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Milton Friedman, one of the most influential economists of the 20th century, once said that “nothing is more permanent than a temporary government program.” The same can be said about temporary taxes. Take 1861 for example, when the first-ever federal taxes were levied on American citizens to help pay for the Civil War.
[Editor’s Note: Today’s Note from the Field comes from Sovereign Man Team Member Joe Jarvis who recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.] For some people it starts with loss of appetite. Others get a headache and nausea. Pole, pole is the motto, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro– slowly, slowly. At an altitude of 5,895 meters
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, your finances and your prosperity. Air Force Missile Command finally retires 1960s era Floppy Disks I suspect our younger readers might not know what a floppy disk
In 2010, New York-based entrepreneur Adam Neumann had an idea: to lease office space to companies all over the world on a short-term basis. Usually when a company leases office space, it has to sign a long-term contract; but Neumann wanted to lease space to businesses for terms as short as one month.
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, your finances and your prosperity. Singapore officially bans ‘fake’ news Singapore is great for a lot of things– banking, business, trade, etc. But it ranks rather poorly
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? You might want to grab a drink for this one… or take a moment to listen to some soothing meditation music. Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, finances, and possibly your blood pressure.
What is your favorite coffee shop or restaurant? Which doctor’s office and dentist do you prefer to go to? I bet these are all within, say, 15 minutes of your home. That makes sense–who wants to drive three hours to get coffee, or take a plane to their dentist? But what about your
Warren Buffett, despite his extraordinary investment success, has a rather famous and long-standing love/hate relationship with precious metals. Maybe it started with his dad– Congressman Howard Buffett of Nebraska– who, as a staunch advocate for the gold standard, argued to his colleagues on Capitol Hill that “paper money systems have always wound up
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty and finances. New York City starts banning words You can now be fined $250,000 in New York City for using the term “Illegal alien” in a negative
In early May in the year 878 AD, Alfred the Great of the Kingdom of Wessex fought a decisive battle against a massive Viking army at a place called Ethandun in southwest England. Alfred won the battle, defeated the Vikings, recaptured London, and united England under his rule; he’s generally considered to be
Precisely one year ago today, the US federal government opened Fiscal Year 2019 with a total debt level of $21.6 trillion: Specifically, the US federal debt on October 1st last year was $21,606,948,183,180.23 Today is the start of the government’s 2020 Fiscal Year. And the total debt is now $22,622,684,674,364.43 That means they
Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty and finances. And for our Jewish readers, l’shanah tovah tikatev v’taihatem. NBC news wants you to confess your climate sins Bless me media, for I have sinned.
An 89 year old man named Robert Allen was feeling depressed after Christmas. He went to the emergency room, and told the doctor that he had thoughts of hurting himself. Using his powers under the Baker Act, the doctor sent Robert to a mental health facility called North Tampa Behavioral. Florida’s Baker Act
I arrived back home to Puerto Rico late last night after traveling back from our Total Access event in Las Vegas. It was probably around 11:15 pm when I climbed into bed. And, within minutes, just as the sound of the waves outside was carrying me off to sleep, the whole house started
There are few times in life when you have the opportunity to witness a master at work… someone who is truly the best in the world at what they do. Whether it’s the world’s greatest chef, a champion athlete, a master pianist, or even the guy who holds the world record for being
