At the founding of our great nation a resident of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin what type of government the delegates have created?  Franklin responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”  However, as August 2nd looms ever near, and negotiations over the debt ceiling seem to be at a standstill, proponents of big g

 What has the government done to our money?  Well just about everything imaginable.

“They took our jobs!!!”  This is the mantra that the creators of South Park have so endearingly given to middle class America.  However, despite their malicious intent, they may have stumbled across something.  Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the new economic data for the month of June and the http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-08/u-s-payroll

Do you trust the government with your money?  Perhaps a better question to ask is do you trust Ben Bernanke and Timmy Geithner with your money?  If you answered yes to any of those questions here is an interesting little fact for you.  Did you know that the value of our currency has decreased by 95% since 1913, which was when the Federal Reserve was created?  There are some who have come to understand that our fiat based currency is hardly worth the paper it was printed on, which is why people have started to buy gold and silver.