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Printing money is merely taxation in another form. Rather than robbing citizens of their money, government robs their money of its purchasing power.

— Peter Schiff

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Mutual funds are an overrated investment heavily promoted by Wall Street.

The Constitution denies the states the power to make anything other than gold or silver coins legal tender in payment of debts.

If you think mutual funds aren’t a flagrant enough example of conflict of interest, try hedge funds.

Non-dividend-paying growth stocks can be attractive but should be viewed as speculation rather than investing.

Inflation is the unhappy result of our monetary mismanagement and the ultimate cause of the coming economic collapse.

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