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Yes, the Federal Reserve (which isn't Federal and has no reserves) is the key to it all.

If the Federal Reserve is not dismantled soon, it will come apart naturally in the imminent global financial crash that its own machinations have necessitated.

Thanks, Millennium. I raise my (last) zucchini to you.

Jock

A couple of days ago I bought Euros with dollars. You would have thought I was robbing the banks I had to jump through so many hoops. A huge bank didn't even have the dollars in cash I needed to buy Euros at another bank. The first bank had to order the dollars and the second bank had to order the Euros for a fee of course. I wish I could have done this five years ago when the dollar was stronger than the Euro. But thanks to crooked real estate agents, developer and judges, we couldn't. You need more than seven dollars now to buy five Euros. I'm going to take almost all my money out the banks when I can. I'm hoping I have time to do that. I'll have to keep a little there for a non interest bearing checking account. I don't want banks to use a penny of my money to gain interest for themselves because it is being invested in weapons, pharmaceuticals and a basket of other evils that kill people and the earth. Also the banks are just not safe. Trillions are being pumped into them to stave off the coming perfect storm until just the right moment when the bankster bosses can take the money and run, collapsing the house of debt on our heads. It's really going to hurt when we are forced to hand in our dollars for maybe a dime for the new currency, Amero or whatever. It's the same game still; always has been since Jesus drove the money changers out of the temple. By the way, I don't think there ever was an historical Jesus but no matter, the point of the story still stands true then as it does today. I think tomorrow is too early for the big bust; or perhaps it's just wishful thinking on my part. It's hard to believe that the mobsters would take the last zucchini from a child's hand but the facts speak for themselves. Enjoy the calm before the storm.

Jock, what has motivated you to write a comment on this post yet completely ignore the 39 comments, some of which are asking you direct questions, from the post you authored yourself.

To all "students" of Millenium:

Please be aware that any degrees or certificates awarded by the University of Twain will not be recognized by anyone or anything, anywhere.

Yo, Jock!! You're wanted on another thread! WTF??

My contacts at the FBI/CIA/NASA/Rand Institute have informed me that this site is being very carefully monitored for any suspicious anti-government activity.

I have recently noticed some very shadowy figures wandering through downtown Ojai late at night.

Please be careful what you post.

Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my!

Chris, you're an idiot. Go on abovetopsecret.com and indulge yourself.

Chris, you're an idiot. Go on abovetopsecret.com and indulge yourself.

It seems the banksters are going to do it again. When the crash occurs, people are going to be angry but they'll be too confused to blame the real mobsters. The system will readjust and start all over again with the rich much richer and all of us poorer.

To my mind, this whole interest scheme sucks. Both lenders and borrowers are driven by greed. Money should be stable and controlled by the majority of the people through their government. It's a no brainer but most Americans have no brains for important matters. Therefore, the mobster banksters keep getting away with the same old scams.

Keep up the education, MT. I agree with your basic take on finances and I sure as hell have a lot to learn. I appreciate your links. We're sure not going to get this information through the likes of the OVN or the Star, or any mainstream outlet. It's a shame. We are so ignorant. What is taught in the schools is not to question the system. That's the primary lesson. Don't question and don't think about what matters. I'm not bragging because a was a blockhead for about 66 years, and still am in many respects but I am waking up. If you're not ranting mad at what's going on, you're brain dead. It's like every week you get a visit from a member of the mob who demands you pay him for protection. It's more slick now. It's called inflating your currency, getting you more in debt, and forcing you to participate in the usury-interest system.

I'm getting my money out of the banks. I will take a loss because I don't get interest and don't keep up with inflation but I don't care. Aligning with truth feels so good. It's the greatest high. Creating money out of nothing is a fraud and a scam. Until we understand that thoroughly, we are doomed to repeat our mistakes.

Every person deserves a guaranteed income. If he or she doesn't choose to work, fine. They can live a humble but decent life. Women should be paid for being mothers. This patriarchal, work ethic, idiotic, self-destructing world is madness. We can't see it because we have developed such a tolerance to its poison. Well, the boil is soon to burst. It'll be messy. Blame patriarchy and the banksters, and the churches for their complicit silence. That's a good place to start. Love, Dennis

aye Dennis, we are learning,

and the love is showing ....

Aye, MT, hearts are burning
And the seeds are growing.

Dennis, Two things: (1) The interest from a bank has never kept up with the rate of inflation; don't worry about the loss of that when you take your money out of the bank(s). (2) Please check up on Euros before you buy any more. They are fiat money just like the federal reserve [debt] notes are. For safety I suggest that you put your money, your reserves, into silver or gold, hard metal tht you hold & keep, that will always have value. Note that many countries are converting some of their US dollar reserves into gold.
Good luck to you,
redder

a bicycle, community-garden, your good health & attitude, loving participation in a family- and nature-oriented 'Town-Ship' ... ten times better than gold and silver, and a hundred times safer than currency!

Exactly, MT. If what you described is in place, a paper currency, or any currency will work. The problem with heavy metals is that they're heavy. The only ones that can carry their weight is the usual aggressive macho men who will end up hoarding them and then demanding their protection in other kinds of payback.

Thirty years ago I started saving Kruegerands. I would tithe 10% to myself and put it in gold. I was quite idealistic back then so I ended up giving all my gold away to what I thought was a good cause. Interesting. Today I could have easily been a millionaire. My family and myself also lost our house in Ventura, a total of a half million in equity fighting for justice against corrupt real estate agents, developers and the courts. We lost it all, believing there was such a thing as justice in the justice system, and now we're bankrupt.

I don't regret my idealism and believe in truth and justice. My faith has been vindicated because my family and myself are being taken care of by providence. I'm healthier than I've ever been, trying to practice the qualities of a community you just described. After paying alimony and child support from my retirement money, I get to live on $450 a month plus the savings I have. Amazing but I'm able to do it and not be forced to go back to work at a job a dislike.

Now I get to do this. Think. And write in this community of competents. I wouldn't have it any other way. What would I be as a millionaire? Who knows but I suspect I would be more miserable. I think back to years ago. If I had invested in oil AND gold, I might be a multimillionaire. And probably more miserable.

Love is the best investment, I've found. I even made my own Love currency, Lovars I call them. I carry them in my pocket with my dollars in denominations of 100 to remind myself that this isn't that, and where true value lies. So far it's worked. I'm not living on the street anymore. I've got my pride and enjoyment of doing what I think is the right thing.

Sorry for preaching to the choir but I am a former preacher. And I just read an interesting comment along those lines. A person may be preaching to the choir but if enough people start singing loud enough, it might attract the attention of others who might join in.

When the shit hits the fan, the chains will be long gone with their moneybags and we'll have the joy of cleaning up together. We'll live humbler, simpler and poorer lives but we'll be much happier.

Dennis-

You could help a lot of people out by letting us know how you live on $450/month.
Perhaps you could post a budget here.

What happens when you have an unforeseen disaster, like breaking a shoelace?
How do you handle that?

And what about your savings?
Do you have a couple on million stashed away?
I'll bet you do.
That's what allows you to be so comfortable, so happy and just fritter your life and time away.

When the shit hits the fan you are the first person I will seek out and I hope you will share your morning oatmeal with me.

I don't like outmeal but I'll share my pot of assorted whole grains and vegetables and fresh baked bread daily. I don't use yeast; only whole wheat, salt and water so you sort of have to get used to flat bread. I rent a room for $320 which if times really get tough I could share but that would be up to the landlord. I have a 1975 stripped down motorhome which you may have seen on the streets. I don't drive it except to move it every three days just enough to satisfy the law; and of course it's illegal to live in it; but if times get bad the police may look the other way. That I might be able to share. I keep it just in case. I just hope that when the shit hits, we can get basic commodities like flour, beans and a few vegetables and fruits up here in Ojai. We can hunker down and survive because the weather is mild and we have plenty of water underground. I feel sorry for the folks in the big cities. I have nowhere near the amounts of saving you imagine and the problem is if the dollar crashes, what little I have won't be worth much so there will be little to share. I'm diversifying currency just in case. I saw TV for about 5 minutes tonight at the club, caught 60 minutes on Alan Greenspan. Talk about the banality of evil. This cuddly old man with the new youngish wife (money gets you chicks) is also diversifying currency. You know what that means? It means the dollar is going to be worth shit and he knows it. He's the one who created the speculative bubble. I had to chuckle at the irony. He and his wife were at a baseball game and this fan who worships him says he's the one that got him his house. Typical American bullshit. We get our big houses by depriving poor people of a house at all and subjecting them to war. Greenspan was a fan of Ayn Rand (as I was at one time) and now she would turn over in her grave at him having been the chairman of the Fed. She said he was a social climber which he admitted to but said everyone else was too. Talk about projection. He's an opportunist. The guy's brilliant in many areas but he's a Neanderthal in other areas like morality. He fools everybody probably including himself. And the moneyists love him because he does just what they say. It's a long analysis and I doubt anyone is reading this far or really cares so I'll sign off with love. Dennis

That "new youngish wife" is 61 year old Andrea Mitchell, who married Greenie in 1997.

Money may get you chicks but it definitely gets you great cosmetic surgery.

She's 61! Is that confirmed or is that what she said? I think she qualifies as a chick and is youngish next to him. I like Greenie's style and taste, and your writing style as well.