Alaska House Passes Bill to Treat Gold and Silver as Money

the Alaska House passed a bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state, treating them as money, rather than mere investment vehicles.

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Alaska Committee Passes Bill to Treat Gold and Silver as Money

The legislation would make gold and silver specie legal tender in the state, recognizing it as a medium of exchange for the payment of debts. In effect, gold and silver specie would be treated as money, putting it on par with Federal Reserve notes in Alaska.

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Alaska Committee Passes Bill That Would Set the Stage to Treat Gold and Silver as Money

an Alaska House committee passed a bill that would exempt gold and silver bullion from local sales tax and make both legal tender in the state. Passage into law would not only relieve some of the tax burdens on investors, but it would also eliminate barriers to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for people to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.

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Alaska Bill Would Set the Stage to Treat Gold and Silver as Money

A bill introduced in the Alaska House would exempt gold and silver bullion from the state sales tax and make both legal tender in the state. Passage of this bill would not only relieve some of the tax burdens on investors, but it would also eliminate barriers to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for people to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.

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Republican Dominated Wyoming Legislature Maintains Unconstitutional Status Quo

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Mar. 28, 2016) – Wyoming’s Republican state House and Senate leadership soundly protected the status quo by killing six bills that would have blocked the federal enforcement of unconstitutional policies. A rundown of key legislation that failed in Wyoming this year follows: CONSTITUTIONAL TENDER Rep. David Miller (R-Riverton) introduced House Bill 124 (HB124)…

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