Trading Privacy for the Illusion of Safety
Privacy is the ransom for the illusion of safety as well as permission to exercise other freedoms that have been taken away. October 26, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The surveillance state has managed to expand in large part because people subscribe to the existence of boogeymen from which they need protection. Remember terrorists? […]
A Biden Presidency Comes With Tax Hikes
If Biden wins the presidential election, taxes will go up considerably for many Americans. That doesn’t look good for an already ailing economy. October 19, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Election season is upon us. Love it or hate it, it does present some possible changes in policy. At one point we saw […]
Checkpoint 2020: What We Have & What’s Ahead
While some are hopeful 2020 was a fluke year, looking forward, it’s more important than ever to carve out options that maximize your independence. October 12,2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP Politics these days has become — no, has regressed into — nothing more than petty rumor spreading. I saw a post a while […]
Could This U.S. State Be the Canary in the Coal Mine?
Are California’s high taxes, heavy regulations, lockdowns, and electricity rationing why many are leaving that state? Or a blueprint for the rest of the country to follow? In an attempt to scare Americans about climate change, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently said his state is, “America fast-forward.” While I’m reluctant to agree with Newsom (he’s […]
Good News: Tax Loopholes Aren’t Just for Trump
Trump only paid $750 in federal income taxes. The even BETTER news is, those same rules apply to you too, and there are loopholes a-plenty for you too! October 1, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP This week I actually watched the Trump- Biden debate. You may be surprised to hear that since I […]
COVID-19 Opens the Door for a U.S. Police State
US governors are getting too comfortable with their COVID-19 emergency powers, that they might start to emulate Australia’s police state. Unless you’ve been living in a cabin out in the woods, you’ve been saturated with media coverage of COVID-19. Lots of the typical “fear porn,” which includes the carefully-reported statistics manipulated in such a way […]
CDC Tramples Private Property Rights
The CDC is pushing rental agreement contracts aside and trampling private property rights in the name of mitigating viral spread. September 21, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP I imagine some of you, like me, have investment properties. Whether you rent out to long term or short term tenants, you probably thought your property […]
Is This the Rise of the Digital Nomad?
Protracted lock downs are making our old way off life impossible to go back to. It’s also introduced some great options for digital nomads. August 31, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The stay-home and lock down orders in many countries have forced businesses to pivot quickly. Retailers who relied heavily on brick-and-mortar models […]
California Folly Might Go Federal
California seeks to follow the federal government in chasing offshore taxes, while the federal government is following California’s example against gig workers. August 24, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director, GWP Watching California is like watching the fall of a great empire. As I look further into it, it looks like California and the Federal […]
SCOTUS Approved Warrantless Searches: Open Fields Doctrine
SCOTUS approved warrantless searches nearly one-hundred years ago, and it’s secretly been in effect and practice ever since, with five states rejecting the Open Fields doctrine. August 17, 2020 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, […]
