The War on the Middle Class-Will You Be Next?

A confidential briefing

Will you be next?

 

 

The American people have been sold out…Learn how to fight back!

 

The War on the Middle Class: How the Washington-Wall Street Cartel is Destroying America

 

Has the middle class squeeze made you feel ‘left behind’?

If so, you’re not alone. Since 2008 we’ve lost more than 10% of our middle class!  Will you be next?

 

The slow, steady death of the middle class, the U.S. consumer began in the 1970s when governments at all levels thought we were bottomless pits of cash.

 

 Median household income has declined for five years in a row, but all of our bills just keep going up.

  For example, 32 million Americans were on food stamps when Barack Obama took office, and subsequently that number shot up to about 47 million. Are you next?

 

If we were going to have an “economic recovery”, it should have happened by now.

Unfortunately, it has not materialized, and another downturn is coming.

Back in 2008, 53 percent of all Americans considered themselves to be “middle class”.

In 2014, only 44 percent of all Americans still consider themselves to be “middle class“.

 

 

You Don’t Have to Feel Poorer

 

The government directed decline in your purchasing power and retirement dollars has been orchestrated and millions of average people are seeing their life’s work frittered away while Fortune 500 CEOs continue to rake in fortunes.

 

At no other time in history has there been such an income gap between the top one percent and the rest of the nation…that explains why we have more people on food stamps than at any other time history.

 

Our government always has money to bail out Wall Street or for foreign welfare but it can’t even fix our infrastructure or stop job losses.

 

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"The Poor Man represents the real America, the one which stands for traditional values, fiscal responsibility and financial security for those who apply themselves.

--Tracy Freese

 

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Sites to Sell Used Baby Items, Revolt of the Have-Nots

Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin

A Digest of Urban Survival Resources

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In This Issue:

1.       Sites to sell off used baby items

2.      Economic Hell for American Families

3.      Is class warfare inevitable – Revolt of the Have nots

4.      More ‘Bargain Master’ sites to save money

5.      Signs you got too much sun – a little summer humor

No Man is ever free, and he couldn’t stand it if he were - William Faulkner

The 4^th Most Dangerous Organization Against Freedom of Choice

ABC reports that 60 million Americans have to abide by various homeowners' association rules, which "decree everything from what color you can paint your house to how often your trash gets picked up and where you can park your car."

Rarely does a week go by where we don’t hear of some control-freak homeowners association trampling freedom of choice.  It fully escapes me as to why anyone would choose to live under such rules…we have enough dumb rules and regulations forced upon us by federal, state and local governments.

Most recently, a Macedonia, OH man is being skewered by an association for flying the American flag from a pole vs. his home.  Twenty of his neighbors are sticking by this war veteran.

Oh, the most dangerous organization is the Fed, followed by Congress and local governments.

There’s little question our freedoms are eroding and few in Congress (or mainstream America) seems to give a damn.

On another note…

An entry-level salary often doesn't go very far these days. According to a study by the Heldrich Center, the median starting salary for those who graduated from four-year degree programs in 2009 and 2010 was $27,000, down from $30,000 for those who graduated in 2006 to 2008, before the recession. (Try living on $27,000 a year -- before taxes -- in a city like New York, Washington or Chicago.)

With that in mind, read the short piece below about Economic Hell in America.

Heal a blister with moisturizer.  Even though I do it all the time, you’re not supposed to pop a blister; instead, apply moisturizer and cover with a bandage for faster healing.

Pm’s Betty Shocker Compendium of Useful Resources

Sites for Selling Used Baby Goods

   Kids grow quickly and are always in need of new clothing and other items.  Here are a few online sites to sell off what you no longer need.

>Storkbrokers.com - Designed for parents who wish to trade or sell their baby related stuff without the headaches of eBay or Craigslist.  Free registration and you can begin to buy and sell quickly.

>thredUp.com - Essentially an online clothing swap.  To sell, members fill a medium postal service flat rate box and list the contents on the site.  Buyers choose the box they want, then pay a service fee and shipping costs.

>SwapBabyGoods.com - You can sell or trade used baby gear through listings under its numerous categories to find items you’re interested in. Then contact the seller to arrange for either payment or a swap.

Source: Parenting.com

A Little Recipe to create a great holiday feast

LIME AND CHILI CHICKEN BREASTS

2	teaspoons chili powder
2	teaspoons packed brown sugar
2	teaspoons grated lime peel
1/2	teaspoon salt
1/4	teaspoon garlic powder
1/8	teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
4	boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
2	teaspoons olive or canola oil

1 Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix chili powder, brown sugar, lime peel, salt, garlic powder and ground red pepper. Rub both sides of chicken with oil, then with spice mixture. 2 Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 10 to 15 minutes, turning once or twice, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).

 Signs you got too much sun

>To your husband’s delight, the only thing you can wear is a smile

>Your two-year-old keeps calling you Elmo

>Your friend is trying to match her lipstick to your arm

Run out of spackling?  Use white toothpaste in its place using a spackling knife.  Smooth and let dry and then repaint.

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Money advice and news you can use

Comprehensive site featuring daily deal alerts, a variety of useful calculators, financial columns and more.

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More ‘bargain master’ sites to use…

Inside deals on laptops, GPS devices and more

www.TechBargains.com

Have fun on a budget

Free to join, pay half price for sporting events, comedy shows and more.

Goldstar.com

Daily Deals and Online Bargains

Has an active consumer forum which you can use to share your finds and cash-back deals

FatWallet.com

Heading outdoors?  Protect yourself from bugs by rubbing your body with dryer sheets - keeps biting bugs away!

The Nanny State Updates…

New Executive Order from Obama - White House Rural Council

Will create public-private partnership (aka: Fortune 500 contributors) to capitalize on rural assets…

Before the federal government "fixes" the problems of rural America, perhaps it should focus on "fixing" many of the other problems it has created first....

*Growing numbers of military veterans cannot find jobs once they leave the U.S. military. In fiscal 2008, the Pentagon spent $450 million on unemployment benefits for military vets. In fiscal 2010, the Pentagon spent almost twice as much - $882 million. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for military veterans between the ages of 18 and 24 is more than 30%.

According to a recent CNN poll, 48 percent of Americans believe that "another Great Depression" is likely within the next 12 months. Americans have been waiting for almost three years for a "recovery" to materialize, but instead there are all kinds of signs that the economy is about to get worse yet again. Inflation is rising but wages are not. There are millions of Americans that would do just about anything to get a decent job. The "misery index" is the highest it has been in almost 30 years. All of the recent polls show that the American people are more pessimistic about the economy than at any other time in recent memory.

Economic Hell For American Families

My husband lost his long-term job in 2009 due to budget cuts. Don’t worry, I said. I’m still working, and we have a year of our salary in savings. You’re smart, you’re educated, you’re a hard worker. You’ll find a job soon.

Two months later, my long-term job was sent to India.

I still wasn’t worried. I’m smart, I’m educated, and I’m a smart worker.

A year and a half later, I haven’t found new career yet. I’m 50. No one is going to hire me. I am working – at a Home Depot. At a 79% pay cut from my prior position. But it doesn’t pay for anything. My husband found a new position in his field – at a 62% pay cut from his prior position.

We lived off unemployment and our savings, until both ran out. We put our house and investment property on the market the day after I lost my job.

We haven’t had one offer.

We just had our Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharged. Our foreclosure is still pending. No word yet when that will be done.

To add insult to injury, we owe Federal income taxes on the penalties we used to make withdrawals from our 401(k)’s to live off. My husband took a job in another state, and we were SHOCKED to learn that we owed NEW YORK STATE taxes on the income he earned in Mississippi – to New York state! Apparently there is some loophole that if you are a property owner in New York, but earn income in another state, you have to pay New York state income taxes on out of state earned income.

We’ve been told once our foreclosure is finalized, we may owe taxes on that as well.

What happened to our country

"Strictly speaking, it probably is not “necessary” for the federal government to tax anyone directly; it could simply print the money it needs. However, that would be too bold a stroke, for it would then be obvious to all what kind of counterfeiting operation the government is running. The present system combining taxation and inflation is akin to watering the milk; too much water and the people catch on."
-- Ron Paul

The Parting Shot - Is Class Warfare on the horizon?  Revolt of the Have-nots

I’ve written extensively on the huge income inequality gap, the decimation of the middle class and our jobs, falling values of homes, inflationary ravages on our buying power and more. 

The economic plight and frustrations of the middle class barely get a sound bite on the national news and even less discussion in Washington (they won’t bite the hand that feeds them).  Corporate controlled media rarely even mentions the new wave of violence being perpetrated by gangs of young people who attack and rob stores and citizens in such cities as Chicago.

The failure of our political parties to address the true needs of the nation has soured almost everyone on our system of government.  Politics is more about divisive cultural warfare than problem solving.  All of that leaves most of us feeling disconnected and with a sense that the middle class has been shoved over a cliff, now the forgotten class.

Yet, during the past three years, all of the corporations below made a lot of money. Yet all of them paid net taxes that were below zero for those three years combined.

How is that possible? Well, it turns out that instead of paying in taxes to the federal government, they were actually getting money back.

A third of all the wealth in the world is held in "offshore" tax havens.

What U.S. corporations are able to get away with is absolutely amazing.

The following figures come directly out of a report by Citizens for Tax Justice. These are combined figures for the tax years 2008, 2009 and 2010.

So for these corporations, their rate of taxation was actually below zero.

If you have not seen these before, you are going to have a hard time believing some of these statistics.....

*Honeywell*

Profits: $4.9 billion

Taxes: -$34 million

*Fed Ex*

Profits: $3 billion

Taxes: -$23 million

*Wells Fargo*

Profits: $49.37 billion

Taxes: -$681 million

*Boeing*

Profits: $9.7 billion

Taxes: -$178 million

*Verizon*

Profits: $32.5 billion

Taxes: -$951 million

*Dupont*

Profits: $2.1 billion

Taxes -$72 million

*American Electric Power*

Profits: $5.89 billion

Taxes -$545 million

*General Electric*

Profits: $7.7 billion

Taxes: -$4.7 billion

Plainly, the Washington-Wall Street Cartel don’t give a damn about the country! Keep in mind the revolts in the middle east were started by a pissed off, unemployed younger population.

Yours for the ‘forgotten class’, the Poor Man

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Inside This Issue:

· The New Normal for Americans
· FBI Monitoring laws
· Class Warfare
· Recession proof business ideas
· It can’t happen here-bug out kits
· Howling Duck Ranch Goat How-to
· Build your yearlong stockpile for $5 a week


The news media is having its usual feeding frenzy over Chelsea Clinton’s marriage…all I can say is I feel sorry for that boy. Imagine having Mrs. Clinton as a mother-in-law.

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed how much Chelsea looks like Eleanor Roosevelt? Don’t you just love how much taxpayer funds were used for security purposes in the little town during the wedding preparations?

I know, I know…it’s SO important in this country…celebrity worship should be made the national religion!

Long time subscriber Ruth reminded me of this…your stockpiling plans should include plenty of toilet paper and other toiletries. A few years ago Ruth stopped by a garage sale and found boxlots of colored toilet paper for a dime a roll. She bought every case. Seems colored toilet paper does something to your posterior end that made everyone stop manufacturing it…who would’ve known? Beats using corncobs and old catalogs!

You might be interested to learn more of the following items brought to my attention by subscribers…

Former Kansas State Trooper Shares his thoughts on problems we face-thanks to subscriber Jeannie for sharing this tip!
http://www.newswithviews.com/Evensen/greg155.htm

Freedom Conference slated for August in Valley Forge,PA
http://freedomactionconference.com/

House leaders have even come up with a six-week messaging strategy

to assist vulnerable members on the campaign trail: week one will focus on U.S. manufacturing (although will fail to mention how regulation, high taxes, and minimum wages have driven many manufacturers overseas), week two will focus on Social Security (but will not talk about how Congress robbed the trust fund), the third week on so-called consumer "protection" (ignoring the inflationary policies government was responsible for in housing, education, energy, and other sectors), the fourth on small businesses (ignoring the imminent tax hikes that are on the way if Congress fails to make permanent the Bush tax cuts), the fifth on troops and veterans (ignoring how Congress held troops funding hostage as the majority attempted to secure $26.1 billion to balance state budgets), and the sixth will focus back on manufacturing again.

So watch out for those wasscally wabbits!

Food ain’t cheap but you’ll find a useful article on the PoorManSurvival.com site under our DIY Food Co-op tab on how to build a year’s worth of food for $5 a week.

Finally, Rep. Rangel is a good example of why this country needs term limits!

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Choosing a Solar water Pump
A free guide to choosing a solar water pump has been published by scientists from Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
Agricultural engineer Brian Vick drew on the ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory’s 31 years of testing stand-alone water pumps.
Vick found that for pumps with motors rated less than 1,500 watts, solar is usually the best choice. With current technology and costs, wind power or a hybrid wind/solar pump is usually best for power needs of 1,500 watts or more.

The guide, published by the American Solar Energy Society in 2009, is available online at http://www.cprl.ars.usda.gov/REMM_Publications.htm

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Butchering a goat-pretty graphic how-to instruction and photo
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Top 100 free windows downloads
Freeware is the popular type of download because, well, its free. Below is a list of the top 100 Windows freeware downloads Tucows.com.
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Want to Keep More of Your Money? Here's What Not to Do

Read more: http://money.blogs.time.com/2010/07/27/want-to-keep-more-of-your-money-heres-what-not-to-do/#ixzz0vRsEuJ3P

‘You can get much further with a kind word & a gun than you can with a kind word alone’ ---US Gov’t or Al Capone (your choice)
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Top 5 Recession-Proof Businesses

In a recent poll involving 1,000 residents of the U.S., 65% said that they think that economic conditions in the country are worsening. Nearly half have already cut back on their spending and almost 20% are apprehensive about the stability of their jobs. Now that recession has finally landed, is there hope for businesses to thrive, much less survive? If starting a business in these tough times is still an option for you, here are the top 5 recession-proof businesses you might want to consider:

Health care

Regardless of the times, someone somewhere will always be in need of good, professional health service. This is an industry that has experienced some significant growth over the last few years. And it doesn't show any signs of slowing down any time soon.

If you have the resources – training, manpower and capital – becoming involved in a business that offers health services will assure you of a comfortable market. Consider businesses that focus on offering affordable preventive solutions to people, alternative health care and home health.

Food and beverages

We're not talking about pooling your hard-earned money and starting a restaurant – although if that seems like a feasible thing to do, it just might work. However, going into the restaurant business still has its risk – and a very high one at that.

Instead, you might consider going into a food and beverage business by focusing on offering healthier fare. These days, going into a recession is even a better excuse to eat healthy because it encourages people to cut down on their consumption and to avoid unnecessary purchases.

Consider alternative menus that are tasty and creative or specialized cafes and diners or even vegetarian eateries. Concept plus good taste are usually the best ingredients to a successful recession-proof business.

Funeral services

Yes, this is a recession-proof business, morbid as it may sound. It deals with an inevitability, which means you'll never run out of customers. You could either get involved in selling services or offering related products. Cremation, which has increased in popularity in the last few years, is also a good option.

Repair services

Repair services are also recession-proof businesses. There will always be people whose kitchen sinks clog, whose air conditioning breaks down, whose roof starts leaking or whose car suffers from overheating. What these mean is pure business opportunity, even when economic times seem shaky. And even if potential clients try to delay much-needed repair, they will still come to you for help eventually.

A caveat: many, if not all, of these businesses require specialized training, skills and equipment. However, once you have these resources, you’ll have access to a recession-proof business that does not only offer a potential for high margins, it’s also a venture that won’t require you to wait too long for a return on your investment. Provided your services are tops, it’s likely that you could be in business for a very long time.

If you have technical skills there are plenty of opportunities in setting up home theatre, computer repair, home wireless setup, video camera setup and more…despite the recession or perhaps because of it, more folks are spending time at home entertaining themselves.

Personals

It may seem surprising but starting a business involving dating and matchmaking could help you tide the recession over. Recession or no, people will always be looking for someone special either for dating or marriage. Already, this business has hit over $650 million in sales.

As a recession-proof business, starting a personals venture could mean good profits and steady work. And no one even has to leave home. Some of the most popular companies today are those that offer online dating (Internet speed dating included) to their clients. With sufficient support, attractive and secure platforms and savvy, targeted marketing, this type of business is set to fly.

If you’re so inclined, here’s how high tech hobbyists can make a buck…
Bringing the do-it-yourself market to a whole new level, a California firm is selling kits to build a personal satellite -- and get it into space -- for $8,000.

The program, called TubeSat, is the brainchild of Randa and Roderick Milliron, a Mojave, Calif.-based couple who've been developing a bare-bones, low-cost rocket system for the past 14 years. Selling flights as a package deal with satellite-building kits is proving to be a winning combination, with more than a dozen customers signed up to fly on the debut launch early next year. Perhaps you have an idea, which can achieve liftoff to earn a nice living!
See related news blurb later in this bulletin plus go to our BootstrapBiz section of the PoorManSurvival.Com site to other idea starters.


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This week’s news roundup: The Outlook…Bleak

The New Normal…sinking state for consumers
This week's grim report on consumer confidence confirmed what's obvious to many: Americans are fearful about the state of the economy.
A recent survey by Deloitte and Harrison Group shows that 80% of Americans surveyed are focused on cutting back. Of that group, 55% say they haven't been directly affected by the recession but have changed their spending habits nonetheless. The survey further shows Americans are:

· -- Delaying gratification (and purchases, especially of big-ticket items.)
· -- Buying generics and "private label" vs. better-known (and more expensive) brands.
· -- Cooking from scratch instead of eating out or buying prepared meals. Rather than keeping the pantry stocked, Americans are also only buying what's necessary, as results from grocer SuperValu this week attest. (SuperValu's net-income fell 40% from a year ago and its CEO said: "We are not optimistic that somehow the economic environment turns the corner any time soon.")
· -- Cutting costs with "extreme couponing" -- CouponMom.com now has 2.5 million users, for example -- and the use of loyalty programs at various retailers.
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/the-new-normal-americans-cutting-back-%E2%80%94-even-if-they-don%E2%80%99t-have-to-535276.html?tickers=SVU,XRT,RTH,WMT,^DJI,^GSPC

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FBI Could Monitor Internet Activity without Court Order under Obama Plan
“The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual’s Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation.” (Washington Post, Thursday)
Another step in the progressive erosion of our privacy
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Class Warfare as new taxes bite everyone…

If you love class warfare, your moment has arrived. The next several weeks, leading up to the November elections, are sure to be filled with resounding political invective over who should pay for Washington's profligate spending over the last decade. Democrats will argue that the rich and near-rich should pony up, since they have the most money to start with. Republicans will point to the needy, arguing that they've been getting too much aid for too long. Tea Partiers will struggle to decide whose benefits should be cut in order to achieve the smaller government they envision. All around, livelihoods will be threatened. Instead of the "silly season," the midterm elections will feel like the angry season. More at: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/When-the-Tax-Hikes-Are-usnews-2864423913.html?x=0

SIDEBAR STORY
If consumers and businesses don't get traction soon, there could even be another recession. The dreaded "double-dip" scenario seems unlikely: Moody's Economy.com, for example, says there's just a 23 percent chance that the U.S. economy will be in a recession six months from now. http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/flowchart/2010/6/11/how-to-plan-for-a-double-dip-recession.html

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Americans continue to look for more frugal alternatives in our day-to-day spending.

WalletPop reports that one way we are chopping our expenses is by buying generic brands.

Almost two out of every three persons surveyed indicated that they had bought, or considered buying, generics in the past six months. Even more troubling to those who long for an increase in consumer spending is the finding that this percentage has actually gone up since the question was last asked in January.
We’re also brown-bagging it: 48% saying they had carried their lunch to work in the past six months, up from 45%. Bypassing the dry-cleaners: 24% have reduced their use of this service. Canceling their land line: 15% have done so, while another 22% have considered it.

Skipping the coffee shop on the way to work: 22% no longer hit Starbucks or the like in the morning. Eschewing bottled water in favor of refillable bottles: 39% are doing this, up by 5% in only six months. Cutting back on cable TV: 22% have canceled or switched to a cheaper cable TV alternative; another 22% have considered it.

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“When the missionaires came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.” --Bishop Desmond Tutu

It Can’t Happen Here! Your Personal Bugout Kit…

This is what many of us say when we hear of a disaster, whether it be man made or natural. We don’t have damn breaks, hurricanes, tornadoes, oil spills, epidemics (except for stupidity), floods, mud slides, sandstorms, forest fires, deluge rains, etc. etc…and of course, if we did, the government would take care of us!

Most of us also know that you can’t buy life insurance after you’re dead but we frequently forget to do so.

Build your own ‘just in case” bug out kit. The primary purpose of a bug-out bag is to allow one to evacuate quickly if a disaster should strike. It is therefore prudent to gather all of the materials and supplies that might be required to do this into a single place, such as a bag or a few storage containers. The recommendation that a bug-out bag should contain enough supplies for seventy two hours arises from advice from organizations responsible for disaster relief and management that it may take them up to seventy two hours to reach people affected by a disaster and offer help.

Typical contents
The suggested contents of a bug-out bag vary, but most of the following are usually included: (Note-guns optional dependending on your personal perspective)

· Enough food and water to last for seventy two hours. This includes:
o Water for washing, drinking and cooking. Canada recommends 2 litres per person per day.New Zealand recommends 3 litres per person per day for drinking.US recommends 1 gallon (3.78 litres) per person per day.
o Non-perishable food.
o water purification supplies.
o Cooking supplies.
o Cutlery and cups/dishes.
· A first aid kit.
· Fire starting tool (i.e. matches, ferrocerium rod, lighter, etc.)
· A disaster plan including location of emergency centers, rallying points, possible evacuation routes etc.
· Professional emergency literature explaining what to do in various types of disaster, studied and understood before the actual disaster but kept for reference.
· Maps and travel information.
· Standard camping equipment, including sanitation supplies.
· Weather appropriate clothing (poncho, headwear, gloves, etc.)
· Bedding items such as sleeping bags & blankets.
· Enough medicine to last an extended evacuation period.
· Pet, child and elderly care needs.
· Battery or crank operated Radio.
· Lighting (battery or crank operated flashlight, glow sticks).
· Firearms and appropriate ammunition.
· Crowbar (weapon, building and vehicle entry, etc.)
· Cash and change, as electronic banking transactions may not be available during the initial period following an emergency or evacuation.
· Fixed-blade and folding knife.
· Duct Tape
You can purchase these kits from the suppliers listed at our website or (see listing above too) or check with the Red Cross at: http://www.redcross.org/


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