Turning Hard Times Into Good Times

John Perkins returns. He desires a more fair form of capitalism. He applauds Occupy Wall Street, a “Robin Hood Economic” advocacy. Can taxing the rich achieve egalitarian income distribution without destroying liberty and prosperity? Can a change of the human heart be achieved so that we humans forgo greed in favor of altruism? What historical evidence suggests that is possible? Parasitic bankers and politicians began to prosper at the expense of average Americans after 1971 when Nixon took us off the gold standard. Could a return to an honest, asset-based monetary system restore a more egalitarian society and one that is based on merit rather than political and/or industry affiliation? Does he realize that a gold-backed monetary system would make it far more difficult for the U.S. to engage in the foreign wars he is so critical of? This week I will also interview one of my favorite junior gold exploration stocks, namely Merrex Gold Inc., and a new prospect, Meadow Bay Gold Corp.