The Traitor Within - The Root Cause - Thomas Paine - Gold's Resurgence

By Mitchell Vexler, February 4, 2026



The Traitor Within:

 

In early 2025, both Travis and I attended a meeting in a County in Texas, wherein I was asked to help create a scope of work for a forensic audit to be conducted by the board of that CAD.

 

I did so as I knew the damage done to the community by the CAD was massive. I knew the Chief Appraiser had never read or taught USPAP, and the result was property tax fraud and school district bond fraud on a mass scale, and I knew that multiple school districts in that county were bankrupt.

 

It turns out that one of the people in that meeting who was, to my face, very intent on getting to the bottom of the issue, and who asked for the scope of work, was a traitor to the Citizens of that county and decided (convinced the board) to hire a company to do a fluff piece outlining the personality quirks of a dysfunctional CAD. By not conducting a proper forensic audit, his actions and repeated failings, cost the Citizens the truth, and the truth is in the math (USPAP) and the software from which the fraud being perpetrated can be determined and documented in detail within less than 10 days of forensic analysis, as we know exactly what to look for. This traitor wasted time, more taxpayer money, and did not give resolution to the taxpayers, or the proper readily available evidence to the DA or the State Attorney General.

 

With that said, I am hereby releasing for use across the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Greenland, UK, and any country that claims to utilize USPAP, the attached Forensic Audit of a CAD Scope of Work.  You can change the names and criteria in the documents, but following this path will save a massive amount of money and time.

 

I want to point out two items:

 

1. An Audit can still be conducted on this CAD, which is guilty of violating dozens of laws, as is its now X-Chief Appraiser, and should be demanded by the Board, DA and Citizens.  There will be multiple school district bankruptcies shortly and the metaphorical blood of the bankruptcies is on the hands of the traitor and DA who know that crimes were committed but so far have been silent and apparently have chosen to do nothing.

 

2. This is the exact reason why the involvement of every taxpaying citizen in every community across the U.S. is not an option.  It is a civil responsibility.  There are criminals and traitors among us (on both sides of the isle), and they cannot be allowed to steal our money, for their pet projects and to put into their pocket.

 

Across the United States, it is important for property taxpaying Citizens and CAD Boards to conduct forensic audits and demand your state’s Attorney General to prosecute and to file formal criminal complaints on the CADs and individual employees within the CADs with the FBI, DOJ, & SEC.  These filings should be made very public and all the criminality brought into the light.



Repeal all property tax in favor of the Uniform States Sales Tax.

 


The Root Cause:

 

What is the root cause of the school district bond fraud? The answer is no accountability. Those in charge never cared one bit about their constituent’s ability to pay for the cost of the bonds nor did they bother to understand the ramifications of their actions. “The report we ordered and paid for said this will work”! Now those bonds and school districts face imminent bankruptcy, as do roughly 42,000,000 households, as a direct result of the compound cumulative effect of the interest on the fraudulent bond debt.

 

The power grid across the county needs updating because for at least 20 years proper capital improvements have not been made. Now comes the data centers (Private Enterprise) that in many cases do not pay property tax and requires enough power per data center to run a city. Isn’t it interesting that in order to upgrade the transmission lines, bonds will have to be raised.

 

Just one question:

 

We have proven the money does not exist today as 42,000,000 households cannot pay down the principle of the roughly $5.1 Trillion in outstanding fraudulent school district bonds, and housing is unaffordable for the majority of citizens as the tax requirement is roughly 8.6% of the households effective gross income as a result of compound cumulative fraud. So how exactly will the money exist tomorrow morning (literally) to pay for new bonds to improve the transmission lines across the country for private enterprise data centers that have yet to prove a return on investment or return of the investment?

 


Thomas Paine, the clairvoyant:

 

“... a thirst for absolute power is the natural disease of monarchy... To the evil of monarchy we have added hereditary succession... the first is a degradation and lessening of ourselves... the second, claimed as a matter of right, is an insult and an imposition on posterity.” - Thomas Paine, “Common Sense”

 

In modern translation, absolute power of the government picking winners and losers with taxpayer money, which is socialism, is a disease of the government. 

 

To the evil of the socialist government or socialists within the government, we have added hereditary succession which refers to the practice of passing down leadership roles, such as the belief in replacing one socialist with another socialist, which can lead to unqualified individuals, ruling simply because of their birthright (Trudeau – Bush - Clinton) and unyielding allegiance to the proven failed construct of socialism. This concept is criticized for being an unjust and unnatural way to determine leadership, as it does not guarantee that the successor will be capable, or deserving, of a position in government.

 

The first, degradation and lessening of ourselves, is what you see playing out in socialist communities where civil conversation is no longer available. See It Is Your Money That Is Paying for Their War on Civility.

 

The second, socialism, is unjust because it imposes a legacy of rule on future generations without their consent. No one should have the right to establish a ruling family or socialist policies that is favored over others indefinitely

 

Looking back 250 years, it becomes clear that the sacred fire of liberty as penned in the writings of Thomas Paine which burned in those hearty souls being the Founders of the United States of America was not only a flame that couldn’t be extinguished—it was an idea which was destined to change the world and it must be protected by codifying socialism as illegal. If the cancer of socialism is allowed to grow, so will the probability of civil war and or succession.

 


Gold's Resurgence:

 

The resurgence of gold validates the thesis that demand for non-sovereign, inflation-resistant assets is exploding. Investors "seek refuge in assets that lie outside the policy sphere altogether" when political actors treat interest rates, exchange rates, and sovereign debt as tools for short and or long term manipulation.

 

Organic Growth is sustainable growth. Manipulation of the population, being taxation to sustain the fraud of socialism, is dangerous.

 

It is about fraud, which is not in the pundits or analysts’ discussion or thought process.

 

It is about credibility which can’t exist as long as fraud of socialism exists. Credibility comprises the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message. Credibility is deemed essential in many fields to establish expertise. It must play a crucial role in journalism, teaching, science, medicine, business leadership, social media, and governance. In today’s society, credibility is lacking in the very elements that are necessary for society to thrive, and in every instance that lack of credibility has as its root the fraud of socialism. Restoring credibility, including in our currency, means eliminating fraud. Restoring credibility in our local communities means repealing all property taxes in favor of the Uniform States Sales Tax.

 

 

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February 3, 2026
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February 3, 2026
Taxpayers who know something is wrong with appraisal practices & property valuations within their appraisal district should push for a Forensic Audit. Here is a guideline for the Scope of Work Letter between Forensic Accountant & Central Appraisal District, listing many violations and fraudulent activity to uncover.
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January 16, 2026
This article links to others and digs deeper to show why socialism is the antithesis of capitalism & the U.S. Constitution and why socialism should be codified as illegal... Stop theft & fraud, repeal all property tax in favor of the Uniform States Sales Tax. Your involvement as taxpayer & property owner is crucial.
January 14, 2026
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January 13, 2026
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January 9, 2026
State(s) Property Tax Codes are criminally violated, not just 1 or 2 sections of code, on an epic level, including failure to comply with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice which is required in the code of law. Property Taxes must be repealed in favor of the Uniform State(s) Sales Tax to save us all.
January 7, 2026
The only way to insist, and get, permanent change starts with knowledge of the issues. Goal is to inform ALL, including politicians, and obtain advocacy from all levels of government. Share this article, all the links to other articles & links to videos. Together we will make a permanent difference.
January 5, 2026
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December 25, 2025
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December 22, 2025
Conroe Texas' example of the pattern & practice of Institutionalized Systemic Moral Hazard that's playing out across the US: Public Private Partnerships, School Bond Fraud, Economic Development Commissions. The common nexus is fraudulent overvaluation & over taxation of property, annually increasing to cover up fraud.
December 17, 2025
Prepared to go bankrupt to support your school district that is failing in education & equity stripping your home & future via the outstanding fraudulent school bond debt? Let's repeal all property tax in favor of Uniform States Sales Tax, end the socialist nightmare, & feed those strangled by the socialists.
December 15, 2025
Please forgive bluntness of this letter. The Financial Stability Oversight Council Report December 2025 has a conclusionary fatal flaw especially regarding pgs 29 – 38 which has ramifications in other areas of Report: fraudulent property tax, school district accounting & bond fraud and related State & Federal crimes.
December 12, 2025
What's the connection between Bitcoin, Trading, Federal Reserve, the Texas investigation of over-taxation, socialism, the repeal of property tax, & Precious Metals... a Crisis of Confidence... loss of faith in ability to achieve goals or trust institutions, leading to feelings of doubt & uncertainty about the future.
December 9, 2025
Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Statewide Investigation of Nearly 1,000 Texas Cities to Ensure Municipal Transparency and Stop Illegal Tax Increases. If you believe a municipality is in violation of Section 103.001 or 103.003 of the Local Government Code you may file a complaint.
December 8, 2025
The Press & Federal Reserve have stated that we are not in a recession. The evidence is the opposite. Any one of the 50 issues presented here is enough to cause a recession or major credit crisis... Existing laws are not enforced... Measures need to be implemented... Stop Institutionalized Systemic Moral Hazard.
December 4, 2025
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December 3, 2025
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November 30, 2025
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