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[Editor’s Note: The following post is by TDV Editor-in-Chief, Jeff Berwick]

While most people will lose their shirts as The End Of The Monetary System As We Know It (TEOTMSAWKI) continues down its predictable path there are some who will make fortunes.

At The Dollar Vigilante we’ve already been ahead of the curve on many profitable ventures related to TEOTMSAWKI. TDV Senior Editor, Ed Bugos, has been a proponent of owning gold since 2000 when it was at $200 and upon TDV’s founding in 2010 we immediately added gold as the largest part of our portfolio while it was trading near $1,200 and quickly saw that rise to nearly $2,000.

Don't dare commit a treasonous crime. Unless you're good friends with the dictator. Then it's okay.

"You are two of my most useful idiots..!"

That's how things work in a dictatorship. There is no rule of law. There is only that which annoys the dictator and that which the dictator permits to those who please him.

Sasha Baron Cohen put it best in the movie, The Dictator:

[Editor’s Note: The following post is by TDV Editor-in-Chief, Jeff Berwick]

Back in 2008, silver fell from over $20 per ounce down to below $10. This was a stomach-turning experience for those who had begun investing heavily in the metal.

I heard reports of bullion dealers in the US who simply were not selling Monster Boxes of Silver Eagles. Physical metal was hard to find in spite of the price collapse.

That nadir didn't last for long as silver obviously rebounded magnificently, teasing its old psychological record of $50 an ounce. Realistically, it took some time for silver to crescendo amid increased demand arisen from The End Of The Monetary System As We Know It (TEOTMSAWKI).

[Editor's Note: The following post is by TDV Editor-in-Chief, Jeff Berwick]

Welcome to the new US.  Socialism always has the same predictable process.  Once the government collectivizes a sector then the politicos and bureaucrats get to work on "improving the system".  In a private enterprise, that'd mean offering more to your customers for a cheaper price.  In government, it is always the opposite, finding ways to reduce benefits for their "customers".

The Law Fought the Drugs and the...Drugs Won

Law enforcement is singing a catchy new tune...

We fought the drugs and the...drugs won, We fought the drugs and the...drugs won! (Sung to tune of "I Fought the Law")

Hello from Acapulco Bay,

Look at the anarchy springing up around us.  It's beautiful.

Well, North Korea has the bomb, and they're pointing it at the USSA. Thanks, Dennis Rodman. This is either the real life pilot episode of M*A*S*H Part Deux: The Return of Hawkeye, or the final call to get the hell out of Dodge!

On to the feedback...

HAVE USEFUL SKILLS, SHOULD TRAVEL?

Dear TDV,

[Editor’s Note: The following post is by TDV Researcher, Justin O’Connell]

As a general rule, if anything is covered en masse by the mainstream media, then I tend to believe that which I am watching is actually one long promotional spot.

The same could potentially be said for Bitcoin as over the past months its popularity has grown so much that “anarcho-capitalist...Libertarian...Freedom Fighter against mankind’s two biggest enemies, the State and Central Banks,” Dollar Vigilante Chief Editor, Jeff Berwick, has been on CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and BBC, and other mainstream outlets.

[Editor’s Note: The following post is by TDV Managing Editor, Redmond Weissenberger]

“It was a commercial that got me when I was a kid, the one where the guy is jumping through spinning razor blades and then he fights a monster with a sword.” — Brandon Raub, political prisoner, explaining why he wanted to join the Marines.