The Mint: The benefits of Decentralized power, Rumblings of QE3, the clock is ticking on the currency regime

12/12/2011 Portland, Oregon - Pop in your mints…

There is something strangely satisfying about sitting around a large indoor fire just feet away from the Christmas tree with family. In those moments, one can partake of all that is right with the world. It occurred to us that we all strive for these moments yet at times they can seem elusive. Eternity is placed in our hearts, and time on earth seems to be in short supply.

As such, we must use it wisely.

We have been extolling the benefits of what we have been calling True Capitalism. True Capitalism is what we here at The Mint humbly offer as the solution to what currently ails the world. There is one byproduct of True Capitalism, a radical respect of life and property, which is often overlooked and is perhaps “central” to the advantage that it has over every other conceivable construct of society:

True Capitalism works to decentralize power.

In other words, it naturally evens the playing field by removing unfair advantages realized by some at the expense of others.

But isn't that what Government is supposed to do? Of course it is! However, governments circa 2011 are in the middle of an unprecedented power grab. This centralization of power, they say, is necessary in order to homogenize life as we know it and to help everything run smoothly.

Even if this were possible, there is a fundamental problem created by the centralization of power which is without resolution. In layman's terms, it makes for an easy target.

When we see the word target, your mind may conjure up images of vulnerability of a military attack. However, what we have in mind is much more dangerous. An army of lobbyists.

Herein lies the weakness of centralized power. However good its intentions, it will constantly be under attack and subsequent influence of groups who desire this centralized power for their own benefit. Repelling these attacks is expensive. Succumbing to them, as is more often the case, will bankrupt a nation.

Governing is not cheap, and there are no economies of scale in it. Rather, the larger it is, the less efficient it becomes. Does this sound familiar? This is what we have now thanks to the Might Makes Right ideology by which we are ruled.

Enter True Capitalism.

In a Truly Capitalistic system, the cost of the nation state drops to zero, for the nation state as we know it would cease to exist. Does this mean that there will be not be a need for governance? No, on the contrary, the roles which we now attribute to government will be carried out by any number of organizations. Governance, in general, would increase, yet it would cost less!

How is this possible? Voluntary governmental bodies are generally more responsive and efficient, in large part because the cost of governance falls directly to those individuals who desire to pay for it.

Governance has value, and its value can and is be properly set on an open market. The phenomenon of corporations and persons choosing to reside in low tax venues represents a conscious choice of where and by whom one prefers to be governed by those individuals.

In the west, the value of the brand of government provided in the US and Europe is dropping along with its bond prices. The fact that nations issue bonds is proof of two things: That their service oriented businesses are failing and that they will be increasingly reliant upon their ability to forcefully relieve their citizens of their assets (commonly known as taxation) to continue operations.

In other words, they will rely on their Might, the use of force, to justify their “right” to govern.

This untenable “Might Makes Right” system that can only operate as long as people believe that the aggressor has absolute power over them. This is why countries have flags and dictatorships have the image of the dictator plastered everywhere. This is why people are being forced into the current banking system, taught to rely upon it, and subsequently shut out of it.

This is a reason why Modern Central Banking and the Corporations that have sprung up around the Central Banks are man’s greatest disaster.

Once the currency and banking systems of Europe and America are completely broken down, people’s blind faith in the currency and its issuer will be destroyed. The currency regime will then quickly disintegrate

The Federal Reserve will likely allude to QE3 to the tune of $1 trillion dollars today in a desperate attempt to keep the currency regime afloat.

The clock is ticking on these failed monetary experiments.

Do you know where your money is?

Stay tuned and Trust Jesus.

Stay Fresh!

David Mint

Email: davidminteconomics@gmail.com

P.S. For more ideas and commentary please check out The Mint at www.davidmint.com

Key Indicators for December 12, 2011

Copper Price per Lb: $3.46
Oil Price per Barrel: $97.83

Corn Price per Bushel: $5.85
10 Yr US Treasury Bond: 2.01%
FED Target Rate: 0.07% ON AUTOPILOT, THE FED IS DEAD!

Gold Price Per Ounce: $1,665 PERMANENT UNCERTAINTY