Money feeds people’s hunger and fuels
economies. It is a universal commodity
that is commonly recognized through
prosperity or decline. Money is a
foremost consideration in people’s
decision making more so than other
people realize because it represents
survival at its deepest core. Money
cannot satisfy the hunger that fuels it. It
is a commodity of exchange that never
really satisfies. Money often barters a
soul or a life. It causes people to whore
themselves and yet it is universally
admired and sanctified.
For the most part, it is a mystery and a
product of people’s imaginations. It can
make a beggar a king and bring down a
monarchy. And it is never more out of
reach than when people do not put it in
its proper perspective. The foundation
of money and commodity is barter. It is
found to be out of perspective when
negotiating life directions that a person
could take. It is best relegated to a
position of trade, negotiation, and what
can be purchased for survival and
betterment.
Money will always be in check when
governments control people and
economies for their own selfish
purposes. The Federal Reserve
Chairman places himself as the vicar of
the coffers of humanity in America. It is
a powerful position that the individual
enjoys to be sure. Still and all,
politicians, financiers, lobbyists, and
business executives are working the
system from the position of having
enough for themselves first, their
supporters second, and whatever is left
over for the stumbling masses.
Slavery to debt and the workaday world
keeps an economy growing for the
upper class. It is not the realm of which
politicians and financiers want to
participate in other than to fuel a
prosperity dream so that common
workers will stimulate the economy.
When common people have enough
free circulating money for themselves
and their families, it does not build the
economy or other people’s private
storehouse of wealth.
So consumer debt is the groundwork
that keeps the common man in his or
her place to feed the Money Machine.
The foremost technique of this process
is the constant barrage of advertising
that keeps people hungry for everything
new and improved which, of course, is
always out of reach. These factors;
advertising, consumerism and debt,
keep people in everyday slavery that the
governments and financiers of the world
enjoy.
Wealthy people’s motivation is for only a
select few to experience true wealth.
However viscous this may seem, this
specialness on the back of the common
working man is a truism in the three
dimensional world and has been since
the beginning of recorded time. It is
never more apparent than in burgeoning
economies such as the United States or
as contrasted with new economies
which are just beginning to emerge.
Common workers hunger for the
“chance” to become wealthy to have
more freedom and time which fuels
another sort of smokescreen. Masses
of people flock to America as well as
newly emerging democracies of the
world for a chance to experience this
wonderful opportunity. It provides
another source of fodder for the Money
Machine and for the wealthy to gain
more advantage through cheap labor.
Of course, illegals do not understand
the basic premise of money in America
and they are easy to coerce into the
“prosperity dream” which has been
carefully concocted. They are buying
into the ideal that if they work hard
enough, they too can become wealthy. It
is another form of sabotage which is
thinly veiled because the wealthy are not
going to let that happen. The opportunity
must remain just out of reach. If an
individual cannot grasp the prosperity
dream which is “wealth for all”, it must
have something to do with their work
ethic. It is a basic delusion that keeps
the Money Machine cranking.
So wealthy economies are stoked in
various ways on the back of the working
man. The truth of the matter is that true
democracies and monarchies are not in
the best interest of common people yet
free market economies are the best in
the world and forward the most
progressive ideas ever known to
humankind.
The problem is that the wealthy rise to
power and only seek their self interest.
They rationalize that it is important for
the economy to be structured this way
(with classes of wealth to keep the
economy in balance and in check) for
them to maintain power (through money,
of course). They know how to handle
money and power and they will lead the
way so common people don’t have to
think about it. And they always promise
to take care of the workers.
But truly, the working people of an
economy are its life blood. These
people really control the Money Machine
when they are able to see clear of the
smokescreen concocted by those they
have entrusted to “watch the economy
for them”. Just as power corrupts
completely; money corrupts infinitely. So
what is the common working man to
do? The common man can overcome
the problem of feeding the Money
Machine in a corrupt world.
The first and foremost step is to
recognize the process. Workers must
interrupt the viscous cycle of slavery to
the workaday world, consumer debt,
indifference to the lack of life fulfillment,
and the loss of true freedom. The
answer lies in a simple equation that
will afford people choices and allow
them to survive and thrive.
The first step is for people to control
their spending and slavish obsession
with consumerism. Consumerism is
one of the basic steps that fuels the
economy and feeds the Money Machine.
People do not need things to be happy
especially in the form of cravings for
everything new and improved as well as
new forms of technology. Also, products
or services that sell “peace of mind”
about security and investments are not
necessities.
The solution to consumerism and
“peace of mind” is to get back to basics
about what people really need to live in a
manner that is satisfying. This is a
process of discovery and reflection for
each person and family is elemental in
order to establish “value” about what is
important in life.
The second step in breaking the cycle is
to eliminate consumer debt. People
must live as close to debt free as
possible. Credit Card debt should be
eliminated. Credit Card Companies
have lost respect for their customers
and do not deserve the customer’s
business. They are behaving like
bookies and loan sharks with interest
rates that are astronomical and late fees
and maintenance fees that create a
cycle of debt that allows the banking
industry to feed off of their own
customers. There is nothing in it for the
common working man to use Credit
Cards including points and rewards
programs (that are always difficult to
redeem or are non-existent).
It is true that it has become difficult to
travel or purchase items on-line etc.
without a credit card. But the number
one rule must be to pay the balance off
at the end of the month or within the first
cycle with a nominal charge for interest.
Pick a company with integrity with the
lowest interest rate. If the company fails
to give you respect and a fair interest
rate, leave them immediately and do not
go back. Revolving Credit Card debt is
the scourge of the common working
man and people should immediately
discontinue their Credit Cards and never
use them again. Consumer debt is juicy
fodder for the Money Machine.
As one can easily see by reviewing
interest rates, the rates for borrowing
are low (to begin with) to encourage
debt building. The rates for saving at
banks are even lower. It is easy to get
credit and there is not much in it for
people to save. It is obvious what is
going on. The controlling financial czars
or vicars of the economy want people
take out debt, diminish saving, and
remain enslaved to weekly or monthly
paychecks to feed the Money Machine.
Why would a nation tout opportunities for
all yet send this message?
Free market economies cannot be
fueled without common working people
who slavishly and doggedly pursue the
dream. People at the top cannot get
rich without the working class on the
bottom fueling their wealth.
But there is also a hidden opportunity
here if common people would take a
look at it. Average people should take
the aforementioned steps to realign
their lives and break the cycle. If
people en mass in an economy would
do that, the rules of the game would
have to be changed. The first, the knee
jerk reaction would be to increase
taxes but again people choose at the
voting pole whether or not excessive
taxation is acceptable.
But if common people stay the course,
slowly and progressively things would
change. As individuals, an
examination of values combined with
debt reduction steps would allow them
to live a lifestyle with more freedom,
higher satisfaction in life, and more
time for family and personal pursuits;
which is the dream of prosperity for all.
People should live within their means
in a home that is paid for free and
clear. Homes are not investments as
financiers and tax professionals would
like you to believe. (For the most part.
Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki are
excellent examples of wealth building
through real estate investment. The
book "Why We Want You to be Rich" is
an excellent read especially for those
facing retirement.) To continue to move
into larger and more luxurious homes
for personal use fuels an economy in
the mortgage, banking and building
industries. The gravy of interest from
such large loans is the reason for
perpetrating the façade.
Living in a way that a family can afford
with a home that is free and clear of
debt is extremely important to
experiencing freedom. People should
work within walking distance or within
5-minutes of driving distance to their
jobs. It is extremely foolish to spend
long hours in traffic commuting back
and forth to work. It is costly and
frustrating. It breeds contempt and
irritability when arriving at the job or at
home after work. Again, people should
live in the communities in which they
work and; from a higher perspective,
with the people to which they are
assigned.
Divorce is a certain way to eliminate
wealth and creates a built-in welfare
economy for the divorcee. It is a
financial condition which extends for
years and divides people and their
futures. Constant moving to new
homes and dividing families is
expensive as well as creating
emotional havoc for those involved. In
modern society, there are too many
fractured family units. One or two
workers are trying to support six people
and two different homes which is
clearly counterproductive. The legal
system has been quick to give financial
awards in divorce, custody and
inheritance cases, for a price for
themselves, of course. Often this
leads to personal financial demise and
unrelenting fatigue. But people can go
beyond these rudimentary steps.
Human beings should live in harmony
and cooperation with others. When at
all possible, people should barter and
trade goods and services. They can
form cooperative units in which
multiple families live on one large
piece of property on various corners or
tracts and pool their resources. It
builds a larger pool of wealth through
good times and a better spread of
burden through lean times.
Some traditional families and cultures
have understood this concept which
has been lost in the Western society.
Grandparents, parents, children and
grandchildren could all live in a close
area with everyone working, pooling
their resources, and contributing what
they can to the “group”. When people
live in larger cooperatives, they are able
to gather more capital and live with
peace of mind. So, the result is a
higher quality of living for all involved.
Wealth building is a slippery slope to
be sure. Saving money could be
accomplished through purchasing
metals (kept in a safe place outside of
a bank) and land that a person keeps
for generations. Cash on hand should
be kept by each person in their own
possession. It is not advisable to keep
one’s savings in banks with such
nominal fees for saving. When banks
begin to give a fair and just rate for
saving, people could return to them.
The stock market and banks are not
doing anything for the customer. If it is
examined closely, people will see that
the only person gaining from the
association is the institution giving the
service or advice and, of course,
someone is always happy to take
another person’s money and do what
they think is best with it.
The stock market is another tool of the
wealthy that feeds the Money Machine
and the common man should stay out
of it. It was once designed for people
to pool their resources and exact the
maximum return which is spread out
among those who invest (and minimize
the personal loss). The stock market
has its own “prosperity dream for all” in
which the common man has a
“chance” to become wealthy through
investment just like everyone else.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The wealthy control the stock market
and they are playing by a different set of
rules. It is not the genre of the
common man who can loose too big
and too quickly. Paying for advice is
also a scheme that only benefits the
person giving it. (Pay well for personal
financial education and do it yourself.)
Do not give other people your money
and expect them to take care of it for
you. People should avoid these kinds
of schemes and to save in ways that
they can afford and control. That is to
mean, the purchase of metal and land
as well the stockpiling of cash and
resources is a way for common people
to gain wealth and freedom.
Freedom is the ultimate commodity. It
buys time, which is a finite resource,
and it affords satisfaction. For the most
part, the common man lives and dies a
life of quiet desperation as they plod
along believing that they are doing the
right thing. In youth, the new
generation thinks they will do it
differently. They want to make it big
right now and everything is possible.
They alone know how to work the
Money Machine. They are willing to do
anything to get their slice of the dream
(including getting rid of older people
who get in the way).
Years pass, and the common man
begins to wear out from the demands
of pursuing the dream. They believe
that their sacrifices will pay off pretty
soon so they keep going. They start
families. People begin to depend on
them and they are helping others along
which slows them down. But their
perseverance is strong.
In older age, workers are worn out and
have very little to show for a life of
slavish dedication to an everyday job.
They rationalize that they will have a
little money for their retirement and
leave something for their family and
grandchildren. This is the new
purpose of pursuing the prosperity
dream. Of course, death taxes come
into play and all sorts of ways to strip
people of their dignity while the
politicians, financial czars, and the
wealthy lick up the scraps from those
who gave so much with their very
lives. Even programs such as
America’s Social Security System are
not sacrosanct and have been raped to
feed politicians’ special interest
programs, even though it is the only
hope of the common working man for
getting a little peace after a life of
excessive taxation.
But as always in free societies, those
who have been entrusted to the care
and feeding of the economy are
unscrupulous so they keep the
“prosperity for all” smokescreen alive
and personally get wealthy from it. So
everything that the common man works
for will always remain slightly out of
reach. After all, the Money Machine is
hungry and there is always someone
willing to stoke it with someone else’s
money. The most solid investment in
uncertain times is your own financial
education.
You can stop the cycle by changing
your entitlement mentality and taking
control of your own financial destiny.

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