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| | * "As we have seen, however, [[war]]s tended to hit the price of existing [[bonds]] by increasing the risk that a [[National debt|debtor state]] would fail to meet its [[interest|interest payments]] in the event of defeat and losses of territory. By the middle of the 19th century, the [[Rothschilds]] had evolved from traders into fund managers, carefully tending to their own vast portfolio of government bonds. Now having made their [[money]], they stood to lose more than they gained from conflict. The Rothschilds had decided the outcome of the [[Napoleonic Wars]] by putting their financial weight behind [[Britain]]. Now they would sit on the sidelines.<ref>''The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World'', (London 2008), page 91.</ref> | | * "As we have seen, however, [[war]]s tended to hit the price of existing [[bonds]] by increasing the risk that a [[National debt|debtor state]] would fail to meet its [[interest|interest payments]] in the event of defeat and losses of territory. By the middle of the 19th century, the [[Rothschilds]] had evolved from traders into fund managers, carefully tending to their own vast portfolio of government bonds. Now having made their [[money]], they stood to lose more than they gained from conflict. The Rothschilds had decided the outcome of the [[Napoleonic Wars]] by putting their financial weight behind [[Britain]]. Now they would sit on the sidelines.<ref>''The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World'', (London 2008), page 91.</ref> |
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| − | * [[Inflation]] versus [[Interest rate]]s / [[Rate of return]]-[[Expected return]]
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| − | * [[Self-directed IRA]] and [[IRA]], [[401(k)]], Roth IRA, [[403(b)]], [[Retirement]], [[Social security]]
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| − | * [[:Category:Banksters|Banksters]]: [[Quantitative easing]] of the [[Federal Reserve Bank]], [[MF Global]], [[Goldman Sachs]], Rothschild family, [[Bernie Madoff]]
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| − | * [[National debt]]: [[Debt Ceiling]]-[[Deficit spending]] and the [[Federal Reserve System]]'s [[Ponzi scheme]] of [[Quantitative easing]]-[[Debt monetization]] [[devaluation]] of [[Fiat currency]] through [[Money supply]]-[[Treasury bill]]s bought mostly by [[China]] and [[Japan]]
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| − | * [[Globalization]], [[Globalism]], [[International Monetary Fund]], [[World Bank]]
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| − | * [[John Maynard Keynes]] [[liberal]] [[Keynesian economics]] and [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Socialist]] influence on [[Barack Obama]]
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| − | * [[Ludwig von Mises]]' [[conservative]] [[libertarian]] [[Austrian economics]] and [[Fiscal conservatism]] -[[Capitalist]] [[Conservative economic policies]] of [[Ron Paul]]
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| − | * [[Gold standard]] and [[precious metal]]s
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| − | * '''[[Limited government]]''' implies: [[Conservative values]]/[[Traditional values]] - [[Modern conservatism]] - [[Preparedness | Modern preparedness]] are the original [[American]] [[Patriot]] [[Founding Fathers]]' values
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| − | ** [[Invest in tangibles]] - [[Rural]] [[farm]] [[land]], [[Tools]], [[Food storage]], [[Precious Metals]], [[Ammunition | Copper-jacketed lead]] and [[Firearms]]
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| − | ** [[Agriculture]]-[[Permaculture]]: [[Growing your own food]], [[Food and water storage]]
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