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Did you know about the 12 USC 531 exemption? It's in the US code on house.gov. Effective October 1st, 2023, Federal Reserve Banks, their capital stock, surplus, and income are exempt from federal, state, and local taxes.

Most of the time, when we send money as donations to developing countries, they spend it by employing Chinese, Turkish, or Russian companies, rarely French ones. However, some claim that 50% of the calls for tenders are won by French companies and that 50% of the money given for development aid is used by French companies. But there is a cosmetic effect in the way development aid is accounted for. For a French company to be counted in a project, for example, a water supply project, it is enough for a French company to have been involved in the project. For example, in a project worth two or three million euros, if a French company has invoiced, say, ten thousand euros of the total, the French Development Agency considers that the market has been filled by a French company. As you can see, it's a huge sleight of hand.

Healthcare companies will likely maintain similar profits despite global changes because it's a redistribution of wealth, not a reduction. Europe and the rest of the world will pay slightly more, while America will pay significantly less. This is due to America's smaller population relative to the global population. The top line revenue for healthcare companies will remain consistent, but the distribution of payments will shift globally.

GE reported a $7 billion profit in 2023 but received a $423 million tax refund, showing how the tax system benefits the wealthy.

Tariffs were once a significant source of revenue for the U.S., but in the early 1900s, the country shifted to an income tax due to pressure from other nations. A commission was formed in 1887 to address the surplus wealth generated from tariffs on foreign goods. The U.S. thrived by taxing imports, which protected American jobs. China, for example, allows foreign companies to build factories there, leading to a different economic dynamic. Elon Musk is mentioned as a notable figure who has successfully navigated these challenges, particularly with his ventures in the automotive and space industries.

Our government funnels tax dollars overseas to countries and weapons manufacturers like Lockheed Martin, who then lobby back with gifts for elected officials. Last year, the US spent $47.7 billion on Lockheed, 93% of their revenue. Nearly 80% of this money was borrowed. In total, $861 billion was spent on defense, with 80% going to other countries, surpassing spending on all other US programs combined. This is all publicly disclosed, showing where our money goes.

At the end of World War II Asia and Europe were devastated, and the United States emerged as the last man standing, profiting hugely from the war. They ended up, due to isolation, the strongest economy in the world with more than half the world’s gold and half the world’s GDP, with standing industries that could shift from making tanks to making cars and trucks. They did extraordinarily well for a few decades, but then, as described, they began to financialize, and it became more profitable to speculate in investments than to actually invest. In recent years, companies with money often pursue share buybacks rather than expanding research and development or industrial capacity. We are in a stage where the underlying basis for markets is questionable: what are markets for, are they accurate at price discovery, and do they predict productive investment and returns on capital? We are in a transition phase where we’re not sure anymore. There is a huge bubble, and corporations creating these bubbles, with banks that loan money relying on the state because they are too big to fail. Bailouts have totaled trillions since 2008, as the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan pumped trillions of dollars, with help from Gulf Cooperation Council countries to bail out banks in Britain, the United States, and Europe. It’s fascinating because China, since the financial crisis, has also created about 17 to 18 trillion dollars. China has actually been leading in creation of money, while investing that money in building 50,000 kilometers of high-speed rail, a space program, massive industries, and the Belt and Road initiative—real investment and so on. The enormous difference between the two is notable, but how far can states—the United States, Britain, the EU, and Japan—borrow and pump money into the market to keep this bubble going? We don’t know. Bubbles are hard to gauge in terms of expansion and when they break, which is why they can be sustained so long; the bursting of a bubble is painful, and no policymaker wants responsibility. China is interesting and is the only case in history of a property bubble being deflated without collapsing the real economy, deflating its property bubble over five or six years while the economy continued to grow—not at 8% but at 5%—and continued to expand. That is worth studying because other countries let property bubbles run until they burst, causing wider harm and deflation. Japan, for example, has had thirty years of zero growth since it began quantitative easing three decades ago, a growth killer because it protected existing companies, banks, and properties and never really recovered. Europe has had zero growth for about fifteen years since 2007. The United States sustains growth largely by buying it from the rest of the world—acquiring profitable companies or getting them to list on NASDAQ and then earning rents from profitable companies wherever they are—while the US economy has been largely hollowed out. It’s an interesting time to watch monetary dynamics, because this doesn’t go on forever.

During a visit to Ukraine, Soros was treated like a visiting head of state and met with the president, prime minister, and central bank. He was allowed to examine the books and give advice. Soros's hedge funds operate offshore in the Netherlands Antilles to avoid regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Despite advocating for hedge fund regulation, Soros avoids it himself. The quantum fund, in which Americans can invest, is not registered with the SEC. Soros admits that operating without SEC registration is more convenient and allows them to escape regulation. However, he claims to comply with regulations once they are imposed. The beneficiaries of Soros's billions may not understand the details, but they appreciate what he has done for them.

Bill Gates gained power through patents on software and tax concessions from the WTO. He outsourced software to India, saving billions annually. By promoting digital payments, he profits from the digital economy. Despite his philanthropy, his donations often benefit his own interests.

Here's the ultimate tax loophole the rich exploit to live tax free. It's called Buy Borrow Die. Step one, buy appreciating assets—"Typically, they look at the stock market." Step two, borrow—"You use your portfolio as collateral and you take a loan out against it." They avoid selling because "there's no tax implication" on loans, while selling would incur capital gains tax. If the portfolio appreciates faster than the loan's interest, they could "take out another loan to pay back the old one and rinse and repeat." Step three: after death, they can "take their entire portfolio that's been appreciating for decades, pass it off to the heirs at a stepped up basis, and then the cycle can start anew." "Be sure to keep following for more money saving tax hacks."

"Cool thing about how The US tax code works is that loans are never treated as income, but they are spendable money that you can consume and use." "And I can use those loans to live my life." "These are the strategies of the people who are ultra wealthy." "Either way, those loans are not a taxable event, and you can use them to further expand your business." "So this is an amazing strategy you can use to avoid the tax man and grow your business at the same time." "And when I die, they can they can rectify my account."

Speaker 0: In America, we don't have a tax problem. We've got a third world problem. This is not an exaggeration. The United States collects over $2,400,000,000,000 in income taxes every year and then burns $1,500,000,000,000 through fraud, waste, and third world robbery. If the elites actually did their jobs and cut out the waste, the government would only need about $900,000,000,000 to function. And here's the crazy part. That would mean anyone earning under $500,000 a year could pay zero income tax, and everything would still be fully funded. So if this money isn't funding our future, whose dream is it really building? Look at Minnesota. The Somali daycare scandal gave us the answer. Billions of dollars you worked for, money meant to feed hungry kids, was diverted through fake daycare centers, phantom meals, and paperwork designed to approve. Not question, no kids, no food, just checks. Your hard earned labor was turned into Lamborghinis, beachfront mansions, and luxury vacations most of us will never experience even after a lifetime of honest work. On top of that, your tax dollars were routed to foreign organizations The US Military is fighting. Let that sink in. We went from defending liberty to bankrolling the threat. That's not compassion. That's collapse. And when systems fail like this, they don't admit mistakes. They don't apologize for wasting your money. They dig deeper into your pockets to fund their failure.

The Bank of England, acting as a financial regulator, attracted banks to London in the past. One such bank was BCCI, which grew rapidly but eventually went bankrupt due to financial fraud and terrorist financing. Whistleblowers had contacted the Bank of England, but no action was taken. The Bank of England's governor at the time defended the lack of intervention, stating that closing banks for fraud would leave fewer banks. The lenient regulation and secrecy in London attracted more banks than any other financial center. British offshore centers, including trusts, were established to attract global capital with strong secrecy laws. Trusts allow assets to be separated from their owners, making them difficult to tax or trace. These offshore arrangements hold trillions of dollars of assets.

During my brief work involving budget review, a high-ranking official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed a shocking detail. I questioned why the state holds a minority stake in the board overseeing Mr. Rioux and the French Development Agency (AFD). The official explained that if the state became the majority shareholder, the AFD's debt, totaling €50 billion loaned to countries unlikely to repay, would have to be included in France's national debt. So, beyond the uncontrolled spending with little benefit for France or the aided populations, a significant portion of France's debt is concealed within the AFD's balance sheet.

Technology companies have committed over $2.5 trillion to build in America due to tariffs, with sovereign wealth funds from the Middle East also investing, totaling over $3 trillion committed. The pharma industry, auto, and industrial sectors are also returning to America. The speaker mentioned the Trump Gold Card's popularity and a plan to replace the Internal Revenue Service with an external revenue service, funded by tariffs, so outside countries trading with the U.S. pay their fair share. Ending de minimis will rebuild mom and pop and small businesses in America by stopping foreign countries from sending small packages for free.

The Bank of England, a central bank and financial regulator, attracted global banks to London but failed to properly supervise the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), which engaged in financial fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing. Whistleblowers alerted the Bank of England, but no action was taken. The governor of the Bank of England defended the lack of intervention, stating that closing banks for fraud would leave few remaining. London's light-touch regulation and secrecy laws also attracted banks, with offshore branches and trusts allowing for tax evasion and hiding assets worth trillions of dollars. The UK's protected species of bankers rarely face jail time, making it an attractive destination for illicit financial activities.

The shocking part of investigating government-funded NGOs is that small decisions lead to massive, multi-billion dollar outcomes. I saw one instance of $1.9 billion being sent to an NGO that was formed a year prior and had no prior activity. Government-funded NGOs are essentially a loophole, allowing actions that would be illegal for the government directly but become permissible through nonprofits. These nonprofits are then used for personal enrichment, with individuals cashing out and paying themselves exorbitant sums. It's a giant scam where people can establish an NGO for a relatively small investment and then lobby politicians to funnel vast sums of money into it. There might be some good that comes from them, maybe 5 or 10%, but the rest is not.

High-income individuals avoid high taxes by sending money overseas, impacting job creation and small businesses. Increasing taxes will drive more businesses overseas, leading to job loss and economic challenges for those unable to relocate.

Technology companies have committed over $2.5 trillion to build in America due to tariffs, with sovereign wealth funds committing over $3 trillion. The pharma industry is returning home because America pays for global drug costs, and the auto and industrial sectors are also reshoring. The speaker mentioned efforts to train the workforce to rebuild America. There is significant attention on the "Trump Gold Card." The tariffs are generating hundreds of billions of dollars to build the "external revenue service," intended to replace the internal revenue service, with the goal of having foreign countries pay their fair share to America. Eliminating de minimis will help rebuild mom and pop and small businesses in America. De minimis was described as a big scam against the country and small businesses.

Between 2005 and 2007, Thierry Breton was the head of Bercy while Lazare and Rothschild, two investment banks, negotiated tax arrangements for their managing partners with the finance administration. In May 2007, at the end of this period, Breton left the government and was recruited by the American branch of Rothschild and Co. This raises concerns about potential conflicts of interest, considering Breton's role in negotiating tax arrangements for the banks' partners and his subsequent recruitment by the same bank. These issues of "pantouflage" (revolving door) are troubling, and it is worth questioning whether Breton is in a conflict of interest.

Bill Gates donated $5 billion to his own foundation and received a tax write-off for it. This raises questions about the corruption within the government.

Speaker 0: Have you seen local news anchors reciting it verbatim, as if democracy is the greatest thing ever? It’s become a social engineering propaganda tool that democracy is the greatest thing ever. We weren’t founded as a democracy. This country is founded as a constitutional republic. Speaker 1: There’s a line from Sweatshop Union: if democracy is so good, why are we running all over the world down people’s throats? Speaker 0: Exactly. Spreading democracy by dropping bombs just doesn’t make sense. Speaker 2: The political apparatus is set up such that government is not merit-based, but private institutions select leaders on merit. What happens if, in the future, micro sovereignties are run by the most competent person rather than a personality? Look at Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore in the 80s. His government was compensated based on economic returns and performance. Singapore is widely regarded as one of the best places to do business and as one of the freest, most open micronations. Speaker 0: Let’s start with The Sovereign Individual, the book on the table. Difficult read? Speaker 2: One of the hardest reads, in my view. It’s dry and painful, with dismal subjects. Speaker 0: An eye opener—unplugging from the matrix. It’s an orange-peeling book and was written in 1997, about twenty years before Bitcoin. Speaker 2: It predicted the emergence of anonymous digital cash, i.e., Bitcoin. It predicted the rise of narrowcasting rather than broadcasting, i.e., social media. It predicted government use of a plandemic to reinforce border integrity when things started to get weird. Speaker 0: It was prescient. Imagine reading it in 1996. The book’s first five to ten years—how successful was it? Speaker 1: I imagine they’ve sold enormous numbers more recently. The book’s sales figures suggest a Pareto effect: 10-to-1, 15-to-1 in rankings. The necessity of a post-nine world has made the authors’ insights profoundly prophetic. Speaker 2: It’s a book ahead of its time. How would you pitch it to someone who hasn’t read it? Speaker 0: The easiest pitch is to tell them upfront that it’s impossible, font too, and that it’s dense. In a short-time-preference society, reading long-form is niche. The value is unplugging from the matrix; if you have the courage to unplug, this book will ruin your life in the best possible way. It’s the one-way door toward Bitcoin. Speaker 1: Would you suggest that someone with a strong Bitcoin understanding read the book? Speaker 2: Yes. The audio is easier for some; the density is akin to a Peterson-level experience. A few have read it and shared the same unplugging moment. The book’s central idea is that after a certain realization, you cross an event horizon toward a brighter future, where finances and sovereignty are rethought. Speaker 0: The book’s numbers show how compounding matters: if you’re paying tax or inflation on savings, opting out into self-sovereign regimes like Bitcoin or jurisdictional optimization can be transformative. The example: for every $5,000 in taxable income, a 10% compounded yield over a forty-year career costs you more than $2.2 million. The answer, as the book highlights, is to move to Bermuda or switch to Bitcoin, eliminating inflation’s tax on your purchasing power. Speaker 2: The analogy: a 100-dollar bill on the ground—someone will eventually pick it up. The book frames incentives as simple, primordial drivers: people seek the easiest path to preserving wealth, and Bitcoin creates a powerful magnetism toward sovereignty. Speaker 0: The discussion then moves to a digital future: the sovereign individual, information aristocrats, and the rise of digital nomad visas. In 2020, 21 countries offered digital nomad visas; by 2025, between 43 and 75 countries are inviting people to live there for up to eighteen months, bringing income and economic value. This reflects the shift toward the “digital heaven” where physical location is less limiting, aided by crypto finance, multisig, and portable wealth. Speaker 2: The concept of “digital Berlin Walls” and border controls is challenged by the rise of nomad visas, tax competition, and capital mobility. As the state’s revenue base weakens, micro states or micro nations question how to finance themselves; land can be sold or leased to new sovereign enclaves, while existing nation-states become more like a la carte governments. Speaker 0: The discussion then turns to Moore’s Law and bandwidth, and how faster processing and information flow empower sovereign individuals. As information becomes easier to transport, people can conduct business from Bermuda, Japan, or Florida with equal ease. That power accelerates the move toward self-sovereignty. Speaker 1: The rise of cyber warfare is a counterpoint: a single actor can strike on a scale once reserved for nation-states. This creates a need to treat citizens as customers to encourage them to stay, while individuals can also defend themselves with cryptography, multisig, and secure digital infrastructure. The book’s framework contrasts magnitude of power with efficiency: the transition from medieval power projection to high-technology, efficient defense and commerce. Speaker 2: The Luddites are discussed as a historical example: when a new machine threatened skilled labor, some resisted, but the Luddites did not riot against all technology—only against those jobs at risk. The modern parallel is AI and data-entry work: will the losers and left-behinds revolt against technology, or will they adapt? The answer may lie in new governance forms where governance is more responsive to the needs of citizens who are themselves mobile and empowered. Speaker 0: The conversation returns to “government as a service” versus the nation-state. Open-market competition among micro-nations could yield better service ethics, as governments compete to deliver what citizens want, when they want it. The book emphasizes that the market should decide governance efficiency, not centralized coercion. The nation-state’s cost of enforcement rises as sovereignty disperses, making it harder to extract taxes or project power. Speaker 1: The panel discusses the role of education and personal responsibility. Reading the Sovereign Individual remains a duty, but so does practical action: multisig setup, hardware wallets, off-ramps, and building digital sovereignty with practical steps. The speakers stress the importance of small, incremental steps: five minutes a day of reading; gradual exposure; and helping others gain exposure to Bitcoin through accessible tools. Speaker 2: The “orange pill moment” is repeated: once you see the future, you cannot unsee it. The book is a catalyst for readers to pursue self-sovereignty, not as a cynical rejection of government, but as a practical shift toward a voluntary, customer-based governance model in a world of mobile populations and robust tech. The speakers emphasize that this is not a call for doom; it’s an invitation to participate in reform through education, prudent financial choices, and deliberate, long-term planning. Speaker 0: The closing notes insist: read, educate others, and become the change you want to see. The conversation underscores three pillars: information technology’s accelerating power, the emergence of micro-nations and digital sovereignty, and the imperative to align incentives toward cooperative, merchant-like behavior rather than coercive domination. The speakers leave the audience with a hopeful vision: a world of decentralized governance where governments as “customers” compete to serve, and where sovereign individuals use Bitcoin to protect and grow wealth, enabling a future with less violence and more abundance. Speaker 1: If you want to connect with the speakers, you can follow them via their channels (noting their emphasis on privacy and selective presence). The discussion ends with renewed energy: fight for the future, protect your digital life, and explore the bright orange future responsibly, with education and preparedness as your guides.

Healthcare companies will likely make the same amount of money because it's a redistribution of wealth across the world, not just the European Union. Europe and the rest of the world will pay a little more, while America will pay a lot less. This is due to America having a smaller population compared to the entire world. The top line for healthcare companies could remain the same, but it will be distributed differently.

Le trafic de drogue est lié au blanchiment d'argent. Les gains illégaux sont transférés par des experts financiers vers des paradis fiscaux. La BCCI, une banque internationale, a été créée sans apport de capitaux. Elle avait des sièges au Luxembourg et aux îles Caïmans, connus pour le trafic de cocaïne. Les autorités locales ne contrôlaient pas les échanges d'argent. La BCCI a été financée de manière complexe entre ses entités au Luxembourg et aux îles Caïmans, permettant ainsi son lancement. Translation: Drug trafficking is linked to money laundering. Illegal gains are transferred to tax havens by financial experts. The BCCI, an international bank, was created without capital contribution. It had offices in Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands, known for cocaine trafficking. Local authorities did not control money exchanges. The BCCI was funded in a complex way between its entities in Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands, enabling its launch.

The cost of corruption in France has been estimated by the European Parliament to be 120 billion euros per year, which is more than tax evasion. This corruption is not only limited to France, but also exists throughout the European Union, with a total cost of 980 billion euros. The citizens are often unaware that they are victims of corruption, as it leads to fewer public services, higher taxes, and injustices in accessing jobs and assistance. It is important to inform citizens about the impact of corruption and hope that they will vote differently in the future.