PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 26, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Arizona House would eliminate state capital gains taxes on gold and silver specie, encouraging its use as currency. Rep. Mark Finchem (R-Tucson) introduced House Bill 2014 (HB2014) on Jan. 9. The legislation would eliminate state capital gains taxes on income “derived from the exchange…
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 24, 2017) – A Virginia bill that would remove sales taxes from some purchases of gold and silver passed an important House committee yesterday. The legislation would take an important first step toward encouraging its regular use as currency and breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. A bipartisan coalition of delegates…
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 24, 2017) – A Virginia bill that would remove sales taxes from some purchases of gold and silver passed an important House committee yesterday. The legislation would take an important first step toward encouraging its regular use as currency and breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. A bipartisan coalition of delegates…
RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 20, 2017) – A Virginia bill that would remove sales taxes from some purchases of gold and silver passed an important House subcommittee Wednesday. The legislation would take an important first step toward encouraging its regular use as currency and breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. A bipartisan coalition of delegates…
RICHMOND, Va. (Dec. 30, 2016) – A Virginia bill prefiled for the 2017 session would remove sales taxes from some purchases of gold and silver, a first step towards encouraging its regular use as currency and breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach) prefiled Senate Bill 934 (SB934) this week. The…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2016) – A Kentucky bill prefiled for the 2017 session would remove sales taxes from the purchase of gold and silver, encouraging its use and taking the first step toward breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Sen. John Schickel (R-Union) prefiled BR156 on Oct. 11. The legislation would exempt bullion…
On this episode of Tenther Tuesday, Mike Maharrey and Michael Boldin discuss the absurdity of the federal celebration “Constitution Day” coming up later this week. There’s more than a little irony in the government passing unconstitutional Constitution Day mandates. Michael and Mike also talk about the latest revelations relating to the ever-more intrusive surveillance state…
A state gold depository in Texas continues to move closure to reality and it appears to be happening at just the right time. Since the beginning of the year, the price of gold has risen 26 percent and silver has skyrocketed 37 percent. Surging precious metal prices have sparked a corresponding demand for gold and…
Under certain circumstances, seemingly decent human beings are capable of horrific things. So it is with Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who parlayed his sound money bona fides into the top post at America’s private banking cartel and current issuer of our un-backed currency. In betrayal of his own stated free-market principles, Greenspan spent…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (May 13, 2016) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey vetoed a bill that would have “legalized the Constitution” by defining gold and silver specie as legal tender and encouraging their use as currency. Sen. David C. Farnsworth and Rep. Doug Coleman, along with seven cosponsors, introduced Senate Bill 1141 (SB1141) earlier this year. The legislation…