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Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its
worst state, an intolerable one. >Thomas
Paine
Grim
Economic Picture – You Need to Prepare
There
are jobs if you are qualified, are reliable and don’t do drugs and are willing
to accept less money… Right now, half the country makes $27,520
a year or less from their jobs.
During my recent “island” trip I had dinner with a long
time business associate who publishes business journals and is active in
economic development in his region. For
a decade I also owned several business journals, trade shows and was also active
in promoting economic development and small business.
My friend had attended a dinner with 250 business owners
in attendance and the topic revolved around their inability to attract a
qualified, reliable workforce with skills sufficient to operate 21st
Century automated production.
Too few applicants had the necessary math skills or
proved reliable. They all agreed that
they could train personnel to operate robots and other automated technology but
more than 50% of prospective employees could not pass a drug test.
There are plenty of jobs being offered by this group
but their inability to find workers has meant some of these manufacturers are
not able to add a third shift.
Everyone agrees too that our government at the state and
federal level puts up to many obstacles and roadblocks with a non-stop onslaught of rules,
regulations and red tape – most are screaming:
ENOUGH ALREADY!
On the other hand, there are many who have given up
looking for a job, often older workers who were previously let go in favor of
cheaper, younger help had been inclined to start businesses, but many of these
people are frustrated in this effort because of government regulation and other
related costs or they find they cannot compete with bigger businesses.
Short sighted politicians who apply knee-jerk and
band-aid remedies lack long term thinking skills in order to resolve the issues
our nation faces, allowing other nations to surpass America. Political greed and incompetence is the usual
cause of societal collapse and there is no shortage of it in our country at
every level of government. Congress, in
particular, has a history of self destructive policies that at best, kick the
can down the street.
Also, the percentage of working age Americans not
participating in the labor
force is up to 37.2
percent - a 36 year high.
A recent TV news report interviewed returning military
veterans who expressed their disgust with our leaders essentially asking, “Why did we serve – only to come
home to no jobs, and a lot of broken promises and failed leadership from fat
cat politicians, most of whom never served a day in their life?”
WHAT RECOVERY?
On the other hand many find the employment picture
grim. The Fed recently announced it will
no longer peg interest rate decisions to any particular unemployment
number. Previously their position had
been when that rate fell to below 6.5%, that will trigger them to pursue a
tighter monetary policy.
It has become obvious our official unemployment figure
fails to paint an accurate picture of joblessness. The Fed chairwoman, Janet Yellen said she
“wouldn’t dream of raising the federal funds rate target” under current labor
conditions unless inflation became a greater threat…even though it was
announced today that inflation IS taking a bigger chunk from citizens.
Everyone
knows that our actual rate of workforce participation is at its lowest rate
since the late 1970s!
Further eroding trust in government numbers – the
reported unemployment rate gets suppressed by the inclusion of hypothetical
jobs in a government run charade known as the “birth-death model.”
The potential for extreme social unrest is at dangerous
levels, especially if the government ever stops with food stamps and other
handouts for low income citizens.
·
Our economy operates with 1.7 million fewer jobs
today than when the recession began in 2008
·
More than 20% of US households do not have a
single person who is employed
·
The number of citizens who receive some kind of
government benefit now exceeds the number of full time workers in the private
sector by more than 60 million
·
Only one in four Americans has enough cash on
hand for emergencies lasting six months of expenses in the event of a job loss
or other emergency
In
the last 14 years alone, tuition costs have more than doubled –
The value of a degree is in doubt!
A Government Which has Failed its People – Will You
Survive?
For more than 200 years we’ve been the land of
opportunity but a breakdown in common sense and shortsighted policies among the
political elite and the bureaucrats who support them has created a dangerous
cocktail of economic barriers, a breakdown in the rule of law and poorly
administered public schools has allowed our nation to fall behind.
Our survival depends on our ability to reinvent
government to once again serve its people as opposed to special interests. The immorality and financial follies of the
political elite are undermining our country.
Since 1999 I have urged folks to get ready, to learn new
skills, to stockpile food, cash and goods for barter. It never hurts to be a Boy Scout. Develop your own network with like-minded
people, small farmers and local canneries [Where I lived in AZ local LDS families
operated their own cannery] and take advantage of the many training resources
we’ve written about in this letter such as the Red Cross, community colleges, libraries,
co-ops and others. You can find plenty
of resources at our main site [most are free] at: www.PoorManSurvival.com
Yours in freedom,
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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