The recent price rises in gold, possibility of more quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve, collapsing home prices and uncertainty about the future of the US dollar have sparked much debate about what steps to take in order to achieve maximum preservation of wealth and ensure that you are holding on to the right assets if the SHTF.

On Thursday the California State Assembly took bold steps to address the rapidly deteriorating condition of their State.

Tom of the North gives us the first yearly State of the (Cardboard) Box address.

A favorite SHTF Plan contributor and author of the satirical blog Outside the (Cardboard) Box, Tom of the North, brings back to life Charles Ponzi, the man credited with inventing the modern day pyramid scheme, or as Mr. Ponzi would like it referred to, a “pyramid system”.

I’m not going to offer you any strategies, tactics or supply sources. Rather, I just want you to get your head into a slightly different place than it probably is right now.

Keep up with the innermost thoughts of your favorite State or National Chief Executive, Legislator, Regulator or Member of the Judiciary as they communicate their aspirations, frustrations and triumphs to you in Real Time over the govTwits Network.

Outside the (Cardboard) Box has assembled a host of different New Year’s resolutions from some of our most well known politicians and department heads.

Trucker Caps are all the rage at this year’s Climate Summit.

Tom of the North, editor of Outside the (Carboard) Box, examines a recent Washington Post puff piece about Mr. Kashkari by taking the article line by line and adding his own views and commentary.

In light of recent reports about the manipulation of global warming data to push through trillion dollar agendas and mandates, the “Twofer” model, or a derivative thereof, may very well be in use to manipulate our (un)employment rate.