Poor
Man Survival
Self
Reliance tools for independent minded people…
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A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
"Your
silence gives consent."
-- Plato
-- Plato
The Cost of Living Continues to Hammer People &
They’re Fighting Back
To save money
I frequent auctions…however I have
seen an uptick of buyers who overspend by significant amounts at one auctioneer’s
site I use. This auctioneer charges a
buyer’s premium [something I refuse to charge] and it doesn’t affect his buyers
in the least…they almost always overspend.
For example, I recently
started bidding on a gas powered generator and the bidding was fierce…I stopped
at $200 as I found an ad for a local retailer which was selling new ones for
the same price with a warranty. The one
at the auction went for $800 plus the buyer’s premium of $80!
I often write about the
sharing economy as it is one way to save money in an economy where our dollar
seems to lose value each week…
Uber, the ride-sharing service valued at $50 billion, is at the forefront of disrupting the taxi industry.
Want proof?
The price of a New York taxi medallion - the license that allows you to drive a taxicab in the city - has been plummeting since 2013... the first time that's ever happened.
A medallion would have cost you $1.3 million in April 2013, an all-time high. Now you can pick one up for a quarter of that, $840,000.
And the hospitality industry is taking seriously the threat presented by Airbnb, which puts temporary renters and guests together.
That makes the sharing economy - which Airbnb and Uber are at the forefront of - a major Disruptor. In the sharing economy, instead of buying goods from a corporation, consumers "borrow" - really, rent - assets from other individuals. And companies like Uber and Lyft are the "conduits" that put those individuals together... and take a slice of the profits.
And Uber isn't disrupting just taxis.
Many members of generations Y and Z, especially ones who live in cities, are forgoing the once-ubiquitous ritual of buying a first car. Rather, they're depending on ride-sharing outlets like Uber, Lyft and Zipcar.
And that's making auto manufacturers nervous.
How to predict the consequences of economic policy at least 90%
of the time… . As you probably know, politicians and their friends in the
media are masters of smokescreens...
“When a politician or establishment economist claims a
certain policy will produce a certain result, use contrary reasoning. Believe
it will produce the opposite result.
The government lies all the time and its lies keep
getting worse every year…just look at government inflation figures, then look
at your wallet after a trip to the grocer…
Many, many troubling developments have taken place over
the past 30 years or more: the expansion of the military industrial complex and
its influence in Washington DC, the rampant surveillance, the corporate-funded
elections and revolving door between lobbyists and elected officials, the
militarized police, the loss of our freedoms, the injustice of the courts, the
privatized prisons, the school lockdowns, the roadside strip searches, the
military drills on domestic soil, the fusion centers and the simultaneous
fusing of every branch of law enforcement (federal, state and local), the
stockpiling of ammunition by various government agencies, the active shooter
drills that are indistinguishable from actual crises, the economy flirting with
near collapse, the growing social unrest, the socio-psychological experiments
being carried out by government agencies, etc.
Ever since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the old Soviet
Union our government lost its favorite bogeyman, the evil one which kept it
used to keep citizens in a perpetual state of fear and Wall Street in perpetual
profits selling war and spy/surveillance goods…it was often the proverbial “wag
the dog’ scenario…
The goal of government is the notion of social control,
while pleasing its corporate masters…keep us orderly and docile, keep us paying
taxes. Most often this is accomplished
through the use of fear. That perpetual
state of fear had been interrupted until the terrorist attacks of 911. Arab terrorists have replaced the Communist
Menace [unless you count China] and the un-Patriot Act created the most
anti-freedom set of laws this nation has ever seen. It has destroyed our right to privacy and it
has severely curtailed our right to travel.
Modern society now works through the constant creation of
fear and control by the Washington-Wall Street Cartel. This Cartel has successfully usurped our rights,
taken over the news media while decimating the Middle Class.
We should seriously take James Madison’s advice and “take alarm at the first experiment on our
liberties.”
Whatever
the government says, believe the opposite.
Only a week ago, the FBI and Homeland Security were
telling us to quake in our boots because ISIS might attack your local
Independence Day parade. We noticed many otherwise-intelligent people in the
patriot/prepper community taking the feds seriously.
Never mind that “some 15 major terror alerts or warnings
have been issued since the attacks on New York and Washington, and none of
these has ever been followed by a terrorist attack, or even some kind of plot
that was broken up,” says CNN terrorism expert Peter Bergen. A separate count
by the group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting reveals a far worse record of 0
for 40.
Government has a keen interest in keeping us petrified
about terrorists lurking around every corner.
Things are bad in America. Everyone in D.C. thinks the government
needs to micromanage your life. The bankers are living the easy life off your
retirement and tax funded bailouts. And everything you say or do online is
stored in some unknown government database.
More Useful Resources You Can Share
Ultimate Privacy
Guide/161-pages:Free
How to Survive the War on the Middle Class
14 of the best
reports I’ve assembled on protecting your freedom…the download link to this
will be included with your package and/or sent to you via email. Some of the life saving information includes:
·
Surviving
the Final Days of the Dollar
·
Developing
Your Financial IQ
·
What to
do if There is a Bank Run
·
Become
Self Sufficient for at Least Six Months
·
What to
do if There is a Financial Collapse
·
77
Censored Cures
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The Big
Drop: Grow your wealth during the coming collapse
·
A Man’s
Right to Happiness-reclaim your privacy, reduce your taxes and more
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Book of Free- FREE Stuff… chock-full of proven tricks, loopholes, and
insider secrets to living a higher-quality, wealthier, healthier, and more
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