CISPA: Liberty Win? Or Tyranny Delay?
April 30, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Editor The fact that CISPA was tabled in the Senate, doesn’t mean it’s dead on arrival. Chances are, it’s just dormant, much like the last time we thought it was “shot down”. Regardless of whether CISPA passes, unfortunately, the government agencies who want to pry deeper into private affairs […]
An Appeal to the Hardworking & Rational Minded
April 29, 2013 By: Paul Seymour, Director of Client Services In a Galt-ish plea, Paul Seymour appeals to hardworking, rational-minded individuals. He recalls some of the ideological influences of his time who, while observant and often prophetic, still fail to acknowledge the connection between modern-day US and 1930’s Germany. Ultimately, with the illusions of freedom […]
Everyday Tyranny
April 26,2013 By: Mark Percario Mark Percario is a client of Global Wealth Protection who, upon reading some of our blogs, felt compelled to share his interludes with government tyranny. This article is just ONE day in the life of ONE ordinary citizen. It began this morning. I am an amateur musician, and play as […]
Dear America, It’s You — Not Me.
April 25, 2013 By: Stephen Hilgart, Dir. Of Marketing & Conference Operations Any real life goal should scare you a little and excite you a lot – I’m certainly feeling that way, because, next week I am… Leaving the U.S. My journey starts in China for fun, friends, and food (pig face, anyone?). After that, […]
America’s Stages of Grief
April 24, 2013 By: Kevin Kerr, Contributor Desperate Acts: Final Days of the Empire In recent days and weeks we have seen more and more evidence of the endgame of power taking foot in America. The Empire is certainly scrambling to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. Meanwhile, in so doing, the Empire is eroding […]
Online Retailers & Consumers Hit with a Fairness Tax
April 23, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Editor Online retailers are the latest target for tax revenues because up to now, people were engaging in duty-free e-commerce! While the larger online retailers like Amazon welcome the cost prohibitive nature of enforcing state and local taxes, it only demonstrates the UNfairness of legislation like the “Marketplace Fairness […]
SEC’s Revolving Door: Who Will Regulate the Regulators?
April 22, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Editor Before we cry for more government oversight in the financial industry, we should be asking: “Who will regulate the regulators over at the SEC?” And before we look to more money, or more staff, or more rules, we should be asking: “Would any of those things address the […]
CISPA: Government & Corporate Information is More Important Than Yours
April 19, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Editor While proponents go so far as to argue that CISPA is a constitutional duty reflective of their oath of office, upon further examination, our right to privacy plays fifth fiddle to legislators’ desire to protect corporate and government information over that of private citizens. CISPA is an example […]
Will Tyranny Be Completed Before Humanity Wakes Up Again?
April 18, 2013 By: Paul Rosenberg, FreemansPerspective.com All of our lives have occurred in an era of peak somnambulism (a.k.a. sleepwalking), and those of us who enjoy being awake have suffered mightily because of it. Using your mind has come with a price in our time, which is pretty sick, really. Humanity, however, does not […]
FBI & IRS Rifling Through Your Virtual Communications?
April 12, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Editor What is “reasonable” for government agents, usually is quite UNreasonable to the private citizen, especially when it comes to privacy of our virtual communications! I keep hearing the word “reasonable” from government agencies! In the words of the great Inigo Montoya (h/t “The Princess Bride”), “You keep saying […]
