By Matthew Hayward Most Americans suffer from a conditioned physiological state similar to those with Stockholm syndrome (“a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending them.”). But in this case, the government is the perpetrator that is intermittently harassing, abusing its power, intimidating, threatening, stealing from people and sending children to foreign countries to kill and die for perverse incentives. We are bought off with social security, food stamps, Medicare and other forms of financial aid. A strong emotional bond builds, one of dependency, powerlessness and a lack of skills, abilities and the rights to succeed.    As the coming generations are facing the real possibility of debt slavery, those who are receiving subsidies of any form tend to feel entitled to what they are receiving, and why wouldn’t   they, after all, their freedoms are...

I have been exposed to Television the last couple of nights. I could not help but flip through the so called news stations and was shocked when I did. With all the major events taking place, there was absolutely nothing of substance being covered, none of it was being talked about in a meaningful way or at all. Locally in America with the FED, the economy and with the scandals in DC, nor much meaningful talk about major global matters. Okay, I will grant you the fact that a major part of the new health-care act delay is significant, I think we can all agree in light of recent events the fact that the IRS being a major player in collecting data regarding the new health-care law is important.  So what is the media reporting? Not worthy of coverage, the Trayvon Martin trial with several stations holding panels to waste our time talking about it, 99% of the immigration debate, and all of the talk about Edward Snowden rather than the information he has brought to light, a plane a...

By Matthew Hayward In today’s USA Today, there is a brief commentary about   investing in Gold written by Matt Krantz. He claims that “Gold is an extremely risky asset,” and he hopes investors are ready with a backup plan if Gold crashes. He qualifies the risky asset based on current and past market volatility regarding Gold. He also writes his commentary based on recent investors; though he does not directly say that, he does comment that he is looking at this year’s yield. If I were to get a chance to speak with Matt, I might ask him how Gold is doing compared to the dollar. I would ask him why he believes Gold investors have lost big time and hopefully had a backup plan. First of all, Gold has dropped nearly $800 in the last year, but that was only after a rise of nearly $1500 an oz . If you invested before July 2010 , you are still in the green with your investment.  I was screaming at friends and family to invest in Gold, even to liquidate their retirement and...

By Matthew Hayward Agreeing with the following video during the Bush administration would have made me a left-wing nut job. Now I am just an American that believes in the rule of law.  This Fourth of July, I celebrate being an American who believes freedom is based on government limits. Liberal or Conservative, I don't care what you call me; I just want to live in a society and country where I can have faith in my elected officials and have a functional process to remove them when they have lost the people's trust. Sadly this is not that Country.  America is so far from being a true Democratic Republic that it is disgusting. We live in the illusion of a free society where markets are manipulated, interest rates set, and competition legislated away. We live in a time where if given a choice, more than 50% of adults in the US would vote to throw out all elected officials if given the option to do so.   Unforchantly not everyone is allowed to vote, and those who...

By: Matthew Hayward edited 7/4/2013 I decided to write up a little response to a recent post I saw about Republican unity. For better context, I am going to repost the original message and than my response. "I have been a Republican my entire life. I first went out and campaigned door-to-door at the age of ten...for Richard Nixon in 1960. Having been doing this now for somewhat over 50 years, I would like to take a moment of your time and talk about RINO's. Not the African beast, but the so-called Republicans In Name Only. The debate within the GOP is about issues, ideas, the heart and soul of the party. Being a real Republican, however, entails more than merely claiming the name for your own. It also entails working for the party year in and year out, working for and voting for the party nominees even if you don't agree with them on every issue, realizing, as Ronald Reagan said, "A person who agrees with you 80% of the time is a friend and ally - not a 20% tra...