In an honest money system, people earn money by providing goods and services (often, labor) to others. So, the more they earn, the more ‘things’ they produce.
“To make a long story short, in an honest money system, people earn money by providing goods and services (often, labor) to others”. Yes Bill, in an “honest” money system people provide goods and services, and in an honest society, boys are boys and girls are girls. America is evidently no longer an honest society, as we see with absolutely everything happening here today. So now the questions going forward should only be based on how do your dear readers survive in an absolute corrupt society, and what plans do you have for their survival 🤔…I thought I had it figured out, invested heavily in Crypto, gold, platinum and silver, building a dream bolthole in the mountains and having enough fire power to protect mine and plenty of others for years to come. Just a few years ago, The thought of my health was never a question with my strength, healthy living and faith. Never fearing our current corrupt medical system. I guess we all have a plan till we get punched in the face. Sometimes our plans don’t match up with Gods, but never give in and always keep up the good fight, because in the end it’s all you have 😊
Well said, Steve. There are no absolutes. As Roseanna Roseannadanna said many times - "It's like my father always said to me, he said, Roseanna Roseannadeanna; it's always something. If it isn't one thing - it's another. It's always something." So all us proles can do it give it our best shot because as you point out - "in the end it's all you have".
The best laid plans. The only plan that matters is God’s plan. Wish you all the best. I can relate to your circumstances but not sure about the “corrupt medical system”. Other than the vaccine corruption I have been experiencing improved medical conditions with the VA in KC area.
Yes Tiasso, thank you for your service and I know our corrupt politicians have been spending many billions trying to improve the VA system in America which is still very highly corrupt in many areas(helps keep 6% of the adult population under control). Story for another day. My story is not how government employees and unions, both who survive on the middle class and get 100% medical coverage for life. It’s about Obamacare and what it has done to that middle class and how it’s devastating those good people. Yes my friend, it’s a long insane story, and hard to believe, but if you understand anything about Wokeness and DEI, which are both just a few of the arms of Obama, then you will understand just how far these corrupt arms reached. Let’s just say it’s devastating for our none union/government middle class, but don’t worry, you’ll never hear anything about it from our media 🤔
Hey Steve. Keep your head up, knowing we all have seasons in our lives that are more difficult. It sounds to me, that you are in the difficult season now. I will pray for you knowing this.🙏🙏
Since we have been in a recession in real terms since 2020, the “signs of a coming recession”(eg, uninverted yield curve) are more likely to be signs of a coming depression.
In other words, if things get markedly worse, they are more likely to reach a point where they spiral out of control than they are to reach a near term bottom from which a recovery begins. That was the old model of recession. You cannot make even a theoretical case for it in this economy, especially with the current economic handlers.
Throw in the "political" divide, educating the masses to idiocy and the poisoning of our "culture" and you can forget about finding a solid floor to stand on when you try to rebuild.
It's gonna be a complete shitshow and it is starting very soon...
We all know The Law: Trends in place tend to stay in place, until acted upon by a stronger, outside force. (There are a zillion ways to express this idea, but I'm using this one for illustration.) This "fake money" scam dates back to 1971. We're talking about 2+ generations, since it was "instituted". It's no longer a fabrication, or an experiment, it's a "thing" now, having been around longer than some countries! It's going to be a "thing", in fact, THE "Thing", until the stronger, outside force changes the game and gives us the new trend. Now at 72, I may not be around long enough to see it. Does it matter? Whatever is coming, if , indeed, ANYTHING is coming, I'm either already gone, or I have to go through it. Best always. PM
An amazing system really, borrow the production from one's citizens without their permission, pay them back with debt. Wash and repeat until they own nothing but debt that cannot be repaid.
Until real estate is divorced from taxation no one really owns anything, except religious and educational organizations which in turn coincidentally are exempt.
Well, I have been a firm believer in the hypothesis you outline, but, like most other rational snd economically literate persons, I continue to struggle with how to protect my family and my assets from the debacle that I believe to be inevitably coming.
Gerry, self reliance is the only truth on how to protect yourself. Surrounding yourself with like minded people will make life easier, more enjoyable and secure 😊
Gold and Silver are essential- but so are food and food production, water purification devices and methods, self-defense equipment and the beans that go inside, medical supplies, hand tools, a way to generate and sustain Electricity, books and references on all of the above and on and on and on. Use your imagination and begin laying your hands on these items while you still can. The internet has TONS of great resources for basic lists and then stuff to sequentially add. But likely most important (and mentioned by Mr. Steve) is a group of like-minded individuals you can count on when it really WILL matter. Find one or start building one - now.
Scroll about 1/4 of the way down for a great list of basic sites to get you started off on the right foot, but this page is FILLED with great links, any one of which could turn out to be your key to survival and prospering:
Hate to be a downer SE, and at one level like the idea of prepping, but, if it gets really bad, Cormac McCarthy got it right with The Road. A kilogram of gold in your backyard just makes you a target and in any case, how many people can build a rabbit snare, let alone dress and cook one? It should have collapsed 50 years ago, when a small group could have provided most of the necessary skills. Now we have thousands who can email a message in no time flat but can barely boil water.
My question remains the same. Why would I invest in "any" country's securities, pending installation of the Bric's monetary system in the next 2 months? If a large nbr of "friendly" nations decide to join Brics and we have securities in a country that is not agreed to join Brics, what do we do then, whistle in the wind?
It agree as debased as it is, the dollar has been around. Frankly, If somehow we can control spending and I don't even mean cuts.Just stop growth in spending for a few yesters.We can grow out of this. Do I think we will? No. Does anybody think a currency backed by these mostly s hole, currupt countries will succeed long-term?
The longer do currencies. Is there a put on bric? No answers here just more questions
Why do you leave out the beginning of this $31+ debt in 1931 when you list the three other dates? The zero debt that existed before 1931 was never to be seen again! Is that page missing from your history book? The 1931 action was and is the cause of 1971 and 2024. Correct?
AVON CALLING……From the producers of Batman and Beetlejuice comes a story, Boy meets Girl…Girl meets reality….Girl meets Edward Scissorhands! 😂
Next week the market will once again eat green spinach soup turtle duck loin and fermented biscuits. Going up up and away, in a beautiful lampoon. Oh yes, country men lend your smears and listen to the sound bite of the winning mic.
What a beauty it’s going to be, the Mind Control Drone Project will seize the moment and mustard mouth mush the Broca’s brain. The laughing indigo will leak salivation tongue twisters and speak gibberish through the Talismanic Powers. The seeds of Horn will buckle the knees when the blue clothing article spews non sequiturs and sinks like a rock. Fear not, The Son of Fred, The American Savior, President Trump is Honest Money.
“To make a long story short, in an honest money system, people earn money by providing goods and services (often, labor) to others”. Yes Bill, in an “honest” money system people provide goods and services, and in an honest society, boys are boys and girls are girls. America is evidently no longer an honest society, as we see with absolutely everything happening here today. So now the questions going forward should only be based on how do your dear readers survive in an absolute corrupt society, and what plans do you have for their survival 🤔…I thought I had it figured out, invested heavily in Crypto, gold, platinum and silver, building a dream bolthole in the mountains and having enough fire power to protect mine and plenty of others for years to come. Just a few years ago, The thought of my health was never a question with my strength, healthy living and faith. Never fearing our current corrupt medical system. I guess we all have a plan till we get punched in the face. Sometimes our plans don’t match up with Gods, but never give in and always keep up the good fight, because in the end it’s all you have 😊
Well Faith is one thing You can have until the end of Our time on this earth.
Well said, Steve. There are no absolutes. As Roseanna Roseannadanna said many times - "It's like my father always said to me, he said, Roseanna Roseannadeanna; it's always something. If it isn't one thing - it's another. It's always something." So all us proles can do it give it our best shot because as you point out - "in the end it's all you have".
😊
The best laid plans. The only plan that matters is God’s plan. Wish you all the best. I can relate to your circumstances but not sure about the “corrupt medical system”. Other than the vaccine corruption I have been experiencing improved medical conditions with the VA in KC area.
Yes Tiasso, thank you for your service and I know our corrupt politicians have been spending many billions trying to improve the VA system in America which is still very highly corrupt in many areas(helps keep 6% of the adult population under control). Story for another day. My story is not how government employees and unions, both who survive on the middle class and get 100% medical coverage for life. It’s about Obamacare and what it has done to that middle class and how it’s devastating those good people. Yes my friend, it’s a long insane story, and hard to believe, but if you understand anything about Wokeness and DEI, which are both just a few of the arms of Obama, then you will understand just how far these corrupt arms reached. Let’s just say it’s devastating for our none union/government middle class, but don’t worry, you’ll never hear anything about it from our media 🤔
Hey Steve. Keep your head up, knowing we all have seasons in our lives that are more difficult. It sounds to me, that you are in the difficult season now. I will pray for you knowing this.🙏🙏
Make good friends with local farmers, for one.
Since we have been in a recession in real terms since 2020, the “signs of a coming recession”(eg, uninverted yield curve) are more likely to be signs of a coming depression.
In other words, if things get markedly worse, they are more likely to reach a point where they spiral out of control than they are to reach a near term bottom from which a recovery begins. That was the old model of recession. You cannot make even a theoretical case for it in this economy, especially with the current economic handlers.
Hi Brien -
Throw in the "political" divide, educating the masses to idiocy and the poisoning of our "culture" and you can forget about finding a solid floor to stand on when you try to rebuild.
It's gonna be a complete shitshow and it is starting very soon...
We all know The Law: Trends in place tend to stay in place, until acted upon by a stronger, outside force. (There are a zillion ways to express this idea, but I'm using this one for illustration.) This "fake money" scam dates back to 1971. We're talking about 2+ generations, since it was "instituted". It's no longer a fabrication, or an experiment, it's a "thing" now, having been around longer than some countries! It's going to be a "thing", in fact, THE "Thing", until the stronger, outside force changes the game and gives us the new trend. Now at 72, I may not be around long enough to see it. Does it matter? Whatever is coming, if , indeed, ANYTHING is coming, I'm either already gone, or I have to go through it. Best always. PM
An amazing system really, borrow the production from one's citizens without their permission, pay them back with debt. Wash and repeat until they own nothing but debt that cannot be repaid.
Until real estate is divorced from taxation no one really owns anything, except religious and educational organizations which in turn coincidentally are exempt.
Well, I have been a firm believer in the hypothesis you outline, but, like most other rational snd economically literate persons, I continue to struggle with how to protect my family and my assets from the debacle that I believe to be inevitably coming.
Gerry, self reliance is the only truth on how to protect yourself. Surrounding yourself with like minded people will make life easier, more enjoyable and secure 😊
Don’t forget your bible and faith the lord’s will will prevail.
Me too. Can only buy and hold onto so much gold and silver.
Bob, I agree, well said!
Gold and Silver are essential- but so are food and food production, water purification devices and methods, self-defense equipment and the beans that go inside, medical supplies, hand tools, a way to generate and sustain Electricity, books and references on all of the above and on and on and on. Use your imagination and begin laying your hands on these items while you still can. The internet has TONS of great resources for basic lists and then stuff to sequentially add. But likely most important (and mentioned by Mr. Steve) is a group of like-minded individuals you can count on when it really WILL matter. Find one or start building one - now.
Scroll about 1/4 of the way down for a great list of basic sites to get you started off on the right foot, but this page is FILLED with great links, any one of which could turn out to be your key to survival and prospering:
https://granitegrok.com/blog/2023/01/survival-sunday-sunday-prep-edition
Funny how the laughter so confidently directed at us "preppers" pretty much stopped after convid...
So true my brother!
Hate to be a downer SE, and at one level like the idea of prepping, but, if it gets really bad, Cormac McCarthy got it right with The Road. A kilogram of gold in your backyard just makes you a target and in any case, how many people can build a rabbit snare, let alone dress and cook one? It should have collapsed 50 years ago, when a small group could have provided most of the necessary skills. Now we have thousands who can email a message in no time flat but can barely boil water.
Hi John -
I try not to let Truth get me down, even when I don't like it or it's different than what I thought. Your comment is right on the money, brother...
The future is a bit like death I suppose, SE, you know it's going to happen, and that's okay, but the bit I try not to dwell on is how.
My question remains the same. Why would I invest in "any" country's securities, pending installation of the Bric's monetary system in the next 2 months? If a large nbr of "friendly" nations decide to join Brics and we have securities in a country that is not agreed to join Brics, what do we do then, whistle in the wind?
It agree as debased as it is, the dollar has been around. Frankly, If somehow we can control spending and I don't even mean cuts.Just stop growth in spending for a few yesters.We can grow out of this. Do I think we will? No. Does anybody think a currency backed by these mostly s hole, currupt countries will succeed long-term?
The longer do currencies. Is there a put on bric? No answers here just more questions
Why do you leave out the beginning of this $31+ debt in 1931 when you list the three other dates? The zero debt that existed before 1931 was never to be seen again! Is that page missing from your history book? The 1931 action was and is the cause of 1971 and 2024. Correct?
Leonard Hartman
There is only one form of “honest money”! 😃
AVON CALLING……From the producers of Batman and Beetlejuice comes a story, Boy meets Girl…Girl meets reality….Girl meets Edward Scissorhands! 😂
Next week the market will once again eat green spinach soup turtle duck loin and fermented biscuits. Going up up and away, in a beautiful lampoon. Oh yes, country men lend your smears and listen to the sound bite of the winning mic.
What a beauty it’s going to be, the Mind Control Drone Project will seize the moment and mustard mouth mush the Broca’s brain. The laughing indigo will leak salivation tongue twisters and speak gibberish through the Talismanic Powers. The seeds of Horn will buckle the knees when the blue clothing article spews non sequiturs and sinks like a rock. Fear not, The Son of Fred, The American Savior, President Trump is Honest Money.
I meant, I no longer do currencies.