Economic Armageddon by 2012?

I would like to take a step back in time for a moment. Lets go back to Thrusday, November 13, 2008. Obama had just become President Elect and FoxBusiness "Happy Hour" interviewed Gerald Celente, Founder and Editor of the Trends Journal.

Lets review what Celente predicted for us with 4 years under Obama. We are now into our 3rd year, hows life holding up so far?

I wonder if anyone ever asks themselves, would things be different now if I had supported and voted for Ron Paul instead of ??? Will we keep making the same mistakes expecting a different result in the 2012 election?



If you missed G. Edward Griffin on Glenn Beck yesterday, you can at least watch his intro here. The big question was: "Do We Really Need The Federal Reserve.

Well, the answer was no, and there is only one person willing to take on the Federal Reserve.

RON PAUL.

Gerald Celente and Glenn Beck on the Economic Collapse!

Beck: “Clear case of economic terrorism”

On Friday, 5:00 pm EST, Glenn Beck will have as a guest G. Edward Griffin, author of "The Creature from Jekyll Island" A Second Look at the Federal Reserve.

March 22, 2011

See the full video and read analysis from The Blaze here. Business Insider has posted a full transcript and their analysis here.

On radio this morning, Glenn broke a story that he called a “clear case of economic terrorism”. In shocking audio Glenn received over the weekend, former SEIU leader Steven Lerner lays out a plan to attack JP Morgan Chase.

“Yesterday afternoon in my office, Scott Baker came in from The Blaze and he said here is the tape I said I want the unedited tape.  He said it’s 25 minutes. This is the unedited tape.  We listened to it,” Glenn described.

“I called in all of the producers.  I called in all the heads of my company, and we sat in a room and we listened to Americans describe how they were going to take down a major U.S. bank in May and how they were going to collapse the stock market and bring on a second economic collapse, how this could not appear to be coordinated and could not appear to be coordinated or union‑backed, how the unions were dead and the only way to really restart the unions is to collapse the system.”

“When you hear this tape, you will recognize some of the things that we have been warning about.  You will recognize what I believe the Pentagon was warning people about.”

Stu gave the context on who exactly Steven Lerner is, “The entire time [Glenn was] speaking about SEIU, this guy, by his own description, was the director of SEIU’s banking and finance campaign.  He’s not just some guy in some little group.  He is a big figure in SEIU until very recently and the entire time you were talking about SEIU, this is the guy heading up the banking.”

You can listen to the full audio below (story continues after the clip):

TAXPAYERS IN REVOLT - Tax Resistance During The Great Depression

The movement has roots in the 1920s boom, when local spending zoomed and taxes did too. Taxpayers were already complaining. But when the Depression hit, the taxes were become a crushing burden, and political pressure mounting to repeal them. Governments, however, were strapped for revenue. This dynamic set up a conflict that exploded in protests. The author deals with how the elites and the government (including large corporations) smeared the movement as enemies of the people and society.

Beito's book reads like a novel, complete with a tragic ending that teaches lessons for the future. Without meaning to give away the ending, the tax-revolt movement was bought down by a vast propaganda campaign, and the promise of good and better government in the future- a naive assumption that the leadership should have seen through.

There is so much to learn from here! This is a first-class piece of historical research and writing. 232 page, paperback, 2008

Abolish the Fed or Pass another Un-Fair Tax.

I have received emails from a few people asking who I'm going to support for President in 2012. Some of them even asked what I thought of "THE DONALD".

I don't know who I'm going to support. I know that it isn't anyone so far that has tipped their hat in the race.

The person I will support will be whom ever stands up and promises to abolish the Federal Reserve Act. That will have to be the number one priority.

I also want to hear that they will abolish the NEA and a few other Federal agencies.

It will have to be someone who will promise to go to Congress and ask Congress for a "Declaration of War" before attacking another country.

Fed Economist in Total Retreat: Is It Because of an Even More Embarassing Post?

David Andolfatto, Vice President in the Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, has still not responded to my argument against his point that a 95% decline in the value of the dollar was not harmful. I wrote:

That's it, the beginning and end of Andolfatto's Fed defense of destroying 95% of the value of the dollar. It all works out in the end, says Andolfatto. But, please, Mr. Andolfatto explain to me how this works out for someone who has been a careful saver of his money and now sees the purchasing power of that money destroyed? Please explain to me how this works out for a retired person on a fixed income who sees the declining purchasing power of that income? Please explain to me how this works out for the rest of the country when Wall Street bankers are the first to get their hands on newly printed Fed money, so that they can bid up all kinds of prices, including rents on apartments, which makes it difficult for anyone but a Wall Streeter to afford to live in Manhattan?

These damages, Mr. Andolfatto, you somehow don't see and even think Ron Paul is stupid and a pinhead for raising questions about them.

Now, it's not a case that Andolfatto hasn't seen my post or thought the post not worthy of reply. He wrote to me in an email:

You ask some good questions in your post and I'll do my best to address them.

Perhaps, we will hear from him down the road with a reply. FULL STORY

Ron Paul’s 3/17/2011 Monetary Policy Hearing – 3 Speakers

The audio was terrible on the original video, so SOUTHERN BREAD cut out the three testimonies and boosted the volume on each.

Lewis Lehrman:


James Grant:


Joseph Salerno:


Now, why am I so opposed to the "Michigan Fair Tax"??? Because the Michigan Fair Tax does not address even one of the problems with our Tax System or our Economic Decline due to Inflation. The Fair Tax only eliminates Corporations paying property and income taxes and places all the burden of supporting our bloated government on to the individual.

Here we go...Obama: U.S. military action against Libya has begun

Obama: U.S. military action against Libya has begun

US, Coalition Attack Libya Air-Defense Systems With 'Operation Odyssey'

Here we go, sticking our military noses into the business of another country. I guess Gereld Celente was correct when he said the last ditch effort would be to start World War III.

So lets do a little recap here. The United States Federal Government, State Governments and Local County and City Governments can't balance their budgets.

The United States has the highest unemployment it's ever had, along with the largest number of government employees to support ever at every level.

And lets not forget the largest Debt we have ever seen.

But don't worry, be happy. We just fired missiles on Libya. And who's going to pay for this police action?

Why Am I Laughing?

Well, I'm laughing because I struck a real nerve here in Michigan. There are so many different groups all claiming to be fighting for Less Government, the Constitution and so on and so forth. But what are all these groups really fighting for.

Gov. Rick Snyder released his across the board budget cuts. Is anyone happy? I hear from this or that group that they like the cuts except for this or that part. Oh ya, THAT part affects them.

Then I read on FaceBook the question Rick Snyder posed to the Seniors, "Is it FAIR for a family of for with a household income of $50,000 pay more in taxes than a retired couple with an income of $62,000?"

My question is, "WHAT IS INCOME"??? When can we expect to be free of government bondage in our life??? And no, I did not get one response to my question back to Gov. Snyder, not from the Gov. or the 100+ others who responded. But then I really didn't expect that I would.

Don't ask me about Fair. You really don't even want to get me started on that word FAIR.

fair 1 |fer|
adjective
1 in accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate : the group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members.
• just or appropriate in the circumstances : to be fair, this subject poses special problems.
• archaic (of a means or procedure) gentle; not violent.
• Baseball (of a batted ball) within the field of play marked by the first and third baselines.
• Baseball pertaining to this part of the field : the ball was hit into fair territory.
2 (of hair or complexion) light; blond.
• (of a person) having such a complexion or hair.
3 considerable though not outstanding in size or amount : he did a fair bit of coaching.
• moderately good though not outstandingly so : he believes he has a fair chance of success.
4 (of weather) fine and dry.
• (of the wind) favorable : they set sail with a fair wind.
5 archaic beautiful: attractive : the fairest of her daughters.
• (of words, a speech, or a promise) false, despite being initially attractive or pleasing; specious.
6 (of handwriting) easy to read.
adverb
1 without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage : no one could say he played fair.
2 [as submodifier ] dialect to a high degree : she'll be fair delighted to see you.
noun archaic
a beautiful woman.
verb [ intrans. ] dialect
(of the weather) become fine : looks like it's fairing off some.

Lets look at the ADVERB, "Without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage.

Isn't that what the UNIONS have been doing? Think about it.

Unions created the monopoly the insurances co's. have today by demanding that employers provide coverage. Ask yourself, has the cost of insurance gone down or up?

Then Unions demanded that insurance pay for office visits and prescription drugs, eye care, dental. And didn't the government employees unions just follow suit.

Where did that leave those of us who are self-employed or small business owners? Unequal, that's where.

equal |ˈēkwəl|
adjective
1 being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value : add equal amounts of water and flour | 1 liter is roughly equal to 1 quart. See note at same .
• (of people) having the same status, rights, or opportunities.
• uniform in application or effect; without discrimination on any grounds : a dedicated campaigner for equal rights.
• evenly or fairly balanced : it was hardly an equal contest.
2 [ predic. ] ( equal to) having the ability or resources to meet (a challenge) : the players proved equal to the task.
noun
a person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality : we all treat each other as equals | it was a day without equal in market history.
verb ( equaled , equaling ; also chiefly Brit. equalled, equalling) [ trans. ]
be the same as in number or amount : four plus six divided by two equals five | the total debits should equal the total credits.
• match or rival in performance or extent : he equaled the world record of 9.93 seconds.
• be equivalent to : his work is concerned with why private property equals exploitation.

We now have a society with the mentality they are entitled to "HAVE IT ALL" but we don't want to have to pay for it.

We now have a society that believes we have the right to CHOOSE without having to claim responsibility for the consequences of our choices.

We now have a society that believes everyone else should pay except ME!!!

We have become a country that believes we are entitled to this or entitled to that depending on which social group we fall in. We have such a UNION mentality of POWER that we forget who's pocket we are picking to achieve our goals.

Is it our children's pocket? Our grandchildren's pocket. Oh well, does it really matter what they have to pay as long as I'M COMFORTABLE?

When JFK was murdered, Vice President Johnson took his place. It was Johnson who was in the pockets of UNIONS and signed into Law the right for government servants to become "GOVERNMENT MASTERS". Look where we are today. A society that votes to their own benefit instead of the Constitution.

Who will pander to my WANTS, Ya, that's who I'll vote for. Forget my religious views, they don't count when it comes to my pocket book.

Some of the conversations I have had with CATHOLICS, CHRISTIAN REFORMED and other traditional church goers, who tell me that they will vote against their christian beliefs just because they are a government union employee and they want their blue ribbon benefits.

Well, good luck with that one, the day of reckoning is at hand, because what you believe in is just plain unsustainable.

This once great country is going to crash and burn just like ALL SOCIALIST COUNTRIES DO!

Bernard von NotHaus, creator of the Liberty Dollar Convicted

Guilty on two counts

BY MARY JANE SKALA COIN WORLD SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Bernard von NotHaus, creator of the Liberty Dollar, was found guilty on two counts this morning in his counterfeiting trial at the federal courthouse in Statesville, N.C.

He was found guilty of making counterfeit coins and an intent to defraud. Sentencing will be held in several months.

The jury reached its decision in less than 90 minutes.

In this week's four days of defense testimony, von NotHaus maintained that his "medallion" was not legal tender. He said each piece contained the NORFED name and telephone number, but the government pointed out that the silver pieces bore a very strong resemblance to legal U.S. tender coins.

Forfeiture hearings began after the verdict was read in regard to property belonging to von NotHaus and others that was seized by the U.S. government. FULL STORY

Creation v. Evolution in AMERICA

We all want our children to have a College Education. We sent them to College with the idea that they will have a better chance to be productive and achieve the AMERICAN DREAM.

For the first 150 to 200 years after the Declaration of Independence, it was understood that...

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Now these words are from the Declaration of Independence. It doesn't say HUMAN RIGHTS, but it does say "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights".

So now I've been told by John Engle, an avowed Atheist here in Michigan that I am some kind of Religious Zealot because I have the ABILITY to read. I'm sorry that John CHOOSES not to believe in a CREATOR, but then John by denying a CREATOR, also denies the Bill of Rights. Does this mean John doesn't have the same rights as I do, of course not. But he denies them just the same.

Here in Michigan we have a GAY Lobby, they are lobbing to include their chosen lovers to be included as a spouse on their insurance policy claiming it to be a Right. So does this mean that we the TAXPAYER in the state of Michigan have to pay to cover whomever the Homosexual chooses as a lover?

If that's the case, then we the TAXPAYER will also end up covering whomever the Heterosexual chooses to live with as well.

Never in the history of mankind has anything ever been recognized as Marriage other than that of a man and woman who want to have children to become a family.

Never in the history of America, have we come to a point in time where Social Justice and Mans Law is above GOD'S Law.

When we followed the natural order, we had peace and prosperity. If we continue to follow the "Anything goes Crowd" we will loose our country. Just something to think about.

Michigan Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act

Ok, for those of you who think that Gov. Rick Snyder, according to Hetrophobic Rachel Maddow, is exercising more power than any one person should have (excluding Obama and Obamacare forcing us to buy something of course), and those of you who want me to back up my claim that a DemoRAT really signed this into law, here's the proof.

BUT...it will require you to do some reading and comprehending what you read, like the date, 1990, but your up to that aren't you John Engel???

[PDF] 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT Act 72 of 1990 AN ACT ...

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “local government fiscal ...
www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-act-72-of-1990.pdf - Similar


Opp's, that link no longer works. Here's why.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT 

Act 72 of 1990 

141.1201-141.1291 Repealed. 2011, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 2011. 

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-act-72-of-1990.pdf

1. TREASURY - Local Government Fiscal Health

   An explanation of how Public Act 72 of 1990, the Local Government Fiscal ResponsibilityAct, works and the difference between it and a financial receivership. ... the long-term fiscalstability of Michigan's local units of government. ...
   www.michigan.gov/.../0,1607,7-121-1751_51556---,00.html - Cached - Similar
2. Now lets look at what I have been reporting on over the past year and a half. 

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/10/muskegon_county_court_employee.html

Muskegon County Court employee arraigned for embezzling

$.4.4 billion in questionable spending Community health department audit finds

Catherine Jun / The Detroit News

Lansing -- A nonpartisan state audit uncovered as much as $.4.4 billion in questionable spending within the Michigan Department of Community Health in the last two years, including payments for services to people who had died, according to a release Thursday by the state House of Representatives.

The findings were made by the Michigan Auditor General, who issued a 275-page report late last month.

House Republicans will ask department Director Janet Olszewski to testify before lawmakers on the audit's findings.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100722/METRO/7220475/1361/Community-health-department-audit-finds-questionable-spending#ixzz0uc9B2Lk0

Cleaning up Muskegon County Justice System

State Police begin investigation of Muskegon probation officers

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2010/02/state_police_begin_investigati.html

Both officers were involved in Muskegon County’s Sobriety Court, which recently won a two-year, $500,000 federal stimulus grant to expand the jail-diversion program.

That program involves intensive, court-supervised probation and oversight of participating criminal defendants, mostly people charged with driving while intoxicated. Malone, the county staffer who has overseen it since it was launched in 2006, has been described as the court’s main organizer and “architect.”

Meanwhile, the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office has completed its criminal investigation of another fired county official, former Deputy Treasurer Dan Joslyn. It is seeking an arrest warrant, according to an assistant prosecutor

This is a combination of federal grant money and Michigan Department of Community Health. 

Muskegon Heights Police Department under investigation

http://www.wwmt.com/articles/police-1376427-heights-investigation.html

1. News for muskegon heights school board under ...

Muskegon Heights school administrators silent about State Police ...‎ - 19 hours ago The Muskegon Heights Board of Education is located at 2603 Leahy. ... couldn't “confirm or deny” that an investigation of the school district was underway. ... MLive.com - 14 related articles 2 fired in Muskegon Heights fund probe‎ - WOOD-TV - 4 related articles

2. Muskegon Heights school board raided | WOOD TV8
3. Mar 16, 2011 ... (WOOD) - The Muskegon Heights school board office was raided Wednesday morning by state officials investigating if federal funds were improperly used. Under the direction of the Michigan Attorney General's office and the ...
4. www.woodtv.com/.../muskegon.../Muskegon-Heights-school-board-raided
5. WOODTV.com Home: Muskegon Heights school board raided
6. Mar 16, 2011 ... The Muskegon Heights school board office was raided ...
7. mobile.woodtv.com/w/main/story/22843771/ -Cached
9. Muskegon Heights school administrators silent about State Police ...
10. Mar 16, 2011 ... The Muskegon Heights Board of Education is located at 2603 Leahy. ... or deny” that an investigation of the school district was underway. ... Aid Act prohibits districts from adopting or operating under a deficit budget. ...
11. www.mlive.com › Muskegon News › Stuff You Should Read
12. State police converge on Muskegon Heights school board building ...
13. Mar 16, 2011 ... The Michigan State Police were at the Muskegon Heights Board of Education ... The corrupt Attorney General investigating the corrupt school ...
14. www.mlive.com › Muskegon News

1. Do you think we need some help here. After all, you only get elected here in Muskegon if you are a employee union member.
   
   

The Rachel Maddow personal agenda attack on Gov. Snyder

Personally I thought the blow back would be far greater than what I received when I took on Rachel Maddow. What a surprise or maybe it shouldn't have been. After all, Michigan did vote down their attempt to Californiaize Michigan on their Marriage proposal.

So what drew Hetrophobic Maddow to go on her rant against Gov. Rick Snyder?

Well it seems that the Gay Lobby has been hard at work with the State Employee Unions since January trying to extend health and retirement benefits to their chosen Lovers. And yes, they do want us to pay for it.

So you can call me Homophobic all you want, but I think it's time to pay a little more attention to the Hetrophobic Lobbying going on in Michigan.

Michigan Links: UPDATE: Commission votes to extend state employee ...

Jan 26, 2011 ... The commission and state employeeunions are currently split on the issue. .... Too much pandering to the gay lobby now as it is. ... Not only can we not afford to expand benefits for public sector employees, we need to ...
www.mlive.com › Michigan News

Should Michigan cover benefits for unrelated adults living with ...

Feb 25, 2011 ... And I could care less about gaymarriage - let them get married. ... That state workershave better benefits is probably true, but is it their ...Do the taxes unions lobby for provide a direct benefitto those unions? ...
www.mlive.com › Grand Rapids News

Domestic Partners of State EmployeesAllowed Benefits – A ...

Jan 26, 2011 ... A progressive citizens lobby that champions the rights of all people. Powered by Max Banner Ads. Jan 11 26. Domestic Partners of State Employees Allowed Benefits ... A spokeswoman for Equality Michigan, a lesbian, gay, ...
www.michcitizenaction.org/domestic-partners-of-state-employees-allowed- benefits/

As I said before, I don't care who a person CHOOSES to sleep with. But...Our Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights are based on CREATION. The CREATOR has bestowed certian Unalienable Rights on us at birth, the most obvious of them are listed in the Bill of Rights. One of the most important RIGHTS that isn't listed is our RIGHT to freely choose.

When you CHOOSE to live outside of the NATURAL ORDER of Nature and Natures CREATOR, then you must accept the consequences of that CHOICE. Natures Law clearly states that the CREATOR intended for man and woman to join together in marriage to procreate.

procreate |ˈprōkrēˌāt|
verb [ intrans. ]
(of people or animals) produce young; reproduce : species that procreate by copulation.

It is scientifically and biologically impossible for two men or two women to achieve Natures Law set down by the CREATOR. Therefore, they must also accept that they cannot have any of the benefits afforded to those who CHOOSE to follow the Natural Order of the Creator.

Gov. Snyder v. Rachel Maddow

"MSNBC Rachel Maddow Becomes First Out Lesbian to Host Prime-Time News Show" So says Wikipedia

Now, I really don't care who Rachel Maddow CHOOSES to sleep with. After all, GOD gave us that INALIENABLE Right to CHOICE, not something any Court or Human can give us or take away from us, for that matter.

BUT!!! When this Glory Seeking Californian starts sticking her BIG FAT NOSE in the business of Michigan, you can just bet I will take the HAG on. So come on HAG RACHEL, one Aries to another. But then Rachel was born April 1, 1973, and isn't she just an APRIL FOOL!!! Unlike myself, born on April 16, 1950, with both the Sun and Moon in Aries Rachel.

I've heard from so many people who are so upset with the HAG'S (Hag refers to Rachel from this point on) show on "Michigan your screwed" that she forgot to tell everyone the facts. The HAG just went on a Rant and didn't bother to back anything up with facts and let everyone thinking that Gov. Rick Snyder was passing some new law that allowed him to take over local governments.

Well everyone, THE HAG forgot to mention that it was DemoRAT Mike Blanchard who signed into LAW The Local Government Fiscal Accountability Act. And THE HAG forgot to mention that Disgusting Big Spending Us To Bankruptcy Jennifer Granholm use this ACT. Must be early stages of Alzheimer's HAG. Better get it checked out, I hear the drug companies have some real good drugs to slow down the disease.

So, here's the truth for those who care and prefer not to listen to some BUTCH LESBIAN FROM CALIFORNIA who has her own agenda.

Maddow: “Michigan Republicans are telling them they are about to lose their right to elect local government. The Governor is just going to take care of that from now on. You see, the Governor knows best. This whole democracy thing? Turns out it is very inefficient.”

Reality check:

The Local Government Fiscal Accountability Act has been in place since 1990 and was signed by a Democrat governor – Jim Blanchard. Six cities, one village and one school district have operated under an EFM and declarations of financial emergency were made by both Republican Gov. John Engler and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm.

“This law actually encourages local governments to fix their own problems so that the state doesn’t have to do it,” Hohman said. “If local leaders continually choose to ignore or hide their financial responsibility, then the state has a process to help the local government avoid bankruptcy. If the local unit continually refuses to follow the plans laid out, then the state government can appoint a short-term Emergency Manager. “

LaFaive said the existing law permits the elected officials to thwart the needed reforms.
“It was the elected governments that failed to respond effectively in the first place and may have actually caused the problems that brought the unit into fiscal disrepair in the first place,” LaFaive wrote. “The state law also gives that unit fair warning about the consequences of not solving its own fiscal problems.”

http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/14739

Michigan Teacher Threatens Tea Party's Children

This is a message from a Teacher to all the Tea Bags here in Michigan. It was posted on Craigslist yesterday, during school hours.

Little tea bags (capitol)

Date: 2011-03-11, 10:46AM EST Reply to: comm-vzqqj-2259517268@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

So you Tea Bags want to take away my hard earned blue ribbon bennies. Well guess what you scum sucking Tea Bags, I got your kids all day long in my classroom and with just a few slick questions I know who the little tea bags are! And you think you'll have the last laugh HA-Ha-ha

Location: capitol it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

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Andrew Klavan: Behold! Your Public Sector Unions at Work.

April 15 is fast approaching!

I have to ask, does anyone really know what the IRS defines as "Taxable Income"???

Do you think the jury will stay awake long enough to determine if the DOJ and IRS proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that David Black evaded paying his fair share, or will the Prosecution just manage to end their case on Friday at noon and the jury who want's to go home come back 45 minutes later with a conviction.

Go figure.

My own experience is that the prosecution has a bunch of checks they will show the jury, a couple of ringers who are paid to sway the jury will say things like, "don't let them get away with not paying their fair share" and within 45 minutes or less on a Friday afternoon, Mr. Black will find himself CONVICTED.

Works every time!!! When's the last time you sat in a court and really watched a trial?

Michigan lawyer charged with tax evasion

David Black, a lawyer from Port Huron, Michigan, has been charged with tax evasion, after failing to report over $750,000 in taxable income. FULL STORY