In 1999, Warner Brothers released The Matrix, a movie which would go on to become a cult phenomenon, a cinematic sensation that has been continually referenced and discussed since the time of its release. Despite this, many of the people who are fans of this series are unaware of why the movie became so popular, and the many messages that the directors and actors worked to send us.
For those of you who are not familiar with the movie series, the Matrix basically involves mankind's struggle against sentient machines, which have the vast majority of mankind locked in a simulated dream world which is called The Matrix. A few humans are free from the matrix and the control of the machines, and live in what is called "the real world." These free humans constantly battle the machines and their programs in an attempt to free the remainder of humanity from their grasp.
The present financial system which exists in our society today is a lot like the matrix showcased in the film series. Human beings live in a world where they've been presented with a financial reality, a reality which doesn't truly exist. They've been manipulating into seeing things which aren't truly there, a world that doesn't really exist. For example, starting in the early 2000s, the U.S. mortgage industry created a dream world in which Americans believed that they could take out loans on houses they couldn't afford, at unrealistically low interest rates, in the anticipation that they would live in prosperity, gain the American dream, and eventually pay off their debts.
By 2007, it became obvious to everyone that this was a dream, and the reality was much more unpleasant. With this awakening came the current recession, which will in all likelihood end in a depression. The financial industry are masters of deception, and can be likened to the machines of the Matrix: they trap their victims in a dream world that isn't really there, sucking the lifeblood and financial energy out of them while they lie helpless, to blind to see what is being done to them.
By writing Finance Wars, a powerful e-book which shatters our perceptions of what finance and money means, I'm working to rescue my fellow humans from their slave state, while benefiting myself at the same time.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Consumer Spending Falls in June as Inflation Rises: A sign of things to come.
The Associated press reported yesterday that last month, consumer spending fell by 0.2 percent, and that this fall was a result of inflation. Some of the factors which are leading to a decline in consumer spending include gasoline costs, high food prices, and ever increasing energy costs. The AP article then goes on to admit that inflation combined with higher energy costs ate up much of the stimulus checks that were mailed out by the government during the previous months.
Well thanks for stating the obvious AP. What these guys failed to mention is that the stimulus checks are directly connected to the rise in prices. What, do you think the government can just print hundreds of billions of dollars, send checks to Americans in the mail, and the costs of goods and services remain stable? Of course not! Pumping money into the economy only makes prices go higher, and this is economics 101.
The stimulus plan is a joke, and can be likened to applying a band aid to a huge cut on the arm, a cut so deep that it reaches the bone. Just as the band aid will be powerless in stopping such a wound, so Bush's stimulus checks are powerless to stop the decline of the U.S. economy. If you were one of the "lucky" people who got the checks in the mail(I didn't, but the government will sure contact me soon about being behind on my income tax payments), then you would be wise to head down to the nearest coin shop, and buy yourself some gold and silver coins.
Give the owners of the coin shop paper money that is becoming worthless, and exchange it for precious metals that have REAL intrinsic value. You'd better do it while you can, because if the government keeps sending checks in the mail to Americans, the day will come soon when those checks, and the dollar itself, are worthless, and the gold and silver coin dealers are going to close their doors. That day may be coming sooner than we think.
Well thanks for stating the obvious AP. What these guys failed to mention is that the stimulus checks are directly connected to the rise in prices. What, do you think the government can just print hundreds of billions of dollars, send checks to Americans in the mail, and the costs of goods and services remain stable? Of course not! Pumping money into the economy only makes prices go higher, and this is economics 101.
The stimulus plan is a joke, and can be likened to applying a band aid to a huge cut on the arm, a cut so deep that it reaches the bone. Just as the band aid will be powerless in stopping such a wound, so Bush's stimulus checks are powerless to stop the decline of the U.S. economy. If you were one of the "lucky" people who got the checks in the mail(I didn't, but the government will sure contact me soon about being behind on my income tax payments), then you would be wise to head down to the nearest coin shop, and buy yourself some gold and silver coins.
Give the owners of the coin shop paper money that is becoming worthless, and exchange it for precious metals that have REAL intrinsic value. You'd better do it while you can, because if the government keeps sending checks in the mail to Americans, the day will come soon when those checks, and the dollar itself, are worthless, and the gold and silver coin dealers are going to close their doors. That day may be coming sooner than we think.
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