What would happen?
I am a realist, not a doomsdayer by any stretch of the imagination, but I think it is wise to prepare for any bad times, like the break down of government or a collapse of the economy. Historically, that happened in the 1930s during the Depression. Less chaos than you would expect happened. Instead of turning on each other, most turned inward toward their community, friends, and relatives.
The same most likely will happen again in the case of a similar scenario. Governments won't stop existing overnight and the collapse won't be as sudden like you see in the movies where there is a sudden catastrophic event happening across the country that immediately throws us into chaos (ie. like a nuclear holocaust, or Yellowstone blowing up etc.).
No, change comes much more subtle. What I think most of you are really feeling right now is that subtle change before a storm. It is not likely, barring a catastrophic event, the US will stop functioning so that we all have to rely on our survival skills. But, there can be another complete collapse of the stock market, we can default on our national debt, unemployment can rise to 50% or more, inflation along with interest can sky rocket, and our dollar may devalue to almost nothing. All these things can happen suddenly, but most likely, they will not happen at the same time if they do happen at all. Preparation and avoidance are both simple processes.
To prepare for such financial calamities, you might consider investments in precious metals, short term bonds, foreign currencies and the like. All of these have historically protected peoples' assets from inflation and high interest, and the devaluation of the dollar. All of these instruments helped people survive the first Depression and will help you survive another one.
Avoiding these financial calamities is also a simple process as well, but is not happening because of political greed and corruption. Our GDP is $14 trillion a year right now, about the same as our national dept. We turn over the GDP about 7 times a year. A 1% sir-tax on the goods and services in the US with no exemptions for anyone will produce $980 billion in one year. Not rocket science. We could technically run all local, state, and federal budgets on that amount (not counting national debt) and not have an income tax, property tax, or any other sales tax.
Why don't our politicians not do this? Control. Big business is in bed with the politicians who receive lobbying money from that group, and big business can control the masses under the existing system. The middle-class and poor class suffer the most under this system while CEOs across the nation whoop it up and live their hedonistic lifestyle of choice. Less than 5% of this nations population controls over 90% of the wealth. Go figure.
Why should they give up all of that control just for a bunch of poor ignorant citizens? You want to really stop this?
Remember this. Survivalists play into big business and the politicians hands. Survivalists are loyal, quiet, scared, and terrorized with every ultra conservative broadcast about potential calamities. You dutifully await for the holocaust, but again, the holocaust isn't likely to happen. That is why China and those other countries are not worried about dooms day. They don't have ultra conservative indoctrination taking place over the air waves bombarding their citizens with potential calamities. Instead, they simply tell their people, the party is in control and everything is ok whether it is or not.
What will happen if we continue the way we are is that unemployment will rise, people will huddle together, soup lines will form, and the masses in America will await their next great political savior.
What would stop all of this? Forming a viable third party that emphasizes individual rights instead of collectivist mentality. When we as individuals do what is best for the group, who gets to decide what that is? When your individual rights are protected, your rights stop at the end of your nose because you cannot violate the rights of the other individuals. Unlike collectivist thought where someone must suffer for the benefit of the group, all individual rights are protected so all society is protected. No one is asked to give up their rights for the benefit of others. Therefore, everyone can survive.
By the way, Collectivism leads to every kind of political system that is contrary to our Constitution. Socialism, communism, and fascism are just a few ideas spawned from collectivist mentality. Most nationalism also entice its citizens to be moved by what someone decides is best for the group as a whole, thus, we get into wars unnecessarily that way. Instead of doing what our founding fathers suggested in the first place, make no alliance with any nation, we make alliances with all nations buying our vassals with tax dollars. And for what purpose? Not for the citizens of the US, but for big business and their political cohorts who run our governments and have their pockets lined. Follow the money trail.
I liked John Kennedy but he was a collectivist. He once said, "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." - collectivist mentality. Every President since, for the exception of maybe Jimmy Carter, has been a collectivist. They have ruled the masses by invoking a sense of terror of not doing what is best for the group, and that group is America. In effect, they have used our national pride against us to manipulate the masses into doing what a small group wants them to do, all in the name of what is best for the group, don't you know. If we protected individual rights, the group would be much better off in the first place, and there would be less need for war.
What would happen to our economy if there was no sales tax (other than one use tax), no income tax, and no property tax. Do you think individuals and businesses would prosper under those conditions? What about big business? Wouldn't it prosper too? So, why isn't big business for no income tax, sales tax or property tax?
Simple. They can't stand the competition. It is all about control. They want to keep the average individual subservient to their demands and wishes, plain and simple. Under the existing system, their money buys votes and the laws they buy favor them. If you don't believe me, what was the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 really all about?
I am a realist, not a doomsdayer by any stretch of the imagination, but I think it is wise to prepare for any bad times, like the break down of government or a collapse of the economy. Historically, that happened in the 1930s during the Depression. Less chaos than you would expect happened. Instead of turning on each other, most turned inward toward their community, friends, and relatives.
The same most likely will happen again in the case of a similar scenario. Governments won't stop existing overnight and the collapse won't be as sudden like you see in the movies where there is a sudden catastrophic event happening across the country that immediately throws us into chaos (ie. like a nuclear holocaust, or Yellowstone blowing up etc.).
No, change comes much more subtle. What I think most of you are really feeling right now is that subtle change before a storm. It is not likely, barring a catastrophic event, the US will stop functioning so that we all have to rely on our survival skills. But, there can be another complete collapse of the stock market, we can default on our national debt, unemployment can rise to 50% or more, inflation along with interest can sky rocket, and our dollar may devalue to almost nothing. All these things can happen suddenly, but most likely, they will not happen at the same time if they do happen at all. Preparation and avoidance are both simple processes.
To prepare for such financial calamities, you might consider investments in precious metals, short term bonds, foreign currencies and the like. All of these have historically protected peoples' assets from inflation and high interest, and the devaluation of the dollar. All of these instruments helped people survive the first Depression and will help you survive another one.
Avoiding these financial calamities is also a simple process as well, but is not happening because of political greed and corruption. Our GDP is $14 trillion a year right now, about the same as our national dept. We turn over the GDP about 7 times a year. A 1% sir-tax on the goods and services in the US with no exemptions for anyone will produce $980 billion in one year. Not rocket science. We could technically run all local, state, and federal budgets on that amount (not counting national debt) and not have an income tax, property tax, or any other sales tax.
Why don't our politicians not do this? Control. Big business is in bed with the politicians who receive lobbying money from that group, and big business can control the masses under the existing system. The middle-class and poor class suffer the most under this system while CEOs across the nation whoop it up and live their hedonistic lifestyle of choice. Less than 5% of this nations population controls over 90% of the wealth. Go figure.
Why should they give up all of that control just for a bunch of poor ignorant citizens? You want to really stop this?
Remember this. Survivalists play into big business and the politicians hands. Survivalists are loyal, quiet, scared, and terrorized with every ultra conservative broadcast about potential calamities. You dutifully await for the holocaust, but again, the holocaust isn't likely to happen. That is why China and those other countries are not worried about dooms day. They don't have ultra conservative indoctrination taking place over the air waves bombarding their citizens with potential calamities. Instead, they simply tell their people, the party is in control and everything is ok whether it is or not.
What will happen if we continue the way we are is that unemployment will rise, people will huddle together, soup lines will form, and the masses in America will await their next great political savior.
What would stop all of this? Forming a viable third party that emphasizes individual rights instead of collectivist mentality. When we as individuals do what is best for the group, who gets to decide what that is? When your individual rights are protected, your rights stop at the end of your nose because you cannot violate the rights of the other individuals. Unlike collectivist thought where someone must suffer for the benefit of the group, all individual rights are protected so all society is protected. No one is asked to give up their rights for the benefit of others. Therefore, everyone can survive.
By the way, Collectivism leads to every kind of political system that is contrary to our Constitution. Socialism, communism, and fascism are just a few ideas spawned from collectivist mentality. Most nationalism also entice its citizens to be moved by what someone decides is best for the group as a whole, thus, we get into wars unnecessarily that way. Instead of doing what our founding fathers suggested in the first place, make no alliance with any nation, we make alliances with all nations buying our vassals with tax dollars. And for what purpose? Not for the citizens of the US, but for big business and their political cohorts who run our governments and have their pockets lined. Follow the money trail.
I liked John Kennedy but he was a collectivist. He once said, "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." - collectivist mentality. Every President since, for the exception of maybe Jimmy Carter, has been a collectivist. They have ruled the masses by invoking a sense of terror of not doing what is best for the group, and that group is America. In effect, they have used our national pride against us to manipulate the masses into doing what a small group wants them to do, all in the name of what is best for the group, don't you know. If we protected individual rights, the group would be much better off in the first place, and there would be less need for war.
What would happen to our economy if there was no sales tax (other than one use tax), no income tax, and no property tax. Do you think individuals and businesses would prosper under those conditions? What about big business? Wouldn't it prosper too? So, why isn't big business for no income tax, sales tax or property tax?
Simple. They can't stand the competition. It is all about control. They want to keep the average individual subservient to their demands and wishes, plain and simple. Under the existing system, their money buys votes and the laws they buy favor them. If you don't believe me, what was the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 really all about?
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