Bandit Gang Writ Large

Head of Dutch Libertarian Party Arrested Just Weeks Before Election

"The former chairman of the Dutch Libertarian Party, Toine Manders has been kidnapped in Cyprus by the FIOD (the Dutch IRS) and is currently locked away in the Netherlands in complete isolation (aside from his lawyer), in an undisclosed location. He is being held for an extended 90-day period, the charges for which are unknown. Toine Manders began his career by giving legal advice to young Dutch men who wanted to avoid military conscription. Toine Manders had attracted special attention from the government by running controversial ads that stated 'Taxation is theft', and that it was people’s moral duty to pay as little in taxes as possible, as the government is a criminal enterprise." Continue reading →

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Tracking IMF Money Manipulation to Pakistan and Beyond

"The Nation magazine recently posted a small article entitled, 'Pakistan gets second tranche of $553.5m from IMF.' We are so used to these kinds of announcements that they hardly register anymore. But this is how the entrenched corruption of our day is carried out. This is magic money, of course. It will bolster foreign reserves, help Pakistan battle the Taliban (that it actually sponsors), aid the state in supporting its economy (whatever that means), 'solve' an energy crisis (really!) and support increased tax collection efforts. A Swiss green company is in line to soak up a good deal of this IMF tranche." Continue reading →

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Insatiable appetite for gold fuels India’s smuggling industry

"Indian gold smugglers are adopting the methods of drug couriers to sidestep a government crackdown on imports of the precious metal, stashing gold in imported vehicles and even using mules who swallow nuggets to try to get them past airport security. Stung by rules imposed this year to cut a high trade deficit and a record duty on imports, dealers and individual customers are fanning out across Asia to buy gold and sneak it back into the country. Sri Lanka, Thailand and Singapore are the latest hotspots as authorities crack down on travellers from Dubai, the traditional source of smuggled gold." Continue reading →

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Debt hits 200-year high; IMF warns of ‘savings tax’ and mass write-offs

"Much of the Western world will require defaults, a savings tax and higher inflation to clear the way for recovery as debt levels reach a 200-year high, according to a new report by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF working paper said debt burdens in developed nations have become extreme by any historical measure and will require a wave of haircuts, either negotiated 1930s-style write-offs or the standard mix of measures used by the IMF in its 'toolkit' for emerging market blow-ups. Financial repression can take many forms, including capital controls, interest rate caps or the force-feeding of government debt to captive pension funds and insurance companies." Continue reading →

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Even more smuggled gold enters India

"In the biggest ever catch at the Hyderabad airport, customs officials have seized 18 kilograms of gold and arrested three people. The trio had arrived from Singapore and were hiding the gold bars in their trousers and shoes. In another incident, officials of the customs department recovered gold hidden in dates from a man who landed at the Pune International Airport. Investigation revealed that the seeds of these dates had been replaced with gold beads wrapped in black packets. Gold seizures have almost doubled for the period 2013-2014. Whistleblowers who help bust illegal gold shipments can get a bigger reward in India than those who help catch cocaine and heroin smugglers." Continue reading →

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Get Ready for Confiscation

"Once it has sunk in that such a move is perfectly acceptable in Europe, the US will declare its own bail-in policy. Those who still cling to some hope that there may be some good news here, may say, 'Well, at least if I have less than €100,000 on deposit, I can still call that my own.' These folks will be the same ones who are relieved that they are likely to be left out of a 'one-time' wealth tax that is currently being floated as another solution to the exorbitant operating costs of governments. However, any government that steals your money once is likely to have another go at a later date. And another and another. Once they are accepted at all—for any reason—governments tend to repeat them." Continue reading →

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Get Ready for Confiscation

"Once it has sunk in that such a move is perfectly acceptable in Europe, the US will declare its own bail-in policy. Those who still cling to some hope that there may be some good news here, may say, 'Well, at least if I have less than €100,000 on deposit, I can still call that my own.' These folks will be the same ones who are relieved that they are likely to be left out of a 'one-time' wealth tax that is currently being floated as another solution to the exorbitant operating costs of governments. However, any government that steals your money once is likely to have another go at a later date. And another and another. Once they are accepted at all—for any reason—governments tend to repeat them." Continue reading →

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Real Reason for the US’s Global Tax Levy

"This amped-up regulatory regime is not about taxes. It's about control ... not just of Swiss banking facilities but ultimately of banks around the world, large and small. In fact, the top elites already run central banks around the world, so this merely adds another layer of control. And when it comes to running banks, the place where banks supposedly had the most freedom was Switzerland, so that region was attacked first – just to provide an object lesson. The elites do not care how many banks they 'kill' – especially smaller banks that can often prove troublesome. The modern State is more comfortable with a few large and concentrated facilities than myriad small ones." Continue reading →

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2013: Year Of The Bitcoin

"Although bitcoin has attracted a lot of attention in the last few months, Babin-Tremblay pointed out that the currency actually started to gain popularity earlier this year as a result of the Cyprus banking crisis. In March the government of Cyprus announced a bail-in for banks, meaning that the financial institutions would have to impose losses on their shareholders, debt holders and even large depositors. After the bail-in was announced people ended up rushing to their bank accounts to withdraw funds. Many put the money into bitcoin, where governments could not touch it. 'Bitcoins were growing slowly until Cyprus. Cyprus was the catalyst for the big increase in the price,' he said." Continue reading →

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Taxes: Another Weapon of Globalist Destruction?

"In France, there has been a great deal of pushback to additional – punitive – taxation. But that was merely the opening shot in a war against the upper classes that will soon take aim at the real target: Western middle classes. But in the era of central banking, taxes are increasingly unnecessary. Their aggressive expansion is thus something of a dominant social theme. There is almost nothing taxes provide that cannot be done better at less cost by the private sector. And as we pointed out above, as there is no way to control government spending, governments can and will spend all the revenue they receive, up to and including the entire gross national product." Continue reading →

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