Tourist vs. Traveler? Which are you?

​The traveler sees what he sees ...     The tourist sees what he goes to see.      ~ G.K. Chesterson   (May 29, 1874 - June 14, 1936)

A very prophetic and timely quote from President Lincoln

"The money power preys upon the nation in times of peace,  and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes. I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me, and the financial institutions in the rear. Of the two, the one in my rear is my greatest foe." ~ Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the US, November 1864.

A Reminder: The Decline of the United States

"The gradual slide towards our national bankruptcy of wealth, spirit, freedom, self-respect, morality, personal responsibility, and common sense began in 1913 with the secretive creation of the Federal Reserve and the imposition of a personal income tax. Pandora’s Box was opened in this fateful year and the horrors of currency debasement and ever increasing taxation were thrust upon the American people by a small but powerful cadre of unscrupulous financial elite and the corrupt politicians that do their bidding in Washington D.C. The powerful men who thrust these evils upon our country set in motion a chain of events and actions that will undoubtedly result in the fall of the great American Empire, just as previous empires have fallen due to the corruption of its leaders and depravity of its people. Creating a private central bank, controlled by the Wall Street cabal, and allowing the government to syphon the earnings of workers through increased taxation has allowed politicians the ability to spend, borrow, and print money at an ever increasing rate in order to get themselves re-elected and benefit the cronies, hucksters and bankers that pay the biggest bribes. None of this benefit the average American, who sees their purchasing power systematically inflated and taxed away. This is not capitalism and it is not a coincidence that war and inflation have been the hallmarks of the last century." Source:  http://www.theburningplatform.com/

Do you agree? Anyone who denies we are in the midst of an ongoing Crisis that will lead to a collapse of the system as we know it is either a card carrying member of the corrupt establishment, dependent upon the oligarchs for their living, or just one of the willfully ignorant ostriches who choose to put their heads in the sand and hum the Star Spangled Banner as they choose obliviousness to awareness.
Thinking is hard. Feeling and believing a storyline is easy.

Posting on G+ Community Pages

1. Here's a recap on posting things directly to Google Plus Communities - so you don't have to email them to a moderator for posting.
1. On any Community page, look for this "Share what's new" window near the top

1. Click on one of the 5 icons, depending upon what kind of information you want to share.  
2. Follow the instructions for each kind of info: (drag & drop a photo, paste a link,  write or paste some text etc.)
3. Press the "Share" button .
4. If you want to add to or change anything after you've shared it, hover over the top right corner of your posted item and use the "Options" link.
5. You can also add your comments at the bottom of items others have posted.
6. This is one way (your own Community) that you can easily share info online with your kids, friends, or the world at large.  

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Atrocity, U.S.A. - 2013

When will the apathetic public get MAD​?​ 

The rich got a HUGE TAX CUT - maybe the biggest of all time - Payroll Workers got a big TAX INCREASE - 

​and ​Congress got a pay raise.

The new Tax Law makes the Bush tax cuts PERMANENT - taxes investment earnings at a lower rate than YOUR earned income - lets the ultra rich treat ALL their income as investment income - increases taxes on Social Security - and NOBODY EVEN GOT MAD. 

And in case you haven't noticed, U.S. average life expectancy is decreasing and now lags most of the OECD nations, the U.S. is one of the most income-unequal nations in the developed world, and everyone is singing "Sunny Side of the Street".

What to expect:

Since the buying power of the poor has been decreased, domestic demand will drop, while demand for luxury goods may rise slightly (made in China). So it's a good time to go "invisible" and search for government benefits like unemployment payments, food stamps and the like. The markets may soar as sidelined funds return, but since none of our companies will be able to expand demand, don't look for permanent prosperity.

​Leave a comment to tell me why I'm wrong.

If you never frown, how do we know when you're smiling?

And if you never criticize, what changes for the better?

Bob Malone
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