from FinancialSurvivalNet
Bob Chapman, the international Forecaster, is back with us to answer these major questions: Is there any hope for Spain? Is Italy next? What happens after Spain blows up? Should Europe add Apple as a member of the EU and change the currency from the Euro to the Apple? While we can dream about white knights and Hollywood finishes, there’s really no one out there who can save the EU from itself. The manipulation of the financial system continues unabated with no end in sight. The more markets are undermined by government schemes, the less they perform their essential functions. This will result in larger cataclysm when these actions finally fail. Which leaves only one investment class available to protect your wealth and your family. If you’ve been listening to this show for any length of time, you know exactly what that is: PRECIOUS METALS!
Click Here to Listen to the Audio
(Direct Download HERE)
Sign up (on the right side) for the instant free Financial Survival Toolkit and free weekly newsletter.
Andy Hoffman is here for his Monday Rant. Seems the worldwide economy is sinking faster than the standard of living of the average American worker. There’s nothing else to blame but the collapsing dollar and the fiat currency based world economy. It is appearing more and more likely there will be nothing left standing in its path, except perhaps the few people that had the foresight to purchase gold and silver. Certainly, if you have any chance of surviving at all, precious metals are the road to salvation. Bu then again, maybe governments will become honest and banks will become non-profit organizations so we can all go back to buying stuff we didn’t need anyway, but then again, probably not.
We sat down with Ty Andros today. We’re both travelling so forgive the less than stellar audio quality. Even though the government would like you to believe there’s nothing’s happening here, just move along please. First, and most importantly, when Congress last moved to increase the deficit, they thought it would carry them till after the election. However, they were off by several months, so around 60 days before the election, they’ll have to go back to an issue that is as radioactive as Fukushima. We’ll see if they can put the genie back in the bottle till after the election, but it’s doubtful. The implosion of Europe is moving right along and picking up steam as we speak. Freedom continues to be abolished in the US with the nearing passage of the internet security act, which of course is all for your benefit and safety. The charts continue to tell the true story of the economy, gold, and the dollar. Ignore them at your peril and always remember that with every crisis comes great opportunity.
Although we really don’t tend to discuss politics at FSN, Dr. Yaron Brook of the 
Trace Mayer and I sat down for lunch together in Manhattan today. We discussed the impending collapse, how governments will sustain themselves, and why it all means bad news for you. Trace, an author and proprietor of 
I trekked from New York to Philadelphia this past weekend to check out the End the Fed Rally and Dr. Ron Paul’s Rally at the Independence Mall. It was very fitting that the birth place of the Constitution and individual liberty would be the venue for over 4,500 people seeking to restore freedom and cut back an increasingly powerful and intrusive government. From the interviews I conducted, it is obvious the “average” person has figured out the governmental scam and is appalled by it. We want our freedom back, and we want the government drastically reduced in size, power and expense.
Danielle Park, proprietress of 
Nick Santiago of 
Larken Rose, a noted libertarian, perhaps bordering on anarchist, spoke at the Ron Paul/End the Fed Rally in Philadelphia, this Sunday, 4/22/2012. Rose was quite impassioned, and he rallied the crowd. His perspective on government is that the functions it performs, it performs badly; individuals acting in concert could do a much better job. Rose’s belief is that while limited government is a worthy goal of any society, in actuality it never works out the way it’s intended to. Once Da Boyz have been given the right to tax, this quickly becomes the right to steal. This is how the United States has wound up in its current situation, tottering on the brink of collapse and totalitarianism.
Jeff Berwick of the erstwhile 
Joanne “Jo” Nova has made a career of fighting a never ending war against propaganda, media manipulation, and ignorance. Jo is the ultimate climate change skeptic, and she’s even written a book about it. From Australia, where she resides, her message resonates around the world; stand up, think for yourself, and stop letting the government think for you. This message, along with many others, is in her book Skeptic’s Handbook, which has hit 200,000 copies. Jo is trying to get people to understand there’s a lot more to widely held popular beliefs; thus, we all need to question them on a regular basis. 
Chris Duane joins us for our weekly discussion of the meltdown of the western Economic system. Chris also discusses the weird Blythe Masters interview on CNBC a couple weeks ago. Chris and I agree it seemed totally scripted and was only put out for some very underhanded reasons. Something big is cooking, and obviously JP Morgan is under a lot of pressure and used Blythe’s interview in an attempt to put some good publicity out there. We have all seen how the Da Boyz can successfully manipulate the market for a few days, but consider that JP Morgan much like the Fed will only admit what they cant hide anymore.
Dana L. Meador of 
Bob Chapman of 
James Jaeger of 
Charles Hugh Smith is a published author who also has the blog, “
“Ranting” Andy Hoffman of 
Some call it a global depression, but Bob Hoye of