Trump's objective is to abolish the IRS

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News Date: February 20, 2025

February 25, 2025:
Doug O'Donnell, the acting head of the IRS, is set to announce his retirement amid significant disruptions at the agency. His departure follows recent layoffs initiated by the Trump administration and an attempt by personnel from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access taxpayer data. The move comes at a time of mounting challenges for the tax collection agency.
February 20, 2025:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated on Fox News that President Trump's objective is to abolish the IRS, aligning with his broader vision of replacing federal income taxes with tariffs on foreign nations.
Lutnick emphasized that the administration aims to balance the U.S. budget by the end of Trump's term, reinforcing Trump's economic and fiscal agenda.
"I am so pumped up for it," Lutnick declared on Jesse Watters Primetime, highlighting plans for an "External Revenue Service" to oversee alternative revenue sources.

Russia, China switch to national currencies

Russia and China switch to settlements in national currencies for energy supplies.
Russia, China switch to national currencies in payments for gas, says a senior official.
Russia, China also actively switching to national currencies for payments of oil supplies, and products, says the deputy prime minister.
Sources: aa.com

Donald Trump back to the gold standard

President Trump: Replace The Dollar With Gold As The Global Currency To Make America Great Again.
Global cooperation, dealing with other countries, getting along with other countries is good, it's very important. But there is no such thing as a global anthem, a global currency or a global flag. This is the United States of America that I'm representing.
We used to have a very, very solid country because it was based on a gold standard.
Bringing back the gold standard would be very hard to do, but boy, would it be wonderful. We'd have a standard on which to base our money.
Source: www.forbes.com

Russia Proposes SWIFT-like System for BRICS

Russia is advocating for BRICS countries to develop their own financial messaging system, similar to SWIFT, to reduce reliance on Western institutions and boost financial autonomy.
Deputy Chairman Alexander Babakov stated this system would allow secure, independent transactions via state-owned banks, support African development, and reduce neocolonial influences.
Integrating with national infrastructures and using advanced cybersecurity, the system would lower transaction costs, speed up capital turnover, and improve liquidity, benefiting international trade.
"The creation of a financial messaging system similar to SWIFT will help create a new economic reality for the BRICS countries," Babakov said.
Source: TASS.

What is Special Drawing Right (SDR)

The SDR was initially defined as equivalent to 0.888671 grams of fine gold-which, at the time, was also equivalent to one U.S. dollar. After the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, the SDR was redefined as a basket of currencies.
Source: www.imf.org

Treating gold and silver as money

May 12, 2024 update: Nebraska ended capital gains taxes on sales of gold and silver With Gov. Jim Pillen's signature.
Older news:
42 states have removed some or all taxes from the purchase of gold and silver.
And there are new bills pending now in five of the eight remaining states, i.e. Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Hawaii, and New Jersey.
In 2019, the Sound Money Defense League teamed up with sound money advocates in West Virginia to eliminate sales taxes on precious metals.
A similar effort will be considered in Olympia, Washington.
Passage into law would relieve some of the tax burdens on investors, and would also take a step toward treating gold and silver as money instead of as commodities.
Repealing these taxes knocks down one barrier that might keep some investors from considering physical metal for their portfolios.
Source: fee.org