Bruce’s Poor Man Survival Bulletin
A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
For Independent Minded People!
ISSN 2161-5543
In
This Issue:
1.
Causes of the
Middle Class Stagnation
2.
Extra Cash for the holidays
3.
Why you should avoid Smart Phones
4.
Why have there been no arrests in the Wall Street
Meltdown?
Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.
- Author Unknown
Middle Class Stagnation…Burdensome regulation & tax system major
contributors to our decline…US becoming less competitive in world economy.
The prescriptions for the road ahead depend on the diagnoses of causes,
but many economists agree on the need for stronger education, better matching
of skills with job opportunities, and an effort to overhaul the nation's fiscal
policy, including taxes.
Some economists also argue for policies targeted to boost the level of
innovation and entrepreneurship (less red tape and expensive regulation).
Source: Yahoo News, US Census
Bureau
Stop slipping screwdrivers by rubbing both sides of a flat screwdriver
with blackboard chalk and it will keep the tip in place.
PM’s
Compendium of Useful Resources
Like Good Customer Service, Many Company freebies have gone away…
In recent years, freebies from no-fee checking to in-flight meals have
vanished. Money Talks News founder Stacy Johnson offers an
amusing glimpse into some of the goods and services that were once free but now
have a price tag
So what types of goods and services now require that we pay a pretty
penny? And what can we do to make sure we get these items as cheaply as
possible? Here are some things to consider:
5 Easy Ways to Raise Cash
When you need money and need it fast, follow this strategy to build a pile of cash.
When you need money and need it fast, follow this strategy to build a pile of cash.
Making Money for the Holidays
This year, try thinking about the holidays as a money making opportunity rather than a money spending requirement.
This year, try thinking about the holidays as a money making opportunity rather than a money spending requirement.
Avoid smartphones in favor of basic cellphones with fewer
features. All new smartphones contain GPS tracking technology allowing snoops
to easily ascertain your location. Given the exponentially increasing
government tracking of citizens through their phones, an older GPS-less phone
protects you from overreaching government bureaucrats and untrustworthy snoops.
To avoid being tracked at all, turn your cell phone off except when you need to
make a call. Use voice mail to handle your incoming calls, and return your
calls from your home or usual place of business
Jim Dempsey, Vice President for Public Policy at the Center for
Democracy & Technology, citing ECPA, notes that the government claims it
can track your movements without having to get a warrant from a judge, using
the signal your mobile phone silently sends out every few seconds. The
government also claims it can read your email and sneak a peek at your online
calendar and the private photos you have stored "in the cloud," all
without a warrant.
You can go to www.NotWithoutAWarrant.com and let your voice be
heard by signing the petition demanding ECPA privacy protection upgrades now,
so there may be digital liberty and justice for all.
Think more about how you can make more of
what you already know, and some of the
abilities you have, along with some of
the skills you've built up.
what you already know, and some of the
abilities you have, along with some of
the skills you've built up.
If it helps, there's a good test which
will guide you to uncovering your key strengths
and abilities. There's no cost, and you
may want to check out:
will guide you to uncovering your key strengths
and abilities. There's no cost, and you
may want to check out:
Uncover your hidden
strengths with a free quiz at PrincetonReview.com/careers.aspx
The Nanny State Updates…
Sure makes me wonder why our government works so hard
to screw up our Bill of Rights?
Obama’s DOJ Grants ATF New Gun Grab Authority
The Obama
administration via the Department of Justice has given authority to the
Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to “seize and
administratively forfeit property involved in controlled-substance abuses.”
This means now that people who are not dealing illegal drugs, just using them
and anyone who might associate with them in the same residence or be in a
vehicle can have...
Less than 24 hours after a federal judge in New York ruled the federal
government could not indefinitely detain “suspected” terrorists, the Obama
administration asked a court to suspend the ruling. Read
& Comment
Wikileaks revealed that former senior intelligence officials have
created a detailed surveillance system called Trapwire that is more
accurate than modern facial recognition technology—and have installed it across
the US. Obama obviously knows about it and approved it.
House votes to extend FISA for five years, inviting more unconstitutional surveillance On Wednesday, September 12th, the House of Representatives voted 301-118 to extend the 2008 amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for another five years, despite continuing secrecy, unanswered questions, and concerns from across the political spectrum about its sweeping invasions of privacy.
Taking your dog to a
wooded area? Get them vaccinated for
Lyme disease or ask your vet about topical prevention treatments.
The Parting Thought…No jail time for crooked brokers!
Wall Street is a "protected" operation. Protected means cops are aware of illegal activity, but are paid off to look the other way and even protect businesses from potential harm.
In Wall Street's world, the beat cops are their regulators, including the SEC and the CFTC. Above them are the Federal Reserve and an untold number of politicians and legislators who pimp and pander on behalf of banksters by writing laws with loopholes so their donating "constituents" can always get out of jail free.
What are they working on?
According to Adora Andy of DOJ, "This RMBS Working Group effort is focused on a narrow issue that was one of many factors that contributed to the financial crisis. This is a targeted strike, specifically examining whether those who originated the underlying loans and sold them to securitizers, as well as the actual underwriters and securitizers responsible for packaging and selling the RMBS offerings, made any false claim or other misrepresentation or omission regarding the ability and likelihood of the borrowers to repay their mortgage loans, the value of the collateralized property, and whether the underlying mortgage loans and properties complied with certain underwriting guidelines and standards. Right now, there are other active efforts underway by untold numbers of staff, at the Justice Department and in many other agencies, regarding many of the other illegal factors that contributed to the financial crisis."
Do you get that? They are not focusing on Wall Street.
Instead, they are focusing on the "they" as in "after all it was you and me." We did this; we lied and cheated when we conspired with mortgage brokers taking our applications.
So, while Rome burnt to a crisp, the protectors did their thing and are continuing to do it
Do you get that? They
are not focusing on Wall Street.
Instead, they are focusing on the "they" as in "after all it was you and me." We did this; we lied and cheated when we conspired with mortgage brokers taking our applications.
Yes, it's us and them, those hundreds of thousands of folks who aren't in the business of writing loans any more because there are no jobs there any more and they've all gone back to being used car salesmen, because there are plenty of cars out there that folks bought, leased (whose leases were securitized, don't you know) and had to abandon when they lost their jobs.
So, while Rome burnt to a crisp, the protectors did their thing and are continuing to do it.
And, they'll do it as long as it takes for the statutes of limitations on these crimes to run out. Which is happening, starting already.
Will anything change? No. That's because Wall Street is protected by bureaucrats.
Instead, they are focusing on the "they" as in "after all it was you and me." We did this; we lied and cheated when we conspired with mortgage brokers taking our applications.
Yes, it's us and them, those hundreds of thousands of folks who aren't in the business of writing loans any more because there are no jobs there any more and they've all gone back to being used car salesmen, because there are plenty of cars out there that folks bought, leased (whose leases were securitized, don't you know) and had to abandon when they lost their jobs.
So, while Rome burnt to a crisp, the protectors did their thing and are continuing to do it.
And, they'll do it as long as it takes for the statutes of limitations on these crimes to run out. Which is happening, starting already.
Will anything change? No. That's because Wall Street is protected by bureaucrats.
“Until the next revolution”, the Poor Man
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