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100 Years of Bad Money
12 years ago
My 2¢ Worth (5¢ in Canada)
You see on the streets lately folks having rallies for Treyvon regarding that ordeal, even as unfortunate as it was. But, when it comes to real issues, nothing like that happens, mainly because there are no organizational leaders to start such a thing. That being the case, we need freeform organizations that seek to get people fired up about issues that truly matter in this country which affect us all.
The Federal Reserve was started 100 years ago in '13 on Christmas Eve Eve, and now we are in a shituation where the first buffalo nickel back in 1913 would buy you about the same as George Washington on paper will buy you now in today's '13. Here we are under this fiat system in TRILLIONS in debt to this central banking establishment as run by the bearded bulldog. Over in the UK, people protested in their streets when their debt broke £ ONE trillion. Here we are in a debt of over 10x their debt, and you never hear any people as a large group having any major issue with it. How bad does it get before we run in and say "shut it down!". Until spending is balanced and the interest on money can be paid, EVERY SINGLE office of every single branch and organization of government needs to sit theirself down and go over their spending with a fine comb and pull out all those "loose hairs". Even a primary scan over spending should reveal even a billion we should not be spending. Ridiculous forms of research, projects that just are not that important right now, and types of entitlement programs such as the free cell phones and billions in foreign aid, and for sure, ridiculous $multi-million travel expenses for government officials.
Interesting debt-tracking website, although my understanding is the true debt is around $18.5T, not still in the $16Ts, but numbers are easily fudged through "creative accounting".
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Of course, until the fiat system would ever be dumped, the nation (and the world, for that matter who all live by their own similar systems), can never, by default be economically free. When every dollar is based on a debt to a 3rd party bank, there can't be freedom... you have to pay off the interest on that money with the very money that started that debt. Your own bank gives you a personal loan of $1000, and you pay $10/mo in interest on the loan (on average), and you use that $1000 to pay the interest on that loan they gave you, and there is no other money available except other loans from other banks, it doesn't take one long to see they will be broke and begging for more loans in a few months. Of course, we the people get no say on how much money we cycle into the economy, so we are entrusted in a bunch of rich guys who have no real interest in what happens to the money because they are in with the source of the wealth (those in the banking industry). Coin money is the only true currency because they are made of metals worth at least 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ or 25¢. Of course, it costs more to make those than their face value is, so through the system, paper dollars that help represent are value are lost in the creating of these... but at least once created, metal money can't devalue by its material (although its face value is tied to the paper, so its "accepted" value does degrade). And you have the much more rare silver and gold, of course, but they are harder to come by, and are not cheap, nor commercially accepted. You perhaps could, but I've not heard of anybody taking 20 gold coins into a car dealership expecting to walk out with a new car, but that would pose an interesting experiment.
In essence, lay down all the mundane things of the world, and the smaller local issues that rile up the nation, and lets get together no matter our affiliations or race and let's bond together and seek transparency in what happens behind wooden doors, and demand reason and accountability. We are paying for this party, we should get to attend and join. I say, what better time than the 100th anniversary of the Fed, that we work on deramping this system that does nothing for the common bloke, and incorporate a system that actually promotes wealth among those using the system rather than just those that run it and its supporting structures. I'm sure a few of those that watch me, if you are reading this are like "why worry, it'll never happen", and I understand that annoying reality, but if people just sit idle by while evil reigns and freedoms are more and more taken away, it will continue that much faster. When the envelope is pushed, the people can have the power if we get together to say "Nope, try again; we are not Mikey, we will not eat this bull you are feeding us". It's like the TSA thing... they have no business performing illegal search and seizure on domestic flights. International flights is another business, but domestic law differs quite a bit... but people have shrugged shoulders, slouched down and just gave up on fighting this inappropriate activity.
The Federal Reserve was started 100 years ago in '13 on Christmas Eve Eve, and now we are in a shituation where the first buffalo nickel back in 1913 would buy you about the same as George Washington on paper will buy you now in today's '13. Here we are under this fiat system in TRILLIONS in debt to this central banking establishment as run by the bearded bulldog. Over in the UK, people protested in their streets when their debt broke £ ONE trillion. Here we are in a debt of over 10x their debt, and you never hear any people as a large group having any major issue with it. How bad does it get before we run in and say "shut it down!". Until spending is balanced and the interest on money can be paid, EVERY SINGLE office of every single branch and organization of government needs to sit theirself down and go over their spending with a fine comb and pull out all those "loose hairs". Even a primary scan over spending should reveal even a billion we should not be spending. Ridiculous forms of research, projects that just are not that important right now, and types of entitlement programs such as the free cell phones and billions in foreign aid, and for sure, ridiculous $multi-million travel expenses for government officials.
Interesting debt-tracking website, although my understanding is the true debt is around $18.5T, not still in the $16Ts, but numbers are easily fudged through "creative accounting".
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Of course, until the fiat system would ever be dumped, the nation (and the world, for that matter who all live by their own similar systems), can never, by default be economically free. When every dollar is based on a debt to a 3rd party bank, there can't be freedom... you have to pay off the interest on that money with the very money that started that debt. Your own bank gives you a personal loan of $1000, and you pay $10/mo in interest on the loan (on average), and you use that $1000 to pay the interest on that loan they gave you, and there is no other money available except other loans from other banks, it doesn't take one long to see they will be broke and begging for more loans in a few months. Of course, we the people get no say on how much money we cycle into the economy, so we are entrusted in a bunch of rich guys who have no real interest in what happens to the money because they are in with the source of the wealth (those in the banking industry). Coin money is the only true currency because they are made of metals worth at least 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ or 25¢. Of course, it costs more to make those than their face value is, so through the system, paper dollars that help represent are value are lost in the creating of these... but at least once created, metal money can't devalue by its material (although its face value is tied to the paper, so its "accepted" value does degrade). And you have the much more rare silver and gold, of course, but they are harder to come by, and are not cheap, nor commercially accepted. You perhaps could, but I've not heard of anybody taking 20 gold coins into a car dealership expecting to walk out with a new car, but that would pose an interesting experiment.
In essence, lay down all the mundane things of the world, and the smaller local issues that rile up the nation, and lets get together no matter our affiliations or race and let's bond together and seek transparency in what happens behind wooden doors, and demand reason and accountability. We are paying for this party, we should get to attend and join. I say, what better time than the 100th anniversary of the Fed, that we work on deramping this system that does nothing for the common bloke, and incorporate a system that actually promotes wealth among those using the system rather than just those that run it and its supporting structures. I'm sure a few of those that watch me, if you are reading this are like "why worry, it'll never happen", and I understand that annoying reality, but if people just sit idle by while evil reigns and freedoms are more and more taken away, it will continue that much faster. When the envelope is pushed, the people can have the power if we get together to say "Nope, try again; we are not Mikey, we will not eat this bull you are feeding us". It's like the TSA thing... they have no business performing illegal search and seizure on domestic flights. International flights is another business, but domestic law differs quite a bit... but people have shrugged shoulders, slouched down and just gave up on fighting this inappropriate activity.
Eodred
~eodred
I honestly can't say this will ever happen when even our president is pooring gas on the fire. As long as we keep sending professional polititions into office nothing will ever change. All they are good at is wasting my money.
KeystoneDragon
~keystonedragon
OP
They are pros at spending other people's money; there is no sting when somebody else is picking up the check. They need to live by the same rules and regulations as the rest of us are expected to, but when you MAKE the laws, you tend to write yourself little "outs" to live above it. *offers some all-beef hotdogs and dragon-sized lawn chairs for the raging bonfire* Trouble is we don't get a say on who runs for office... all the guys that get that far are of that jacked up mindset.
ludwiggoff
~ludwiggoff
As a person who drives often for a living, I'd prefer to see a rally against drunk driving. Course, there's nothing like that going on either.
KeystoneDragon
~keystonedragon
OP
Especially in Texas, the worst state per capita in the country for drunk driving injuries/death.
RBluewolfy
~rbluewolfy
worst state but one of the HARSHEST on DWI or DUI's..First DUI, you pay almost 10 grand in fines to the state, not to mention for 3 years AFTER, you pay 1000 a year in "surcharges" to DPS, which MUST be paid before any other fees(license, registration ,etc) are paid..
KeystoneDragon
~keystonedragon
OP
I figured those laws were fairly common among the states. But yea... it apparently isn't working, though, ppl still are doing it obviously. Too bad some of that money isn't going into our craptacular educational system, not that public education in general is doing a lot for society other than removing the "need" for imagination.
