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Doug Johnson has a clear view of the political world from an outsider’s perspective. His commentary is become popular with average Americans. They appreciate his straight talking style and honest analysis. And this all came about because Doug realized that the economic downturn in our country was having such a huge impact on the business community and families nationwide. He felt it was time for someone to offer comment about what was happening to America. Doug’s uncanny accuracy has caused radio talk show hosts to refer to him as the Nostradamus of political commentary. We talked in depth about the numerous Obama scandals. He believes the administration will survive because in the end, the media will bail them out. This remains to be seen.

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Sorry we haven’t been able to do a Triple Lutz Report recently. Alot has been happening. I discuss the return of the dreaded Twinkie. Much to the chagrin of healthy eating advocates around the country, it’s coming back. But it is a more competitive leaner and healthier Twinkie, now that its bucked its union shackles. Next, I discussed the use of disabled children to help the wealthy avoid the lines at Disney World. If this sounds like something out of SouthPark, that’s because it is. Cartman faked being disabled so he could join the Special Olympics and win all the all the metals. Then it was on to the Robin Hoods of Keene New Hampshire and their never-ending quest to save you from getting another parking ticket. So far they’ve helped motorists avoid over 4,000 tickets. The city is now suing them because the meter maids feel threatened. Finally, we discussed The Great Gatsby movie remake and why Prohibition made it all possible.

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Ranting Andy Hoffman and I connected for our usual Monday discussion. The Fed has adopted a new term for their eventual withdrawal from Quantitative Easing–Tapering. It means absolutely nothing. There’s no specifics for when and if they’re going to reduce bond purchases and so far they haven’t done it yet. Harvey Organ rightly brings up the question, with evey central bank in the world buying back its own debt, who besides the Fed is going to buy US debt? The only one left to buy US debt is the Fed, so they can speak of tapering all they like, but when push comes to shove, they can’t possibly do it. And we talked about the real inflation rate, which is best illustrated by the accompanying chart.

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Dr. Douglas Johnston has vast experience in defense, diplomacy and how religion fits into the puzzle. Without a historical perspective, it’s impossible to understand what is going on now in the world. Rather than a cohesive religious and political force, Islam is a fragmented force that the United States has frequently misunderstood, much to its detriment. Dr. Johnston believes that we also have a major US educational failing in that few people understand the historic underpinnings of Islam the current issues that confront America.

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William Hazelgrove says that with millions of Americans underwater and losing their homes, jobs becoming scarce and consumption on the decline, a new American Dream is evolving. People are downsizing, they want smaller homes, a simpler life and to effectively construct their own bailout. The hangover from the boom years is ending and now people need to find new goals. They are pursuing a simpler life that will perhaps be more fulfilling. It’s all about quality of life, which money often cannot buy.

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Today we spoke to Jon C. Frank of MineralizedGardens.com. If you’ve noticed that food just doesn’t taste as good as it used to, you’re not alone. Much of the food grown today doesn’t contain the required nutrients that it used to. In addition, lack of trace minerals is a potential health hazard waiting to happen. Therefore, we need to apply pressure to the supermarkets to increase their purchases of nutritionally dense produce. They will respond to consumer demand and provide us with healthy foods. It’s not a question of organic or locally grown. Therefore, we need to look at the actual minerals in the plant that finds it way on to your table.

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Amy Hanus works at our sponsor, Preparewise. I wanted to have her on to explain the ABC’s of emergency food acquisition and use. Just like gold and silver, you need to think of this as a form of insurance. Today, supermarkets have just a 3 day supply of food on hand. Have you ever seen the empty shelves of your local store when bad weather is about to strike? They’re wiped clean, you can’t even find a bag of peanuts. When Hurricane Sandy struck, people in New York City were eating of out dumpsters. It just makes total sense to be prepared so you don’t get caught short-handed.

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Wenonah Hauter grew up on a farm. She experienced the economics of food and says that our current system has been corrupted by big AgriBiz. Her solution is rest on education and ending corporate control of the government. This means ending their ability to make campaign contributions. While she doesn’t agree with Mayor Michael Nanny Bloomberg’s efforts to regulate portion sizes, she feels that the government has to do something to help people eat healthier. Ending farm subsidies to corporations will go a long way.

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Nick Santiago of InTheMoneyStocks.com joined us a for a precious metals market review. Looks like the metals are heading lower once again, but Nick sees another buying opportunity ahead. The economy is no better off than it has been over the past 5 years. Government economic policy has become even more injurious and the debt problem isn’t being addressed at any level. This means that in the long run, gold and silver will be increasing. Just look at the latest Chinese imports and ask yourself what they know that you don’t?

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In 2007 Darryl Schoon wrote a book Time of the Vulture: How to Survive the Crisis and Prosper in the Process where he detailed the coming crash and what actions were necessary for you to come through unscathed. Now we know he was uncannily correct. Darryl believes, and I concur, that we are currently going through a planet-wide spiritual transformation. While it’s normal to fear the unknown, these changes that will affect human conscious are breathtaking in scope and will leave no man, woman or child untouched. Anything that furthers human consciousness is for the better, but the transition can be extremely volatile and will end the status quo.

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Ed D’Agostino and Joe Yasinski run a precious metals trading platform that provides buyers with multiple competitive precious metals dealers who bid for their business. They are heavily involved the markets and like so many others have witnessed a worldwide run on physical gold and silver. The disconnect between paper precious metals and physical continues to widen. They’re quite adamant that supplies on many products have tightened and that premiums have soared during the recent slam down. In addition, the flow of gold to China is staggering and worthy of note. Over 1,000 tons have found their way to China in 2013 to date! Their opinions are quite illuminating.

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We caught up with Wayne Allyn Root today. His book launched 4 weeks ago and promptly hit number 1 in two categories–business and economics. It’s not surprising, he’s has been a successful entrepreneur, a sports handicapper, a magazine writer, an author of several books, a television commentator, and a spokesman and board member of Wealth Masters International. The book shows you how to survive what he calls Obamageddon and the Zombie Economy. If you want to survive and thrive, this book is must reading.

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David A. Bego owns a large building maintenance company in Indiana. He was confronted with an aggressive campaign by the Service Employee Union (SEIU) to unionize his workforce. He stood up to the union and won. His story is instructive and shows what you need to do to win against powerful aggressors who have the force of government on their side. While others simply give in and accept their fate, Dave continues to fight on. He’s written a book and wants everyone to know what we’re up against.

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Since we last talked with Janet Poole, big things have been happening in her life. Her book has become an Amazon bestseller. She says you can have a job you love simply by saying, “yes!” She’ll explains why you need to start small to get big results, which means taking one step at a time instead of making huge changes at once and turning your life upside down. Janet is actually living the life that she helps to others to attain.

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Jason Burack of Wall Street for Main Street was back for an update. Since the beginning of the year, the stock market has been on fire. Much of it is liquidity driven, leading to mal-investment on a grand scale. The MLP (Master Limited Partnership) sector has large dividend distributions and and good cash flow, so yield driven investors have flocked to it. More companies will be converting to this type of ownership, so you need to be very quality conscious. In comparison, the mining sector isn’t looking so well, with precious metals prices falling below the costs of production. Other factors are at work and caution is the by-word.

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When government sticks its nose into the economic tent there are always winners and losers. Unfortunately, by the time you figure out which one you are, the law of unintended consequences may have already had its way with you. Kent Runyon runs a Detox facility in Florida. As of this date, he’s uncertain what affect the law will have on his business. The rules are unclear, what will be paid for and what won’t be is a mystery. If even the health care players in the market don’t know where they stand at this point in time, then there’s certainly no way for you to know either.

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Blaine Stimac runs a network of physical therapy clinics in Montana. He’s concerned about the impending Obamacare implementation. He sees majr problems ahead. Increased demand for service, lack of clear direction, increased red tape and major cost overruns to name just a few. All things considered, there’s plenty of trouble ahead and no doubt the act will be repealed or dramatically altered.

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Jamie Wolf had a problem. Her corporate career ended and she had a daughter with chronic health problems. This led her to start a business helping similarly situated parents deal with their children’s special needs. Now Jamie helps people start their lives over as entrepreneurs. She believes that starting your own business doesn’t need to be risky, but you’ve got to get the necessary skills to make it all work. First and foremost, you need to make sure that there’s a market for your product or service. This especially applies to returning GI’s that the administration would like to turn into small businessmen.

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According to Jim Willie we’re suffering from treachery, which means deep criminality is lodged and laced within the US Government’s financial ministry. It means that the embodiment of the fascist business model is tied into the entire system. It means big bank crimes continue with impunity, including bond fraud, rigged markets, naked gold shorts, flash crashes, and narco money laundering. There is a criminal element behind the entire housing & mortgage bubble & bust. The East is organizing, developing platforms, building new support systems, and designing protocol, and is ready to displace and isolate the US Dollar system, the ticket to devaluation and 3rd-world living standards. So you need to have a plan.

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Bix Weir was back talking about the machinations behind the world’s rigged markets. Every day the paper price of gold and silver becomes less and less relevant. Soon the only thing that will matter is how much physical you’ve got in your pocket or in safekeeping. The market prices that you see plastered all over your tv screen and your computer monitor exist simply to make people believe that objective economic law and reality don’t exist. Which means that you cannot afford to be fooled by the algorithms. Physical metal equals truth!

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Jeff Kass was one of the first reporters on the scene of the Columbine mass shooting. What he saw there set him on a journey in an effort to understand how something like this could occur. While he doesn’t claim to totally understand the incident, he did discover that there were definite warning signs that were largely ignored by the school administrators and law enforcement. Perhaps today those signs would be taken seriously and an effort would be made to prevent another tragedy. We can only hope.

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Ranting Andy Hoffman is back for another installment. The economy is horrible and getting more horrible by the day. The Fed said they’ll keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month unless they need to buy more or if they need to buy less. The odds are that they’ll be buying more not less, you can be sure. Bernanke keeps spewing Fed gobbledygook and no one seems to notice. However, the break between the paper and physical precious metals markets continues to widen, so someone, somewhere gets it. But certainly no one in a policy making position in the Western World could care less. So keep stacking!

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The United States has been in debt since its founding. The only time the country’s debt went to zero was during Andrew Jackson’s tenure. Coincidentally, his highest accomplishment was killing The Second Bank of the United States-the country’s central bank at the time. However, since that time the debt has been ceaselessly increasing till today where it threatens to consume the global economic system. Understanding the nation’s debt history is crucial to understanding where we’re at now.

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Aaron Clarey a/k/a Captain Capitalism believes that things are bad and they’re getting worse. Therefore, it’s more important than ever to learn how to separate your own personal happiness from the economic state of your country. In other words, you need to learn how to be happy whether your country is prospering or going down the economic drain. Aaron has a number of strategies to help you achieve this goal. First is the art of minimalism, which means learning to expend as little of your resources as possible. Don’t buy a home, don’t incur debt and live as freely as you can. Keep your possessions to an absolute minimum as well. His book is well worth the read!

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Joseph Higgins is a spiritual medium who’s been communicating with the departed for many years. He believes that people suffering in the here and now can receive valuable advice and healing from those who have already departed. Now he’s working with the spirits of departed soldiers to help former soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. While many are skeptical, he’s found that the words and techniques of soldiers who’ve already passed on can work wonders in helping those who remain.

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We got taken on the Nanny Bloomberg Pizza scandal. Forgive us, but we can’t be faulted for believing a story where the Nanny behaved exactly as we’ve come to expect. Nonetheless, even with little more than 6 months to go, Bloomberg hasn’t missed an opportunity to force his twisted view of middle class life upon New Yorkers. The City is joining the ranks of other bike-share municipalities, businesses and the citizenry be damned. You can always count upon him to do the wrong thing.

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The mother of all government screw-ups is coming your way. Medical coverage will be reduced and the costs you pay are going to rapidly escalate. The “Death Panels” are coming and who knows what treatment they’re going to allow you to receive. What happens to restaurant chains who can’t afford to cover their employees, will their prices double? The affect on part time employees is even worse. More and more people will be involuntarily converted into part-timers to reduce employer insurance costs. Doctors will no longer be able to afford to be in business for themselves and they will become hospital employees. Just be prepared and understand what’s about to occur.

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Mickey Fulp stopped by for our regular monthly market review. The major US stock exchanges did well in April. Gold, silver and the metals, well you know the story there. Energy was also down, with the notable exception of natural gas, which captured the award for best performer of the month, again. Brent Oil continued to narrow the gap with WTI and uranium appears to have hit bottom. Currencies are still stuck within their recent range, but the Euro might be breaking out. Otherwise, nothing really happened in April.

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Kris Miller is well respected and has a 20-year track record. She encourages people to do what she calls PREtirement planning. Kris enjoys sharing the “secrets” that lawyers and traditional financial advisers will not tell you. For example, did you know your financial legacy could end up in probate, and your estate’s assets would go toward paying expensive court fees?! The good news is that Kris can help you create a living trust that would ensure your estate’s assets pass directly to your heirs, without the delay and prohibitive expense of probate. And she’ll show you how to protect your assets from the awful costs of extended care and nursing homes. These are important issues that you can’t address too early.

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David Nance is a nationally acclaimed safety expert dedicated to educating law enforcement officers and the public about personal safety. In order to disseminate his message of safety, he developed the SABRE Law Enforcement Training Division and the SABRE Personal Safety Academy featuring the Civilian Safety Awareness Program and the newly launched College Safety Program. He’s here to help you and your family stay safe in the new economy. With government cutbacks to law enforcement, decreased emergency services response time, this information is more important tan ever. Remember, you always need an exit plan and an exit route. Also, have a meeting place set up with your family too, that way if you can’t use your cellphone, you’ll still be able to reunite.

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