Whatever You Tax You Get Less Of.

An Almost Hysterical Antagonism Toward The Gold Standard Is One Issue Which Unites Statists Of All Persuasions. They Seem To Sense... That Gold And Economic Freedom Are Inseparable.

The Free Lunch Has Still To Be Invented.

I Must Say, I Never Expected To See The Day Where I Would Be Talking About Anything Other Than Reducing The Debt, I'm Running Into The Tyranny Of Zero, Which Is Where You Can't Reduce (the Debt) Any More

In The Absence Of The Gold Standard, There Is No Way To Protect Savings From Confiscation Through Inflation. There Is No Safe Store Of Value.

A Decline In The National Housing Price Level Would Need To Be Substantial To Trigger A Significant Rise In Foreclosures, Because The Vast Majority Of Homeowners Have Built Up Substantial Equity In Their Homes Despite Large Mortgage-market Financed Withdrawals Of Home Equity In Recent Years.