While I’ve never really thought about money (I always did what I loved and found I had enough money for basic needs), my intuition always told me when to buy and when I was buying too much. Like many Americans, the explanations of global economics were always so confusing, I assumed you needed very smart politicians to work these out. However in the past few years I began to read articles that explained economic policies so clearly, and at the same time, transformed how I saw US economic policy at home and abroad.
With the current economic meltdown, my intuition has been screaming about the choices being made. Still not understanding much, I just don’t know how we can keep getting money that raises our debt into the trillions. Through a twitter follower, Chris Brady, I found a video on his website about how the Federal Reserve really works, and how we have been living in a false money economy for decades. No wonder we cant get a clear picture of how it works, it is an illusion…a ponzi scheme.
That video led me back to Ron Paul, who has been warning of the current situation for decades. His website offers many recent videos where he elaborates on the illusory economic pattern we have been living with and how we are continuing to devalue our economy and our country, and how to get ourselves solvent again. In short, we have to take some bitter medicine for a year or two – withdrawal symptoms from 25 years of excess at the hands of the Federal Reserve, and in particular, Alan Greenspan who, he claims, manipulated the markets so his friends would not go bankrupt. Instead, if he left the market to regulate itself, the bad companies would go bankrupt, the good companies would buy the remaining good assets of those bankrupt companies, and overall, companies would be careful to run good businesses. However since there is no longer a penalty for bad business, ie, the govt (ie our tax dollars) pay poorly managed companies to stay afloat with our hard-earned money, there is no incentive for them to be careful in their business decisions and actions.
Another clear mind is Jim Rogers, who says almost the same thing as Paul. Rogers also clearly lays the blame at the feet of Alan Greenspan.
Another true economic guru is Peter Schiff whose mantra is Save and produce are the ways to increase wealth. He says the boom is the illness and the bust is the healing. Like Paul and Rogers, he says let the banks fail – if there is any good there, the market will buy it up. He notes the Fed likes inflation because it helps pay down our debt easier, but destroys the strength of the dollar – and so causes confusion in the minds of Americans so they don’t see the game the Fed is playing; and like the others, he say let the the free market operate.
Summary: How to end the recession?
1. Drastically reduce or abolish taxes
2. Drastically reduce spending
3. End all foreign occupation and empire building
4. Disolve the Federal Reserve who causes the economic cycles of boom & bust – (or some say make it truly independent of govt)
5. Save earnings & return to a production economy to strengthen
6. specifically, stop bailout corporate socialists & reckless home mtg. lenders (about 8% loan defaulters) who are robbing the rest of the population /let bank failures fail, they will be replaced by healthy companies.
7. Many of these business visionaries say all the banks are bankrupt now, dont let the govt buy junk with our citizens hard earned savings. Save and produce
8. Unless the above is followed, the US is in for a decade+ of deeper troubles…this is just the beginning.
Yes, they say, we will go through withdrawal symptoms for a year or two, but then our addiction to spending and an inflated (illusory) economy will be over. If we just keep throwing money that doesn’t exist into this black hole of no game plan, the pain will be drawn out for a decade or more. The other scenario, the path the president is taking us, tax capital and protectionism, is what caused past depressions. If we follow this, they say, we are doomed, repeating the mistakes of the UK and Russia.
The Good News
There is always two sides to a coin, and the other side of depression and economic collapse and dethroning of a super power, is the fact that smart individuals – those who study history, read the insightful economic prognostications of these market sages, and see their past warnings all came true – you can not only survive comfortably during the next decade of US economic collapse, you can invest in the areas that now become attractive.
1. Move your money out of US money and invest overseas (see Peter Schiff, Jim Rogers). They suggest gold coin (some suggest is in-your-hand-coin), foreign agriculture, and foreign commodities, foreign momeymarkets, foreign bonds, foreign equities, and foreign stocks that are conservative that have high dividends.
Other wealth-building sages like Mark Victor Hansen & Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul authors) advise seeking out where there are true needs in society and filling those needs as a entrepreneur. They and many others note that more millionaires were made during the great depression than at any other time in history. So, for the awakened, opportunity is knocking at your door now! Find important ways to help Americans through this situation and you will be rewarded; you can be compassionate AND wealthy. Some will follow your lead, others will be too scared or asleep. Help those who want help and pray for those who dont.
The Ayurveda & Spiritual Dimensions
It amazes me that after these economic seers have predicted the situation we are in, that those in power still ignore their wisdom, still continue doing the same things that caused this and every other recession and depression. Yet, this is an aspect of human nature reflected in Ayurveda too. We see how it virtually instantly heals many health conditions, and even mitigates many symptoms of chronic conditions in 2-3 days. We see how we save money by being healthy, and how the government can save billions in health care if they adopted Ayurveda, and other holistic, integrative health care systems. Yet they ignore it, spending billions in health care and research.
The good news, again, for the savvy person who wishes to take control of their health, take control of their life – yes I know those in power say you need the government to make you decisions – but just look… well, never mind, that is your decision. For those who have had the direct experience that you can take control of your life and can be in the minority whose health flourishes, continue your
- ayurvedic lifestyle
- ayurvedic nutrition
- live at nature’s pace
- become ever more at one with nature
Your spiritual life is the master key to core peace, prosperity, and JOY! There are many forms of meditation (see past article), and all forms are advised at different times. Mainly
- follow your gut intuition
- follow your dharma (life purpose)
- align yourself with your highest God vision (or spirit vision)
- know your Soul ever more deeply
- come to see the face of God or spirit
- create a life of sacred service to humanity (yes this includes wealth building)
Dissolving a Myth – still there are people who believe you can either be spiritual or
wealthy. I also used to think this. Now I see some very ethical, spiritual
multimillionaires and billionaires who donate millions to charity. Wouldnt you like to
have a business that makes money while you sleep (eg, an online store), that
allows you to be economically free to grow spiritually and funnel profits into your
favorite charities?
So think for yourself, look with your own eyes, and have the courage to test things
out. Be not afraid of failure or you have already failed. Learn from failure and you
have not failed. Learn from mistakes and they become life lessons.
Read the ideas of the most successful people in all fields – economics, wealth
career creation, spiritual liberation, environmental & social entrepreneurs. Live in
tune with nature to experience how nature works…and we are a part of nature.
Experience transforms us while mere intellectual theory is sterile until and unless it
is proven through experience.
Be awake, think for yourself, study the great teachers. Follow not the masses who
still say the world is flat or the emperor wears new silk clothes. Be one of the
visionary leaders; you can do it, and you must do it to find wealth, peace, health,
and JOY! You can live in your paradise; awaken and live your best life possible
from today on; and each day you will live it more fully.
God bless your success as a visionary, compassionate, healthy, wealthy leader
who is helping the world!
23 Feb: had to add this counterpoint – tweeted by Rob McNealy - poetic how it came to my attention the day after this blog was written. In the video, Rep. Pete Stark is saying we are wealthier when we owe more money! These guys are leading us over lemming ledge!
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