THE DOLLAR VIGILANTE BLOG

[The following post is by TDV Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick]

The end of the American empire is happening before our very eyes and it is astonishing how, among the preponderance of information, people still do not see the writing on the wall. Every day I am seeing stories that I consider signs of The End Of The Monetary System As We Know It (TEOTMSAWKI).

In the Snowden leaks we learned that the NSA was spying on the SWIFT payment system, which led to Russia, and other nations, to develop their own alternative to the SWIFT system.

[The following interview is conducted by TDV Chief Editor Jeff Berwick]

[The following post is written by Director of TDV Offshore, Paul Seymour]

At TDV, we aren’t fans of holding a significant amount of your assets in fiat currencies.  However, as those holding the Swiss franc recently found out, as it rose 30% overnight, there is a time and place for everything.

[The following post is by TDV Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick]

I had barely just recovered from panicking over SARS, swine flu, ebola, ISIS and North Korea when another super-important crisis came on the scene that demands immediate attention!  The measles!

No, I'm not kidding.  Apparently this latest mainstream media panic is how measles is everywhere and if we all don't get immediately vaccinated we will all get the measles!  I guess, somehow, ebola morphed into the measles… what we really need is a vaccine for propaganda.

[The Following post is by TDV Correspondent, Justin O'Connell]

[The Following post is by TDV Correspondent, Justin O'Connell]

[The following post is by TDV Legal Correspondent, Jim Karger]

[The following post is by TDV Legal Correspondent, Jim Karger]

[The following post is by TDV Contributor, Wendy McElroy]

Changes within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should  prompt you to reconsider the wisdom of crossing into or out of the United States. The TSA is slowly turning from counter-terrorism to criminal law enforcement, which will include the pursuit of tax violaters. And you may not be able to rely on the agency's notorious incompetence for much longer.   

Meet the New Sheriff. Not Quite like the Old

[The following post is by TDV Contributor, Wendy McElroy]

Changes within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should  prompt you to reconsider the wisdom of crossing into or out of the United States. The TSA is slowly turning from counter-terrorism to criminal law enforcement, which will include the pursuit of tax violaters. And you may not be able to rely on the agency's notorious incompetence for much longer.   

Meet the New Sheriff. Not Quite like the Old

[The following post is by TDV Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick]

Some are heralding a possible “tax holiday” for overseas US corporations proposed by Barack O'bomber. The reality is many companies have found a way to arbitrage the tax code and create their own personalized tax holiday year-round thanks to clever planning, so they likely won't be repatriating their funds.

So what does the Lameduck King want?

[The following post is by TDV Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick]

Some are heralding a possible “tax holiday” for overseas US corporations proposed by Barack O'bomber. The reality is many companies have found a way to arbitrage the tax code and create their own personalized tax holiday year-round thanks to clever planning, so they likely won't be repatriating their funds.

So what does the Lameduck King want?

[The following post is by TDV Contributor, Scott Freeman]

[The following post is by TDV Contributor, Scott Freeman]

[The following post is by TDV Contributor, Wendy McElroy]

Precedents exist for requiring citizens to produce special ID for domestic travel; they include Nazi Germany, apartheid South Africa and Russia (both Imperial and Soviet).

[The following post is by TDV Contributor, Wendy McElroy]

Precedents exist for requiring citizens to produce special ID for domestic travel; they include Nazi Germany, apartheid South Africa and Russia (both Imperial and Soviet).

This week Justin O'Connell sits down with Silver-Investor David Morgan for a chat. Post originally appeared on GoldSilverBitcoin.

How long have you been investing in silver?

Since my early 20’s, once I had a job and some sort of cash flow that was the real beginning.  I did buy a few silver coins as a kid but nothing of significance.

What got you interested in silver?

This week Justin O'Connell sits down with Silver-Investor David Morgan for a chat. Post originally appeared on GoldSilverBitcoin.

How long have you been investing in silver?

Since my early 20’s, once I had a job and some sort of cash flow that was the real beginning.  I did buy a few silver coins as a kid but nothing of significance.

What got you interested in silver?

[The following post by TDV Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick]

The face of socialized "education" is really starting to rear its ugly head now.  It's always been bad but now it is going nightmare-level bad very quickly.

While I could pick from hundreds of public school atrocities from this week alone, just take a look at these two, both in the supposed "freer" state of Texas.

[The following post by TDV Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick]

The face of socialized "education" is really starting to rear its ugly head now.  It's always been bad but now it is going nightmare-level bad very quickly.

While I could pick from hundreds of public school atrocities from this week alone, just take a look at these two, both in the supposed "freer" state of Texas.

[The following post is written by Director of TDV Offshore, Paul Seymour]

It occurred to me, as my new wife pointed it out to me, that I hadn’t published anything for quite a while. First, I’d like to remind you that, in my last, or maybe two articles ago, I urged you all to move some over-valued USD to a safe jurisdiction, and while you were at it, get some Swiss Francs instead. 

With a move of only USD 10,000 into CHF, your profits from the revaluation of the CHF would have covered the fees to move your funds to safety, and get diversified.  Very few took heed.  Hate to say I told you so, but..