tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post8398612838782142916..comments2024-03-18T20:50:36.597-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: It's called SAVINGPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-48187516079497960852014-09-10T16:52:36.892-07:002014-09-10T16:52:36.892-07:00This is the Fed laying the groundwork for out and ...This is the Fed laying the groundwork for out and out seizure of all accounts, like in Greece. For the betterment of the country you understand, since you peons don't know what's best for you and your country, we'll take your money and put it to good use.<br /><br />Steve Davis<br />Anchorage, AlaskaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-66881114869967760002014-09-06T18:28:51.510-07:002014-09-06T18:28:51.510-07:00Sheesh, me, too! We have a grand total of $100 lef...Sheesh, me, too! We have a grand total of $100 left for the next 9 days to pay for gas, all the food, livestock feed, and pet food for seven people. <br /><br />We're going to be eating lots of rice, potatoes, eggs, chicken, and blueberries. SwampWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395051552137680646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-65536893727744814482014-09-06T06:47:43.695-07:002014-09-06T06:47:43.695-07:00The final word in the post says it all "Wheee...The final word in the post says it all "Wheeee!"<br /><br />That is about the level of thought that goes through some spend-heavy minds. "Why save? The Government will take care of us! Yay, Government! Wheee!"Maliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388549264734288099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-9800522341417702762014-09-06T04:18:48.822-07:002014-09-06T04:18:48.822-07:00A team of researchers gave a smile to a family
A d...A team of researchers gave a smile to a family<br />A deaf baby hears his parents for the first time<br />http://www.divertissonsnous.com/2014/09/03/un-bebe-sourd-entend-ses-parents-pour-la-premiere-fois/<br />Have a nice day,<br /><br />TrystiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-76365441968314027382014-09-05T16:15:01.043-07:002014-09-05T16:15:01.043-07:00You mean like 401 k funds, money market accounts, ...You mean like 401 k funds, money market accounts, and other retirement and pension funds? Just a matter of semantics, chum. We, the little people who work for a living and eek out savings for the future, are exactly who they mean by the "private" sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-71636645797757305112014-09-05T08:17:17.870-07:002014-09-05T08:17:17.870-07:00I would like to point out one thing; "The ans...I would like to point out one thing; "The answer lies in the private sector's dramatic increase in their willingness to hoard money" The private sector can mean several things, but mostly when economists are talking about it, the private sector means businesses & corporations. The last thing on their minds are the actions of private individuals, because most people don't matter in their calculations. <br />So try reading the article in that light. "The answer lies in the corporations' dramatic increase in their willingness to hoard money instead of spend it." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-6688896248832300552014-09-04T16:40:52.051-07:002014-09-04T16:40:52.051-07:00banks love us these days for having savings accoun...banks love us these days for having savings accounts-afterall, they pay us about a nickel for every thousand dollars you have in a current account so banks can lend/loan money to others and charge 8-18% or more in interest. this goes for big banks and itty bitty banks these days...joe blow is always gonna be damned if he does and damned if he dont.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-72297174444077647182014-09-04T16:38:41.326-07:002014-09-04T16:38:41.326-07:00I spend every dime I earn. I buy what I need for ...I spend every dime I earn. I buy what I need for the future, why you ask? Because in the future everything will cost much more that it does today, and I will actually get less goods spending the same amount of money that I spend now.Peanut Gallerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-60110034826903261222014-09-04T15:13:00.933-07:002014-09-04T15:13:00.933-07:00Bingo there's the whole point of the article !...Bingo there's the whole point of the article !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-79853557104507171442014-09-04T13:03:51.636-07:002014-09-04T13:03:51.636-07:00The progressive must also master 'doublethink&...The progressive must also master 'doublethink'. The ability to hold in one's mind, two diametrically opposed ideas, as completely true.Milesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-69534042623592384252014-09-04T09:57:39.656-07:002014-09-04T09:57:39.656-07:00And whatever you do, DON'T save cash and those...And whatever you do, DON'T save cash and those slugs in your pockets we call "coins" (you know, nickels, dimes, quarters, etc.) Put your "money" into precious metals. If you can't afford gold (I sure can't), buy silver and... yes, HOARD it! Ammunition will be worth its weight in gold one day, as well. --Fred in AZ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-63202455928965941242014-09-04T09:50:52.798-07:002014-09-04T09:50:52.798-07:00That's the way it is with liberal-"progre...That's the way it is with liberal-"progressives" (they're about as "progressive" as the plague. We should call them REgressives). Hypocrisy is one of the necessary requirements to being a liberal-progressive. You must also be dishonest, dishonorable, deceiving, intolerant of all who disagree with you, and manipulative. So, to sensible, fair-minded people, what liberal-progressives do never makes any sense. You have to HAVE good sense to make sense!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-89432933872643851172014-09-04T09:42:38.569-07:002014-09-04T09:42:38.569-07:00Of course you should spend all of your "savin...Of course you should spend all of your "savings" accounts. The banks and their government lackies certainly intend to steal it all at a time convenient to them. So go spend it -- preferably on gold, silver, food, and productive assets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-887768778315929262014-09-04T09:25:27.604-07:002014-09-04T09:25:27.604-07:00As far as I know (I live in Europe), nothing like ...As far as I know (I live in Europe), nothing like this has happened anywhere except Cyprus. Which is bad enough, of course. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-34560472816240297462014-09-04T09:23:49.482-07:002014-09-04T09:23:49.482-07:00To be fair, the FED is not part of the federal gov...To be fair, the FED is not part of the federal government, so this is not the government speaking. This sounds much like the lingo of a certain kind of economist (that, most likely, is in his mid-twenties, seriously brainwashed by economic theories and has never had to scrimp and save himself).<br />Still idiotic, though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-52295034501214521762014-09-04T09:05:59.407-07:002014-09-04T09:05:59.407-07:00In days past the savings (hoarded money) was where...In days past the savings (hoarded money) was where the banks got the money to make loans. That was real money - not money created from thin air.<br />JW MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-28230301788760417672014-09-04T08:48:01.626-07:002014-09-04T08:48:01.626-07:00What's even scarier, it could turn into what&#...What's even scarier, it could turn into what's happening in Europe. They just come in and confiscate your funds in the bank.<br /><br />EarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-61599685079905925742014-09-04T08:40:59.199-07:002014-09-04T08:40:59.199-07:00Very scary! Sounds like the start of a brainwashi...Very scary! Sounds like the start of a brainwashing scheme to make future "bail in" programs (like Cyprus et al ) seem righteous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-44232016386411918092014-09-04T08:28:04.720-07:002014-09-04T08:28:04.720-07:00Amen to that.
Just MeAmen to that.<br /><br />Just MeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-15246747842344517092014-09-04T07:45:40.466-07:002014-09-04T07:45:40.466-07:00I'm sure the PTB are looking at ways to invest...I'm sure the PTB are looking at ways to invest (read, confiscate for their purposes) all that money we're hoarding. At least the funds we have in the bank and in retirement accounts. Always willing to help us behave more wisely, you know.chipmunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341260129072773457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-3671479070830996212014-09-04T07:36:46.141-07:002014-09-04T07:36:46.141-07:00"The reason that inflation hasn't kept up..."The reason that inflation hasn't kept up with gains in the money supply simply has been that people are sitting on cash rather than spending it." <br /><br />Or perhaps it has to do with the fact that the Fed doesn't take cost of living (food, fuel, energy, etc. costs) into account when it calculates inflation levels. <br /><br />I assure you Fed, I am spending every penny I have. (not happy about it mind you) I am spending every penny I have just keeping the family fed, sheltered and the cars gassed up. <br /><br />Thanks to the health insurance we have to buy (but can't afford to use) we don't have money to "hoard".Woolysheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13081381687156224381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-65785869197505325482014-09-04T06:42:05.904-07:002014-09-04T06:42:05.904-07:00Gee and I was going to open a savings account at a...Gee and I was going to open a savings account at a local bank, really I was, so I could convert all those rolls of coins to paper money. Our banking is done on line - direct deposit, mortgage, bill pay - at a credit union based in VA and we're in FL. We use an ATM linked to the credit union if we need paper cash. Guess I'll just have to spend the coins when I rarely shop. Thanks for the info.Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249001827113998376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-10709130566773310122014-09-04T06:12:33.546-07:002014-09-04T06:12:33.546-07:00Financial advice from the federal government is ab...Financial advice from the federal government is about as sound as the money they print.<br />Montana GuyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-83037264032834444532014-09-04T04:44:42.988-07:002014-09-04T04:44:42.988-07:00The insistence of the federal government to use th...The insistence of the federal government to use the term "hoarding" in this report should seriously scare everyone reading this blog. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-54789444476138777962014-09-04T01:38:32.090-07:002014-09-04T01:38:32.090-07:00Hi Patrice, Don't blame me for I spend every d...Hi Patrice, Don't blame me for I spend every dime I get my hands on. On beans, bullets and bandaids. And junk silver, feeder calves, weaner pigs, baby fowl and the feed to raise them. And, it's not my fault that I can't deplete my IRA at a quicker pace due to tax rates (just sours me). I know you wrote somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but I spend what I make (less a prudent cushion) and that probably doesn't make them happy either. Yours, JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com