When is Ebola Not Ebola?
I suspect that the New York doctor doesn’t really have Ebola. The government just tells us he does so that his “reckless” actions while supposed to be infected will prove to the citizens that Ebola is not easily transferable. We see stories of the reckless actions of riding on a subway and bowling while showing signs of Ebola. He get admitted to the hospital and low and behold, no one on the subway or bowling alley get sick. Its the governments way of giving the public a false sense of security. Just another thought since I rarely trust what the government says.
McCain: 2013 We must arm ISIS to defeat Syria:, 2014…….
2014, we must arm Syria to defeat ISIS. I have a better idea, why don’t we just leave them alone to defeat each other.
Same Sex Marriage and Adolph Hitler
When Hitler assumed power in Germany in 1932, he almost immediately ordered a nationwide census. One of the questions on the census was:
Were either of your grand parents Jewish?
On the surface a pretty innocent question, but Hitler later used the results and assumed that if your grand parents were Jewish, you were more than likely Jewish yourself. He used that information that was collected voluntarily to later round-up the Jews to send them to camps.
How does this relate to same sex marriage? In the event we fall under Shira Law, those “gays” who are married are therefore registered by the government as being homo-sexual and could be subject to “stoning”. I always live by the adage of: Be careful what you wish for, you might get it with unintended consequences.
401K Scheme
http://futuremoneytrends.com/blog/?p=25598
The 401k’s goal is to assist you as a poor old person, wealthy people need not apply.
Wy 401K’s are a bad Idea – Future Money Trends
To start off, I’ve never been a fan of the 401k, the very description of why people use them has always baffled me.
Defer taxes now and invest in a 401k so that when you retire, you can pull out your money in the lowest tax bracket. Think about that, even at age 15 I knew I didn’t ever want to be in the lowest tax bracket because that would mean I’m in the poorest tax bracket.
So by design, the 401k’s goal is to assist you as a poor old person, wealthy people need not apply.
I also don’t like to defer my investments and trap them like rats. If it’s still my money, then why do I have to pay a penalty to withdraw it out.
If the 401k was more than just a tool for Wall Street to rake in the profits through fees and regular dumb money buying on the 1st and the 15th, then it would apply to all investments.
What about other investments, like your own business; why isn’t that money tax deferred?
Think about all the savings that has gone to 401ks since the early 1980’s, where would it have gone instead if the government wasn’t manipulating the population into investing in a 401k? Perhaps it would have gone into investments that helped increase someone’s income today, instead of in 30 or 40 years from now helping them to survive the expected income category that puts them in the poorest tax bracket.
60 minutes did a special report on retirement accounts and uncovered all of the hidden fees, fees that add up to 50% of your savings over the course of 3 decades!
I think savings and investing is a great idea, but I hate that retirement planners and government officials have conditioned us to think that stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are the only answer.
The real answer is investing in yourself, your own business, or investments that you are closer to the center of, things like houses, oil wells, and land.
A lot of times with the deferment of taxes, comes the deferment of life. We only get one shot at this, so maybe you don’t want to hoard all your cash for when you turn 65 years old. Maybe you want to go on a trip around the world now…
Don’t defer your life and certainly don’t trust Wall Street to help you retire or become wealthy.
Do you think the bankers and investment advisers on Wall Street are actively planning to be in the lowest tax bracket for themselves?
As someone who runs a financial newsletter, FutureMoneyTrends.com, I assure you everyone on Wall Street is getting rich from building businesses, many of them which are brokerage companies collecting fees.
The 401k is also a mindless investment, something that conventional wisdom actually touts as a positive, but I think this is hurting us, it is making our people more dependent on the government and financially ignorant. I would bet that not 1 in 10 people even know what they are investing in. Have you ever considered that you might own a company in China that is using slave labor or a business that totally goes against your own religious or moral values?
Lastly, not paying the tax now is a huge risk. Do you honestly think taxes will ever be lower than they are today? With 50 million Americans on food stamps and our middle class deteriorating, I am sorry, but taxes are going to be much higher in the future. You are far better off paying the tax now than paying it later. Unless of course your plan is to be poor at age 70, then I guess max that 401k out!
Public schools are the arm of big government
Everyday your child goes off to government public school his or her life and well-being is in danger. Nowhere in the world is this truer than in the United States.
Renter Beware when renting from @Hertz – Don’t get cheated
If you are planning on renting a car with Hertz, beware of some perceived collusion between Hotwire and Hertz.
Four weeks ago I visited Hotwire and rented and prepaid a car for a trip to DFW. The rental company for that trip was Thrifty. I arrived at the counter and was given the car no issues.
Two weeks ago I did the same thing and was assigned Hertz. I arrived and was denied a car because the name on my drivers license did not match EXACTLY the name on my credit card. This is the same drivers license and credit card I used two weeks prior. Hertz had no problem keeping the money they received from Hotwire for the prepaid rental.
Short of being stranded, I had to find another rental company and rented a car that cost 2x what I already prepaid. Now I am asking for Hertz to do the right thing and pay for the secondary rental. I will keep everyone up to speed.
Bummer for Hertz, I need a car next week in Baltimore, the following week in Dallas and March 2nd in London. Please be very careful when renting a car from Hertz. I’d steer clear if I were you.
