Is Your State Gold-Friendly?

This matters for a couple of reasons

This morning I discovered an index that ranks states by how they treat gold. It’s called the Sound Money Index and is maintained by the Sound Money Defense League (SMDL). Here’s a map of the overall index rankings, with lighter being more favorable towards gold:

To calculate the index the SMDL uses this Methodology:

State Sales Tax on Gold and Silver (16 …