So… Are they right? Should you sell your metals, or buy more? Is the price going to increase or decrease from here?

Michael Maloney joins us via video with the answer…

These fundamentals are all that matters, which is why I don’t care about today’s metal prices. They are based on paper futures which are completely manipulated by the Fed and major banks. And that’s what guys like Nouriel Rubini or Buffett who loath gold and silver just don’t get…

No matter how much our society has grown technologically, or how much knowledge we have acquired, at the end of the day we are still human.

Our decisions, our patterns, and behaviors are still dictated by the one thing we can never escape from, which is our nature and our drive to avoid pain, or pursue pleasure.

So while many people may think that we as a nation are different than Rome… That here in the year 2011, we’re evolved, and that we have the knowledge and technology to prevent or fix any challenge that may arise,they’re forgetting the one and only thing that matters… That we’re still the same animal behind the wheel, and that our nature has not changed.

If you want to know what’s going to happen to the economy and the prices of precious metals, forget everything else, and simply ask yourself… What do people do? Because the pattern is the same throughout history…

What do people in power do with that power? Do they willingly give it up, or do they abuse it?

What do people in power do with opportunity? Do they let it pass, or take it?

What do people in power do when they make mistakes? Do they do what’s right for the masses at their own expense, or do the protect themselves and their friends first?

What do people in power do with responsibility? Do they accept it, or pass it on to someone else?

What do people in power do? What’s right for others, or what’s right for them?

So ask yourself… What will our politicians, lawmakers, bankers, and traders do?

Will they face the pain of their decisions and do what is right to fix the problem, losing everything they have and all of their power in the process, or will they do everything then can to try and keep their power, and above all else, protect the status quo?

If you understand human nature, then you can look back at history and know with confidence exactly what will happen again, and that it will be no different this time.

Because even though our financial systems may have changed over time and that our minds and egos have evolved beyond these “barbaric relics”, our DNA has not…

I’m not betting on shiny pieces of metal. I’m betting on the flaws of human nature.

If you want to know how to turn these times of economic chaos and manipulation into the greatest financial opportunity of your life, then I’d like to invite you to join me on a free webinar I’m holding tonight… I’ll show you how I’m using the black-box investing strategies used by the ultra-rich to safe-guard my family’s finances, and create a $100,000 per MONTH, tax-free retirement foundation that’s completely independent from the ups and downs of stock market. (If you have money in mutual funds, a 401K, or an IRA, you Must watch this immediately).

To see what I’m doing with my money, click here to register and save your seat. (There are only 250 available…)

Sincerely,

Mike Dillard

You’ll find out what’s in store for gold and silver, US Treasuries, Europe, China, and where are the opportunties of the present and the future can be found…

This video is filled with priceless insights that can only come from a life-long investor who’s also a travelled citizen of the world. It’s a MUST WATCH for anyone who cares about their future…

- Mike Dillard

An unknown group of disenchanted youth and computer hackers who are simply known as “Anonymous”, decide to take on the most powerful government and institutions in the world in order to bring the ruling oligarchs to justice over the raping and pillaging of the global economy…

Planting their flag on Wall Street, the symbolic doorstep of their enemy, they are everyone, and yet they are no one.

There is no leader. There is no organization. There is no one for the government to target or hold accountable.

Their anonymity is their greatest strength, and also their greatest weakness.

So… Exactly what is the REAL OccupyWallStreet?

Are they simply a bunch of rebellious pot-smoking hippies? Socialists? Communists? Crazy conspiracy theorists, or something more?

After all, how can you accurately label a group who has yet to label themselves or their purpose?

So I decided to fly to New York to listen, to learn, and to find out the truth for myself…

As I wound through the blocks of police barricades surrounding the banks and buildings of Wall Street, I entered Zuccotti Park for the first time on a grey and rainy Friday afternoon…

Expecting energy, education, and rebellion, I found myself a bit underwhelmed and disappointed…

There were probably around 200 to 300 people in total and most of them had gathered around a group who were leading a daily affirmation session designed to solidify the commitment of the participants.

Walking the grounds for the next hour, I did my best to identify the real mission and purpose of the protestors…

Were they here to end the Fed? Bring the banks to justice? Impeach politicians? Demand the end of Capitalism and a move to Communism?

The answer is… All of the above.

I am at a loss for words to describe the variety of goals, opaqueness of mission, and diversity of people…

There were the educated technophiles who are most likely the crew feeding the OWS social media sites…

Who were a few yards away from a woman looking to restore power to the people…

Next to her was a young man handing out newspapers by the Communist Progressive Labor Party seeking the destruction of capitalism…

Standing next to him were those looking to end debt slavery…

Who were stationed a few yards away from a group of incense burning, drum beating hippies touting the benefits of socialism…

It’s not wonder the world doesn’t quite know what to think of all this just yet.

Over all, I left that Friday afternoon disappointed…

It was as if the Occupy movement had been hijacked by anyone and everyone with something to say, which is the inevitable side effect of starting a movement in a public venue as diverse as New York, without leadership or a clear agenda.

And it was also apparent why the vocal patriots of this era such as Max Keiser, Stacy Herbert, Adam Kokesh, Ron Paul, etc, have not shown anything more than an arm’s-length interest in OWS…

After all, siding with an undefined group could become a liability down the road should their agenda eventually morph into something that goes against your core values.

So my first impressions seemed to confirm the worst… That the mission of a few savvy, educated youth had been hi-jacked by a bunch of crazies who wanted to blame capitalism for the wrongs of the world, while wearing Nike shoes and tweeting on IPhones.

But then overnight, things changed…

A few days before, Mayor Bloomberg had declared the park a sanitation hazard, giving the protestors notice that they must temporarily vacate by Saturday morning so that it could be cleaned.

With the deadline now upon them, it was as if he had thrust a stick into a hornet’s nest.

By dawn on Saturday morning, the number of protestors in the park had swelled to more than 3,000, and they had no intention of going anywhere.

The Mayor backed down, and OccupyWallStreet had won their first major victory.

As I arrived back at the park that afternoon, the atmosphere was decidedly different.

There were well over 1,000 people in attendance, the air was buzzing with energy and filled with music.

Two former-hippies-turned-billionaires were even handing out cups of good will…

Yes, Ben and Jerry were there in the flesh, handing out free ice-cream, supporting freedom of speech, and taking advantage of a great PR opportunity.

It was then that I realized the real power of the Occupy movement…

They are the misfit under-dogs, and they’re willing to sacrifice whatever’s necessary in order to make their stand, which is evident by the fact that over 1,000 demonstrators have been arrested in NYC alone in the first 30 days.

Whether we agree with them or not, I’m sure most of us support their right to speak their mind, and to challenge a system that each and every one of us knows is corrupt.

And what I noticed on Saturday is that any attempt by the government or police to silence them will bring instant aid to their cause.

While the average disgruntled citizen is too busy going about their normal lives to participate in the daily demonstration, they view the protestors as their bullied little brother.

If the government attempts to attack them, they’re going to show up in masse to defend them.

It’s for this reason that Washington and the banks should be gravely worried…

Either way, they’re now screwed.

Allowing the Occupy movement to grow will ultimately bring about some form of change they would rather not see.

Yet any attempt to silence the Occupy movement will instantly activate the masses in their defense.

At this point, for every person they arrest, two more join the cause.

Yesterday on Saturday the 15th, Occupy demonstrations were simultaneously held in over 1,500 cities across the globe…

Thousands took over Time’s Square in New York:

Thousands more in London…

And Hong Kong…

And the list continues…

Berlin, Athens, Aukland, Tokyo, Seoul, London, Johannesburg, Taipei, Ottawa, Sydney, Egypt, Tunisia, Rome, Denver, Los Angeles, Dallas, and hundreds more…

The only metaphor I can find that accurately describes what I’ve seen, is that OccupyWallStreet is, “the little engine that could.”

Underestimated, unorganized, dismissed, and laughed at, yet gaining ground on a daily basis and spreading across the world at unbelievable speed despite themselves…

They are growing in numbers and in strength, and as the movement matures, so will their mission.

So what’s next?

Global chaos, punctuated by a giant sucking sound…

That sound is the power vacuum that will be created by the collapse of the globe’s economic systems which have been abused beyond the point of no return.

What fills that vacuum will determine mankind’s fate…

These pivotal moments in history in which a nation(s) find’s itself devoid of leadership, are often filled by charismatic dictators and sociopaths who stand up to unite the people who are looking for a new face from outside the previous system.

A seemingly unknown man named Adolf Hitler filled the last great power vacuum for Germany. Mao for China. Stalin for Russia.

While the Occupy movement may be in its’ infancy… Lost, misguided, and currently made-up of the fringe of society, (at least in the US), it is also the only group who is making a visible stand against the machine.

All that is needed is a catalyst of some kind… Whether it’s the death of a protestor at the hands of the police, or an economic event… Once the masses of the Middle Class have reached their pain-threshold, this simple show of frustration will become a revolution.

This moment will offer incredible opportunity and risk.

I predict that we will see this take place, and when it does, it is your responsibility and mine, to make sure that vacuum is filled by leadership who will return America to the values that made it great such as Ron Paul…

A nation built upon freedom, personal sovereignty, and justice.

A nation where the government once again fears the people and serves the people.

A nation where individuals take responsibility for their actions, and who expect our leadership to take responsibility for theirs.

A nation and economic system that rewards creation and value, and disdain’s the victim mentality offered by a welfare state.

A nation where self-reliance and personal leadership is a badge of honor.

A nation where conscious capitalism is the foundation of prosperity.

If there was a message that was seen most often during my visit to OWS, it was that the 99% wanted to bring down the 1%.

The poor are looking to blame the rich. The poor are looking for their Robin Hood.

This is a very dangerous goal when used as a blanket theme because it does not account for the critical distinction of how that money was made, and demonstrates a complete lack of understanding as to how individual prosperity is created in general.

The vast majority of wealthy individuals have become rich by providing over-whelming value to the world through the creation of products and services in a free market. This is capitalism, and this is the primary reason why the United States has enjoyed more prosperity than any other nation in history.

What the protestors need to realize is that they’re not protesting the wealthy. They’re protesting corruption and the accumulation of wealth by the government, banks, and select corporations through out-right fraud and theft.

It is not the 99% against the 1%. It is the people of the world against the corrupt.

Ultimately, bringing these people to justice will only serve as a temporary solution. You can remove the tumor, but if you continue to smoke, the cancer will return.

True, lasting change can only be accomplished when each of us takes responsibility for our decisions and our actions.

We must educate ourselves in the ways of money, or that money will be stolen.

We must educate ourselves in the ways of food and health, or we will find ourselves eating genetically modified fillers covered in poison once again.

And we must educate ourselves in the ways of value creation and a work ethic, or find ourselves and our children slaves to debt and dependent upon food stamps.

Teaching the people of the world how to fish for themselves once again is the mission of The Elevation Group, and if you have not yet joined us, I invite you to learn more by clicking here…

Sincerely,

Mike Dillard

We’ve also started to purchase fresh goat’s milk from a beautiful farm (www.SwedeFarm.com), to give to our one-year-old son, but as we picked up our milk this morning, the owners reluctantly handed us the following note, which I have scanned and posted here…

For the past three years, inflation has been the boogey man that everyone’s fearful of here in the US, but few have seen in any kind of significant form…

Yes, we’ve watched gasoline prices rise, we’ve noticed food packages shrink, and we’ve definitely seen the price of precious metals increase, but significant, painful inflation hasn’t hit US shores just yet…

Well as you can see, the tides are starting to turn… It’s not the price increase of the milk I find concerning, it’s the doubling in price of their animal feed in less than a year.

The unprecedented stimulus programs initiated by Washington and the Federal Reserve over the past three years have two purposes… To provide liquidity to the insolvent banking system, and to devalue the US Dollar in order to decrease the value of our debts.

While this may benefit the banks, the end result of these actions for you and I is price inflation. As they literally reduce the value of the Dollars sitting in your bank account, it takes more and more of these Dollars to purchase the same products and foods you’ve always consumed.

I predict that the US will ultimately end up in a hyperinflationary depression within the next 12-24 months.

As extreme as this may sound, all evidence is pointing in that direction…

Prices are increasing at an alarming rate…

Gold and silver are hitting new record highs daily…

The US credit rating was officially downgraded for the first time in history…

The stock markets are on the cusp of falling off the cliff, and into new lows that will surpass the crash of 2008…

While these events will usher in a level of pain and poverty that hasn’t been witnessed since the days of the Great Depression, they will also create the greatest financial opportunity of our lives…

You see, money and wealth are never destroyed… They are only transferred from the uneducated, to the educated.

If you want to know how to end up on the winning side of this pending tragedy…

If you want to know how to safeguard your family from the criminal acts of the banking system…

If you want to know how to profit during hyperinflation…

And if you want to know how you can turn these times of economic chaos into the greatest investment opportunity of your life, click here to watch a free webinar I’m holding this week, and I’ll show you how to achieve all of the above…

Sincerely,

Mike Dillard

Yippee? Hurray? Or something else….?

Not so much. Even if it passes Senate approval today, it’s made of 100% Grade-A bullshit.

Here’s the deal… America will officially max out its credit card today, unable to pay its bills unless the credit limit on that card is increased.

Normally, a REAL business would do two things if they found themselves in this position…

1: Drastically cut spending in dramatic and meaningful ways… Typically that includes firing employees, closing down locations, halting future development, etc…

2: Fire the leadership team who put the company in that position.

And that’s exactly what America should be doing…

But here’s what just happened, and it’s much worse than you thought…

In order to justify increasing the debt limit, and therefore placing the US deeper into bankruptcy, Washington didn’t make ANY real spending cuts… All they did was promise to spend LESS than they were planning to spend in the future…

“Dear Americans, as your responsible leaders working to solve the debt crisis we have placed upon you, we promise to increase the amount of debt you and your kids will owe by just $2 Trillion, instead of the planned $4 Trillion… But that’s only if things go as planned. If something important comes up like another war, or if Air Force One needs a new $500,000 toilet, we reserve the right to spend whatever we want…”

Oh… And one more thing… As a part of this grand debt deal, we’re including some legislation that creates a “special committee”, which will be able to circumvent all normal democratic principles. Any issue related to the budget or tax-cutting cannot be debated or amended by the rest of Congress or the Senate to ensure quick and decisive action in the future. Don’t worry about that “voting” thing any more. We know it’s always been a big inconvenience for you, so we’re just going to forget about the whole unnecessary process…” – Your loving Congress

Ahhhh…. Can you smell the Constitution burning my Amerikan comrades?

The bottom line is that this “debt deal” pushed the problem down the road another 12 months, making it even bigger in the process.

Some have said that “this changes everything… The “fundamentals” are shifting toward responsible spending, and it’s a step in the right direction.”

Nothing could be further from the truth.

America, and the rest of the world, will soon have it’s day with destiny when the entire system implodes and resets, just as it has hundreds of times before…

“The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” Cicero ~55 BC

Sound familiar? That’s what they were saying 2066 years ago!

But you still have a choice.

You do NOT have to go down with the ship. The ignorance, arrogance, and greed of our leadership is creating the biggest opportunity to create personal wealth that you or I will ever see in our lifetimes – as long as you know how to position yourself and your assets. (You can click here to see what I’m doing).

And if you REALLY want to understand what this “debt deal” is all about, have your eye’s opened, and your world rocked forever, check out this short five minute video… While I’ve understood the mechanics of debt, this video has given me the most profound change of context I’ve experienced since the inception of The Elevation Group…

Pass it on and wake them up…

And while we’ve had much to celebrate over the past two centuries, I’ll be sitting this one out, in my own silent protest of a Holiday that no longer applies to you or I.

I cannot get past the irony that more American’s than ever will celebrate their “freedom”, by eating hot dogs and Apple pie – which were purchased with government food-stamps issued by JP Morgan.

But what really has me thinking about my family’s future, is an email I received two days ago from my financial advisor Paul…

“Mike, I have Mark Seale, a local Austin Lobbyist joining me on the show this week. He has great up-to-date insider track on what is happening on the hill. Did you know that they are trying to bury a new law within the housing bill requiring all US citizens to get a license to purchase any quantity of Gold and Silver?”

I’ve often wondered what my breaking point would be… When enough is enough, and I opt-out of a fraudulent system who’s foundation has become dependent upon lies, tyranny, and the financial enslavement of its citizens.

Well this is it.

If this is real and it passes, it’s my breaking point. My family and I will be leaving this country.

Living in a land where you must have a license to buy, sell, or own gold and silver is the equivalent of living in a virtual prison, with walls made not of concrete, but of its national borders – where those who choose to own real money, will be tracked, monitored, and kept under control by the boots of those in power, who see us as an enemy because we refuse to participate in a fraudulent system owned and controlled by someone else.

Should this pass, they will have solidified their dominance and control over the one great equalizer that has always trumped financial corruption, and returned power to the people.

And if they succeed in their quest for a global currency, then God help us. We will spend every waking moment of our lives inside a modern day prison planet, under the rule of men and woman whom we will not recognize, whom we did not elect, and therefore, have no way to hold accountable.

We will not work for real money. We will work to pay off debt which they created, with worthless pieces of paper they printed and own, simply because they said that we must.

By placing the Federal Reserve system outside the political system where you and I have a say, we have lost control of those who create our currency. They are for all practical notions, above the law. They have won the battle.

The moment you and I have to wear the reporting equivalent of an electronic dog collar around our necks in order to own gold or silver, is the moment they’ve won the war.

Today, we still have a choice…

Today, you and I have the freedom to turn our worthless pieces of dirty paper into real money that has held its value for millennia. We participate in today’s fiat Dollar system by choice and convenience. Not by compulsion, and not without the ability to return to free, real money on an individual basis should that currency be abused.

So what should we do?

Well here is Thomas Jefferson’s advice, based upon previous personal experience…

“Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established, should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.” - The Declaration of Independence.

The war has not been won yet. We still have a chance to live as free men, but we must wake up our friends, wake up our families, and together say… Enough is enough.

With that being said…

My Fellow American’s, I Wish You A Happy “Dependence Day”…

Here is a step-by-step guide to your enslavement…

Step 1 – Take Control of Their Money:

Step 2 – Take Control Of Their Food:

Step 3 – Scare Them:

Step 4 – Take Away Their Privacy And Rights In The Name Of Protection:

Step 5 – Beat Them Into Compliance With Force:

Would you like a different future for your children and this Nation?

Then remember… The first step to an independent country, is an independent home.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

End your dependency on a system that provides you poisoned water to drink, genetically modified organisms to eat, fake money to work for, “terror alerts” to scare you into compliance, and drugs to keep you numb.

Surround yourself with peers who believe in freedom… Join the NRA whether you own a gun or not. Join Oath Keepers if you’re a service man or woman. Join the US Concealed Carry Association to protect your family, and join The Elevation Group to secure your financial freedom.

Sincerely,

Mike Dillard

If you want to know how to protect yourself, and even profit from the implosion as I’ve been over the past three years, (up 400%+), I’ll show you what I’m doing on my next free webinar this week… Click here to check the date and times that are still available…

Sincerely,

Mike Dillard

I’m also going to be hosting a Member’s only webinar tomorrow night, (Thursday, June 23rd), at 7:00 PM CST. Please check your email or the bottom of Lesson 11 for the registration link.

The purpose of the webinar is simple… You MUST own your ability to generate cash on demand in today’s economy if you want to experience financial security and wealth. I’ve learned a lot over the past 10 years making over $20,000,000 from home, and I am making myself available to answer any and all of your questions in order to help you begin this journey quickly and profitably.

*** If you’re an EVG Member and you plan to attend the live webinar tomorrow night, please send me your biggest questions about starting and building a home business in the comments area below…

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Thank you!

Mike Dillard

• Real Estate has begun its next major leg down, which has been one of the canary’s in the coal mine for the expected “recover”. The canary is now dead.
• Deutsche Bank cut non-farm payroll job creation from 300,000 to 160,000 in the past two days, and Goldman just dropped it to 100,000 this morning. Previously forecasting unemployment to decrease, they are now expecting it to increase.
• Belarus has become the first hyper-inflationary casualty of the melt-down as of this week. Full price controls on food have been implemented.
• The latest PMI numbers have just dropped from 67.6 to 56.6, which is the largest drop since 1980. (PMI is the “Purchasing Manager’s Index” is a broad number used to measure overall manufacturing rates). Manufacturing is slowing, which means demand is slowing, which means revenues are slowing, and layoffs loom.
• The financial sector is testing its’ 200 day moving average…

In order to make sure I’m positioned correctly to take advantage of what may be the next big leg down in the market, I asked James Turk, Gonzalo Lira, and Kip Herriage to join me for a timely mastermind call that did not disappoint…

 

(Click the video above to play…)

Topics covered include…

• The impact on stocks from the data listed above… (Time to go short?)
• What a serious downturn would mean for precious metals…
• The expectations for QE3…
• The latest on the EURO, the expected end-game scenario, and how to play the currency trade…
• The best way to postion your assets in the short and long-term for each of the scenarios above…

It was fantastic session which got better and better as it progressed, and a MUST HEAR for everyone you know… Please do them a favor and pass this on, and I’d love to hear your comments below…

Mike Dillard is a life-long entrepreneur, publisher, and the founder of www.TheElevationGroup.net.

James Turk is the founder of my favorite way to own physical precious metals since 2008, www.GoldMoney.com.

Gonzalo Lira is the found of the Lira Strategic Planning Group, which formulates investment strategies based on economic scenarios and black-swan events.

Kip Herriage is the founder of the Vertical Research Advisory Newsletter, Wealth Masters Intl, and Crash Proof Prosperity in partnership with Gerald Celente.

Sincerely,

Mike Dillard

This is THE BEST modern day documentary on currencies, financial history, and gold and silver that I’ve ever seen… I highly recommend that you watch it immediately, and share it with everyone you know…

Michael has been responsible for making me more money since 2008 than anyone else on the planet…

Would love to hear your thoughts and comments below…

My best,

Mike Dillard