Tennessee Lawmakers Introduce "Tennessee Bullion Depository Act"
January 12th, 2023 • Building on the success of passing a full sales tax exemption on precious metals (HB 1874 and SB 1857) in 2022, lawmakers in Tennessee have set their sights on another pro-sound money effort: an in-state bullion depository.
West Virginia Delegate Introduces "Legal Tender Act," Would End Taxes on Gold and Silver
January 11th, 2023 • Delegate Chris Pritt has introduced House Bill 2333, the Legal Tender Act. This measure would eliminate taxes on the precious metals as well as reaffirm them as legal tender in the state
Alaska to Consider Ending Local Sales Taxes on Sound Money
January 9th, 2023 • Rep. Kevin McCabe has introduced House Bill 3, a measure to end sales taxes levied by cities and boroughs on purchases of gold and silver
Lawmakers in Tennessee and Virginia Named 2022’s Sound Money Legislators of the Year
December 27th, 2022 • Tennessee legislators Rep. Bud Hulsey and Sen. Frank Niceley and Virginia delegate Amanda Batten have been awarded the 2022 Sound Money Legislator of the Year Award
Gold Is Money: Everything Else Is Credit
December 19th, 2022 • Threats to financial sovereignty, government power grabs, increased monitoring and control over private assets and savings, are all likely to become more dire. And under these conditions, physical gold really shines, especially when it’s securely and co
Missouri Bill Would End Capital Gains, Invest State Funds in Gold and Silver, Establish State Gold Depository
December 14th, 2022 • A state senator from St. Charles County has introduced a bill in Missouri to eliminate income taxes on sales of gold and silver, invest state funds in gold and silver, and establish the Missouri Bullion Depository
Measure Introduced To End Income Taxes on Gold and Silver in South Carolina
December 14th, 2022 • South Carolina ended sales taxes on purchases of precious metals long ago, but now a pro-liberty candidate from Laurens wants to eliminate yet another tax on on gold and silver transactions.
Inflation Firestorm Fuels Sound Money Movement
December 10th, 2022 • Things are looking positive on the sound money public policy front as well, thanks to some big wins at the state level in 2022 combined with renewed enthusiasm among our legislative allies as we head into the 2023 legislative season.
2022 Sound Money Scholarship Winners Announced
December 6th, 2022 • Eagle, Idaho (December 6, 2022) – Six outstanding students beat out almost 100 of their high-school and college peers in making the best case for sound money through an international, gold-backed scholarship competition... ...and the winners walked awa
Sound Money Scholarship Winning Essay: "On Money, Currency, and Government"
December 6th, 2022 • University of Tennessee student Chikwem Ihekweazu wrote this winning essay for the 2022 Sound Money Scholarship
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