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Danielle Park and I had our first online debate. It worked well because we both have total respect for one another and we really enjoy each other's company. On the subject of the numerous health and public welfare initiatives led by New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg, we vehemently disagreed with each other's position. Danielle is of the opinion that since the public purse is involved, the government has the right to dictate behavior to ignorant citizens. My belief is that the government shouldn't be involved in these matters in the first place and that it's up to the individual to regulate her own behavior. One thing we did agree upon is that I need to lose weight. Danielle suggested acquiring a juicer and I may take her up on that. 

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Whether it's the food you eat, the booze you drink, the information you ingest, the funds you invest or the education your children get, fraud has become the overwhelming business model of the Unite States and the World. Your best defense to food fraud is to buy local and keep food choices simple. For investing, you already know our opinion. As far as the rest goes, you'll have to figure it out on your own. Right now 5 states are trying to outlaw food whistleblowers. They obviously don't want you to know the truth. And that has become government's overiding purpose, keeping you from the truth!

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Bron Sucieki is head of strategy for the world known Perth Mint. He went into an exhaustive explanation of why the precious metals markets have been in such turmoil as of late. The ability of large hedge funds and investment groups to pour money into markets at a moment's notice, going either long or short, makes markets etremely volatile. In addition, these investors play a game of follow the leader which has them moving money based on momentum rather than market fundamentals. How much longer this behavior will last is an open question. Probably until it no longer works.

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Jason Hartman has been in real estate for over 20 years. During this time he's helped thousands of investors build wealth through his simple system. He believes that owning gold, silver, platinum, palladium and real estate are the keys to building wealth and keeping even in an awful economy. There's no other investment that enables you to profit from inflationnary forces than real estate. You get to pay back your debt in greatly depreciated dollars. The strategy has worked for decades and is still working today.

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The Euro is crumbling. So is the yen. The beneficiary is the dollar which has been going up. This is the future of things to come. There's no turning back now. Money printing is out of control and so is sovereign debt. This will eventually lead to some type of debt jubilee, either total or paritial, but there's really no other way out. Governments, by their very nature, will always spend more than they have and make up the difference by taxing and borrowing. No one in government ever wants to tell people that the party is over. Therefore, it goes on and on until there's a major crash and the system has to be reset. According to Martin, it's down the road a ways, but not too far. 

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Ranting Andy Hoffman was in rare form today. We talked about the upcoming bankruptcy of New York State and others. We covered Europe's continued economic slide into oblivion and we discussed the Chinese Real Estate Bubble as faithfully reported by CBS 60 Minutes. Things aren't looking, but at least Andy's gold is safe in Brink's Canada's Montreal vault. He actually visited it and counted it up. In addition, more forced sequestration cuts are coming to a government near you. Where we go from here isn't certain, but gold and silver could be your best defense. 

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This week Michigan's governor Rick Snyder reluctantly appointed an Emergency Manager to run the failed city of Detroit. The manager will have sweeping powers that allow him to void contracts, lay-off employees, reorganize entire departments and basically do whatever he pleases. Whether this will allow the city to avoid bankruptcy is an open question. Detroit is $14 billion in debt with no way out. Population in the last 60 years has declined from 1.8 million to around 700,000 today. At this rate someone will truly have turn off the lights after the last person leaves, except that scavengers will have stolen all the copper wiring before that happens. 

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John Rubino of DollarCollapse joined us today to discuss exactly what's going on in the economy. While GDP decreased last quarter, you can expect it to decline further for the current quarter. The universal tax increases have kicked in with a vengeance and we're not seeing an uptick in employment to offset them. In addition, government spending is declining which is a definite current drag on the economy, even if it's good for the long run. John and I are expecting more of the same for the rest of 2013, with the rate of descent picking up steam throughout. But don't expect your government to give you the straight story. It ain't gonna happen, governments always tell you what they think you want to hear. 

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Back by popular demand, Tom Dyson head of the Palm Beach Letter explains how a boring, investment in life insurance could be your ticket to a very comfortable retirement. Tom compares whole life insurance to mutual funds, and while you might get lucky and get stellar returns on a good fund, over time the fees are going to kill your rate of return. With whole life, you pay the fees up front and over time your investment results may far out perform most funds. You'll also get a death benefit that can benefit your family and you can borrow funds as necessary without decreasing the policies guaranteed returns. Many of the best insurance companies have been around more than a century and have survived major economic disruptions. You shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket, but insurance can be a part of the equation. 

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Chris Duane the SilverShield stopped by FSN today to talk about my new book and how it can help you. Please go to Amazon and write a review if you like it. We also discussed the story of one of Chris's group who started buying half dollars from the bank and amassed a 2000 ounce cache of silver, for free! Listen to the story, it's quite amazing how a disabled vet was able to do it all from the comfort of his home. He eventually stopped when a law enforcement posse arrived on his doorstep, purportedly to investigate bogus charges of money laundering.  

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G. Edward Griffin, author of The Creature from Jekyll Island joined us to discuss the coming crash and where stand in relation to Rome and other fallen empires. Tulip mania has spread across the world. While the Dutch had less developed markets and didn't know from derivatives, the global finance community has managed to leverage leverage and this collaps will be far worse than all the others combined. And just like most people don't think about asteroids crashing to the earth, even less people worry about monetary collapses, but they should. 

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Charles Hugh Smith of OfTwoMinds.com stopped by for a chat today. We discussed his newest book, Why Things Are Falling Apart and What We Can Do About It. The answer quite simply is self-reliance and not looking to the government to take care of us. We all know that the safety net is being swamped and will collapse in the next few years. Therefore, prudence dictates that we look for alternatives. Investing in yourself is always a sure bet. It will enable you to create additional streams of income which will help get you through the collapse. 

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Wayne Allyn Root is a well known libertarian who has put together a comprehensive guide to surviving the next four years of Obama. In researching the book, he consulted 18 wealthy individuals for their strategy and guidance to avoiding the inevitable collapse that socialistic policies cause. First on the list was moving to a low tax state. This simple move will enable the average individual to retire with much more of their wealth left in tact. Next is to buy gold, for obvious reasons. Finally, the wealthy are buying high paying dividend non-US stocks. Using this simple strategy will go along ways towards protecting you and your family over the next four years.  

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First Germany, then Switzerland and now Mexico. They no longer trust the Fed or the Bank of England with their gold reserves. And for good reason. There's zero transparency and there are probably many conflicting claims to the gold that is currently on deposit with these banks. Jan believes that since the central banks no longer trust each other, you shouldn't either? If you really want proof as to their dishonesty, just look at the decline in purchasing power that we've witnessed over the past century. It's not just the US, it's every country that has fiat currency, which is all of them!

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We've got a number of great people coming up on 2/28-3/1/13. Jan Skoyles, the charming Brit writer, Wayne Allyn Root-well known libertarian, Charles Hugh Smith-famed writer and investor, G. Edward Griffin who needs no introduction, Chris Duane-the SilverShield, Doug Seger-anti-tax code writer, Tom Dyson-editor of the Palm Beach Letter, John Rubino-DollarCollapse.Com and of course the Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp. We're trying to help you get a clearer view of exactly where the economy is heading what you need to do to be prepared.

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Bill Holter stopped by today. We hadn't connected with him in a while. We observed that so many things that we experienced as kids are now gone. Playing outside in the street with your neighborhood buddies, physical activity, chores and so many other things don't happen any longer. It's a real shame and a loss to the country. We also talked about the upcoming sequestration and the horrible effect it will have on Main Street. While $85 billion is a rounding error to the Fed or Wall Street, to the rest of us it means a million jobs and alot of economic activity that won't take place. And the Republicans are talking about ceding their authority over the budget to the president. Just another step towards imperial government. 

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The real economy isn't growing. Central banks continue record purchases of gold. The Euro is again under pressure. Inflation is rising and will continue to rise at increasing rates. Peter believes the raging 12 year precious metals bull will continue on unabated. The battle lines are drawn now. We have a conflict starting between the makers and the takers. A kind of Atlas Shrugged scenario is unfolding and once the government grows to 50 percent of the economy, the end game is near. Just look at France!

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David Morgan, the silver aficionado extradordinaire was with us today discussing silver, the crumbling world economy and why sound money will eventually reassert itself. The folly of humanity can easily be followed by watching the numerous fiat money systems that have been tried and failed. Just like human nature repeats itself over and over again, so does its effort to achieve the economic free lunch. Unfortunately, the end result is always the same and nothing can ever change that. Also fortunately, there's a 12 year old Canandian youth that has been making waves on YouTube explaining these basic truths to anyone who cares to listen. 

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Janet Booth has been studying the stars for decades. During this time she's developed a talent for understanding and explaining how they're influencing your life and your economic prospects. She agrees with Arch Crawford that May 20, 2013 is a possible important inflection point. There are many economic and political events that are converging on or about that date, that could well lead to interesting times ahead. She doesn't believe we're going to have a financial meltdown this week, it's only Tuesday, but that remains to be seen.  

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Italian elections are taking place and it looks like Berlusconi is in. When you see things like this happening, American politics doesn't look quite so bad. More importantly, this is a potential Black Swan event that could lead to the undoing of the Euro and the world economy. And, if it's not this it will be something else, rest assured. Don't try to play tricks with hyper-inflation and the eventual repudiation of all debts. The system will come after you and try to reclaim your gains. Also, what if you're wrong about when it will happen and you need to cash in your chips before payday? Accumulate gold and silver and be content to just sit back and wait.

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Arch Crawford, the renowned technical and astrological investor joined the show today. He believes that if there's a crash coming in the next 6 months, it will occur by February 28, 2013. He's not sure that it will happen, but if it does it will soon be here. While his forecasts are not 100 percent accurate, they are always interesting and provocative. He still thinks gold and silver are the investments for the intermediate and long term. Furthermore, he doesn't see Congress fixing anything. So, what else is new? In addition, he said to watch out for May 20, a significant date on the Mayan Calendar. 

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Robert Ian spoke with us today about the ascendancy of Russia. They now are the world's largest oil producer and the largest purchaser of gold. These two distinctions bode ill for the US and for freedom loving people the world over. Russia and China are working to displace the dollar as the world's reserve currency and it seems as if the US is working with them as well. As far as the real estate recovery is concerned, Robert is skeptical as the shadow inventory continues to mount and the excesses that caused the collapse in the first place continue go on unabated. Get ready for housing collapse part deux. 

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While Mayor Michael The Nanny This is just the tip of regulatory iceberg. They’re intent on taking away your rights, one calorie at a time.Bloomberg has just under a year left at the helm of New York City, he seems hell-bent on inflicting the maximum amount of damage. His ban on large sugary drinks goes into effect on March 12, 2013, a day that will forever live in infamy, unless the courts strike down this preposterous rule.

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