Year: 2010
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South Carolina thinks federal currency is dead
South Carolinian state representative Mike Pitts has introduced legislation that requires gold and silver coins to replace shaky federal currency as legal tender in his state. His reasoning is simple, “If the federal government continues to spend money at the rate it’s spending money, and if it continues to print money at the rate it’s…
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I’ll trade you some toothpaste for an ibuprofen
Good old barter. This method of commerce made the world go ‘round back in the day. Considering the state of the United States economy, the fine art of barter might be back again sooner than you think. Barter is a pre-currency technique that simply involves an exchange of goods or services. Let’s say the world…
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Psst, wanna buy a T-Bond?
China, which in September 2008 became the largest holder of U.S. government backed treasury bonds, decided to start unloading them in December 2009. A recent report by the Treasury Department showed the communist empire dumped almost $35 billion (that’s with a ‘b’) worth of notes in the last month of last year, leaving Japan as…
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Fight or be consumed
Whether the coming economic collapse is simply a re-creation of the Great Depression or turns into an all out “blood in the streets” sort of affair, there are mitigating steps to take. First, let’s hope the streets don’t run red. If they do, your best bet is a few guns and lots of ammunition. For…
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Wheat – superfood
Wheat should be an integral part of your food storage plan. With a ready source of wheat you can grind flour to make bread, biscuits, cookies, cakes, breakfast cereals, pasta noodles, beer, and even biofuels. In a survival situation where you’re tapping into your long term food supplies, the diversity of wheat can make menus…
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Taxing cigarettes for the economy
Word from Reuters today states that increasing cigarette taxes by $1 a pack would raise more than $9 billion a year for states. Furthermore, a poll suggests that 60% of Americans would support such a tax. Yep, we hate to be the bearer of such grim tidings but, if the poll is right, America is…
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Transition Town, USA
A transition town is a simple concept. It involves motivated people pooling their creative and intellectual resources to redefine what a “city” or “town” means in the United States. People create a Transition Initiative because they’re concerned about a modern problem or even a handful of modern problems. For some, the reason is peak oil,…
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Who wants to be a freegan?
A vegan is a person who declines to make animal products a part of their diet. Vegans go even a step further than making food choices similar to vegetarians in that they use no animal products whatsoever. No leather coats or shoes. So what is a “freegan?” For the answer to that question, let’s turn…
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Feuding for fun
Holding grudges and seeking revenge are the norm in many cultures. There is a certain mindset that you may run into from time to time where a person perceives themselves as having been wronged. Whether it’s a problem neighbor or common street thug, they are not happy unless they are feuding. Feuding gives him something…
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HS 22 – ORIGINAL INTENT with James Jaeger
Jason interviews Director, James Jaeger, on his new film, Original Intent, which covers another area of Holistic Survival (protecting the people and the country). Listen at: https://holisticsurvival.com/category/audio-podcast/. This episode will explore the consequences of failing to heed the Founders’ intent. The documentary discusses the many social, political and monetary issues ranging from Federal Reserve System…