Sound Money Movement Chalks Up Seven State Legislative Victories in 2024
By Jp Cortez This year is shaping up to be one of the most legislatively successful in U.S. sound money history. Money Metals Exchange was instrumental in…
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Announcing the Sound Money Fellowship: Promoting Sound Money Research
By Money Metals (Charlotte, North Carolina – September 30, 2024) – The Sound Money Defense League and Money Metals Exchange are proud to announce the…
Idaho Governor Opposes Gold & Silver, Vetoes Bill to Enable Protective Holdings
By Jp Cortez (Boise, Idaho – April 8, 2024) – Idaho Gov. Brad Little today vetoed legislation that would have enabled the Idaho State Treasurer…
Fixing FDR’s Biggest Blunder: From Gold Standard to Fiat Folly and Back
By Jp Cortez Today, states across the country are beginning to actively embrace pro-sound money legislation, inviting a critical examination of how America abandoned the gold…
INTERVIEW: The 2024 Sound Money Index and Legislative Progress
By Money Metals Mike Maharrey: I am Mike Maharrey. I am a financial analyst and journalist for Money Metals, and I’m here today with Jp…
Rep. Alex Mooney Aims to Block Fed’s Digital Currency Scheme
By Jp Cortez In recent days, sound money champion Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) introduced H.R. 3712, the Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act – legislation that…
Tennessee House Votes 98-0 to Allow State Treasurer to Acquire and Hold Gold to Protect the State
By Jp Cortez As inflation continues to terrorize the budgets of Americans and states alike, two Tennessee bills empowering the State Treasurer to invest state…
Mississippi Legislature Votes Overwhelmingly to End Sales Taxes on Gold and Silver
By Jp Cortez State lawmakers of both houses have just voted overwhelmingly to exempt physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium coins and bullion from the…
Iowa Seeks to End Capital Gains Taxes on Gold and Silver
By Jp Cortez With inflation raging across America, an Iowa lawmaker seeks to end one of the strongest disincentives to owning and using gold and…
Mississippi Bill Would End All Taxes on, Invest State Funds in, Gold & Silver
By Jp Cortez A lawmaker in Mississippi introduced legislation yesterday that would prompt the state to invest a small portion of state funds in gold…
History Repeats: Abandoning Sound Money Leads to Tyranny and Ruin
By Jp Cortez Money is one of the most misunderstood topics of our time, and we’re seeing the implications of this play out every day….
Sound Money Movement Scores 2022 Wins
By Jp Cortez As state legislatures clear out and head home for the summer, one reality has emerged: Sound money is a winning issue in…
Alabama Passes Sound Money Law, Expands Sales Tax Exemption Involving Gold and Silver
By Money Metals (Montgomery, Alabama – April 14, 2022) – With Governor Kay Ivey’s signature on sound money legislation today, Alabama has become the second state…
Jp Cortez Joins Eric Brakey on Free America Now! to Discuss Sound Money Legislation
By Money Metals Jp Cortez, Policy Director for the Sound Money Defense League and lead author for the Sound Money Index, joins Free America Now…