freedom of Religion & Severus Alexander (222-235 AD)
Mixing religion and politics has been a major problem throughout history. It has never worked when one religion attempts to force their particular belief upon [...]
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Money Has Always Been What Was Available
QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, most of the people in the gold community say you are wrong and gold has always been money. Would you care to respond? ANSWER: If you want [...]
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Plagues & Changes in Economics — The Hunt for Taxes
QUESTION: I assume you have studied this hunt for money government goes through. Has it always ended in the collapse of [...]
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Neofeudalism vs. Socialism
QUESTION: Martin, Your grasp (and evidently the computer’s) of historical forces–the Shakespearen drama of it all–is awesome. But you seem more [...]
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Our Nemesis – Sovereign Debt Crisis
Nemesis & Justice in Pursuit QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I wanted to thank you for the conference in Berlin. It was my first time attending. I cannot wait for the [...]
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Our Nemesis – The Sovereign Debt Crisis
Nemesis & Justice in Pursuit QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I wanted to thank you for the conference in Berlin. It was my first time attending. I cannot wait for the [...]
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The Real Reason Inflation Unfolds
QUESTION: Dear Mr Armstrong, Thank you EVER SO MUCH for everything that you do even for ordinary folks like me who are not traders but just want to have a good [...]
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