Feinstein is simply 80 years old and perhaps has dementia because her idea of outlawing any criticism of the NSA is not merely reminiscent of Russia in the days of Lenin with his secret police, but it is about as undemocratic as one can imagine. It has now come out that the NSA has been […]

Russell Brand surprising the HELL out of a lot of people On Point with somethings – Off Base on Others But Showing the Rising Tide of Awareness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YR4CseY9pk

In Germany, the Bundestag and the Bundesrat have decided to increase the VAT on silver coins and bullion. From January 1st onward, the tax on silver coins in Germany will jump from 7% to 19%. This new tax rate applies to silver bullion coins as well as collector coins. The change in the VAT rate […]

Israel Raising Taxes also to insane levels. The entire Western Society has gone off the reservation following Marx down the path of doom.

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COMMENT: Hello Martin I was talking to one of my friends and I was complaining about the “Me” generation.  They pointed out that people in the USA usually have one issue that they care about.  They are dubbed the “Single issue voter” You are so right – here in Austin real estate is going up […]

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the Northeast Coast of Japan creating a small tsunami that hit Japan’s eastern coast – where the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is located. The government insists there was no damage, According to reports, the tsunami reached waves of only 30cm (1ft) in the region. Nonetheless, Japanese Prime Minister’s government is planning […]

QUESTION: Martin, I enjoy reading your blog and thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I have a simple question. For someone who is not a trader, who has a net worth of $5m+, no debt and plenty of long-term income from oil royalties, does it not make sense to hold 10-15% of my liquid net worth […]

Be it Europe or the USA, the drive to eliminate democracy is underway. Politicians are doing their best to prevent the voice of the people to have any impact. This is what sets the stage for revolution. It goes hand in hand for when government tries to simply dictate to the people, eventually the whole […]

The French 75% tax on anyone making more than €1 million has resulted in the collapse of sports in France. The soccer players can earn far more money in any other country than they can in France. The people who typically own teams are millionaires who have nothing else to spend their money on. At the […]