Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin
A Digest of Urban
Survival Resources
ISSN 2161-5543
In This Issue:
1.
Restoring the American Dream – invest in
yourself
2.
Buy in bulk to save
3.
Oil and kerosene lamp tips
4.
Ask the right question to save on
auto insurance
Everyone agrees that America has to rebalance the share of production
and consumption in GDP. But companies won’t ratchet up investment in a time of
declining demand. Short-term actions, like a payroll tax holiday and extending
unemployment benefits would help. A more substantive response would be heavy
public spending on jobs-intensive infrastructure and energy projects—both sorely
needed in any case—ideally accompanied by strong "buy American"
rules.
--Charles R. Morris.
Restoring the
American Dream
Without a serious intervention, our
current government is beyond redemption… The New World Confusion reigns in America.
Throughout previous issues of our Bulletin,
we point out how politicians have ruined this great country. By now, one should realize Washington is not
coming to your rescue. You must work on restoring yourself before it is too
late.
The modern American
Dream had always been a general prosperity and well-being for the average
person. European civilization had produced the great cathedrals of the world.
America had the two-car garage. And this middle-class contentment created a
country of optimists.
Progressives have perverted the meaning of the term American Dream in an effort to transform the America of our Founding Fathers. They would have you believe that the American Dream is about increased government benefits and government-created rights…something they cannot grant as we already have them. It’s up to us to take back those rights and tell the government to go to hell.
Progressives have perverted the meaning of the term American Dream in an effort to transform the America of our Founding Fathers. They would have you believe that the American Dream is about increased government benefits and government-created rights…something they cannot grant as we already have them. It’s up to us to take back those rights and tell the government to go to hell.
As we head into a
decade of lowered expectations, should we focus on restoring the dream or
replace it with a better dream?
What exactly is the American Dream?
It is about
having a strong people and a weak government.
It is about
the right of every citizen to keep the fruits of his labor.
It is about
the sanctity of each individual's natural right to maintain sole dominion over
his own life.
It is about
true prosperity—not false prosperity generated through government schemes.
It is about
every individual's natural right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness.
It is about
self responsibility and self-reliance
As Congress has bankrupted America during the past 30 years, consider
some of the consequences:
- The United States
ranks behind Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, and Canada in social mobility across generations.
- The United States is
number 1 in terms of our total debt to other countries.
- The United States has
the number 1 military, spending WAY more than any other country
A review of Robert J
Ringer’s Restoring the American Dream
To Temper Glass
Lamp chimneys and glassware for hot water are made
less liable to break by putting in cold water, bringing slowly to boiling
point, boiling for an hour, and allowing to cool before removing from the water
PM’s Betty Shocker Compendium of useful resources
NEW-the Poor Man Scam
Alert or how I almost got taken by a ‘bank’ letter
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Buy
in Bulk and $ave
If you’re serious about
stocking up, then buy an extra freezer and join a wholesale club. Buying
food, toiletries, and other staples at warehouse stores like Costco and Sam’s
Club can save you hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars each year. Prices
are usually at least 20% less than local grocery stores.
Other ways to buy in bulk
include Internet-based food distributors such as eFoodsDirect (800-810-4441;
www.efoodsdirect.com).
Happier Harvesting when picking your fruits and vegetables from your
garden. Carry them in a plastic
laundry tub or old colander and spray ‘em off with your garden hose before
bringing them into your home.
Ask the Right questions and
save on car insurance
Ask
the correct questions and you might eliminate 100s from your premium. Find those questions at:
www.IWillTeachYoutobeRich.com or FinancialHighway.com
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Oil and
Kerosene Lamp Tips
Always fill the lamps
every day and in the daytime; never fill a lamp after dark near a lighted lamp;
when lighting oil lamps, never light an almost empty lamp, as the empty space
is nearly always filled with a very explosive gas. Never fill an oil lamp when
lighted.
If the lamp wick is dry after filling, allow it to become saturated with oil before lighting.
Adjust the wick making sure it is level and trim with scissors if necessary. The wick may have to be adjusted to avoid smoking after lighting.
In putting out a lamp, turn the flame down low, and wave a fan, book, or paper across the top of the chimney. Blowing down the chimney is very dangerous when a lamp is nearly empty and turned up high.
To prevent lamp wicks from smoking, soak them in vinegar and then dry them thoroughly.
Never start a fire in a stove or fireplace with the kerosene lamp oil.
If the lamp wick is dry after filling, allow it to become saturated with oil before lighting.
Adjust the wick making sure it is level and trim with scissors if necessary. The wick may have to be adjusted to avoid smoking after lighting.
In putting out a lamp, turn the flame down low, and wave a fan, book, or paper across the top of the chimney. Blowing down the chimney is very dangerous when a lamp is nearly empty and turned up high.
To prevent lamp wicks from smoking, soak them in vinegar and then dry them thoroughly.
Never start a fire in a stove or fireplace with the kerosene lamp oil.
Here are a couple of
added safety tips for lighting oil lamps that my old Dad taught me:
1. Never overfill the container with lamp oil; fill to just over three-quarters full.
2. And always make sure the lamp or lantern is sitting on a stable, level surface and never leave burning lamps unattended.
1. Never overfill the container with lamp oil; fill to just over three-quarters full.
2. And always make sure the lamp or lantern is sitting on a stable, level surface and never leave burning lamps unattended.
Tower of Power
Unique solar collector
brings power to 25,000 homes in Seville, Spain; producing 19.9 megawatt of
power from 2650 mirrors to the tip of a central tower. The sunlight heats molten salt which is
stored, and it produces steam as it cools, powering generators for 15 hours day
or night or during bad weather. This
thermal storage design promises higher temperature steam and better efficiency
that competing solar designs.
Two years ago, we
wrote about another unique offgrid methane generation system used in Spain
(acres of foliage producing carbon dioxide, captured by an inverted funnel
which fuels turbines)…why are we so far behind on these amazing technologies?
Think you have a counterfeit coupon?
Apparently
retailers and bargain hunters face another challenge when saving money –
counterfeit coupons. Avoid bogus
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Castor
Oil as a Dressing for Leather
Castor oil, besides
being an excellent dressing for leather, renders it vermin-proof; it should be
mixed, say half and half, with tallow or other oil. Neither rats, roaches, nor
other vermin will attack leather so prepared.
The Nanny State Updates…
An
Unemployment Report That Screams Spectacular Failure
As Pres. Obama
travels rural America preaching jobs…
Spectacular failure.
These words came to mind as the dismal employment data for June were released
last Friday. After the biggest spending binge in peacetime American history,
the unemployment rate is stuck above 9%, while in May fewer than 20,000 jobs
were created in what was once a vibrant U.S. economy. Adding in discouraged
workers drives the combined rate to 16.2%. Wage rates fell, as did the average
workweek.
It may get worse. In a
U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey of small businesses released Monday, 64% of the executives surveyed
reported no plans to add workers, while 12% had plans to cut jobs. Only 19%
said they planned to add employees. --Charles Kadlec of Forbes Magazine
According
to CNN, sales of safes and vaults are absolutely soaring right now. One store
owner told CNN that she believes that she is selling a lot more safes now
because people are scared that civil unrest could be coming....Another recent
poll found that only 17
percent of Americans now believe that the U.S. government has the consent of
the governed.
Invest in yourself…according to Fareed Zakaria – The Parting Thought
Although not widely reported on mainstream
news, violence, especially among the young, is growing at an alarming
rate. Teens have a high unemployment
rate, 44% among Black youth and they’re participating in what’s being termed ‘flash
mobs’ violence. Overwhelmed police had
to be called out at the Wisconsin State Fair recently due to such unruly mobs
who were on a rampage of beating and destruction.
Desperate people do desperate things. Many of America's
"forgotten poor" are trying to survive any way that they can. For
instance, a group of vagrants recently set up "a makeshift camp" near
Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn. According to the New York Post,
many nearby residents have been disturbed by what these "drifters"
are doing to survive....
The drifters have been
illegally trapping and cooking up the critters that call the park home,
including squirrels, ducks and swan-like cygnets.
They used crude
tactics to hunt their prey, including barbed fishing hooks that ripped off the
top half of one poor gosling's beak. They then cooked the meat over illegal
fires. Some of the animals were eaten raw.
CNN personality, Fareed Zakaria, has been sounding the alarm and has been
presenting ideas for restoring the American Dream…
‘Questioning with Boldness’ and ‘Reading up on
our Founders’ may be good advice for the political sphere, but what Fareed
suggests is more personal…
Learn a new trade, set up a local service,
learn a new language, hell, learn math. Learn how to read. (That one
came from me.) All of this are something you can do now—and do it online for
free, look back to that pyramid—and each of them will re-energize your personal
life and your personal improvement. And if enough people would do that, and
stop railing on each other and get off their couches and do something—anything,
even a hobby—with themselves, the American Dream will without a doubt be back
to full speed.
Watch the video at:
A plan for restoring
America which makes sense at the Heritage Foundation…
Yours for ‘restoring the American
Dream,’ the Poor Man!
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