"Government ‘help’ to business is just as disastrous as government persecution… the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off." –Ayn Rand



The Day The Dollar Died (Part 10): The Dented Crown and Worthless Pound


U.S. in fiscal peril with $12.1 trillion debt


Move Your Money


Commodities Heading for Best Year Since 1970 on Chinese Demand


Mortgage Bond Rally May End, Rates Rise as Fed Stops Purchases


3 reasons home prices are heading lower


FDIC plans to seek stakes in buyers of failed banks


Economists React: Prices Have Further to Fall


"Through the first three quarters of 2009 state and local tax revenues totaled $875 billion, nearly 8% below the $951 billion collected in the first three quarters of 2008. In the same period, federal receipts were down nearly 19%."
State, Local Tax Revenues Decline 7%


World Stock Market Rally Seizes Up



AFP California Presents: The 2009 Top 12 List: Common Sense Missing in California
Dear friend of AFP,
It’s hard to believe, but 2010 is almost here. AFP California was hard at work in 2009. While the state continues on its track towards fiscal ruin, AFP has become the voice of reason in Sacramento and throughout the state.
As we reflect back on 2009, Americans of Prosperity of California decided to compile a list of the top 12 examples of the lack of common sense in California government. The video we put together displays some of the worst examples of government mismanagement.
It may be frustrating to be reminded of these instances of a complete lack of common sense in our state government, but they should spur us on towards reclaiming the Golden State. In 2010, AFP California will continue our fight to bring common sense to Sacramento.
Watch AFP’s Top 12 List.

Wishing you a prosperous 2010,
Peter FoyChairman, Americans for Prosperity of California



Squeeze The People – The Album Posted: Dec 31 2009 By: Jim Sinclair Post Edited: December 31, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Filed under: General Editorial
Dear CIGAs,
Please help me get the message across. We have written much and spoken at various venues.
Still the media makes fun of gold investors and pumps out MOPE daily.
I financed the creation of an album of contemporary folk music that tells the story quite accurately. I am not looking for remuneration for this project, I simply want to share the work of a great artist with you. Click here to preview Bill Carleton’s new album…
I believe this album communicates a message that should be heard.
It would make a hard money and ethics gift for Christmas and the New Years.
It should be heard by those young and old that appreciates good music and proper monetary management.
From the artist, Bill Carleton’s, website, http://www.squeezethepeople.com/:
Squeeze the People is the most sincere act of patriotism I can offer to my fellow neighbor. It is an album of Freedom Music of the People who are being squeezed to death by Fat Cat Wall Street banksters. Its purpose is to encourage alternative perspective and hopefully a greater sense of things. I invite you to listen. And please know that I am grateful for your time, because time is the most valuable commodity we have to share.
- What cannot be felt in prose or oratory can perhaps be sensed in music.
- Every major cause in history has had its music.
- Soldier went to war based on the themes of why. – We are in a war few understand.
- It is the survival of WESTERN CIVILIZATION, as we have understood it.
- It is the survival of a BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY that gave opportunity to everyone.
- It is the very survival of the rights to BELIEVE what you chose to believe.
Be sure to support this independent artist and share his excellent work with everyone who may enjoy it.
Follow the links at http://www.squeezethepeople.com/ to get your MP3 or hard copy CD version of the album.
Respectfully yours,
Jim Sinclair