Private property rights are certainly one of the most important elements of a capitalist, free market system. Without the protection of property, there would be no incentive for someone to establish a business and to produce a good or service. This new Learn Liberty video takes a look at how not respecting property rights can […]
Archives for January 2014
Jim Rogers on Precious Metals: Gold will hit bottom end of 2014, prefers silver to gold
Mainstream financial experts are forecasting a down year for precious metals, particularly gold and silver. This week, it was reported that Goldman Sachs is predicting the yellow metal would decline to $1,050 by the end of the year, which would be an approximate 16 percent decline from the current prices. It could come as no […]
Former Fed Examiner: Bitcoin is a pump and dump scheme, to collapse to $10
Will bitcoin reach $100,000 in the future, as one technology professional predicts, or will it decline substantially to just a few bucks, as a former central banking official foresees this year? Time will tell. A lot of bitcoiners, merchants and tech experts have high hopes for the cryptocurrency this year. At the beginning of 2013, […]
Economic collapse ensues as poll finds Americans worse off than a year ago
Despite what Washington officials and Wall Street says, a significant number of Americans aren’t any better offer than they were a year ago and in fact they’re doing much worse financially. Optimism still exists in the country, however, as most believe they’re personal financial situations will be improved within a year. Gallup released the results […]
(Shocking) Report: 5 things you’ll pay less for this year
Americans will be paying less money for goods and services in 2014? That’s hard to believe, but this brief article from CNN Money highlights five items that consumers will be doling out less in cash this year. Of course, four out of the five things are due to advancements in technology. Consumers will be paying […]