Our Country Is Being Divided, (those that have and those that don't)by Phil Branch

Welcome and if you are here I commend you on your foresight, caring enough to search for answers. Perhaps like me you are concerned as to where this country is heading. Everything I see points to Socialism. Below I have gathered together 3 web broadcasts and a 3 part article that may help those of us that share this concern. I am not attempting to expand on the huge research found in those articles by people much wiser than I. Rather, just share my findings. I found them to be compelling and helped answer some of my concerns. How does increasing the welfare system grow the net worth of the United States? How can pumping trillions of new dollars not backed by any commodity, rather just IOU's grow our net worth? Don't get me wrong, I see the advantage of credit and how it allows us to have today and pay tomorrow. But let's remember those debts are supposed to be paid off, not refinanced as the bail outs have done.

Consider this elementary example, an entity or business if you will, is at the point of bankruptcy. Let's say that history shows this entity/business has spent $500,000,000. to get to it current state. The government in the form of a bail-out gives this entity/business $250,000,000 to stay open. What do you really have? You only have a failed entity/business that has $250,000,000. to spend. If it wasn't spent wisely the first time, why should we expect it to succeed by throwing more money at it?

Oh, yes reform! There is to be reform and controls. Who's taking care of this reform and in control? Our Government--the same institution that has grown our National Debt to some $90,000,000,000,000. (90 Trillion Dollars). "90 Trillion?" Yes, if we had to pay in one lump sum today the social security and various welfares, Medicaid, Medicare debts that are to be paid by our children and their children in the future, the bill today would be 90 Trillion Dollars +/- and growing.

Speaking of reform, we hear where our government is mandating capped bonuses and other various pay-plans for those managers of companies that are given bail-out money. My question is, where are the congressional pay-cuts and lowered benefits for the hundreds of law-makers in our nation's capitol? In fact, during these difficult economic times, have you heard of any pay cuts for any level of hierarchy of our government? I haven't either! Our president is supposed to be reasonably wealthy. Has he offered to turn down any part of the $400,000 a year? Hillary, $186,000; Congress-people, $174,000; Pelosi, $223,500; $193,000 each for John Boehner and Harry Reid. All are considered independently wealthy and choose to keep drawing their checks. How can the administration have the audacity to madate how private companies run their businesses and yet allow our system of government to spend itself into bankruptcy? We can only assume our leaders think REFORM is for everyone, but themselves.

I will stop here and just offer the information below. There is a lot, no... a "huge" amount to absorb below. Doubtfully not to be taken in at one sitting. But, I do hope you save this post and come back to it as needed until you have heard or read it in its entirety. I think you will agree after completion, Our country is being divided right under our noses. Perhaps then you will also agree we need to take a stand. We have other options than to "will" this mess to our children and their children. I have quoted in past blogs "Remain Silent and Silenced You Will Be". Our situation has evolved to the point that if we remain silent, it will not be only us silenced; our children and their children as well "will not be allowed to speak."

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Web Broadcasts:
Brannon Howse Web Broadcast March 5th, Socialism is Here and Tyranny is to Follow If We Allow It. Topic One: Inflation (the creation of money)is growing government, funding socialism so says Edward Griffin who is author of the book, The Creature From Jekyll Island. Topic Two: The loss of freedom is growing and we explain how and why. Topic Three: The people are voting for candidates that promise entitlements. Topic Four: Get ready for government debit cards that are given to those who comply with the government tyranny. Topic Five: Using financial and environmental fear to create globalism. Topic Six: When the government promises to take care of everyone and does not, that is the formula for a revolution says Fredrick Bastiate. Topic Seven: President Eisenhower warned us about what is happening in America today during his 1961 Farwell Address. Topic Eight: Dick Morris says socialism is not coming...it is here now.
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Brannon Howse Web Broadcast March 9th, Barack Obama is Destroying Our Economy on Purpose, Part I. Description: A pair of radical Columbia University professors by the name of Richard Andrew Cloward and Frances Fox Piven wrote an article in the radical magazine known as The Nation. The article was published on May 2, 1966 and laid out what is now known as the "Cloward-Piven Strategy". The plan calls for the destruction of capitalism in America by swelling the welfare rolls to the point of collapsing our economy and then implementing socialism by nationalizing many private institutions. Cloward and Piven studied Saul Alinsky just like Hillary Clinton and President Obama. Listen as Brannon and his guest James Simpson explain how Cloward and Piven inspired the creation of ACORN that Obama worked for as a community organizer. This interview must be e-mailed all over the country. Americans must awaken and understand the goal of these radicals and what is to come if they succeed. Time is of the essence. Obama is not over his head as some have claimed; he knows exactly what he is doing. Understand the Cloward-Piven Strategy, the rules of Saul Alinsky and their Cultural Marxist worldview and you will understand that what is occurring is not by mistake.
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Brannon Howse Web Broadcast March 10th, Barack Obama is Destroying Our Economy on Purpose Part II. Brannon has Jim Simpson back and we take your calls on what you think about Obama's deliberate collapse of the U.S. Economy via the Cloward-Piven Strategy. Brannon also declares that we need governors and legislatures to pass Tenth Amendment Resolutions. If the federal government will not comply with the U.S. Constitution and the Tenth Amendment then states should collect all the federal taxes from their citizens and fund their own schools and pave their own roads. We must stop empowering a corrupt, freedom-robbing, unconstitutional, central government.
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Articles:
The Cloward-Piven Strategy, Part I, James Simpson
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The Cloward-Piven Strategy, Part II, James Simpson
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The Cloward-Piven Strategy, Part III, James Simpson
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How did we get here? Part 1-B, The current state of our Union by Phil Branch

My plan was to continue on the topic of “How did we get here” by sharing my findings on “Political Correctness”. However I found a more data which ties well with my previous article so I felt I should share and perhaps peak additional interest.

From outward appearances the government bail outs of mortgage lenders and banks surely seems like a great thing, with our government coming to the rescue and such. In one sense it is and some might even think that it shows concern by our government. Regardless of why, we must ask ourselves again just where does the U.S. get the money that it does not have!? Of course you know, either from taxes or borrow (print more money.) What is the benefit of government intervention anyway other than the fact that it is in even more control of our lives. A lending company goes belly up and the mortgages are turned over to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, which ever would absorb the failed company and all of it's debts. So, here we are in another vicious government created circle. We will either have to pay more taxes or let the additional money that the government will have "borrowed" depreciate our income and savings via inflation. By the way, on the subject of bank failure, I have heard there is a non-published list (government only list) of between 800-900 banks that are endangered.

I don’t know about you, but I wonder why does the government have to be involved. Why can’t a mortgage company be left to fail? If another lending company wants to buy in, let them and do not loan them any money to do so. You know all to well if a private business owner makes bad choices and ultimately loses more than is made, there will be consequences to suffer. Chances are that the owner learns from the mistakes and should a new investor be found or a new company formed it would likley be managed more wisely in the pursuit of success. Waiting for the government to come to your rescue would not be an option. Now regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, what if “they” are over extended? Do you think the government will allow their bankruptcy? Of course not, so again I ask you, where will the money come from to keep them in business? No doubt you can see where we are and as most Presidential candidates have exclaimed over the past near 3 decades we need change. So can you imagine how much “change” will cost? How much will it cost simply to shore up our huge deficit? How much will it cost if the new regime adds even more unsustainable programs to those we already have? How much more will it cost when we are asked to add additional funds to the I.M.F. in spite of the fact we are already the largest contributor! This socialistic transference of money to unwarranted programs, bail-outs, entitlements, benefits, gifts or what ever you call them simply does not work. Our overweight economy needs to go on a diet. We need to stop eating up money with programs that attempt to reach every man woman and child. Take the losses where needed, learn from them and move on. Don’t feed the cancer, cut it out! We need people in charge (business people) that truly understand a profit and loss statement. Not a bunch of do-good lawmakers that simply get bills passed for the sake of their small constituency, so as to insure their re-election. We all complain about the CEO’s of major companies that make huge annual salaries. Rest assured, they don’t get the big checks because their companies fail! In fact if we were to pay a proven successful business person (not a politician) what the major companies pay their CEO’s we might end up with a balanced budget! Failing programs would cease to exist because they would not be consistently sustained in hopes of improvement.

Suggested links related to this article:

Peter Schiff & Dave Ramey Audio (the decline of the U.S. economy)

Christianworldviewnetwork radio broadcast, 2nd topic, $3trillion money market funds are NOT FDIC insured; 3rd topic, Peter Schiff "how we got here" + a disturbing view how future taxpayer's will be hurt again

Deposit Protection Primer

The Merriam-Webster definition of “Socialism”

Entitlements

FYI, Bank Money Markets “Accounts” are FDIC insured. Money Market "Funds" are NOT. Some Annuities are, some are not.

This or any article here, are simply posted for your consideration and further investigation of your own, and of course open dialog. My goal is not to advise you how to invest as I am surely far from expert. My commentary is to share ideas how we all may better exist and plan for the future. Regardless of how challenging our situation may be I am steadfast in the belief that if enough citizens unite, changes that “we” want to take place, will. Referencing my opening article Vote Like You Have Never Voted Before I feel strongly with God's help that politicians would listen “IF” enough of us make a concerted effort to contact them as well as making truly informed choices when it’s time to vote.

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