QUESTION: Why do governments borrow? Why do they never reduce the debt? Jeff ANSWER: Because they can. They actually think they are the exception to normal economics. People ask all the time, can’t they see this debt crisis? No. When I raise the topic in different discussions with various governments the reply is always the […]

QUESTION: Dear Marty, You mention getting off the grid – but with technology –  today – how is ownership of anything ‘getting off the grid’? If governments truly want to hunt down global wealth and tax it – how is owning a house in London or a farm in NZ going to help anyone – […]

QUESTION: Hi Mr.  Armstrong, You have been saying that we must crash and burn before anything will change for the better long term, because never before in history has a corrupt government willingly given up its power. I wonder though, never before in history, at least to my knowledge (which is very limited compared to your […]

We are seeing the most dangerous trend ever. There is an agenda behind the curtain and that is to sustain government at all costs and that includes everything you own. I have warned that either government will move toward a totalitarian state or to real democracy – real Athens style without the career politicians. The […]

QUESTION: Martin, I’ve written you a few times and greatly appreciate the replies and posts on your blog. As I have mentioned before, I worked for a metals dealer that traded on margin and caught a substantial amount if heat for being a bear w silver at 50 and gold at 1900+. I shorted silver the […]

QUESTION: Hi Martin, Ok I get the point.  Massive deflation is what awaits us.  But how do you reconcile massive deflation with rises in assets prices?  Shouldn’t it be a decline as people hoard wealth and velocity declines even further? tb ANSWER: It is the same as in hyperinflation. If the currency collapses in confidence, people […]

I received my letter today notifying me that Horizon Blue Cross of New Jersey is cancelling my healthcare as of September for it does not comply with Obamacare. I suppose I do not have maternity leave. Not sure if I am supposed to run out to the local bar and announce hurry-up the first to […]

QUESTION:  You have taught us to pay attention to global capital flows to help us assess market directions and movements… Does it matter from where the capital is flowing? I refer to this short article on US companies and stock buy-backs which seem to be contributing to the upward trend in US equities: Thanks! Yours […]

QUESTION: What is ‘modern day’ currency devaluation? I have read your articles about the 1930s devaluation and I also do understand what money is (thanks to your writings). I am not sure what ‘modern day’ currency devaluation is and I was hoping you may write more about this subject. I know there is a lot […]

QUESTION:  Dear Mr Armstrong, I am in agreement with what you say about there being no overriding, controlling group in charge of things. However, with the politicians trying to federalise Europe through the back door and now seen to be failing, is it possible (or even likely) that they would now conspire to bring about […]