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Starting in 2021, Americans will require permission to visit Europe… technically the 26 borderless countries within Europe’s Schengen area. The process will start out simple enough, taking about ten minutes to complete and costing around $8. The EU estimates it will grant about 95% of the Americans who apply three years of access
Europe’s leading economic policy makers have officially thrown in the towel. Last week, the European Central Bank admitted economic conditions are so dire that it already has to reverse its monetary policy. I’ll get back to that in a minute… Following the Great Financial Crisis in 2008, central banks printed trillions of dollars
This weekend, British billionaire Richard Branson hosted a concert on the Colombian side of the Colombian-Venezuelan border. Branson was trying to raise $100 million to help the living conditions of the millions of Venezuelans affected by the dictatorship of its president, Nicolas Maduro. Gross economic mismanagement has led the country to the brink
In 1965, the tiny, fledgling country of Singapore seemed like it was on the verge disaster. It had only just split off from Malaysia due to severe racial tensions between them, and just two years had passed since independence from the United Kingdom. Singapore started its nationhood with no natural resources, no army,
She wants to nationalize healthcare. Raise your taxes to 70%. Legislate her way to ending poverty and saving the environment. And if she had her way, probably cleanse the English language of offensive words like gender pronouns. Yes, this former bartender turned national sensation (due to the sole fact that 4,000 more people
Levi Strauss never actually wore a pair of his famous blue jeans. Although his iconic name has been plastered on the back pockets of millions of people, Strauss himself was a businessman. And in the 1870s, jeans were strictly for laborers. Those jeans, of course, made him famous… and very, very wealthy. Sure,
There are over 21 months to go until the 2020 US presidential election. And every day more and more socialist candidates throw their hat in the ring. They all want to be the one to take down Donald Trump. But how do you set yourself apart in such a crowded, and outspoken, field?
We are in the midst of the longest government shutdown in history. Don’t get me wrong, I like having the government shut down. As I’ve said before, I believe it is my moral duty to pay as little taxes as possible. The government does some really stupid things with your tax dollars. I’d
For almost a year now, I’ve been advising you that gold production is plunging… By itself, declining gold production isn’t a huge deal. It takes hundreds of millions of years for minerals to form deep in the earth’s crust… but humans only need a few decades to extract it. That’s why mining companies
Last year, when Argentina offered a 100-year bond, I argued it was plain insanity. Argentina sold $2.75 billion of the debt… but the issue was nearly four times oversubscribed. How could investors place so much faith in a country that spent most of its post-independence history defaulting on its debts. Plagued by a
I’ve been on the ground in Puerto Rico over a month now. And let me tell you, Puerto Rico has it all… The good, the bad, the ugly, and the amazing. Technically, Puerto Rico is part of the US. If you drive around, you’ll see all the normal stuff from the mainland, from
“Between now and November 6, you better put a catcher’s mask on your face because I’m going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes.” Unfortunately this isn’t trash talk from some middle school bully… it’s a public threat made by a Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate to his incumbent opponent. With the midterm
Meital took one simple, legal step to save about $30,000 in taxes every year. She used to be an international photographer based in NYC, making about $100,000. But despite that income, she was still living paycheck-to-paycheck. As a self-employed person, she often forked over some $30,000-$50,000 in taxes to Uncle Sam every year.
[Editor’s note: While Simon is traveling today, other members of the Sovereign Man team penned today’s missive.] In February 2013, a 500+ foot yacht docked on the west side of Manhattan. The boat, named Eclipse, belonged to the Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich – one of the richest men in the world. And the
If the US government doesn’t act quickly, Americans may be stuck with years more of deteriorating healthcare and skyrocketing medical bills. Back in 2010, Congress and President Obama completely overhauled the US healthcare system with the “Affordable” Care Act (aka Obamacare). Their intention was to provide all US citizens with access to healthcare.
