It's All About The Money

[labelwench]

Hey I've been following the site for a couple months. .Good stuff. And they seem like a pretty organized and professional organization..

First and third video.. It's in most recent order. .

http://inflation.us/videos.html

Federal Reserve Debt Monetization Explained
-i assume Canadians are relevant

Truth be told, this is directly in line w/the claims made in Zeitgeist: Addendum.

An excellent link, eriqinmos, and some very sobering thoughts.

The economies of Canada and the U.S. are very closely linked, although our overall national debt and economy is faring somewhat better presently, yet this state of affairs could well change if the global economy does not improve.

Regardless of the economic factors, there is still the law of supply and demand and weather and other factors may well see limited supplies of items that we normally take for granted. Working in the retail grocery sector and having only one main highway linking us to our major distribution centers, I have seen several times when our dairy and fresh sectors have been depleted for a day or two, due to highway closure by weather, forest fire, or vehicle accident. Our warehouses in Yukon are the receiving bays of the retail grocery stores and we would be out of perishables within 2-3 days, and non-perishables within 5-7 days.

That estimate by a former manager and myself, both with over five years of employ in "the belly of the beast."

As for folks turning savage when in distress during a shortage, I've seen them fighting over the year end Christmas and candy sales, when there was no shortage of goods in the store, merely a limited supply of Ferrero Rocher chocolate.

It would be a truly frightening circumstance to ponder if people were panicked because they was no food on the shelves.

People need to start getting involved in understanding how the supply chain works and prepare to do more with less. Everyone should have some good pantry staples on hand, and in the city, also some bottled water. Where we live, there is a large river nearby, in winter we have access to snow, and unless the power grid goes down, we have an excellent deep well.

I have several contingency plans for a number of challenges that could be encountered, including wood heat as a back up, and wood piled ahead. Hay for the horses is purchased a year at a time, and we also have considerable graze for them, and they can be put to use if the occasion should warrant.

The veneer of civilization could wear very thin, and quickly, when people feel threatened as to their access to the needs for survival. May it never come to that.....and yet much of the world has never known anything but deprivation.

[eriqinmos]

Escaping the Sovereign Debt Trap: The Remarkable Model of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia


http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.p...t=va&aid=20473

. Chief advocate of the cause of a Commonwealth Bank was King O’Malley, a colorful Canadian-American .

Ellen Brown developed her research skills as an attorney practicing civil litigation in Los Angeles. In Web of Debt, her latest of eleven books, she turns those skills to an analysis of the Federal Reserve and “the money trust.”

This was posted w/in the last few weeks.. been saving it..


Anyway, ya it'd be good to have a supply of necessities... I like how it also goes into detail of how to go about doing this, a little bit.

Today there is renewed interest in reviving a publicly-owned bank in Australia on the Commonwealth Bank model. The United States and other countries would do well to consider this option too.

Publicly owned...But still the wealthy would have more control.. Ownership of a people, still, though?



So,

Does this reality really reflect the economy or vice-versa? More specifically do we have to deal w/all the BS? Or should we devote our energies in phasing it out?

What positions can make the choice and not have to face imprisonment or disadvantages to their immediate life?

Perhaps setting up a social network, that can infiltrate (but not in the sense militarism or espionage)...Reaching the positions that can do these things, large scale and therefore the Seeds reaching Fertile ground..

Getting back to the Fertile Crescent.


Fertile ground,...Sure the ground may be fertile in Canada, but the growing season is shorter, right? So I'd assume people up there eat more meat and dairy than other climates?

What can one liken all this to? In nature?

[labelwench]

Another excellent post, eriqinmos.

Any nations' greatest asset lies in its' people, so when and where did we become 'the government' and 'the governed' with big business running the show?

When did living become second to earning one?

How did we decide that fiat currency and digital data could be traded for sweat equity and the tangible output of intellectual and physical effort?

Who should we trust and how can we effect change?

Not directed specifically at commerce, I never-the-less found the following article on flouride to be quite interesting.

http://davidrothscum.blogspot.com/20...-greatest.html

[labelwench]

Today, the truck went in for regular maintenance and winterizing, my strategy to avoid the rush when the weather changes, often abruptly.

An interesting observation related to the current economy is that my vehicle was returned with a complimentary wash, a former practice that had been dropped for a time, and now reimplemented as companies are vying for market share in this leaner economy, which is slowly making itself felt even in the Yukon.

We took a drive through the suburb north of town as we were returning from the landfill and noticed that one of the strip-malls was half vacant, where a few years ago there had been several shops. Even down in the quarter of the big malls, there was space for lease.

My choice to work in the food sector and graveyard shift appears to have been a competitive advantage, as everyone needs to eat and there are fewer persons desirous or capable of working this shift over the long term. Computer skills are my husband's advantage, and while his duties are related to the day schedule to collate with the majority of the corporate undertaking, there are few in these parts with his experience overall.

Coping strategies, and alternatives.......the landscape ever changes.

[eriqinmos]

Computer Skills can't be outsourced... That's one of the reasons why I went ahead w/the education I currently am doing (set to finish by sometime next month)..

Computer skills are highly relevant to living an environmentally friendly lifestyle in today's society. (I'm using one right now!)..lol

I always need the experience, especially now, so I really need to focus on letting people know that they can call me and let me try and fix their problem before paying someone to do it..

My choice to work in the food sector and graveyard shift appears to have been a competitive advantage, as everyone needs to eat and there are fewer persons desirous or capable of working this shift over the long term.

Perhaps, but what if the markets changed? You'd still be okay, I'd say.

I don't fancy the idea of living actively during the night...B/c of the way the brain responds to daylight compared to darkness.

But if you are happy w/it, then there can't be much harm..

If you were given all the benefits and wages, and same job, would you rather do it during the daytime?

[labelwench]

Perhaps, but what if the markets changed? You'd still be okay, I'd say.

I don't fancy the idea of living actively during the night...B/c of the way the brain responds to daylight compared to darkness.

But if you are happy w/it, then there can't be much harm..

If you were given all the benefits and wages, and same job, would you rather do it during the daytime?

Originally posted by eriqinmos

Coincidental that you pose the question, as I was contemplating the same yesterday.

Three years ago, I was attempting to switch to a day position to escape an abusive situation, not night work. For corporate reasons, they could not accommodate the wage equality.

For personal reasons, I refused to take a 'down-grade'. The rest is history and the outcome at my own choosing and preference.

There are many things about working nights that I actually prefer, and while it may seem odd, I actually spend more time in the daylight for working the night shift, especially during winter. I have most of the day to spend on other activities with my horses etc., during the energizing part of the day, morning through early afternoon.

In summer, I avoid the hottest part of the day, as that is when I sleep, anytime after 3:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., though I sometimes run a bit short of rest and need the occasional catching up on my days off.

Perhaps the greatest pleasure is experiencing the calmer energy of the night, as there is far less industry and activity creating noise and one is not caught up in the negativity of frustrated people in a hurry, often without considered direction. (Not that we don't have the occasional negative moment incurred by 'operational difficulties' on night shift, lol...)

It is the previous choices in my life that allow me to make this choice now. Had I elected to raise a family or become involved in various activities, night work would not be the best option. Having done my raising of other people's children and community involvement work some years earlier, I feel that this is a wonderful opportunity to pursue my personal interests while doing night shift research and improving upon and aid in securing the food supply for my community.

[labelwench]

The current price of gold is $1,245.60 U.S. per ounce.

That has brought gold traders to the Yukon and many people are cashing in their raw gold and gold jewelry to take advantage of this opportunity to lay hands on some extra cash.

I have an ounce of jewelry quality placer gold won in a sled dog race years ago, and the time I set with my team between Dawson City, Yukon and Eagle, Alaska was a record which is unlikely to be broken as the dog limits for the race have since changed.

The symbolic value of this ounce of gold holds far more meaning to me than the amount of cash that another may be willing to pay for it.

Money has no such experiential value and I can always earn more money through sweat equity.

Not everything in life is 'all about the money'.

[labelwench]

High fructose corn syrup has been getting some bad reviews for several years now, and the public is gradually becoming aware that this product has been insidiously integrated into products where it serves little purpose save to add calories and a flavor that is easy for our bodies to become addicted to.

Yes, I used the word 'addicted'.

Do you have any idea how much money is spent on research to find 'flavors' that our bodies respond to by creating a 'craving'?

The same research is used in flavoring food for our pets and animals definitely respond to such tactics, and show marked preference for one prepared food over another, although the ingredients may appear to be similar, even identical, when reading the label and percentages.

(I field tested high fat, high protein dog food for a small company during the years I raced the Yukon Quest. We were very successful in creating a formula for the canine endurance athlete. The outcome was that this small company in Alberta was bought out by Purina Mills.)

NEW YORK — The makers of high fructose corn syrup want to sweeten up its image with a new name: corn sugar.

The bid to rename the sweetener by the Corn Refiners Association comes as Americans' concerns about health and obesity have sent consumption of high fructose corn syrup, used in soft drinks but also in bread, cereal and other foods, to a 20-year low.

The group applied Tuesday to the Food and Drug Administration to get the "corn sugar" name approved for use on food labels. They hope a new name will ease confusion about about the sweetener. Some people think it is more harmful or more likely to make them obese than sugar, perceptions for which there is little scientific evidence.

Approval of the new name could take two years, but that's not stopping the industry from using the term now in advertising. There's a new online marketing campaign at www.cornsugar.com and on television. Two new commercials try to alleviate shopper confusion, showing people who say they now understand that "whether it's corn sugar or cane sugar, your body can't tell the difference. Sugar is sugar."

Renaming products has succeeded before. For example, low eurcic acid rapeseed oil became much more popular after becoming "canola oil" in 1988. Prunes tried to shed a stodgy image by becoming "dried plums" in 2000.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39169416...consumer_news/

[jamison2000e]

I say Open Source Everything to all! If we the people of earth can't share it we don't need it.

[jamison2000e]

Hi, Lw.
I recommend watching the 47 minute movie on You Tube called Money as Debt.... 2007 production.

It runs through the history of money very well. It says that basic economics shows that the great majority of money is created from banks, not the Federal Reserve( in the US), from debt. The more debt it can create, the more money it can create.

Over time, it explains, the debt becomes so large, that it becomes impossible to repay. The financial entities, then, must create an economic shift so that the debt becomes more manageable. Who pays for the shift, and repays the institutions? We do...

There will be a great change in our systems on this planet. This is part of the TOE. The science of economics is also affected by the new theories of other sciences....

explains why so many have so much and vise versa