The Financial Survival Network

Tax Pro Doug Seger weighs in on the current code and how the average consumer can navigate the pitfalls.

Ranting Andy Hoffman made it back for his Monday Rant. We don't let anything like national holidays get in the way of our work. It's really just a union holiday that went awry. We talked about businesses fleeing Illinois and New York for Florida, Texas and Colorado. Who needs to fight storms and storms of regulation and taxes by the likes of Nanny Bloomberg. Easier to just pick up and go to a low tax-state. This tax-induced migration is taking place all over the country and all over the world. As people escape the devaluations in Argentina and Venezuela. It's only the beginning.

When it comes to figuring out what's going on in the debt, currency and precious metals markets, no one is better informed or more insightful than Martin Armstrong. He's lost his freedom in pursuit of finding out the truth. Now he believes that everyone in the precious metals community, the long term buyers, are correct--just not now. With Europe and Japan heading straight down the drain, it could be several years before the dollars circles down after them. But there is no doubt that the current course is unsustainable and that the politicians don't have a clue. But there's nothing new there. The politicians are always clueless, so why should this time be different?

Adlai Stevenson III's family has been involved in American politics since Abraham Lincoln was president. They've kept meticulous records of the family's involvement in governing the country. While his father ran for president twice and he was twice a senator from Illinois, their tenure at the levers of power reads as a virtual who's who. On a more somber note, the Senator looks at empires and their eventual decline and gives candid analysis about where the United States appears to be in the cycle. Some might not like what he has to say, but he is a gentle elder statesman who has seen it all. There's also an interesting personal perspective on Nixon's gold window closure as the Senator was in the thick of it.

Your host broke down and purchased a shiny new 42" Panasonice internet enabled flatscreen tv for just $499, including shipping. However, he failed to read the fine print, the set didn't come with built-in Wi-Fi. After figuring out a fix, he plugged it in and fired up the internal Netflix app. And behold, Nirvana. Instant access to tens of thousands of movies with no box or adapter. The future is here now. You can also go into YouTube, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter and a host of other apps, with a zillion more on the way. We have met the future and it's internet tv. So now you can tell the evil cable giant to take a flying leap through the hole of a donut!

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents Karen Schoen isn't a crank. She's found that Agenda 21 is an insidious plot to depopulate the plantet and create a sustainable world. In the process, we're all going to have to sacrifice and give up the things that we hold dear. Like your single family home, eating Red Snapper and pursuing your own best self-interests through the capitalistic system. The UN believes it knows better than you. If you would just listen and lead your life accordingly, things would be so much better for us all. Except Karen doesn't buy it for a second and neither should you. Remember the globalists' credo, Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents Evan J. Segal was a CEO who was able to successfully export to China. Now he's working with Kiva.Org to help people finance their new business start-ups. Kiva's clients are not the type of entrepreneurs that can go to the bank and get a loan. Instead, you go to Kiva, get a zero percent loan so you can start your business. Kiva will try to assess your business plan's viability and your credibility. They've been pretty good at since their payback rate is 98-99 percent. Imagine if banks could get to 98 percent repayment on their credit cards. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents Milt Larson is a magician from a family of professional magicians. He and his brother started the Magic Castle 50 years ago. It's a refuge for magicians, seeking to entertain their own in the privacy of a victorian mansion centrally located in Hollywood. If only our fiscal magicians in the nation's capital were as talented as these real life magicians on the West Coast, our problems could easily be solved. Public interest in magic and the Magic Castle are so high, that there's a movie about that will be released shortly. Nicholas Cage and Johnny Depp are just a few of the current members. It's not open to the public, but if you walk in and act friendly (hard for this New Yorker) they'll give you a pass. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents Dr. Kotlikoff is disheartened by the Congress's refusal and inability to face reality. Time after time they have backed away from addressing the structural problems that will lead to our children's debt slavery. The Fiscal Cliff and the coming Sequestration will not change a thing. Until the real problems are addressed, expect no solutions. Unfortunately, this calls for the type of leadership that hasn't been seen in this country for many decades. Principled enlightened leaders pursuing the people's interests rather than their own or their benefactors' special interests. Judging from what's happening in Italy now, the future does indeed look bleak. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents Mickey Fulp stopped by today to do a belated monthly market wrap-up. We both had heavy travel schedules and at times limited internet access, so we're a little late doing it this month. But we feel compelled to get it done, because virtually no one else goes back in time to see how the markets performed on a relative basis. We believe that it's extremely important for you to understand where the markets have been. It might not help you to predict where they're going, but it could help you understand where they are right now. Next month, we'll be doing it on March 1st, so stay tuned. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents Ralph de Costa Nunez erved in the Edward Koch mayoral administration. He held the late mayor in high esteem. During his tenure with the Koch Administration, his view towards education and poverty changed dramatically. While he stills believes that it is the government's responsibility to provide good schools and economic opportunity and mobility, he realizes that there are limitations. While it would be nice if we could banish illiteracy or poverty with the stroke of a pen, the reality is that much more needs to be done. And the government alone cannot get it done. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents Millions of Baby Boomers around the country are faced with a difficult decision. Retire today and take social security or hold off and get more money later. In addition, they've seen their investment portfolios take major hits during the 2008-09 Crash and they're afraid of what's coming next. Mike Burns isn't afraid of this challenge and believes that you can have your cake and your gold watch too. It just requires some planning, some work and some sacrifice. But it's well worth the effort, because when the day comes that you're looking to take it easy, you'll have the resources and the ability to do as you please. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents At 15 years old, Aimee Elizabeth's alcoholic mother threw her out of the house. Aimee had a choice, give up and live on the streets or take control of her life and make things happen. Fortunately she chose the latter. Now it's several decades later and Aimee has started a series of companies that have all been successful. She's got a proven system that can help you retire in record time and she's also a bestselling author. How great is that? She never lost faith in herself and you should never lose faith in yourself. In the end, it's all we have. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents In an industry where many of the veterans just started shaving, Barry Stuppler stands out. He's been in the precious metals arena for decades and actually remembers the last bull market. He's just written a new free report on hyperinflation. He doesn't see anyway out of it and he's probably right. He's expecting at 20 percent inflation, perhaps higher. Your only salvation is gold and silver. HIstory shows that this duo is the ultimate wealth protection system. While politicians can print up virtually unlimited amounts of fiat currency, they haven't yet figured out how to create gold from lead, or other base metals. This insures that their purchasing power will increase after credit busts take place. It always has and always will. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets

www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com presents precious metals crash, since the Pope is a major precious metals buyer. Goldman Sacks cut employment estimates due to Nemo. Whatever happened to seasonal adjustments? And a storm that hits over the weekend can have such a statistical impact? Just like all the other numbers are cooked, so is this one. Many of the junior miners are facing their own extinction event, but you get to buy gold and silver at drastically subsidized prices. America really is a wonderful place. Go to www.FinancialSurvivalNetwork.com for the latest info on the economy and precious metals markets