Posted on 06/28/2013 7:26:10 PM PDT by Kartographer
Look around and you can’t miss it.
The world is on the brink… politically, economically, financially, monetarily, and militarily.
Events are accelerating. Over the last decade trend forecaster Gerald Celente has been blaring the alarms.
If you’ve been paying attention, then you’ve heard them. You know we’re going under.
And this time they’re not going to be able to stop it.
(Excerpt) Read more at shtfplan.com ...
Not sure where you live....but highways are not packed here...You could not hit someone with a cannon in the shopping centers, and I see very little business activity change from what it was last year...
Sure there are some buying new cars but that is a seasonal thing..But what I do see a lot of is inflation....rents, food, utilities.....
This is showing up as profits for some public companies, however the euphoria will not last...
Your FR profile says USA. Well, the highways are packed in the USA.
I am in Arkansas...I just got back from a road trip to Alabama and Georgia.....I actually saw more traffic two years ago...
Here’s a clip from that article that pretty much explains any increased hiring nationwide...
“Service sector gains were primarily responsible for the improving employment picture except in Fort Smith where service growth......”
The growth is largely in the service sector that includes hotels, motels, restaurants and entertainment.....which is where are the hiring is...
Not because of increased business activity, but because of Obama Care. They are reducing the hours of all their full timers and hiring additional people to make up the loss...This way they keep the hours worked at 30 or less, exempting them from some of the regulations...
Housing sales of older homes have increased, but 90% of the increase is not first time or second time home buyers. It’s investors....
As far as I am concerned the economy is actually flat....has been flat...and will continue to be flat...with few exceptions...
It takes special blinders to see a negative in an "improving employment picture."
Congrats! Don't you dare let data get in the way of how you want to see the world!
Go tell people that the economy is lousy regardless!
I do because it is....
What we have had for the last 4 years is very close but not nearly as good as the Cater years when the word of the day was how high the “misery index” was.
Other new terms like stagflation were also invented, but you don’t hear any of that today. Not a word......
The fact is, that economic activity today is largely tied to inflation and to cycles that are based on planned obsolescence or simply the replacement of worn out crap.
I admire your positive attitude, but I can tell you frankly that it is not shared by many and it’s not because they are slackers...
Of course it is because they are slackers.
Jobs are plentiful, yet people are so *spoiled* that they won’t move to where the jobs are located.
They have excuses like “...but my Mom lives here, I can’t leave” or drivel such as “I’ve lived here for xx years and I’m not moving, the jobs need to come to me.”
So they want the economy to look bad so that they can blame the economy instead of looking like a slacker. “See, I’d work if a job was here but there aren’t any jobs.”
...but there are thousands of high paying jobs hiring people, even those with no college education.
www.rigzone.com
So the jobs are there and their lies are exposed.
They are slackers.
I get out plenty, but I use my eyes not covered with rose colored glasses.
You repeated comments about dead beats reveals more than you know.
You words are those of the con man: “buddy have I got a deal for you.”
What ever you are selling I ain’t buying.
I’m just selling facts. Too bad that you aren’t buying.
I predict an acquittal and riots, then Holder files Federal charges against Zimmerman for violating Martin's civil rights.
To answer your "Fear or Common Sense" manifesto, I will use the common sense methodical "win in every scenario" approach every time. Tell me with 100% certainty that a two mile wide asteroid is going to hit tomorrow?, then I might talk a little about fear.
The items you listed are true poor economic practices, but those who avoid debt, have diversifying capital, and prepare "wisely" will be okay.
He probably doesn’t get out of his Y2K bunker very often. :)
Plenty of decent jobs here in SE Texas, as long as you are qualified. Again he doesn’t want to be bothered with the facts.
Try selling fertilizer you be great!
Then answer the questions. What does a hypothetical asteroid have to do with the questions I asked? Another flim flam man.
You seem too desperate.
To make a point, because you spout crap that puts fear into people. Flim Flam? So what am I selling numbnuts? You are the flim flam bozo trying to scare people, when all they have to do is carefully and methodically plan their existence if there was an event that triggered harder times. How many people did you "flim flam" into metals before the bubble burst? Seems what you know about the economy and how things work there are pretty limited, so don't confuse people with your lack of knowledge.
You can’t get much wronger. In fact you just proved how little you know. I don’t believe in metals, I don’t have any myself and don’t recommend metals to others. Check my post and not only will you not find such a recommendations you will find statements from me that flat out state I don’t believe in metals. So far you never have answer a straight question and you assumptions have proven false. In fact check around you will find I give away a preparedness manual I put together for free. Profit is not and never has been my motive. Game, set and match.
Go with God and go in peace. I truly wish you and yours well what ever may come. I do what I do because I do wish all well and wish to see as many Children of the Lord make it through, because when we get to the other side we are going to need them.
Get stuffed
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