Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXIII Barter is back. You may be one of the Americans who has been forced to trade eggs or soap for toilet paper. But you need to know the true value of what you own. That goes for your investments as well. Olga Kharif reports at Bloomberg: Since the beginning of March, unattended folding tables have begun popping up at intersections and the end of people’s driveways, offering everyday goods like rice, a jar of jam or bread. Take what you need and leave what you can, the signs say. Barter, the trade system prevalent in the Middle Ages, is back in the … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXII
Only Trump Saw the Risk in America's Relationship with China You’ve known for some time now that for many Americans today the “American Dream” is simply that, a dream. You’ve instinctively known this. It was in your gut. If you haven’t, hopefully you’ll seek out the peace of mind and safety you deserve when the coast is clear. That may be a while. You know I’ve been a big supporter of the message Tucker Carlson’s been making on his show each night, that we need an American Dream (my words) that is open to Americans. When I was in college, globalism dominated discussions about the … [Read more...]
Trump Resolutely Fights Two Pandemics: Health and Economy
President Trump is fighting hard for America on two fronts, both against the health pandemic of COVID-19, and against the economic pandemic following in its wake. Donald Devine explains at The American Spectator, writing: The only possible solution is President Trump’s insight that there are two pandemics, one for health and another for the economy, and that “we can do both.” In a recent two-hour press conference, in which he answered every question from the media, the president was repeatedly asked if he would promise to obtain the approval of National Institutes of Health infectious … [Read more...]
You Must Protect Your Business: Looters Hit Walgreens in San Francisco
With first responders stretched thin, and some Americans getting desperate, it's no surprise to see increased looting. In San Francisco a few days ago, looters hit a Walgreens, stealing from a rack of products before fleeing by jumping on a bus. Here's the story from Dave Urbanski at The Blaze: A brazen couple was caught on cellphone video casually looting a Walgreens in San Francisco amid the city's shelter-in-place order to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The clip shows the couple — both of whom wore dark sunglasses — in an aisle while the male grabs handful after handful of items … [Read more...]
You Want a Gun? Gov. Raimondo Says You Have to Wait
People across America are lining up to purchase guns and ammunition in an effort to protect their families from the threat of looting and violence during the COVID-19 crisis. They remember times like Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina when the worst Americans took advantage of the weak by looting their homes and businesses. Already there are reports of looting and of coronavirus scams. It's no surprise Americans are attempting to shore up their own defenses, especially with first responders stretched thin. The rush of Americans attempting to protect their families has caused a spike in sales … [Read more...]
Americans Arming Themselves Ahead of Coronavirus Uncertainty
Across America, people are hitting their local gun shops for ammo and firearms. In Florida, background checks for gun purchases have soared. Gabrielle Calise and Langston Taylor report for the Tampa Bay Times: Toilet paper and hand sanitizer aren’t the only things Floridians are stocking up during the coronavirus pandemic. People across the state are rushing to buy more guns. At Bill Jackson’s Shop For Adventure in Pinellas Park, salespeople worked through lunch Monday, selling ammunition, handguns and shotguns. “Just about everybody buying is concerned about security and they don’t … [Read more...]
Americans Buying Guns: Prepping for Life in Quarantine
Many Americans are frantically buying household products, food, and guns in the face of potential quarantines. Deborah Villalon reports for KTVU Fox 2 that people are afraid of a breakdown in essential services, like policing. Arming themselves is a precaution against looting and violence in the face of police shortages. She reports: Also seeing a big surge: Gun dealers. "I've sold 12 handguns in two hours," said Gabriel Vaughn, owner of the Sportman's Arms in Petaluma, laying the guns out on his store counter. Purchases during the past week are five times normal, and ammunition … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Prep: Americans Buying Up Ammo
In the face of a possible pandemic, Americans aren't taking any chances. Coronavirus has already infected the stock market, and now America's silent army is buying up ammo. PR Newswire reports: HARVEY, La., March 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) hits the US, it's not just hand sanitizer and flu medications that are flying off the shelves. While Walmart and Target are running out of emergency essentials and "currently unavailable" is popping up on various Amazon searches, the rush to be prepared has also reached the ammunition industry. Recent analysis shows that online … [Read more...]
Does Mike Bloomberg’s Life Matter More Than Yours?
Does Mike Bloomberg’s life matter more than yours? That’s the reasonable takeaway for most Americans when they examine Bloomberg’s support of strict gun control measures, while at the same time surrounding himself with armed bodyguards. Recently, a Virginia voter named Clarke Chitty asked Bloomberg a question on this hypocrisy, stating, “How do you justify pushing for more gun control when you have an armed security detail that is likely equipped with the same firearms and magazines that you seek to ban the common citizen from owning? Does your life matter more than mine, or my family's, or … [Read more...]
Escape the City: Live Healthy in America
Avoiding the crowd is a theme you will regularly find on Yoursurvivalguy.com. In matters of investing and personal security, avoiding crowd behavior can be the best decision you can make. There’s no place more crowded in America than its big cities, places like New York, San Francisco, and LA. The big cities host an amazing collection of cultural attractions, landmarks, exceptional cuisine, big businesses, and the nightlife many young people crave. Those attractions draw millions to tightly packed urban living. That’s the benefit of city life. But there are drawbacks. In the New York … [Read more...]