[LibertarianEnterprise] Further to my last, regarding plastic money

2006-12-21 Thread ejt
http://goldmoney.com/en/commentary.php#current Of pertinence is this: "Why would people use a coin to pay for something if the face value of it is worth less than the melt value? That's why the coins stopped circulating. I believe that the same exact thing is going to happen to the cur

[LibertarianEnterprise] This is interesting ...

2006-12-21 Thread ejt
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061218/wl_mideast_afp/iranforexbank_061218114517 Now, think about this: If Iran goes Euro, then it become beholden to the Euro, whereas it was beholden to the US buck. The monetary interests hold rein/reign over those who use their monetary instrume

[LibertarianEnterprise] The US tortures its own citizens!!!

2006-12-21 Thread ejt
SEE THIS: Excerpt: This week, The Times published two articles that reminded us again that the American military prisons are profoundly and systemically broken and that no one is safe from the summary judgment and harsh treatment institutionalized by the White House and the Pentagon aft

[LibertarianEnterprise] Hypocrisy practiced daily ...

2006-12-21 Thread ejt
The remark was: "The question of why most people support statism is a question that has long been of great interest to libertarians. This is an especially vexing question in light of the fact that, as many libertarians have pointed out, virtually everyone save for criminals believes in

[LibertarianEnterprise] Re: US Mint makes coin melting illegal, again

2006-12-21 Thread ejt
Julius, --snip for brevity-- >It is a new rule that allows Gov to prevent junk silver coins and >collector coins from leaving the police state at some point to be >determined in the future. It is assumed you will be leaving the >country with these coins to have them melted down. You will b

[LibertarianEnterprise] Re: US Mint makes coin melting illegal, again

2006-12-21 Thread Julius No
The biggie is not the outlawing of melting pennies and nickles. That is just to "condition" us. No one is going to make money on zinc-copper pennies when the melt value is only 110 percent over face value. The spread on nickles, even narrower. It is a new rule that allows Gov to prevent junk sil

[LibertarianEnterprise] Re: I suppose it was inevitable

2006-12-21 Thread ejt
--snip lead for brevity-- >As another example of that, the Maryland LP supported the Green >Party candidate for US Senate, Kevin Zeese. His Web site lists one >of his positions as being in favor of universal health care, which >is about as anti-libertarian as one could get. I tried arguing with >bo

Re: [LibertarianEnterprise] US Mint makes coin melting illegal, again

2006-12-21 Thread ejt
I must ask: Why is this not news to me? Great article though! ET "Sherman, set the WayBack Machine for 1967!" "Yes, Mr. Peabody." http://www.kitco.com/ind/Daughty/dec202006.html --snip rest for brevity-- -- It is a fine thing

Re: [LibertarianEnterprise] I suppose it was inevitable

2006-12-21 Thread ejt
... that an article like this would appear on the scene... http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20061219-085628-9707r.htm Only I swear I read the identical article every 2 to 4 years going back for the last 20 years... Dr

[LibertarianEnterprise] Re: I suppose it was inevitable

2006-12-21 Thread Chris Claypoole
--- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, Wraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 02:38 AM 12/21/2006, you wrote: > > >... that an article like this would appear on the scene... > > > >http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/2006121

[LibertarianEnterprise] US Mint makes coin melting illegal, again

2006-12-21 Thread Jim
"Sherman, set the WayBack Machine for 1967!" "Yes, Mr. Peabody." http://www.kitco.com/ind/Daughty/dec202006.html Yes, the US Mint is now proposing to make it illegal to melt coins or export them. Note that this rule has not yet gone into effect. I haven't looked closely enough to see whether i

[LibertarianEnterprise] Smith2004 is back on line.

2006-12-21 Thread Dennis Lee Wilson
I just checked and the Smith2004 group is back on line. Dennis

Re: [LibertarianEnterprise] I suppose it was inevitable

2006-12-21 Thread Wraith
At 02:38 AM 12/21/2006, you wrote: ... that an article like this would appear on the scene... http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20061219-085628-9707r.htm Only I swear I read the identical article every 2 to 4 years going back fo

[LibertarianEnterprise] I suppose it was inevitable

2006-12-21 Thread Dr. Robert D. Silvetz
... that an article like this would appear on the scene... http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20061219-085628-9707r.htm Only I swear I read the identical article every 2 to 4 years going back for the last 20 years...