DO YOU HAVE A PLAN? (PERSONAL) by Devvy

[BankruptPinoy]

DO YOU HAVE A PLAN? (PERSONAL)

By: Devvy

Despite the propaganda coming out of Washington, DC., millions of Americans are in deep financial trouble. Last week the media cranked up the mantra that Wall Street may be getting more optimistic. Really?

1 - May 2, 2008. Linens 'n Things files for bankruptcy protection - 120 stores to close
2 - April 30, 2008. Disappearing now: $6 trillion in housing wealth. "A Washington think tank is warning that housing prices are falling at an accelerating level, destroying wealth at a pace that will cost the average homeowner $85,000 in lost wealth this year alone."
3 - April 29, 2008. Foreclosures Spike 112% - No End In Sight. "More than 155,000 families have lost their homes to foreclosure this year; one out of every 194 U.S. households received a foreclosure filing." (This year? We're only into the first week of May.)
4 - April 29, 2008. Americans sell personal stuff to make ends meet
5 - April 29, 2008. More Subprime, Alt-A Mortgages May Head `Underwater'

6 - April 28, 2008. U.S. Credit Card Debt Soars to Unprecedented Heights. "Washington -- Studies indicate that credit card defaults and related write-offs increased drastically since 2006. Today, lenders write off 33 percent more in credit card debt than they did two years ago."
7 - April 22, 2008. The trillion-dollar mortgage time bomb. "Risks are rising that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may need a government bailout that could cost far more than previous rescues."
8 - Fried in the Financial Sun. This is the derivatives nuke, folks.
9 - April 21, 2008. From boom to bust: Minnesota's new ghost towns
10 - May 1, 2008. Home Depot to close 15 stores, cites poor performance. (This is a direct result of the housing meltdown)

11 - Got $4 bux for a cup of coffee at Starbucks? 'Starbucks Earnings Sink 21%.' May 1, 2008: Starbucks Cuts Back on Planned U.S. Store Openings
12 - May 1, 2008 (scroll to the bottom). Deficiency notice from pension plans - steel workers and teamsters. Sinclair is very respected in his field.
13 - April 8, 2008. Over nine hundred thousand pink slips were issued over the last year.
14 - April 22, 2008. California Meltdown: Foreclosures up 327% from '07 levels - 500 foreclosures per day!
15 - April 2, 2008. U.S: financial industry sets record for job loss

16 - March 21, 2008. American financial refugees flooding into Canada
17 - February 22, 2008. City officials weigh bankruptcy filing. (This won't be the last and the solution by city fathers will be to substantially jack your property taxes.)
18 - February 13, 2008. Bush Administration Hides More Data, Shuts Down Website Tracking U.S. Economic Indicators
19 - May 2, 2008. Sun Microsystems Inc., Cuts Jobs After Loss
20 - April 28, 2008. Opec chief warns of $200 a barrel oil price
21 - April 26, 2008. Consumers Falling Behind Utility Bills

Until these hundreds of thousands of laid-off Americans and home owners who have lost the roof over their heads can find work, they won't pump money into the economy. Unemployment benefits coffers are being hit hard. Not to worry, though. Last week in a press conference, Bush crowed that the 'economic stimulus' checks will boost the economy! He forgot to tell the camera and the factually challenged media too ignorant to ask the right questions, that every one of those 'stimulus' checks are debt. There is no money in the U.S. Treasury. Congress had to borrow every penny from the privately owned "Federal" Reserve; the staggering interest will double the total "package."

This is pure insanity, but Bush wasn't finished. This war criminal in the White House wants you to work your fingers to the bone today at your multiple jobs to fund $770 MILLION in global food aid. There is NO authority in the U.S. Constitution for Congress to steal from the people's purse to give away to the world, yet it will happen unless you get on the phone and call your congress critter and tell them, Hell no! How can Congress approve this when there is NO money in the treasury, not to mention it is unlawful under the U.S. Constitution? If this abomination happens, Congress will simply write another hot check and force the interest onto your back, your children and grand babies. When will enough be enough for you?

Of course, all of the blame cannot be laid at Bush's door step. The cowards in Congress (except Ron Paul and a few past congressmen who were willing to take on the FED, i.e., Louis McFadden, Charles A Lindbergh, Sr., Wright Patman ) are the ones to shoulder the blame. It is their refusal to abolish the central bank and return to real constitutional money that has sunk America. Yet, the masses continue to vote the same craven individuals back into office because that incumbent will continue stealing from the public treasury to appease the mobs.

There's been a lot of talk on the Internet that people will take their check and buy garbage from the communist Chinese, which is true. Another nail in our coffin. Others think it would be a good idea for everyone to buy gold with their "rebate" check. An excellent idea, but millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck with nothing left by payday. This hot check from Congress will mean paying utilitiy bills, buying gas or food. I spent about ten minutes reading stories from average Americans and what they're going to do with this windfall. A good indicator of just how bad off people are. Mark my words: the inflation you're seeing is going to morph into hyper-inflation. While you're drowning, Bernanke will continue to make sure the banks are bailed out.

Last week, the smarmy, Neil Cavuto, (FAUX News) ended his program with news that the violent, sex filled Grand Theft Auto video game was going on sale that day. Cost: $60 bux a pop with anticipated sales of 9 MILLION copies and since this was discretionary spending, maybe the economy isn't as bad as everyone thinks! While uttering this nonsense, the screen showed a clerk swiping a credit card to pay for this trash. (Grand Theft Auto IV review: Intense Violence, Blood, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Partial Nudity, Use of Drugs and Alcohol.)

Debt is not prosperity. When you have a full 1/3rd of credit card holders defaulting, what you have are millions of people who have no disposable cash to even make minimal payments. What they have is going to buy food and absolute necessities. I have little respect for Ronald Reagan, but he was right about 'trickle down' and the effect on the economy. What you see above is killing this economy and that doesn't include the massive costs the states are and will continue to incur as crime increases, the cost of funding the mobs and our elderly Americans (in the tens of millions) who have no health care, no retirement care set aside and basically depend on the state for their food, housing and medication.

I can't tell you what to do, but I've known all of this was coming since 1991 when I 'woke up.' I urge everyone: if you don't have a plan for survival for you and your family - and don't forget elderly parents - I hope you will make this a priority THIS WEEK. Regular readers of my columns know I have been harping on this for years. The time is here and now. Remember Katrina? The government didn't fail. The people weren't ready for disaster and the suffering was horrific.

While most people don't like to think about it, we're all one heart beat away from our trip to eternity. I'm not trying to encourage panic, but rather to hopefully get out the message that the time to make a plan and put it into action is now. I know, summer is coming and everyone is tired, frustrated, stressed and would like to take some "down time." But, remember: you're one heart beat away and no one knows when our Heavenly Father will call us from this earthly world. Are you ready for that last heart beat, spiritually, first and foremost, and those you leave behind?

Make the commitment for survival

Get prepared for any disruption in services; natural disaster or civil unrest. I don't mean 5,000 cans of tuna socked away in the garage, but be prepared with food, water and medical supplies for at least one month as if there are no stores. My mom remarked last month while I was visiting that she would stock up the freezer. They're seeing what I've been preaching for almost two decades. I told her, "Ma, the freezer is only good if you have power or a generator." We had a long talk while I made a list for her, including converting some of their assets into gold. Believe it or not, after hounding her and my step father for years, they finally got their wills done; they're both over 80 years old. Emotionally, it's very hard, but I kept after them until they got things done and squared away. Now, I'll have to keep checking to make sure she's getting her list finished.

Get your financial affairs in order. I know it's not much fun to get your will done and pick the place where your body will lie until the earth is no more, but I'm sure most Americans caught a little of what happened when Anna Nichole Smith didn't get that next heart beat. I don't know what to call her profession, but the bottom line is that when she died, she left a massive mess from paternity of her newborn to an outdated will. The media had a feeding frenzy, but to me it was pathetic. My husband and I had our wills done as soon as we were married. We did new ones three months ago to reflect some changes over almost 20 years and yeah, it was a pain. We had to drive 100 miles to Dyess AFB. Because my husband's health is not good, travel is difficult for him, but we took care of our responsibility. Our children and immediate family will not be left wondering what they're supposed to do while trying to grieve. It doesn't matter what your financial status is, a simple will (witnessed) will save your loved ones a lot of misery and will take a huge burden off your shoulders.

Make a financial plan for now, five years from now and retirement. No matter what happens over the next few years, and it's not going to be pretty on many levels, the patriots of today will prevail no matter how it unfolds. Americans still need to make short and long term plans and goals. Who is going to take care of you when you're 64, 74? The state, your family or will you plan for care? How about helping your elderly parents? Social security has to be funded for those who need it, just like Medicare, but these mathematically bankrupt systems must be allowed to die a natural death because no matter how much phony "money" is pumped into them, they're never going to be solvent. Our future and retirement is our personal responsibility, not mother government.

Savings is the lowest in this country since the artificially created 'Great Depression.' I know people want to save, but can't. How can you when 40% -60% of the fruits of your labor are being confiscated by city, county, state and federal governments, pushing us into poverty via taxes on everything under the sun? It will get worse as the corruption and stupidity continues by incumbents serving in all levels of government. Change will not happen with the same players. If you can, make a commitment to put aside something every payday into savings, even if it's only $25.00. My parents generation and those before them saved. Unfortunately, with all the temptations out there (and the horrendous destruction caused by divorce), most Americans are not looking down the road, spending what they don't have instead of paying attention to their obligation for the future. As the baby boomer generation is now hitting retirement, too many have nothing left to show and the shock is just now beginning to set in. How long before mother government raises the retirement age to 75 because of the mess they made?

Buy Made in America. Invest in America, not our enemies. We the people have tremendous power, even as things worsen, to make our spending dollars count towards rebuilding this country. We have to start by taking the time to buy from American companies who employ Americans and make the product on our soil. Stop enriching our enemies like commie China. Roger Simmermaker is a warrior in this area and he tells you how here. You can also go to the Made in America section on my web site to find just about everything for you, the kids and your dog! All made by we the people for America. Stop the hemorrhaging via NAFTA and these other treasonous treaties.

Buy local. Fruits, veggies, poultry, eggs - try to buy local. Support our local farmers and ranchers. Stop funding other countries while America dies. Your local grocery chain will get the message and start making more domestic food products available or lose business. I know people want to go play on the weekend, but most towns and even big metro areas like LA have farmers markets on the weekend. Go get good, fresh food for your family grown here in our country. Get healthy. Get your family healthy and become less dependent on the health care system.

My next column will be, Do you have a plan? and it deals with activism and rumblings about martial law. My mail box is full of mail everyday from Americans who are getting the message, want to know more and ask the question: what can I do? This column makes number 359 I've written for NWVs since 2002. That doesn't count the 900 files on my CD, most written by me. Plus a year of columns for Worldnetdaily. I've written about all these government systems, the fraudulent ratification of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments and much more, but people who are just finding NWVs, see only one column and want more information. The 'additional titles' above this column will direct you to my archives. Or, just type my name into a search engine with social security or income tax or federal reserve and dozens of columns will be presented. I have learned from the best over almost two decades and sharing all this information is what my columns are about. We all have to become activists instead of observers. In my next column, I will help you get started and get associated with organizations and groups and why everyone must stop patronizing organizations like AARP who oppose abolishing the privately owned Federal Reserve.

Follow up: Senator Karen Johnson has fired her considerable intellectual prowess at the media lackeys in response to their attack on her regarding 911; see background. Senator Johnson's responses: 'Backing my claims about 9/11 questions' and 'We deserve the full truth about 9/11.'

This week: Everyone call your counterfeit U.S. Senator and tell them NO on Barack Obama's latest abomination: the Global Poverty Act. There is NO constitutional authority for Congress to steal from you to fund this grand larceny.

May 8, 2008: Pennsylvania: Stop the National ID - this week. See this video and see how easy it is to hack this Nazi-style ID. Meeting: Thursday, May 8th 10:00am University of Scranton Redington Hall- Collegiate Room 1120 Linden St Scranton , PA 18510.

May 17, 2008 in Los Angeles: Get to this event. Bring family and friends so they can see real proof that these chemtrails are poisoning we the people. Details here. I've written several columns on this. It's no conspiracy theory and the consequences to humans and our environment grow more dire each
day it's allowed to continue.

[BankruptPinoy]

DO YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR FREEDOM?
by: Devvy
May 8, 2008

Unfortunately, most Americans seem content to willfully believe lies to support their comfort zone. They're too afraid to confront the reality of what's right in front of their faces. My column, Do you have plan? earlier this week dealt with getting your personal affairs in order and planning for survival. Now, do you have a plan to become a participant in this fight to stop the complete annihilation of this republic? Everyday my mail box is filled with the question, what can I do? We're in deep, serious trouble and anyone who thinks it's 'business as usual' with the elections in November is either a fool or in complete denial. For those who still choose to believe it's the Democrats vs the Republicans squabble and things will get better because "we'll remember in November," prepare yourself for a shock. It won't because change will not happen with the same players.

Rumblings of martial law

The Internet has been deluged with everything from screeching that marital law will be declared tomorrow to very thoughtful articles and columns laying out in plain English how our God-given rights have been stomped on since 911 and how they tie in with facilities being built. The justification for Congress passing all these unconstitutional "laws" has been 911. This massive push for a Nazi-style National ID is the icing on the cake; many states have caved in and are going to allow their citizens to be tracked like cattle. NOT ME. I don't need to fly or take AMTRAK. While a nation is struggling to buy liquid gold (gas) and put food on the table, this criminal syndicate they call Congress, (Republicans and Democrats) continues to pass legislation so repugnant, I can't find the words:

Bush Signs Bill To Take All Newborns’ DNA May 2, 2008. "President Bush last week signed into law a bill which will see the federal government begin to screen the DNA of all newborn babies in the U.S. within six months, a move critics have described as the first step towards the establishment of a national DNA database.

"Described as a "national contingency plan" the justification for the new law S. 1858, known as The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, is that it represents preparation for any sort of "public health emergency. The bill states that the federal government should "continue to carry out, coordinate, and expand research in newborn screening" and "maintain a central clearinghouse of current information on newborn screening… ensuring that the clearinghouse is available on the Internet and is updated at least quarterly." Sections of the bill also make it clear that DNA may be used in genetic experiments and tests."

Read the full column linked above because it stinks of raise your hand and say Heil Hitler.

Every parent in this country must say NO and refuse to submit to this harvesting of your child's DNA. No doubt the 'protectors' will insist it's the law, just like Americans have been fooled and bullied into getting a SSN (Social security number) for newborns - even threatened that they won't be able to take their baby home without one! We know that is a bald faced lie; see here. How else will you track 300 million people, but by national ID papers and stealing the blue print of all infants?

Why do so many Americans believe so strongly that the Bush Administration would even attempt such a move as martial law? I can tell you: The American people in huge numbers are fed up and fighting back. Things are going to get a hell of a lot worse. Slap the king, expect to die. Let me back track a bit for new readers to understand some history.

"1987: Then U.S. Attorney General William French Smith blew the whistle on a fairly low ranking Marine officer by the name of Oliver North. According to Smith, Lt. Col. Oliver North directly helped draft a plan in 1984 to impose martial law in the United States in the event of an emergency. This secret plan would suspend the U.S. Constitution and turn over control of the government to the little known agency at that time: FEMA. This plan would appoint military commanders to run state and local governments. Implementation of this plan would have been triggered by violent and wide spread internal dissent, disagreement with government policy or national opposition to any U.S. military invasion abroad. Essentially, it amounted to a complete and total suspension of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

"Investigators who uncovered this plan believe that between 1983 - 1986, North's office was the 'central command center' for this informal secret structure which involved more than the illegal sale of arms to Iran and illegal funding of the underground war in Nicaragua under President Ronald Reagan...Congressional investigators at the time were shocked by how far along this secret structure and planning had progressed. Arthur Liman, who was the chief counsel of the Senate's Iran-Contra committee stated in a memo that Oliver North was at the center of what he called a "secret government within a government." Prior to those hearings, Liman wrote that a policy decision made at the highest levels during the Iran Contra scandal "...reveals the whole secret government within a government, operated from the Executive Office Building by a lieutenant colonel with its own army, air force, diplomatic agents, intelligence operatives and appropriations capacity."

Katrina and FEMA: Americans saw the military take over of New Orleans, shocking film footage of law enforcement dressed to kill. Here are some photos you shouldn't forget and neither will the photo journalists who were there covering it and got a good taste of what martial law will be like. Had the constitutional militia as MANDATED by the Second Amendment be in effect at the time of Katrina, you would have seen a completely different outcome.

November, 1997, essay in the Sacramento Bee titled: 'Our Civilian-Military Face off,' which also carried a sub headline: Bill of Rights No Obstacle for the [Marine] Corps. This piece exposed the mindset way back then that at some point due to: "...the rising potential for civil disobedience within the inner cities it is 'inevitable' the U.S. military will be employed more often within American borders." Read those words again. You can view the entire essay here and if it doesn't chill your heart, you are in denial.

That's why Posse Comitatus was axed as well as Habeas Corpus. Gutting the Bill of Rights has been a long term goal of the destroyers. 911 just gave them the "justification" to go into hyper-drive in creating a police state to "fight the war on terrorism." The American people have either ignored or cheered on such tyranny.

Below in the links section (video) is a two-part video you can watch on the 2002 riots in Portland, Oregon. At the end of segment one, the demonstrators, unfortunately, out of frustration, use a bit of crude sign language and cursing. However, in segment two, you will see the mentality that has and is being bred into law enforcement. You and I are the enemy, make no mistake about it.

How about our military recruiting felons and foreigners? No? The Corps granted waivers for felonies including rape, manslaughter, burglary and making terrorist threats, Defense Department data shows. The Army also reported a spike in felony waivers — up more than 100 percent, from 249 in fiscal year 2006 to 511 in 2007. How about the Department of Defense being allowed to recruit foreign born individuals with ZERO allegiance to America? The all volunteer military can't recruit fast enough for Bush's endless and phony "war on terror," so they're taking felons and those who care nothing for our country or constitution, just a paycheck. Mercenaries is an accurate description.

Canada, U.S. agree to use each other's troops in civil emergencies

February 22, 2008. "Canada and the U.S. have signed an agreement that paves the way for the militaries from either nation to send troops across each other's borders during an emergency, but some are questioning why the Harper government has kept silent on the deal. Neither the Canadian government nor the Canadian Forces announced the new agreement, which was signed Feb. 14 in Texas."

"The CAP was not authorized by Congressional legislation, or as a treaty between two countries by the U.S. Senate." What? Do Americans have any idea how horrific this is? Foreign military will now enter our country under the broad category of anything determined to be an emergency. When I first read this, I thought to myself: This is just one more nail in our coffin as a sovereign nation. One more step towards complete integration with Mexico and Canada under the NAU/SPP. Commerce, trade, energy sharing and now our military. Do you want a Canadian soldier with a gun pushing you around in an "emergency"?

Americans in significant numbers are also concerned about the contracts to Halliburton for "detention" camps. What? This column is an excellent and factual piece that ties together another critical operation under the guise of homeland security. It is lengthy, but I urge you to book mark it for this weekend. I collect articles and columns in files and there are so many, it's overwhelming, but this one is right on point: Martial Law, Inc. KBR: A Halliburton Subsidiary. This is no hyperbole or conspiracy theory and YOUR member of Congress, just like mine has created this monster that will choke us to death if we do not stop it.

Should the American people be concerned about a growing police state or is all this just a bunch of hooey? You're darn straight.

What is your plan to stop this massive take over of our republic?

Americans want to get involved. In my column, Change not possible with same players, I gave another overview of the situation and recommended that people look into the Constitution Party. The Democrat Party is poison. Their agenda is world communism and after 18 years of research, I stand firm in my assessment. There is a war going on within the GOP, make no mistake about it. As a friend of mine recently wrote regarding the GOP convention:

"Tell all to just keep in mind the desperate state of affairs for many people already in this country, the many who sacrificed all including houses to donate to the campaign, and who are not only desperate people, but precious and faithful American patriots, un-blinded by those GOP'ers we will need to do battle against. The siren song for vacations must be laid aside, as does the song coming from the old guard GOP to make us their friends/servants. It is for their servants they say, to be glad and proud, to carry out the unified will NOT of the grassroots, but to carry the left wing will of the CRF into the National platform!!

"Never forget that this may be our last SIGNIFICANT election, if any more at all there remain to be. It may be our last chance to redeem those poor troops who weep every time their noble calling is raped for use, a use in which their lives are laid on the mines for much less than the noble strategy of victory... victory for their Constitution, their homes, and their fellow citizens. There are fellow patriots who though suffering, look on from around the world, praying that hopeful beacon of personal liberty and respect for national sovereignty will once again shine from our shores. These veterans, for indeed they are, will be forced to live with the loss of life on both sides brought about by the perfidious actions of the few in the last several administrations.

"The reasons to attend this convention are multitude and of such great moment as would equal those moments only the founders have experienced, for they stood at the founding of this great God given experiment in liberty and self government, whereas we stand in the mud and filth of it's decay, near the casket of demise. So close have we come to the end of what they saw begin. But remember that they, in their wisdom, founded a nation of liberty and at once bequeathed to us. May the Lord keep us on that path, and so allow us to bequeath the same to our children, free of this battle, or in the alternative for those of us with hoary heads, as close as possible to it's victory."

We have to get rid of as many anti-American, anti-freedom elected public servants in November at all levels of government regardless of party. If you've asked your member of Congress and state legislature to return to constitutional government and they just stay on the same path every time they're elected, what makes you think things will change by rewarding them with another term in office? Stop kidding yourself. Nothing will change with Obama, Clinton or McCain because they are the anointed of those who control our lives and government.

Has anything changed since the Democrats took control in November 2006? No. They have given Bush everything he wants for his contrived war and unconstitutional nation building. Have the Democrats who hold the majority vote gotten rid of any of these draconian laws the Republicans shoved through since 2001? No. There are excellent candidates out there running. Get out there and help them get elected. The only way to bring change is by numbers and being unified.

We also have to stop patronizing corporations and organizations that support the destruction of our country, i.e., AARP. They oppose any efforts to abolish the privately owned Federal Reserve. This letter is why I do not belong to AARP and I will not as long as they support the money masters. When AARP sent me a membership card with their pitch letter, I sent the chopped up card to CEO with the aforementioned letter and my short note that I will never become a member as long as they support the massive swindle called the FED. AARP's claim that the FED protects elderly persons is nothing but hog wash.

We all have to be activists and stay focused. We MUST stop Agenda 21. Contact Tom DeWeese' organization. Get their fabulous DVD which is a full and comprehensive explanation and what you can do in your area. NWVs writer's are all gifted, excellent researchers who deal with different issues and they list their contact info as well as the best organizations in this country on various issues. Frosty Wooldridge on the illegals invasion. Pastor Chuck Baldwin on the Bush Administration and pro-life issues. Patrick Briley on terrorist cells in this country. Dr. Michael Coffman on the hoax known as global warming. Dr. Edwin Vieira's scholarly columns on the constitutional militia and the central bank. Alan Stang on America's moral breakdown and other issues. Dr. Dennis Cuddy on the under pinnings of how the take over of this country was planned. There are too many superb writers for NWVs to list one by one, so please visit their web sites and you will find a lifetime of research. Knowledge truly is power.

As my friend said above, we must put aside vacations and good times or our children will grow up as global citizens with no rights and restricted "freedom" under a police state. Is that what you want? Even if you are very limited for funds, you can help in this fight. You can be a warrior, you just have to make the effort.

Closing note: I have obtained a four-day pass to the GOP convention. I hope you will help out, click here, and thank you. Every effort is being made to reach the delegates going to the convention with the truth about McCain. The fight has only just begun.