Society & Decadence This page contains information about the western society and its late-roman decadent lifestyle

New 2011 - 03 - 31:

[06:00 pm] Late-roman decadence as it goes: America's Race To Buy Bigger Homes

Supposedly everything bought on credit.

[07:15 am] Today we'd like to encourage you to set up your own business

There are several reasons why it makes a whole lotta sense to found your own business today, simply because some circumstances have much improved since the beginning of the 90s. Here's a list of 6 things that have changed profoundly:

1.Travelling became much cheaper. More highways, a better train service and flights which were much more expensive in the past, became pretty affordable today.

2.Less bureaucracy regarding the formation of a business.

3.Much easier access to information, due to the internet.

4.Business taxes have decreased in most countries.

5.Communication became much easier, from the technical point of view. Giving someone a call is almost free today (or you use skype, than it's absolutely free)

6.Raising capital became much easier: if your business model is outstanding and you are good at what your are doing, there's hardly gonna be a problem for you to raise some venture capital.

New 2011 - 03 - 30:

[07:00 am] You already know what we think about 'jobs': 10 Signs It's Time To Quit Your Job

The most important ones:

You Aren't Learning Anything New | You Never Have a Day When You Wake Up Excited To Go To Work | You Don't Like Most of Your Coworkers | You are Stressed All the Time

Big mistake:

You Spend Time Looking For Other Jobs

Conclusion: Don't look for other jobs. Better start to think about creating your own business.

New 2011 - 03 - 29:

[10:45 am] Cartoon

New 2011 - 03 - 26:

[06:45 am] Due to fast food, laziness and too much computer consumption: California Flops In Fitness: Only 1 In 3 Kids Pass P.E. Test

Isn't there any kind of app which can help them to get in shape?

New 2011 - 03 - 25:

[01:30 pm] It's all gone: 70 Years Old and No Savings

If you’re worried that you haven’t saved enough for retirement, you’re probably right. Most of us haven’t. In fact, the Employee Benefit Research Institute found the majority of American workers had put away less than $25,000 for their golden years.

Poor middle class. Every dollar spent on clothing, mortgages, expensive trips, etc.

[01:15 pm] We are impressed: School Principal Sells Shoe Collection To Save Teacher Jobs

This is what society needs today: less decadence (less shoes) and more willingness to help each other.

[01:00 pm] In order to get a 'good job': Top 10 Colleges Parents Want Their Kids To Go To

Why don't they teach their kids how to make money instead? Why do they want them to get a job? It's simple: they (parents) got a job as well, the grand parents had jobs and all of their neighbors have jobs too. A job is everything the middle class knows and everything they've ever dreamed of.

Contrary to the middle class, a sophisticated investor is longing for something completely different, which is 'financial freedom', instead of job security.

Where do you see yourself? Would you rather be interested in a good job or do you belong to the small group of people who are longing for financial freedom?

(also see previous post)

New 2011 - 03 - 13:

[09:15 am] Welcome to slavery: Just Got A Job? 8 Tips For A Stress-Free Return To Employment

Job = Just over broke

[08:45 am] The American middle does what it does best: Tax cuts moved people to shop in February

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans are using extra money from their tax cuts to buy new cars, clothing, sporting goods and electronics.

The reduction in Social Security taxes helped lift retail sales for the eighth straight month in February and by the largest amount since the fall. Still, higher oil prices threaten to chip away at consumers' disposable income over the next few months.

New cars, new clothes, new electronics...all pretty much worthless the day after tomorrow.

Investors buy assets, employees/sheep buy crap. This is the one and only reason why some people retire at the age of 30 years, while the other 99% work till they die. What kind of life would you prefer to live?

New 2011 - 03 - 07:

[01:30 pm] Preparing you for the rat race of the 'elite': Top 13 Undergrad Business Schools

[07:15 am] The real important questions in our times: PHOTOS: Best-Dressed At This Weekend's Fashion Fetes?

Definitly no need to click on the link, just wanted to stress what many people seem to care about.

New 2011 - 03 - 04:

[04:30 pm] For wage slaves: 14 Ways To Combat Corporatitis

[04:30 pm] Decadence in the classical sense: Businessman Pays $310K To Clone Beloved Dogs

New 2011 - 03 - 03:

[11:30 am] MyTwoDollars.com: Be Your Own Boss – 10 Reasons Why I Love the Benefits of Being Self-Employed

For those people who are sick of working for other people, who prefer to work for themselves instead.

[08:30 am] Gosh, we were waiting for this shizzz for so long, thank god it has finally arrived: Apple Unveils iPad 2 -- Everything You Need To Know

What does a man need to be satisfied in 2011? Of course, all it takes is an iPad 2. Remember: you're the biggest deal of all if you go out and get yours as soon as somehow possible.

Well, at least that's what you do if you're nothing but a customer who is consuming his ass off day in and day out. On the other side, there are people who bought apple shares 3 years ago, who made a whole lot of money, instead of spending it on apple products. You have to make the decision all by yourself whether you want to belong to those people who spend money or to those who make all the money. Either you're a hustler, or you're a customer.

New 2011 - 02 - 27:

[09:00 am] Tell us something new: Executives Behind Financial Crisis Face Little Risk Of Being Caught

[09:00 am] Unfortunately, many more people will need these stores in order to drown their sorrows: 'Wal-Mart Of Weed' Opens Doors

New 2011 - 02 - 26:

[01:15 pm] Decadence in its purest form: Human milk ice cream goes on sale

New 2011 - 02 - 23:

[02:00 pm] A list of all Bilderbergers: Participants of the Bilderberg Meetings

New 2011 - 02 - 21:

[04:30 pm] Video: Sun Tzu and the Art of turning Liberal Idiots into Useful Idiots

New 2011 - 02 - 20:

[01:30 pm] People with 2 private jets shopping at Costco? The New, New Rich: After the Recession

[09:15 am] Seems like these climate jerks now turn totally crazy: Climate change scientists call for food rationing to reduce carbon emissions

Leading scientists have called for World War II-style rationing in First World countries to avert catastrophic global warming, in a series of papers published by the United Kingdom's Royal Society.

These 'leading scientists' won't only cut the peoples food supply. If they succeed, they gonna ration life as well.

New 2011 - 02 - 13:

[08:00 am] "How much do we have to pay?" New York Times Article Perpetuates Short-Sighted Management Attitudes

Now on the surface, this all sounds reasonable enough: employees can’t be relied upon to be loyal, so since they are mercenaries, the boss should pay just enough to keep them from bolting, but no more. But read the language more carefully. The author sees himself as having to buy loyalty, which is barely a step removed from seeing workers as commodities.

Companies only pay as little as possible - another reason why everybody should try to escape from that modern slavery.

New 2011 - 02 - 12:

[04:30 pm] Video: Your Life According To The Government

[05:45 am] Ty Andros: G7 Banana Republics ON the Road to ZIMBABWE!

New 2011 - 02 - 08:

[12:15 pm] Photos: Sad Businessmen At Bars

These guys probably don't have gold and silver in their vaults, only debt and paper. Or could you think of another reason why they are depressed?

[12:00 pm] Something for conspirators: HIGH RANKING BILDERBERG MASON SPILLS THE BEANS ON HIS DEATH-BED

Was it really a Bilderberger who said this? Anyways, some truth might be hidden in this article.

New 2011 - 02 - 03:

[02:30 pm] Video with Donald Trump: he thinks that a loaf of bread will soon cost $25. Must see!

New 2011 - 01 - 27:

[05:00 pm] Must See: Video: Film: Zeitgeist 3 - Moving Forward

As almost all Zeitgeist films, this one is again very fascinating. It's about the final of our monetary system as we know it today and the consequences for mankind. It's a thriller, in which we all play a leading role.

New 2011 - 01 - 24:

[04:30 pm] On to the next dictator. Mubaraks is about to get dumped: Rioting Breaks Out In Egypt

When we reported three days ago that 59 outbound shipments of gold were intercepted at the Egypt airport, we predicted that the country's oligarchs were proactively preparing precisely for what they knew is coming imminently. It has arrived. From Al-Jazeera: "Hundreds of protesters have begun to take to the streets in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, chanting slogans against the police, the interior minister and the government, in scenes that the capital has not seen since the 1970s, Al Jazeera's correspondent reported. Downtown Cairo has come to a standstill, and protesters are now marching towards the headquarters of the ruling National Democracy Party. "It is unprecedented for security forces to let people march like this without trying to stop them," Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reported from the site of the protest."

New 2011 - 01 - 18:

[03:45 pm] Simply too many high school graduates go to college: Most college students learn next to nothing: study

With millions of people out of work in this country -- many who have college degrees and even advanced degrees -- rising tuition costs have many wondering if college students are getting the bang for their parents' buck. (See: Rethinking College as Student-Loan Burdens Rise)

A new study suggests, “not hardly,” if the goal of earning a four-year college degree is to actually learn something.

The report based on the book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses found that after two years of college, 45% of students learned little to nothing. After four years, 36% of students learned almost nothing.

A bubble which is about to burst: Higher Education

New 2011 - 01 - 11:

[03:30 pm] Huffington Post: The 10 Worst Jobs In America

[03:30 pm] But only for the middle class, not for managers and bankers: Downturn Forcing Biggest Drop In Wages In Decades

Wages for American workers have fallen dramatically since the financial crisis, in what will likely turn out to be the worst such plunge since the Great Depression, the Wall Street Journal reports.

And as always, it's the middle class that has to pay the bill. Why? Simply because they are the biggest group of workers, they have the weakest lobby (if there is one at all). The size of the group hardly allows them to organize their concerns. All they do is accept their situation, instead of switching of their TVs and starting to go out to protest against the growing social inequality.

Among people who are lucky enough to have work, living standards have been significantly downgraded. Almost a third of America's working families are now considered low-income, earning less than twice the official poverty threshold, according to a recent report. The recession reversed a period of improvement.

That's what people will have to get used to now and in the future: a decreasing living standard.

New 2011 - 01 - 10:

[06:30 am] True word: Economist: 'The Age Of American Predominance Is Over'

New 2011 - 01 - 06:

[03:00 pm] Book launch:Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics

[04:45 am] Zerohedge: Charting The Ponzi Generation

New 2011 - 01 - 03:

[05:15 am] For 'war hawks':Next Year's Wars

ForeignPolicy.com has listed potential places in which a war seems to be likely to happen this year. For those who are interested, watch the reports on TV.

[05:00 am] Why doesn't Geithner do something about it? The Shadow Banking System: A Third Of All The Wealth In The World Is Held In Offshore Banks

You and I live in a totally different world than the ultra-rich and the international banking elite do. Many of them live in a world where they simply do not pay income taxes. Today, it is estimated that a third of all the wealth in the world is held in offshore banks. So why is so much of the wealth of the globe located in places such as Monaco, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Isle of Man? It isn't because those are fun places to visit. It is to avoid taxes.

The wealthy know how to play the game. For most of the rest of us, the game kicks our behinds.

So for those who are constantly screaming "tax the rich", the cold, hard truth of the matter is that those who are truly ultra-rich know how to escape just about any oppressive tax regime you may set up. They are light years ahead of the rest of us in knowing how to play the game.

...because they would be cut off immediately. That's the difference between the ultra-rich and wage slave ministers.

New 2010 - 12 - 28:

[02:00 pm] For wage slaves: Slow Down: How To Break Free Of 'Time Urgency'

[01:45 pm] Video: The Global Awakening – Alex Jones speech from Santa Cruz, CA

New 2010 - 12 - 27:

[07:00 am] Good idea, at least better than the rat race: Man quits job, makes living suing e-mail spammers

New 2010 - 12 - 22:

[12:45 pm] Huffington Post: Spanish Christmas Lottery Spreads $3 Billion Of Cheer

MADRID — Spain's beloved Christmas lottery sprinkled 2.3 billion euros ($3 billion) in holiday cheer across the country Wednesday, handing out winnings eagerly welcomed by a nation facing 20 percent unemployment.

One of the most awaited days of the year in Spain served up merry moments for people struggling to make mortgage payments and pay bills, or those seeking jobs. One lottery vendor said he had hired a medium to lure good luck.

The only imaginable way to become wealthy for the majority of people (salary slaves) is winning the lottery. Entrepreneurs know that getting rich isn't a question of luck, it's much more about commitment, confidence, dedication, sweat and pain.

New 2010 - 12 - 20:

[09:15 am] The bloody sheep are doomed to go shopping again: Shoppers crowd the malls in Christmas countdown

This cartoon pretty much says it all.

The sheep go to work from 9 to 5 day in day out, for an entire year, only to get rid of their money on Christmas, by buying stuff that'll be almost worthless on New Year's eve.

The multinational corporations who soak up 99% of this money thank them big time....by creating new crap that'll be bought by the brainwashed crowd in 2011.

How about making your beloved ones a present that at least keeps the value and is even likely to increase in value? How about saving some money? You already know what our point is, right?

[08:45 am] It's all self-made: General Ivashov: “International terrorism does not exist”

New 2010 - 12 - 18:

[10:45 am] A grain of truth: Jim Rogers: "All Of You Who Have MBAs Have Made Mistakes" And You Should Be Farmers Instead

New 2010 - 12 - 14:

[04:45 pm] Huffington Post: The Middle Class Is Getting Savaged, But Washington Ignores Reality

Well, we look at it from a different point of view, as we think that the middle class is incredibly lazy regarding how they handle their own financial matters.

Wall Street is getting richer year by year while the middle class is sliding into poverty bit by bit, with millions of jobless Americans and millions of Americans being on food stamps. The middle class could easily avoid this mess if they finally started to act, instead of sitting on the couch watching shit on TV, consuming unhealthy products, buying trash all day long, only to keep up with their neighbours, the Kardashians, whoever.

If you ask people on the street whether they are happy with the fact that Wall Street banks, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, etc, make more money and pay higher bonuses than they have ever paid before, 9 out of 10 people would tell you that they think salaries are inappropriate in comparison to the rest of the US. So the question is why the middle class still gives all the money/power/responsibility to the banks, even if people don't share the banks views, work ethics and moreover hate the fact that the big banks have so much power.

It's time to stop being lazy. Start handling financial matters on your own,....you gonna be at least as successful managing your money as the banks are. Withdraw your money from your bank account, put it in physical gold and silver and most important, do it now. You would be happy to see how big your own bonus will be next year.

All it needs is determination and courage. Give it a try!

New 2010 - 12 - 01:

[11:15 am] Must Watch: The Madness of a lost society

"As you watch this horrific video, do you think that these people own a single ounce of physical precious metal? Any gold? Any silver? Do you think that even one of them understands what the Federal Reserve is, or that the FED is spending them into oblivion and economic slavery? Do you think that even one among them has made any preparations at all for the day when there is no food on grocery store shelfs?"

New 2010 - 11 - 24:

[01:45 pm] Nice, and yet nobody is revolting against it: OPULENCE IS BACK - Wall Street Gets Its Groove Back And Spends Unapologetically

Wall Street bankers hiring a dwarf for an over-the-top bachelor party in Miami. Nieman Marcus selling out its 100 limited-edition $75,000 Camaros in three minutes. Socialites dropping $40,000 on a custom cellphone at a jewelry store in Chicago. An investment analyst at Goldman Sachs who hired hip-hop queen Lil' Kim to perform for 1,000 guests at his annual Halloween party last month.

Yep, we can't say that this is a surprise to us. They are doing it big while 10% of the US population is already on food stamps. And we don't have to remind you over and over again that this is only the beginning of the crisis, the collapse is still ahead. There are going to be more than a hundred million people on food stamps soon.

But well, what else are the banksters supposed to do as long as nobody is revolting against this development? The average people won't complain as long as 'American idol' or 'Project Runway' are still on the tube. Bread and circuses for everybody!

P.S. Hope the bankers won't show off their goodies that publicly in a couple of months/years, cause that will be the point when the mob is going to cut their heads off.

Ahh forgot, that is gonna happen either way.

New 2010 - 11 - 23:

[04:30 am] Huffington Post: 13 Colleges That Won't Leave You In Massive Debt

[04:30 am] The education industry took all their money: Unemployed & Underwater: College Seniors Explain Depth Of Crisis

New 2010 - 11 - 22:

[06:30 am] Warren Buffet: Rich 'Have It Better Than We've Ever Had It'

"I think that people at the high end, people like myself, should be paying a lot more in taxes. We have it better than we've ever had it," he told ABC's Christiane Amanpour in a clip played on "This Week" on Sunday.

When Amanpour pointed to critics' claims that the very wealthy need tax cuts to spur business and capitalism, Buffett replied, "The rich are always going to say that, you know, 'Just give us more money, and we'll go out and spend more, and then it will all trickle down to the rest of you.' But that has not worked the last 10 years, and I hope the American public is catching on."

There you have it. Warren is right this time. Unfortuantely for the majority of the American people, Obama doesn't pay attenation to their will, he's only pledged allegiance to "god", which is, in fact, Mister Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs. So Barack won't raise taxes for the rich, cause that would "hurt" the top-bankers money-bags.

[06:30 am] Wealthy people are desperately begging for higher taxation: Millionaires To Obama: Tax Us!

New 2010 - 11 - 19:

[06:45 am] Huffington Post: Homeless Man Turns In Backpack With $3,300 Inside

Wonder if there's a bankster out there that would do the same thing. I wished the homeless man would have been as shameless as the bankers, stashed the cash in his own pockets and bought 120 ounces of silver from it.

[06:45 am] First it's debt, then it's the rat race: 13 Colleges That Leave Students In Massive Debt

[06:30 am] Even athletes know that it's time to get rid of the system: Man U Player Of The Century Eric Cantona Appeals For Peaceful Revolution Against Banks, Calls For Europeans To Pull Their Money

New 2010 - 11 - 15:

[03:45 am] The gold standard isn't compatible with today's democracy: Return to the Gold Standard would be madness must read!

If there were a major domestic recession, the countries would simply have to suffer it. They would not be able to cut interest rates to alleviate the pain. In other words, countries would have to deflate, and suffer the social pain that goes with this, if they are to keep to the Gold Standard in times of economic stress. This may have worked well in the 19th century, when the poorer households who would tend to be affected couldn’t do anything about it, but I can think of few circumstances under which a democracy (with one-man one-vote) would allow it.

And don’t expect a return to the Gold Standard. The problem is not that it is unfeasible. It has plenty of attractive features, among them the fact that it constrains governments from inflating their debts away. However, it is simply incompatible with democracy as we know it.

There you have it. The gold standard isn't compatible in a welfare democracy where votes can be bought by increasing state expenses. However, the gold standard is basically compatible with democracy. The US and UK already had it, but they didn't have universal suffrage, where every vote/voice counts equally.

New 2010 - 11 - 13:

[06:00 am] Huffington Post: Private Banks Keep Hiring As World's Rich Get Richer

This text gives a nice example of what I want to explain to you.

There is still time left to do your homework. Every day is the right day for you to start making the right decisions. It's time to do the right things - and - to do things right.

If you don't finally start to make the real important decisions, then time will make the decisions for you.

And it's not even difficult to create a certain wealth, that's what I want you to know! Spend less than you earn. Try to build a business and money will come running after you. This will be inevitable, like a law of nature. Even you won't be able to prevent it, later on.

That's exactely what the text tries to make clear. That's why the rich always get richer. That's exactely why banks in the US have to keep hiring like in those times before the crisis. The number of rich people is still increasing.

Don't blame the others for the situation you are in, or the situation you aren't in. Only blame yourself and start to change things. Then keep it moving and moving and moving,..and you'll see the situation will improve.

No matter how old you are, never believe that it's still too early or already too late to make something happen. THIS is the right time.

I wanna leave you with a quote from Robert Louis Stevenson, who once wrote:

"You cannot run away from a weakness; you must sometimes fight it out or perish."

(ME)

New 2010 - 11 - 05:

[07:30 pm] A 27-story building for one family: World's Most Expensive Home Valued At $1 BILLION

One less-than-savory aspect of the home which designers have yet to tout -- Antilla, named after a mythical island, also provides a bird's eye view of Mumbai's slums, home to 60 percent of the city's population.

This indian billionaire does it big, while many people around his "house" are starving to death.

[07:30 pm] Study: Long-Term Unemployment Has Disastrous Effects On Health, Life Expectancy

This means one thing. Get up/out to work, BUT not as an employee..start setting up your own business...become an employer. Don't enter the rat race. If you are already in it, quit.

New 2010 - 11 - 04:

[02:30 pm] Bix Weir on Lemetropolecafe.com (Midas) - A FINAL CHECKLIST FOR EVERYONE:

He thinks that now is the time to prepare for the final collapse.

The entire article can be found here: A FINAL CHECKLIST FOR EVERYONE

I guarantee you that our little experiment with "VIRTUAL WEALTH" is going to end very badly...and very soon!

Use this FINAL CHECKLIST to prepare yourself for what is coming.

Remove Yourself From The Electronic Financial System - The corruption, fraud and abuse goes so much deeper than anyone knows that the ONLY way to get beyond this mess is 100% collapse of the current system and start again. Without the complete collapse of all electronic and paper assets and debt there will be those in the shadows who continue to run the show. The $700B bailout was NOTHING when it comes to the "Shadow Banking System". I have heard estimates of total fiat monetary instruments in the QUINTILLIONS! If we try to "readjust" our system with something like www.NESARA.org we will only be hurting ourselves, delaying the pain and playing into the hand of the Bad Guys. We will feel that the problems were solved but a readjustment wouldn't take care of what lurks in the shadows. We need a complete and total CREATIVE DESTRUCTION EVENT that ZEROS out everything. That will be achieved in a derivative collapse and/or an EMP.

So if you have any "assets" that are still entangled in the Electronic Financial System expect to lose them somewhere in the coming crash. That will most likely be balanced out by your holdings of gold and silver coin but only if it's in your own possession.

Food & Water Storage - For anyone who's analyzed how quickly food stocks turn at your average grocery store the timing is scary at best. Even without any kind of panic mentality most perishables take only a few days to sellout and get restocked. Imagine what would happen if there was a financial breakdown with no new deliveries due to a collapse. We're talking only hours after the word starts to spread before all the shelves are wiped clean (most likely from looting as electronic transactions will freeze).

So I recommend having a substantial amount of dried food on hand at all times. How much you will need will depend on the amount of people you will be sheltering and the duration of the collapse. I am of the view that the more dried food you have the better off you will be. Bartering with your extra food will prove to be very, very valuable if the problems persist.

And don't forget water. You won't survive without water. If there is a total breakdown you won't be able to rely on the local utilities for ANYTHING for a while. Get yourself some large plastic kegs that can hold enough water for you to survive off for at least a month or two. You'll also need it to cook with.

Gold, Silver & Cash - If there is a total breakdown of our electronic monetary system (as in wiped clean from the earth) you are going to want a nice pile of physical cash as well as gold and silver coins. The cash will be very valuable in the early stage of the crash because very few will have access to any and people are still conditioned to deal in fiat money. I suggest $1's, $5's, $10's and $20's. Also keep piling up that change that you currently toss into your change jar. It should go a long way right after the crash.

As for gold and silver...it might take a while for them to be accepted by the masses. With the markets frozen shut even gold and silver diehards will not know the value of a 1oz eagle coin. It is likely that there will be some sort of announcement by the Government about backing the new currency with gold or silver but it will take a while for people to both understand and accept this transition. Pre-1965 90% silver coins may be a very good transition money as they are recognized as legal tender, have the form and shape of our current money and their purity is reliable as forgery of these coins has not been a problem due to their low value...at least at the moment. There will likely be warnings to watch out for fake gold and silver as the veil is lifted off the ETF fraud and the bars drilled.

Piles of Basic Necessities and Just Stuff - One of the results of the currency crash will be the End of Globalization. This is easy to understand because nobody will be accepting fiat money any more. There will be anger at the US for basically defaulting on the dollar promises. China will nationalize all our factories and equipment in their country as payback. They will use this infrastructure to supply goods to their own population. Every other country will follow suit.

Unfortunately, the US imports almost everything these days so expect massive shortages on "STUFF" even after we get back on our feet with a new domestic backed currency. Make a checklist starting with the basic necessities such as toilet paper, medicines, soap, cleaning supplies, clothes, etc. Then you should move on to survival gear such as matches, tents, sleeping bags, knives, camping gear, etc. Then think about barter stuff like cosmetics, alcohol, sporting goods, kids toys, bicycles, etc.

EVERYTHING you stock up on can also be used for barter because there will be things that you didn't think of but will really, really want. Barter goes both ways.

It will take some time before manufacturing of most goods starts again in the US. It will start with the necessities and slowly but surely we will rise from the ashes...but it will all be domestic production for a while.

Protection & Safety - Given that you WILL be one of the few that is fairly prepared for this transition it is only appropriate that you protect your possessions as well as yourself and loved ones against those that were not as prepared and willing to take what they need. The obvious answer is getting a gun. I don't like to recommend it...but I will. If you do get a gun make sure you know how to use it and understand that it carries with it the ultimate moral responsibility. Don't use it UNLESS you have to.

Having said that there are many other steps you can take to tighten up your security. Get a VERY LOUD alarm for your home (and a battery powered back-up). Get motion censored security lights. Get a BIG safe and anchor it into the ground. Get some sort of air filter breathing mask in case of disease outbreaks. Get a portable water purifier. If you are with a group of people get some walkie-talkies.

But MOST of all GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS as they will be your new community. You will need to band together and help each other through this. That old saying "there is safety in numbers" is something you should take to heart. Share your knowledge with them on how this all came about and the great potential for us to get though it if we stick together. YOU can change the way your community thinks and deals with the coming chaos. Yes, you might have to approach them AFTER the first signs of the crash because we all know how people react to us radical gold bugs already. But you can ease them into a NEW relationship you must development when things really start to fall apart. This local group will also be your barter partners so develop a good working relationship with your neighbors.

Tools To Rebuild Your Future - Once the initial shock wears off we will ALL be able to CREATE A NEW LIFE for ourselves. Remember...there will be no more debt. If it all goes the way I think it is planned by the Good Guys we will all be started off with a nice chunk of cash (gold and silver backed) so everyone will be able to take some time to figure out what they want to do with their NEW future. Many of the old jobs will disappear (finance jobs will be cut back the most) but new jobs will be available as we rebuilt our civilization.

So think about WHAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO DO but never had the time, money or confidence to do and start preparing for it now. What are the "tools of the trade" you might need for your new profession? It will take a while for manufacturing to get back on it's feet so you might want to stock up on supplies now to get a head start on the competition. Remember, people will have the means of payment but not so much the tools to be a producer. Get a head start while the tools are still available.

Examples: If you always wanted to be a clothes designer stock up on fabrics and thread. An organic farmer should stock up on seed and fertilizer. A guitar player should stock up on strings and a recording equipment. A local bread baker should stock up on flour, ingredients and paper bags to sell their products. In the beginning our our rebirth everything will be small and community centric so think about what people will need, how you can contribute and what will fulfill your desires as a profession.

These are just some of the things you should be thinking about to prepare for the coming changes. If you live in the city you will have different wants, needs and resources than someone who lives in the country. REALLY put your head to this topic and ACT before the chaos begins...which I believe to be mid-November.

How long?

I think the initial "Shock and Awe" period where EVERYTHING shuts down and there is mass global chaos will be about 1 week. Then I think there will be a very slow improvement as local communities band together trying to help each other through the crisis. My time frame for that is 3-4 months. These will be very hard and very dark days with a lot of anger, fear and chaos.

OUR GLORIOUS FUTURE: After 3-4 months we will realize that we are finally FREE of the evil controllers that have held us in bondage for so long. We will rejoice in our new found freedoms and rejoice in the idea that we can create our own future full of peace and prosperity. The way we ALWAYS thought life should be if we had our choice. Now WE get to CHOOSE!!!

HUMANITY HAS ARRIVED AT OUR LONG PROPHESIED CROSS ROADS...

MAY GOD HELP US PICK THE RIGHT ROAD FROM HERE

All the best in your endeavors.

New 2010 - 11 - 03:

[12:45 pm] The American nightmare: Former Middle-Class Couple Runs Hot Dog Stand To Ward Off Homelessness

[04:45 am] It's a question of prestige where to sleep while going to college, isn't it? The 9 Most Expensive College Dorms

[04:45 am] Good point: 'If Voting Changed Anything They'd Make It Illegal'

New 2010 - 10 - 29:

[06:00 am] Telegraph: Lifetime cure for Lefties

New 2010 - 10 - 28:

[07:00 am] Do it yourself. Become your own boss: 60-Year-Old Loses Job, Creates 12 Websites

"I thought that with the right domain name, whatever creative concept I could come up with could generate some income and maybe even compete against the big guys," Bernstein told HuffPost.

"I get to work from home, I'm totally focused on what I do because I know it's all for my family and our future, and I'm building a business that is mine, rather than working for someone else and building their business," he said. "It's absolutely rewarding and totally satisfying. I could do this sixteen hours a day."

That's what we wanna see. He left is old life behind and started a company completely on his own, took all the risk and gets rewarded for his work now. Gotta give him the respect for that. He escaped from the rat race and is now running just for his own well being, and his familys.

New 2010 - 10 - 23:

[10:45 am] Will get worse: How Income Inequality Hit Levels Not Seen Since The Depression

...then a silver ounce will be an average monthly income for the underclass.

New 2010 - 10 - 18:

[12:30 pm] New York Times: Can Google crack the social code?

New 2010 - 10 - 14:

[05:00 pm] Wanna be a lawyer or judge? The 10 Hardest Law Schools To Get Into

Exactely the right thing for those fellow citizens who are looking for prestige. Go and get it. We need you, see the following post.

[05:00 pm] Access To Justice In U.S. At Third-World Levels, Says Survey

New 2010 - 10 - 06:

[03:45 pm] Banksters are above the law: Banks Breaking Into Homes In Foreclosure... 911 Caller: 'I'm Locked In My Bathroom'

A contractor for JPMorgan Chase changed the front door lock on a woman's home in Orange County, Florida, as she hid out of fear in her bathroom, Eyewitness News reports. The woman, Nancy Jacobini, was reportedly three months behind on her mortgage and her home was reportedly in foreclosure, but, according to Eyewitness News, the bank isn't legally allowed to change the locks on an occupied home. [...]

"I'm locked in my bathroom," she said on a 911 call. "Somebody broke into my house!"

I mean it's not new to us that banks don't respect their clients personal property, since many of the banks have gambled away the deposits of their clients. But it's definitly a surprise that they don't even back off from visiting you directly at home and change the door locks while you are actually in the house. I guess this must be the next level.

New 2010 - 09 - 30:

[03:45 pm] Unlimited ability to spend money: Confessions Of A Lobbyist

Appearing on the first installment of a series called "Follow the Money," the lobbyist, Jimmy Williams, a principal at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, said corporations and interest groups often do not report to the IRS the large amounts of money they give to lawmakers and political action committees, choosing instead to pay a nominal fine. The money goes into a "black hole," Williams said, perpetuating a system he called "corrupt."

New 2010 - 09 - 29:

[01:15 pm] Is this how the real creators of economic prosperity should be treated? Plundering the middle class

A lot of people who consider themselves being middle class today, will be lower class tomorrow, because of increasing unemployment, excessive personal debt, too much consumption, more foreclosures...hard times coming.

New 2010 - 09 - 28:

[04:30 pm] Most of these products ain't the problem: 10 Most Overpriced Products You Should Avoid

[08:15 am] Video: Unemployment song

New 2010 - 09 - 27:

[02:45 pm] That's how alienated the UN really is: UN 'to appoint space ambassador to greet alien visitors'

Very very decadent.Why don't they move to the mars to not disturb us any more? In reality it's again only about one thing: creating new jobs for bureaucrats. Economists call that 'inefficient allocation of resources'. The office sitters' salary could much more be used to modernize infrastructure, improve education, and and and....

New 2010 - 09 - 25:

[07:15 pm] Photos: The World's Most Overweight Nations

[11:45 am] Video: Chrysler Auto Workers BUSTED Drinking, Smoking During Lunch

They built cars that nobody needed, and got bailed out with our tax money. Chrysler got rescued by the government simply because there is so much prestige related to this company, even though it was nonsense from an economic point of view. That's what economists call an "inefficient allocation of resources". This money could have been spent in much more profitable projects, such as education, infrastructure, whatever.

But things that worked in the past mustn't necessarily work in the future. This article shows that self-discipline is totally missing and workers aren't proud of working for Chrysler, like they were in the past. The managers don't really seem to be in control of their workers, otherwise this wouldn't have happened.

[10:00 am] The richest of the rich: Billionaires in the Making

New 2010 - 09 - 23:

[01:15 pm] We live in a transparent society: What Your Office Photocopier Knows About You

New 2010 - 09 - 21:

[05:15 pm] To come in other jobs as well: Unemployed Lawyer Offers Pizza, Soda And Legal Advice

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, George Sotiropoulos, 29, an unemployed lawyer, fills pizza orders at his parents' restaurant.

He lives at home, enjoys his mother's cooking and dons a sauce-stained T-shirt with a cheerful, wistful smile. His wages, almost the same he earned while working there in high school, go towards paying off his $175,000 student loans (a figure he finds so ridiculous he can only joke about it: "I am stuck with my student loans till I die.").

Haha, so sad sad sad. He' paying of his student loans and he already knows that he's gonna pay them off his whole life. Just have a look at the previous article, in which they wanna tell us that a degree pays off, and then look at my comment. There is nothing more to say.

But I still can't stop. He's a lawyer, a very prestigious job. Prestige is expensive, didn't anybody tell him? Now he has a dregree, but he's a mess of a credit sheep who's gonna struggle to pay back for years. I suppose his actual aim was to make money in order to afford things, now he must make money in order to be able to pay interest and amortize his debt. Welcome in the hamster wheel.

Sotiropoulos helps underwater homeowners argue for loan modifications, salvage their credit histories and sift through documents for evidence of predatory lending. In less than a year Sotiropoulos has clocked in approximately 1,300 hours of service and made nearly as many pies.

So where has all the money gone that he earned during this time? Didn't he use it to pay off a big part of his debt? Well, let me guess, he had to buy tons of crap in order to keep up his fly lawyer lifestyle, iphone, SUV, whatever...can't feel no pitty, I'm sorry. (ME)

[05:00 pm] Not for everybody: Does A College Degree Pay Off?

The US is said to have the best universities and colleges in the world, namely Harvard, Princeton, Wharton Business School, etc. But do they still offer the quality of education they are famous for, or is it much more the prestige that the graduate and his family gain when the junior is attending such a school? Who is responsible for the current economic situation we are in? Who's sitting on the board of the big banks? It's all alumni of these schools. They are responsible for the mess. So be prepared for what's still to come, thanks to their work.

The rest goes to average colleges, where they get average education. It's nothing but another industry, where money is made. In order to make as much money as possible, you gotta put that thought in peoples minds that it is indispensable to earn a degree. Furthermore, colleges offer more and more branches of study which predestine kids for unemployment, because these kinds of jobs are simply not needed...so another sign for the climaxing decadence in the western world. Many of them won't profit from their degree in the future, because degrees aren't needed when working on the field, to harvest potatoes.(ME)

New 2010 - 09 - 19:

[11:30 am] National consciousness is increasing even if they deny it: Germany Denies Plans to Clear Roma Settlements

This isn't a European phenomenon but a side effect of depressions and turn of eras!

New 2010 - 09 - 16:

[03:30 pm] That's why lot of young academics end up in ordinary jobs: Where do graduates end up doing unskilled work? And earning most?

The “education is good” mantra does not work everywhere (see chart). In some countries many students have to be content with the intellectual rewards of study. In Spain, for example, 44% of college- and university-educated youngsters are working in low-skill jobs. America, Canada and Britain also have high shares of graduates working in jobs for which they are overqualified. In lucky Luxembourg hardly any graduates end up in menial jobs.

There are too many academics out there.

[10:00 am] Funny: 10 Weird Jobs That Pay Really Well

Shot girl, pearl diver, master sommelier...pretty decadent jobs. What about gold washer, bootblack, field worker? Just looking ahead for all of those who don't have gold and/or silver.

[04:45 am] Good question: Why Do We Keep Indulging the Fiction That Banks Are Private Enterprises?

Actually this applies to all politically relevant entreprises in our western civilization. Profits are privat and paid in form of dividends and bonuses, losses get recompensated by the state. This applies especially to banks, until national bankruptcy is filed. It's pretty easy for companies to get money like that, because politicians are afraid of massive job losses or even the visible loss of all savings. The key problem are the politicians, they are susceptible to blackmail.

New 2010 - 09 - 15:

[05:30 am] Someone seems to be afraid of riots: IMF fears 'social explosion' from world jobs crisis

America and Europe face the worst jobs crisis since the 1930s and risk "an explosion of social unrest" unless they tread carefully, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

"The Great Recession has left gaping wounds. High and long-lasting unemployment represents a risk to the stability of existing democracies," it said.

The study cited evidence that victims of recession in their early twenties suffer lifetime damage and lose faith in public institutions.

So the young generation no longer trusts the public institutions, after being unemployed for quite a while. When financial assets finally get lost, as well, the old generation (who owns the bigger part of the assets) lose their confidence, too. This will be the time when it's about to go down, against the policy community.

New 2010 - 09 - 14:

[10:45 pm] True word: 'They' Knew The Economy Would Crash

New 2010 - 09 - 13:

[01:30 pm] Suddenly confronted with the real world: Unemployed Yale Graduate Juggles Startup With Fatherhood

He's launching his own company, probably a step in the right direction. But we can again see one thing, nearly all ivy league graduates think that their degree is a sacred cow and will get them everywhere for all time till they die. But that's gonna change. Harvard/Yale/Princeton bankers will be hanged first when the system collapses, because they caused the mess.

[01:00 pm] Two traders/bankers who managed to escape from slavery: Meet the traders who skip most of the day

Focusing trading on those times could limit gains, but Messrs. Oscher and Rubinstein are at peace with that. "Would you rather play tennis or make an extra $80? It's a lifestyle question," says Mr. Rubinstein, who sometimes works remotely from Florida. "I can go play 18 holes of golf and then come back and trade and that's a workday."

"If someone offered us three times what we make to do a real job, we wouldn't do it," Mr. Oscher says. "Money isn't everything. Plus, we'd make terrible employees."

Congratulations to both of them. Unlike the majority of bankers, who are wage slaves, they decided to not crawl in their bosses' ass. They founded their own company and manage their time on their own. (ME)

New 2010 - 09 - 11:

[10:30 am] In the hamster wheel: Workers In The Recession: Stress, Boredom And Too Little Pay

Erwin noted that when the recession first hit, employees were spooked by constantly seeing people being laid off. "People just hunkered down and did not complain if they had too much work, did not take vacation time and tried to be that model employee," he says.

Working hard and living for the job is characteristic for Americans. But why not founding a business yourself, if the job annoys you? Well, some are too lazy, in the sense of being too lazy to think about what kind of thing your good at. Others are simply too much of a sheep, they prefer to have 3 jobs at a time, instead of leaning back for one day and really figure out what could work out well for them.

New 2010 - 09 - 11:

[06:45 pm] The Vatican recognizes as well: Vatican official urges Christians to have more children as Europe becomes ‘Islamized’

[06:15 pm] Toys of the Ultra Rich: What They Cost

A lot of peoples late Roman decadence will come to an end in the next years. Then again they will focus on the things which are truely necessary in life. Some others will become new millionaires, the ones that buy gold and silver today.