Freedom
is something that dies unless it is used." - Hunter S. Thompson
Many will hear, but how
many read our message?
PM
celebrates its 4th year of helping the little guy, the
average American to fight government nonsense, to get ahead financially, to
encourage self reliance skills, to provide you with educational resources and
more.
This is my way of
reminding you of our mission statement and purpose…we're all in this together!
The
Poor Man represents the real America, the one which stands for traditional
values, fiscal responsibility and financial security for those who apply
themselves. We've been described as a government watchdog while the "Lame
Stream" media have become mere lapdogs of the government and Wall Street.
However,
all too often I find all that is missing is your support and input! This past
week alone one of our posts received 15 positive comments (Wordpress) but
nothing from our Yahoo subscribers…a rather disheartening and discouraging
note.
Too many of us are `asleep at the
wheel,' and don't read this bulletin. So if you don't read and share our
messages, we all lose. Our goal has been to reaffirm America as a country by
the people and for the people…something many politicians have forgotten.
If you're like me, you don't even
recognize America anymore. It sure isn't the `land of opportunity or freedom' I
grew up knowing. Some of the values we stand for include protecting you from
government control and its reckless, runaway spending. I often feel like we're
wallowing in the midst of chaos.
The
reelection of Barack Obama—the worst president of my lifetime—is the perfect
opportunity for straight talk about the dangerous path our country is on. Seems
that every day we witness more erosion of our Constitution and Bill of
Rights…we'd like to keep government out of your life. Government agencies
and bureaucrats are literally sucking the lifeblood out of our economic future
with its non-stop assault of unlegislated red tape.
But instead of being honest with the American people about just how dire our situation is, our elected officials and the media won't level with us…
Are you a giver or a taker? Do you
share the resources provided with like-minded friends? Have you promoted us on
your social networks? Have you donated or made a purchase to help us promote
our cause? We are in the Top 50 Best Self Reliance sites on the internet
and your help is needed to maintain that status…
For the true lover of liberty, it must seem
insurmountable to actually live free while the ever-expanding police state
continues is perpetual push to dominate or control every aspect of our lives.
Can any other conclusion be reached than the state and its ever-increasing
legions of bureaucrats (now paid more than private sector workers) have every
intention of injecting themselves into every transaction we make? Every
transfer of property, every sale, every shipment, every receipt, every message
is now tracked, your travel is now monitored, every bank account is logged
and/or tagged, tracked and taxed by government agencies and it's even
considered a criminal act to avoid such government interference…
Over the past few years, something
has changed in our great nation.
Maybe you've recognized it too, just as I have. The sad truth is, America is a very different place than it was just a dozen or so years ago. |
Something
is dying in our time. As the nation struggles to recover from unsustainable personal
and national debt, stagnant wages, the damages wrought by climate change, the
loss of privacy to our government, and more, a whole way of life is drawing to
a close…
America's
middle class is literally vanishing.
Millions
have already been squeezed out—having gone from comfortable to struggling. Some
are barely surviving financially.
And
millions more are about to follow.
If
you have any doubts about this, just look around. We all know or have heard
about people who were once comfortably middle class but are now fighting to
keep their heads above water.
I'm sure if you are over the age of 40, you recognize these changes too… even if you can't pinpoint exactly what's gone on. At the very least, we are witnessing the near complete loss of Individual Privacy in every element of our lives from banking to internet use.
An
ABC news affiliate recently reported that the government is now installing
street lamps around the country containing "Homeland security
applications," which can record video, audio, and bark orders to people
nearby.
In
Baltimore, the local government has started a project to record all
conversations that take place on public buses…
Also, did you know that our top spy bureau, the National Security Agency (NSA) has now basically turned much of its attention from foreign countries… directly onto U.S. citizens?
In fact, NSA is now building the largest data storage facility on the planet in the middle of the Utah desert.
Also, did you know that our top spy bureau, the National Security Agency (NSA) has now basically turned much of its attention from foreign countries… directly onto U.S. citizens?
In fact, NSA is now building the largest data storage facility on the planet in the middle of the Utah desert.
Of
course, the loss of individual privacy does much more than simply damage our
identity, our quality of life, and our desirability as a place live, work, and
raise a family.
When
so many people have access to your personal information, it's inevitable that
there will be all kinds of terrible things that happen. What happens is known
as "function creep."
This is where data collected for one use can be used for another reason, both legally and illegally.
This is where data collected for one use can be used for another reason, both legally and illegally.
You know you're no longer living in a free country when the
government tells you what you can and cannot put in your body…Or,
when an unelected board of bureaucrats and corporate insiders can confiscate
the assets of hardworking small business owners.
Yet these have become par for the course in the Land of the Free.
All
around you are everyday heroes who refuse to be complicit in the economic mistreatment of other people. It would seem most
of us are always at the mercy of someone (or something) else and have little
control over lives.
Paycheck inequalities…
Today, one in four U.S. workers earns less than $9 an hour—about $19,000 per year. Thirty-nine percent of the nation's children live in low-income households. And African-American and Latino families are much more likely to be poor or low-income and are less likely to have assets or home equity to offset low wages.
Andrew, a manager in a large food business
in the Midwest, told me
about the moral dilemma
of employing people who can't
take care of their
families even though they
are working hard. This was something that he couldn't pretend was okay. He came
to the decision to
"do what [he] can"
even at the risk of being
accused of stealing. "I pad their paychecks because you can't live on what they make. I punch them out after they have left for a doctor's
appointment or to take care of someone ... And I give them food to take
home...."
Ned,
who works in a chain grocery store, detours some of the "product" that
doesn't quite pass muster—dented cans, not-quite-fresh produce—to
his low-wage employees. "I guess you could say I make the most of that," he
said. "I make the
most of it. I don't see it as a scam. It's not for me, it's for them. ... At the end of the month ... that's all they have."
Help
Us to Help You--And others who need to avoid the mental recession!
We'd like your help. We want PM to
be a source of inspiration to stay on track for achieving your goals of self
reliance and independence. We're on a mission to help as many of our fellow
Americans as possible to rise above the crap the Washington-Wall Street Cartel
has imposed on the middle class.
Providing frugal living tips, DIY
resources, consumer resources, sideline income ideas, and politically incorrect
insights in order to make you and your family more independent has been our
goal.
We're open to suggestions for improvement that you might have. Many of the best ideas have come from you. We'd like to keep that going. So please share your suggestions, it's the only way all of us can grow.
We're open to suggestions for improvement that you might have. Many of the best ideas have come from you. We'd like to keep that going. So please share your suggestions, it's the only way all of us can grow.
I was brought up in a home where it
was instilled in us that our mission in life is to help others, even if it is
just one person. By blessing others, you bless yourself.
Also, you probably know folks who
share our concern for the direction our country has been heading. We know it is
late in the process to turn things around, but we must not be found wanting in
this time of crisis. Share this website with friends and help us get our
numbers into the tens of thousands.
Visit our site often and make an
attempt at fostering interaction and sharing with others across our endangered
country... find
ways to minimize the effects of the politicians, and regulators.
Even the hungriest lion cannot eat
an elephant by himself, but an army of ants sufficiently large can devour the
elephant in just a few minutes.
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