Because “Fair Share” Is Always “More”

When the people in power realize there is no resistance to their authority, their quest for absolute power becomes self-evident.

What happens after the bank bail-ins and confiscation of retirement plans? Remember federal income tax was only for the rich in the United States. How did that work out?

David DeGerolamo

Bundesbank’s Stunner To Broke Eurozone Nations: First “Bail In” Your Rich Citizens

In what is sure to be met with cries of derision across the European Union, in line with what the IMF had previously recommended (and we had previously warned as inevitable), the Bundesbank said on Monday that countries about to go bankrupt should draw on the private wealth of their citizens through a one-off capital levy before asking other states for help. As Reuters reports, the Bundesbank states, “(A capital levy) corresponds to the principle of national responsibility, according to which tax payers are responsible for their government’s obligations before solidarity of other states is required.” However, they note that they will not support an implementation of a recurrent wealth tax in Germany, saying it would harm growth. We await the refutation (or Draghi’s jawbone solution to this line in the sand.)

Via Reuters,

Germany’s Bundesbank said on Monday that countries about to go bankrupt should draw on the private wealth of their citizens through a one-off capital levy before asking other states for help.

The Bundesbank’s tough stance comes after years of euro zone crisis that saw five government bailouts. There have also bond market interventions by the European Central Bank in, for example, Italy where households’ average net wealth is higher than in Germany.

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How Badly Do You Want to Believe?

The story on Forbes concerning ” that China’s commercial banks had been instructed by the PBOC to halt cash transfers” was debunked on Zerohedge. Why did this story gain traction and spread quickly across the Internet?

1. The story was on Forbes. This is a respected news source and people expect it to have validated the information prior to publishing.

2. People want to believe. We live in very precarious times. The world’s economy will collapse. Whether it is quick, slow or just a global reset, sentient people understand that the debt is multiples of the entire worth of the planet.

I personally vet stories and hopefully have a good gut feeling after several years. My point is simple: do your own research.

David DeGerolamo

 Forbes Pulls Down China Hoax Story; Even As Dennis Gartman Is Completely Fooled

Earlier, we debunked an alarmist Forbes story about halted cash transfer by PBOC decree, which was erroneous along various lines all explained previously, not in the least that the actual announcement had first appeared some three weeks ago. And despite the kneejerk reaction of some of our more fatalist readers and not to mention the general public, the reality is that China has more than enough real problems (Trust Equals Gold being at the forefront) and certainly does not need to add imaginary, made up ones, conceived only with the intention of generating conflated ad revenues through click-baiting headlines. Which is why we commend Forbes for, better late than never, pulling the story even without providing an explanation of how this story appeared in the first place. Because where the article once was, there is only a 4-0-Forbes now:

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Juan Williams: Time for Obama to Punch Hard

As President Obama goes to Capitol Hill for his State of the Union address he is telling the world he is fed up with Congress — the paralysis and the GOP obstruction — but his anger is secondary to signs that he is a demoralized lame duck.

In his recent, lengthy interview with the New Yorker magazine, the president comes across as passive in the face of his difficulties with the hyper-partisan Congress. He is portrayed as a politician who dislikes mixing with members of Congress, twisting arms, offering favors or pulling federal aid to move his congressional agenda.

The president all but confirms this sad-eyed portrait when he is quoted as saying that after five years in the White House he feels as helpless as a “relay swimmer in a river full of rapids and that river is history.” Poor Barack.

Later he continues his “one man in a little boat lost in the endless sea” analogy by saying he has tried to move forward but he is thwarted by having to “take into account winds and currents and occasionally the lack of any wind, so that you’re just sitting there for awhile and sometimes you’re being blown all over the place.”

Where is the fighter who proudly stood up to divisive forces opposed to a liberal on healthcare and said he won the election?

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I cannot answer Mr. Williams question: where is Obama the fighter? I never saw a fighter. I saw a political frontman with a teleprompter. What happens to the puppet when the strings are cut by its master?

David DeGerolamo

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SouthernPrepper1: Traveling during a survival crisis. Vehicle Convoying

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dXU80u9q_E

From YouTube:

I also put some additional information on vehicle convoying on my Facebook page. A introduction to planning a convoy during a crisis situation.

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A Message from the National Council of La Raza

Dear NCLR Supporter,

Today, NCLR partnered with Mi Familia Vota to announce the launch of our “Mobilize to Vote 2014”—a voter registration campaign to register 250,000 Latinos!  Our goal is simple:  give Latinos the tools necessary to amplify their voices in upcoming midterm elections, and beyond.

With over 8.6 million eligible Latino voters who are not currently registered, a midterm voter registration campaign like this could have major implications in many state and local elections this November, and go a long way toward furthering our community’s priorities—priorities shared by all Americans.

Across the country, Latinos are paying attention to what candidates say and do, and through our “Mobilize to Vote 2014” efforts we will ensure that Latinos are prepared to have their voices heard on Election Day.

Adelante,

NCLR

h/t Mike K.

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Enough to Make Any Liberal Cry

Fab Defense’s UltiMag allows you to attach up to 5 Ten Round Magazines

h/t Brock Townsend

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How to Select Body Armor

This video is only available for 24 hours.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3SI-GUCsFo

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Police ID assailant in Columbia mall shooting; motive remains unknown

Darion Marcus Aguilar

Darion Marcus Aguilar, a 19-year-old College Park resident, has been identified by police as the assailant in Saturday’s shooting at the Mall in Columbia, which left three people dead, including Aguilar.

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Watch the cover up by the media begin.

David DeGerolamo

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Iraqi planes, artillery strike rebel-held Falluja

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Iraqi soldiers take part in an intensive security deployment in Ramadi and Falluja prior to an imminent offensive to flush out Al Qaeda militants who have seized control of the two cities on January 1. (Reuters)

Iraqi government forces battling Al-Qaeda-linked militants intensified air strikes and artillery fire on the rebel-held city of Falluja on Sunday, and at least seven people were killed, according to hospital officials and tribal leaders.

Religious and tribal leaders in the city, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, said they feared an imminent assault by the army to expel militants and end a three-week standoff that has driven thousands of people from their homes.

Iraqi security forces have set up a loose cordon around Falluja and have clashed sporadically with insurgents inside. But they but have held off from an all-out offensive, to give community leaders and tribesmen time to convince the gunmen to withdraw.

“There is no time left for talks and we’re afraid a military solution is looming,” said a local cleric in Falluja, which was the scene of two major battles with US troops in 2004. “A third Falluja battle is at the doors.”

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Pope Francis’s Peace Doves Attacked By Crow And Seagull, Satanic Birds Attack Pope’s Peace Doves

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td3Gx6NC8aE

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There will be no peace. War is coming.

David DeGerolamo

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Glenn Beck’s Belated Apology

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpmGjbMCv_A

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This is making an issue out of some self-reflection by Glenn Beck. It is possible that he may have divided the country but how much of an impact could he actually make? Compared to the pResident? Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, etc.? The fact is that this country is divided and that has been the goal all along to steal our country.

David Degerolamo

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Willem Middelkoop Interview: The Big Reset

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbq0Lh0SV1A

From YouTube:

Willem Middelkoop is interviewed for his new book The Big Reset by Ronald Koopman on Dutch TV network RTLZ.

Synopsis of The Big Reset: Now five years after the near fatal collapse of world’s financial system we have to conclude central bankers and politicians have merely been buying time by trying to solve a credit crisis by creating even more debt. As a result worldwide central bank’s balance sheets expanded by $10 trillion. With this newly created money central banks have been buying up national bonds so long term interest rates and bond yields have collapsed. But ‘parking’ debt at national banks is no structural solution. The idea we can grow our way back out of this mountain of debt is a little naïve. In a recent working paper by the IMF titled ‘Financial and Sovereign Debt Crises: Some Lessons Learned and Those Forgotten’ the economist Reinhart and Rogoff point to this ‘denial problem’. According to them future economic growth will ‘not be sufficient to cope with the sheer magnitude of public and private debt overhangs. Rogoff and Reinhart conclude the size of the debt problems suggests that debt restructuring will be needed ‘far beyond anything discussed in public to this point.’ The endgame to the global financial crisis is likely to require restructuring of debt on a broad scale.

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Truth, Counterproductive or Part of the Plan (on both sides)?

Iowa GOP Posts Controversial Facebook Photo

The Republican Party of Iowa briefly posted a photo on its Facebook page of a flowchart asking readers to determine “Is Someone A Racist?”

The flowchart first asked if the person was white or not white. If they weren’t white, they were automatically not a racist. If they were, it then asked “do you like them?” If the answer was yes, they were also not a racist. However, if the answer is no, then “they are racist.” The flowchart also noted “if you think this flowchart isn’t funny, then this flowchart is racist.”

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The simple truth is that the racist label is effectively used to divide the country for political purposes. The country is imploding and we must understand the concept of public virtue if we are to survive. Literally. But this is a concept that is foreign to the people today.

FeelGood

Do you want to feel good about yourself or free your children? The question is not about racism: it is about slavery.

David DeGerolamo

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FORCING EMPLOYEES 401K FUNDS INTO TREASURIES?

The statement below shows the distribution as of 12/31/2012 on top and then future contributions starting 1/1/2013 going 100% to government securities underneath.

Treasuries

From Silver Doctors:

I just heard from a friend of mine that who worked for the Social Security Administration for a few years that his entire 401k has been moved from where he allocated it into US treasury bonds.
He just received his annual statement that shows all of his funds have been moved, without his permission or even notice!

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So the simple questions are:

1. Why did it take a year to notice this change in allocation?

2. Where is the 2013 statement?

David DeGerolamo

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Homeland Security Secretary: Illegals Have ‘Earned Right to be Citizens’

Speaking at the United States Conference of Mayors on Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the approximately 11 million people who are in the country illegally have “earned the right to be citizens.”

“An earned path to citizenship for those currently present in this country is a matter of, in my view, homeland security to encourage people to come out from the shadows,” said Johnson, in what he remarked was one of his first public speeches since being confirmed as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief in December.

“It is also, frankly, in my judgment, a matter of who we are as Americans,” he said, “to offer the opportunity to those who want to be citizens, who’ve earned the right to be citizens, who are present in this country–many of whom came here as children–to have the opportunity that we all have to try to become American citizens.”

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