Taxes Archives - Rethinking the Dollar

Bill Introduced in Congress to Repeal Capital Gains Taxes on Gold and Silver

Apr 1, 2021 | Gold, Silver

A bill introduced in Congress would repeal capital gains taxes on gold and silver. Alex Mooney (R-WV) introduced HR2284. Titled the Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act, the legislation would eliminate capital gains, losses and all other federal income calculations on...

Washington State Politicians Drop Cynical Attempt to Impose New Taxes on Gold & Silver

Mar 13, 2020 | Gold, Silver

Well, here’s some encouraging news. Efforts in Washington State to impose sales tax on gold and silver were SHUT DOWN today thanks to intense efforts by the Sound Money Defense League, a group of in-state coin dealers led by Dan Duncan, and a large number of vocal...

Tips For A Volatile Market

Mar 6, 2020 | Finance, Stock Market

These last couple of weeks have been crazy in the markets, last week we saw steady declines and this week we’re yo-yoing from one of the best days in the market to date to one of the worst. It seems like the sky is falling, it always does when we get into one of...

Why Don’t Pro-Tax Millionaires Just Pay More Tax Voluntarily?

Mar 2, 2020 | Finance, Taxes

One need not look far for evidence that many Americans want to help the poor. One obvious piece of that evidence is that many give substantial amounts of time, effort, and money to do so. But given that evidence, why do we need government to be so substantially...

Illinoisans Are Overwhelmed By “Shadow Mortgage” Of Pension Debts

Feb 18, 2020 | Debt, Retirement

Illinois’ combined state and local pensioner debts have reached absurd levels. When divvied up between Illinois’ households, the “shadow mortgage” each one is on the hook for now totals hundreds of thousands of dollars per household, if not more, depending on who...