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Meltdown in America? We are witnessing capital flight of proportions unmatched in modern history

Meltdown in America? We are witnessing capital flight of proportions unmatched in modern history | Gold and What Moves it. | Scoop.it

from Moses Kim:

 

"... I understand how crazy it is to say we are approaching a total meltdown in America. But all you have to do is read history to know that really crazy things happen all the time. The people who have their heads in the clouds dreaming about an unattainable utopia are wrong. So are those who perpetually warn that the end is near. The truth is that history cycles between extremes. All I’m saying is that we are entering one such extreme, and it just happens to be the bad kind.

 

"The Major Trends

 

"The major trends are really easy to spot. Most people know something is wrong, they just can’t pinpoint exactly what it is. Their confusion leads them to false conclusions such as “the rich don’t pay their fair share. Let’s raise taxes on those bastards!” Little do they know that this kind of class warfare has occurred throughout history, and getting the rich bastards never solves anything.

 

"We are witnessing capital flight of proportions unmatched in modern history. The wealthy are selling their investments and locking in their profits before capital gains taxes rise. ..."

 

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South Africa pushes for greater tax revenues from miners | MINING.com

South Africa pushes for greater tax revenues from miners | MINING.com | Gold and What Moves it. | Scoop.it
South Africa seeks to extract greater tax revenues from its mining companies as they struggle to deal with rising costs and declining commodities prices.

 

South Africa seeks to extract greater tax revenues from its mining companies as they struggle to deal with the double burden of rising costs and declining commodities prices.

 

Bloomberg reports that while the incumbent African National Congress seeks to derive greater fiscal benefit from its mining companies, any measures to raise tax revenues will also risk further hampering a sector already burdened by ballooning costs and weak spot prices for key commodities.

 

The ANC announced at a conference in December that it would pursue a tax review for the mining sector in lieu of radical proposals to nationalize mines. Talk of a "resource-rent" tax ...

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SA Gold production dips 32.2% in Nov

Analysts said the impact of a wave of wildcat strikes that swept the sector last year remained and reflecting in the outcome.

 

JOHANNESBURG(BullionStreet): Former top gold producer, South Africa's production continued to fell [sic] on the impact of the illegal mine strikes last year.

 

Statistics South Africa said country's gold output fell by 32.2% in volume terms in November, while total mineral production rose 1.1% compared with the same month last year.

 

Production of non-gold minerals was 4.5% lower, Statistics South Africa said. Production of platinum group metals climbed 3% in November. ...

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I figured those strikes would continue to be a factor. I imagine that more strikes will be in the future of mining this year as well.

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