@ricko said: @cohodk....We shall see if that works in Venezuela.....getting pretty close to completely broken. Cheers, RickO
Not a democracy. No economy. Declining population Will always be a mess.
The population is declining BECAUSE there is no economy and no democracy. All these news sources in this thread are pure propaganda. France has had major protests for a dozen weeks now. Mexico had 33,000 murders last year. Trudeau paid a terrorist millions after he killed US soldiers. I can go on and on with every country and their corruption. What I have learned in my short 30 years is that the government will never solve your individual problems, they will simply ensure THEY keep control and the money flowing in their direction at any cost.
My state just put forth this bill. Thanks for looking out for me Jillian Gilchrest, I don't know how much longer I would have been able to last without you putting forth this new tax of FIFTY yes 50% on ammo:
I keep my head down, accumulate as much wealth as my wife and I can save in many differennt forms...some being PM's and coins, real estate, tools, land, equities, and interest bearing assets. We do everything possible to reduce our tax base and the next thing will be to move out of this state.
Crime seems to be getting worse because every crime, as well as offensive thing and rude occurrence, gets reported and commented upon in the media and social networks.
People are rarely troubled in real life, but very often troubled by what they read and are told.
@Baley said:
Crime seems to be getting worse because every crime, as well as offensive thing and rude occurrence, gets reported and commented upon in the media and social networks.
People are rarely troubled in real life, but very often troubled by what they read and are told.
watching news is literally like being assaulted , next time cnn comes on at my gym i might have to dial 911
Somehow, society, if one follows the news, has become very sensitive, very fragile and especially retrospectively judgemental. Individuals and groups are offended, often on others behalf, by tasteless Halloween costumes and clumsy, drunken flirtations and passes at parties, drawing false equivalence to actual assaults and hate crimes, and getting figurative torches and pitchforks for 30 and 40 year past occurrences that no one complained about at the time. If there are no skeletons of any kind in a person's past, maybe feel sorry for that boring existence. I'm just glad our generation only has a few grainy paper photos, just wait until these digital kids are running for office. Be careful kids if you aspire to hold high office!
The media has been turned into pure propaganda and the internet has been used as an easy and cheap way to monitor, influence and mold the US populations thoughts and opinions.
Not sure if you guys are familiar with reddit, but it is one of the 10 most visited web sites in the US. A few years ago Reddit put out a communication (on their blog) to indicate that Elgin Air Force Base was the most "reddit addicted city" in the US after looking at their user base. Reddit didn't realize what that really meant (using shills/bots to influence conversations and content) until people started to question why a small city in FL has the highest usage of Reddit in the country. Once Reddit admins figured out they revealed the US Airforce's work, they deleted their press release and tried to remove all mentions of Elgin Air Force base being the most "reddit addicted city" in the country. LOL.
@Baley said:
Somehow, society, if one follows the news, has become very sensitive, very fragile and especially retrospectively judgemental. Individuals and groups are offended, often on others behalf, by tasteless Halloween costumes and clumsy, drunken flirtations and passes at parties, drawing false equivalence to actual assaults and hate crimes, and getting figurative torches and pitchforks for 30 and 40 year past occurrences that no one complained about at the time. If there are no skeletons of any kind in a person's past, maybe feel sorry for that boring existence. I'm just glad our generation only has a few grainy paper photos, just wait until these digital kids are running for office. Be careful kids if you aspire to hold high office!
Perhaps by then, people will again be more realistic about the frailties and realities of human nature.
The fascinating phenomenon for me has been the combination of increasing license in the culture for all sorts of behavior considered worthy of social containment in the past, and unprecedented condemnation for such behavior when it occurs. Is it realistic to expect human beings to be free-standing paragons of perfection from birth?
Not a democracy.(you're on to something), No economy (see first reason). Declining population Will always be a mess (Japan managing it without importing hordes who despise them).
@carew4me said:
Not a democracy.(you're on to something), No economy (see first reason). Declining population Will always be a mess (Japan managing it without importing hordes who despise them).
@carew4me said:
Not a democracy.(you're on to something), No economy (see first reason). Declining population Will always be a mess (Japan managing it without importing hordes who despise them).
Is Japan a socialist society?
Is it a democracy? The people there tolerate a lot of being overseen by the government. Theres a odd sort of overhang of tradition that forces people into line that would never happen here,
There is a ton of corruption in Japan , look at the nuke meltdown incident. That company was protected when it should have been shredded , the government should have been shredded too. The government should have been overthrown after that.
Profits by connected persons or corporations chosen over the health and well being of the citizens. Outright fascism just like we have here.
@bronco2078 said:
corruption perception? Sounds like fake news . All those other countries I don't live in are so terrible ya sure But Everything here is great!!!
I think the US is way more corrupt than that map shows . My state Mass ? half the state senators and house members wind up in jail, Mass should be purple , Illinois should be whatever is worse than purple black maybe Chicago is the literal corrupt anus of america . Rhode Island should be black filthy corrupt , wall to wall criminals , New York , new jersey purple or Black . Actually all the so called blue states in the US are disgustingly corrupt
All you have to do here in Taxyourtwoshits to summarize corruption is mention the reign of billy bulger.
@bronco2078 said:
corruption perception? Sounds like fake news . All those other countries I don't live in are so terrible ya sure But Everything here is great!!!
I think the US is way more corrupt than that map shows . My state Mass ? half the state senators and house members wind up in jail, Mass should be purple , Illinois should be whatever is worse than purple black maybe Chicago is the literal corrupt anus of america . Rhode Island should be black filthy corrupt , wall to wall criminals , New York , new jersey purple or Black . Actually all the so called blue states in the US are disgustingly corrupt
All you have to do here in Taxyourtwoshits to summarize corruption is mention the reign of billy bulger.
Ya he runs the Mass senate and his brother is literally public enemy number 1 and can't be found.
So Billy , where is your brother? The simple question the FBI never thought to ask for 15 years. Hey Billy you are going to jail unless you tell us. Watch any TV show and you would see how they use that method to catch the guy in under 43 minutes week in and week out without fail.
"The vaccines work,” Trump said, adding that the people who “get very sick and go to the hospital” are unvaccinated.
“Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, it’s a very minor form,” Trump continued. “People aren’t dying when they take the vaccine.”
Do your part, America 💉😷
I bought an acre of land in New mexico for $50 on ebay. I wonder if I still own it ? It was a prime real estate literally inches from the mexican border and bone dry. I'd sell it but I don't want to take the capital gains hit.
@bronco2078 said:
I bought an acre of land in New mexico for $50 on ebay. I wonder if I still own it ? It was a prime real estate literally inches from the mexican border and bone dry. I'd sell it but I don't want to take the capital gains hit.
Don't sell. Make sure no Au or Ag under that soil first. You could be giving away thousands!
@bronco2078 said:
I bought an acre of land in New mexico for $50 on ebay. I wonder if I still own it ? It was a prime real estate literally inches from the mexican border and bone dry. I'd sell it but I don't want to take the capital gains hit.
@bronco2078 said:
I bought an acre of land in New mexico for $50 on ebay. I wonder if I still own it ? It was a prime real estate literally inches from the mexican border and bone dry. I'd sell it but I don't want to take the capital gains hit.
I see you make investment decisions like the rest of us!
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The population is declining BECAUSE there is no economy and no democracy. All these news sources in this thread are pure propaganda. France has had major protests for a dozen weeks now. Mexico had 33,000 murders last year. Trudeau paid a terrorist millions after he killed US soldiers. I can go on and on with every country and their corruption. What I have learned in my short 30 years is that the government will never solve your individual problems, they will simply ensure THEY keep control and the money flowing in their direction at any cost.
My state just put forth this bill. Thanks for looking out for me Jillian Gilchrest, I don't know how much longer I would have been able to last without you putting forth this new tax of FIFTY yes 50% on ammo:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05700-R00-HB.PDF
I keep my head down, accumulate as much wealth as my wife and I can save in many differennt forms...some being PM's and coins, real estate, tools, land, equities, and interest bearing assets. We do everything possible to reduce our tax base and the next thing will be to move out of this state.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/crime-rate-perception-gap/
Continue banting..
Interesting generational stats.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
Crime seems to be getting worse because every crime, as well as offensive thing and rude occurrence, gets reported and commented upon in the media and social networks.
People are rarely troubled in real life, but very often troubled by what they read and are told.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
watching news is literally like being assaulted , next time cnn comes on at my gym i might have to dial 911
watching news is literally like being assaulted
"divide and conquer" - the time-tested method and proven formula
I knew it would happen.
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Somehow, society, if one follows the news, has become very sensitive, very fragile and especially retrospectively judgemental. Individuals and groups are offended, often on others behalf, by tasteless Halloween costumes and clumsy, drunken flirtations and passes at parties, drawing false equivalence to actual assaults and hate crimes, and getting figurative torches and pitchforks for 30 and 40 year past occurrences that no one complained about at the time. If there are no skeletons of any kind in a person's past, maybe feel sorry for that boring existence. I'm just glad our generation only has a few grainy paper photos, just wait until these digital kids are running for office. Be careful kids if you aspire to hold high office!
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
It's Eglin Air Force Base. Elgin is a city in Illinois between Chicago and Rockford.
Perhaps by then, people will again be more realistic about the frailties and realities of human nature.
The fascinating phenomenon for me has been the combination of increasing license in the culture for all sorts of behavior considered worthy of social containment in the past, and unprecedented condemnation for such behavior when it occurs. Is it realistic to expect human beings to be free-standing paragons of perfection from birth?
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Not a democracy.(you're on to something), No economy (see first reason). Declining population Will always be a mess (Japan managing it without importing hordes who despise them).
Loves me some shiny!
Is Japan a socialist society?
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
Is it a democracy? The people there tolerate a lot of being overseen by the government. Theres a odd sort of overhang of tradition that forces people into line that would never happen here,
There is a ton of corruption in Japan , look at the nuke meltdown incident. That company was protected when it should have been shredded , the government should have been shredded too. The government should have been overthrown after that.
Profits by connected persons or corporations chosen over the health and well being of the citizens. Outright fascism just like we have here.
All you have to do here in Taxyourtwoshits to summarize corruption is mention the reign of billy bulger.
Ya he runs the Mass senate and his brother is literally public enemy number 1 and can't be found.
So Billy , where is your brother? The simple question the FBI never thought to ask for 15 years. Hey Billy you are going to jail unless you tell us. Watch any TV show and you would see how they use that method to catch the guy in under 43 minutes week in and week out without fail.
All this should stimulate some poof
Keep an open mind, or get financially repressed -Zoltan Pozsar
Why?
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
I'm afraid my banter is a bannishable offense.
The maps in the OP clearly show high inflation is/can be associated with corruption which seems most prevalent with dictatorships.
Conversely, the least corrupt countries have the lowest inflation.
So is the talk of hyperinflation in the USA misplaced?
Why is this discussion poofable?
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
Why cant we edit posts anymore? My fat finger syndrome is getting terrible.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
we can still edit
scratch that i guess we can't but I know I used edit earlier today
Edit function appears to be disabled. Only the OP can be edited.
Hopefully, just a glitch.
Good news.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/us/politics/alex-jones-sandy-hook.html
"The vaccines work,” Trump said, adding that the people who “get very sick and go to the hospital” are unvaccinated.
“Look, the results of the vaccine are very good, and if you do get it, it’s a very minor form,” Trump continued. “People aren’t dying when they take the vaccine.”
Do your part, America 💉😷
I just edited a post today before Heather awoke
And you can still hear Alex Jones on infowars.com.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/wealthiest-poorest-counties-us.html
Your opinion of the USA--economic and societal--may have a lot to do with where you live. How many of these places have you been to?
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
I bought an acre of land in New mexico for $50 on ebay. I wonder if I still own it ? It was a prime real estate literally inches from the mexican border and bone dry. I'd sell it but I don't want to take the capital gains hit.
Don't sell. Make sure no Au or Ag under that soil first. You could be giving away thousands!
The whole worlds off its rocker, buy Gold™.
Maybe the Govt will seize it to build a wall. Lol
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
Correlation doe not mean causation
I see you make investment decisions like the rest of us!
Kinda sad, though. You were my hero.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
I thought it was a scam listing on ebay and I bid it up to 50 but it turned out to be legit.
No mineral or water or timber rights but none of that is present anyway.
A new generation to pay our social security. Doesnt look that bad, after all, raised by Gen Xers.
https://zerocater.com/blog/2018/06/04/workforce-newest-members-generation-z/
Knowledge is the enemy of fear