Ohio House Votes to Fix Blunder, Remove Sales Tax on Sound Money
April 22nd, 2021 • Ohio recently repealed a longstanding sales tax exemption on the purchase of precious metals. Seeing the harm caused to in-state businesses, tourism dollars, and Ohio investors, the state seeks to reinstate the exemption.
Arkansas Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to Remove Sales Taxation from Gold & Silver
April 21st, 2021 • Introduced by Senator Mark Johnson and Representative Delia Haak, Senate Bill 336 removes sales and use tax on purchases of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium coins and bullion in Arkansas. Arkansas Senators voted 30-1 to pass this measure onto the Ark
Left-Wing Republican Senator Blocks Idaho Gold Reserves Bill -- Earns "Statist of the Week" Award
April 20th, 2021 • Chairman of the Idaho State Affairs Committee has chosen to unilaterally block a bill that gives the state the option to hold reserves in gold and silver, ignoring countless calls and emails from Idahoans in support of the bill
Stefan Gleason: The Big Inflation Scam
April 15th, 2021 • Tom welcomes Stefan Gleason, president of Money Metals Exchange, to the show. They focus on improving public policy at the state level via the Sound Money Defense League. There are more options for improving laws at a state level than at the Federal level
What Skyrocketing Home Prices Say About Inflation
April 13th, 2021 • Anyone who says inflation isn’t a problem hasn’t tried shopping for a new home recently. Housing costs are skyrocketing. The median sales price of existing homes has spiked 16% over the past 12 months (from $270,400 to $313,000) – the fastest pace i
Biggest Inflation Threat in 40 Years Looms over Markets
April 12th, 2021 • William Watts with MarketWatch sees the “biggest Inflation scare in 40 years” on its way. He expects massive amounts of stimulus coupled with a boom associated with easing COVID restrictions to generate a surge in prices like the nation hasn’t seen
New Jersey House Considers Removing Taxes on Sound Money
April 9th, 2021 • A representative in the Garden State believes that taxing real money is wrong and he hopes to do something about it.
Rising Debt Means a Weaker Dollar
April 8th, 2021 • Federal debt is currently the largest as a percentage of the economy since World War II. Given that no amount of tax hikes will yield enough capital to cover the debt, the nation now finds itself on an unsustainable trajectory towards bankruptcy.Federal d
Congressman Mooney Introduces Bill to End Federal Taxes on Gold and Silver
March 30th, 2021 • The Metals Tax Neutrality Act (H.R. 2284), introduced by U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV), and backed by the Sound Money Defense League and free-market activists – would clarify that the sale or exchange of precious metals bullion and coins are no
Inflation Pressures Building
March 29th, 2021 • There has been considerable discussion in recent weeks about the prospect and threat of rising inflation. This inflationary scare comes at a time when the government is unleashing massive stimulus measures to bailout states, businesses, and consumers –
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