The Billion Dollar Book

1. Water – (amount required)_________oz. Note Time.

Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating.

Eat - Breakfast. Start Timing.

Wait - 2- 2 /12 hours (nothing goes in your mouth).
4. Water – (amount required) __________oz. Note Time.

Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating.

Eat - Snack. Start timing.

Wait - 2 – 2 ½ hours (nothing goes in your mouth).

2. Water - (amount required) _________oz. Note Time.

Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating

Eat - Snack. Start Timing.

(Snack optional, but still wait the 2 – 2 ½ hrs)

Wait - 2 – 2 ½ hours ( nothing goes in your mouth, not even gum, mints, etc.)
5. Water - (amount required) _________oz. Note Time.

Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating.

Eat - Evening meal. Start timing.

Wait - 2 – 2 ½ hours (nothing goes in your mouth).

After eating, don’t go to bed until you’ve had your next portion of water which helps you digest the food. Try to go for a short walk. If short on time, just skip food and do water.

3. Water - (amount required) _________oz. Note Time.

Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating.

Eat - Lunch. Start Timing.

Wait - 2 - 2 1/2 hours (nothing goes in your mouth).

* Half your weight in ounces is the minimum amount of water, but a good starting point. If you’re working outside, exercising, doing sports or in an air conditioned or heated room, extra water & salt is needed to prevent dehydration.
6. Water - (amount required) _________oz. Note Time.

Wait - now you wait 30 minutes (ideally) before eating.

Eat - Snack. Start timing.

Wait - 2 – 2 ½ hours (nothing goes in your mouth).



Go for a short walk and then go to bed. (Any time you get up in the night to go to the bathroom, drink ½ glass of water and put a grain or two of salt on your tongue, then go back to bed). You can drink water anytime you feel you need it.


NOTE: An average 8 year old needs 3/4 their body weight in oz. of water. Elderly persons should begin the suggested program slowly; for example, start by taking 8 oz. of water with salt 2 times a day; one a.m. and one p.m. Then, after a couple of days, add another glass or two to your daily intake. Keep adding a glass to your daily intake until you are drinking half your weight in ounces as suggested at the top of this page.

For more info, testimonials (text and audio files), the many kinds of diseases that people had and got cured, kindly go to:

www.watercure2.org

Yours for Health and Happiness,

Richard

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Update 12/12/06

NOTE: If your lower ankles, legs, fingers and eyelids swell or you gain three or more pounds (which means you are salt sensitive), don't do the salt for two days. Just drink the water. Then, on the third day gradually begin taking the salt again. By the way, a swim in the ocean or a salt bath is fine.

NOTE: If your kidneys are not working well then don't follow the program other to drink the amount of water your doctor suggests. The only fluid that is healthy for a person in this state is water. If you still want to try it on your own, just drink one 8 oz. glass of water and wait until you go to the bathroom. Then drink another glass. When your kidneys come up to speed (input matches output), then start the salt slowly to make sure your kidneys are working ok.

The information and recommendations on water intake presented on this site are based on training, personal experience, very extensive research, and publications of F. Batmanghelidj, M.D. on the topic of water metabolism of the body.

This site does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use or the discontinuance of any medication as a form of treatment without the advice of an attending physician, either directly or indirectly.

The intent of Dr. B., based on the most recent knowledge of microanatomy and molecular physiology, is to offer information on the importance of water to well being and to inform the public and medical professionals of the damaging effects of chronic, unintentional dehydration to the body from childhood to old age.

This information is not intended as a replacement for sound medical advice from a physician. On the contrary, sharing of the information on this site and in his books with the attending physician is highly desirable. An individual undertakes the application and recommendations described herein at one’s own risk. Adoption of the information should be in strict compliance with the instructions on the website and in Dr. B.’s material.

Very sick people with a past history of major diseases who are under professional supervision, particularly those with severe renal disease, should not make use of the information contained herein without the supervision of their attending physician.

All the recommendations and procedures herein contained are made without the guarantee of Dr. B or anyone associated with this website and disclaim all liability in connection with the use of the information presented herein.

All information on this page was edited from Dr. Batmanghbooks, for the internet by Mr. Jim Bolen, a dear associate of Dr. Batmanghelidj. Please e-mail Robert Butts with any questions concerning the WaterCure Recipe or the Nutrition Table below.


SUGGESTED PROGRAM FOR WATER & SALT INTAKE

This information comes from the books Dr. Batmanghelidj wrote.

The formula for water intake is half your weight in ounces of water divided by 5 or 6 for the number of times you can drink the water throughout the day and the size of the container or amount of water you drink each time. IMPORTANT: When you drink your water, get it down in 5-6 minutes, “Don’t nurse it”.

EXAMPLE: For a 300 lb. person – half is 150 ounces divided by 5 equals a 30 oz. bottle

Use a 32 oz. bottle 5 times a day or a 24 oz. bottle 6 times a day

SALT: Sea salt is best: highest mineral content. When you add salt to water, use a measuring teaspoon. The rule of thumb is 1/8 teaspoon for every 16 oz.; 1/4 teaspoon for every 32 oz (1 quart); 1/2 teaspoon for 64 oz., or 1 full teaspoon for 1 gallon. (Some people will need less salt, others more). This is a starting point, not a set rule. You can just add the salt to your food or add the salt to the water and shake or stir it. The best way is to just throw the salt into your mouth and chase it with water.

NOTE: If your ankles, fingers, or eyelids swell, don’t do the salt for two days, just drink the water. Then on the 3rd day begin taking the salt again. NOTE: If your kidneys are not working well, then don’t follow this program. If you still want to try it on your own, just drink one eight-ounce glass of water and wait until you go to the bathroom. Then drink another glass. When your kidneys come up to speed (input matches output), then start the salt slowly to make sure your kidneys are working ok.

For more info about what you should do, stay tuned to the next blog.

Richard

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What would the world be if people didn’t follow orders? If everyone did what they wanted. We have a name for that, it’s called, anarchy. Can you imagine if no one followed orders in a company, the company would go bankrupt real soon. Or if no one followed orders in the home, people would be coming home at any time they please; no one sitting at the dinner table with you; children’s rooms would be a mess, etc. What about in the military, soldiers would be taking leave whenever they wanted; military equipment not maintained; many things stolen; a battle never won, perhaps, never fought. What if society, as a whole, don’t follow orders. What a messed up world this would be. We all agree on this.

But should orders be followed in all cases? Some may say yes, but is this good? Should all orders, not matter what they are, be followed? What about the military, should soldiers take orders regardless of what they are, even if it means killing innocent people? After all, they are following orders.

We’ll get back to the military later, right now, I want to talk about Christians.

In the Bible, God commands us to following His laws. He gave His children, orders, known as Commandments. Now He also told us that if we don’t follow His Holy Word, there would be consequences. You can read this in Deuteronomy, chapter 14, for example.

Since God, in His wisdom, gave His people Commandment, that means that if we get different commandments (orders, laws, etc.) from men, we should obey Him rather than men. The Apostle Paul said that we should obey God rather than men. As a Christian, we should do as we are told in the Bible, and if we do, we would have to break orders given by man if it’s on conflict with the Bible.

Back to the military.

When men and women sign up for military service, they must swear allegiance to the United States, and up hold its laws. We are told to following the orders of our officers, who in turn follow orders from their superiors, who in turn follow orders by Congress, and; to following orders by their Commander in Chief—the US president. If they want you to go to a certain country and kill people, you have to go. If you are told to fight your own people you have to do so. (Increasingly now, soldiers are being trained for civil disturbance in the US, with the possibility of fighting against our own people.)

When you enter into a contract with someone else, all the duties and obligations are spelled out. If both sides agree, they sign it and work together. If one party does something contrary to the contract, the other has the right to terminate it. This is understood. If one party changes even one part of the contract, or does something in the contract that is not allowed, the other party has the moral and legal right to break it. If its taken to court, he would be up held (provided there is justice in the court).

What are contracts, basically? They are an agreement between two or more parties to provide some kind of service, product and/or money. In other words, material things. Yet, when a civilian joins the military, he is putting his life on the line, if necessary. In short, he has much more at steak than a person who enters a business contract. Yet, a soldier would go off to war, bleed and even die, without even knowing what the war was about, or given one sided information about the purpose. (As a side note, General Eisenhower asked a group of students in 1952 why we fought in WWII, and they didn’t even know.) When a person enters a business contract, it’s with the understanding of the conditions spelled out. However, when a person enters the military, it’s under certain conditions. For example, a soldier is in the military in 1990, then shortly after that he finds himself in Iraq, in a war that he doesn’t believe in. In short the contract changes, and he has no say so whatsoever. Yet, he has to be willing to give up much more than what a business contract calls for—his life! The most important thing that a person has, and he has no say so in it. Strange!

Under a draft, a young man has no choice but to enter the army. The terrible thing is, is that a draft is often during a war. In peace or war, there is no choice for the young recruit. There he is forced, whether he likes it or not, to enter into a contract. Where is the freedom and liberty in that? The hypocritical thing is, that in war time, the government always says we are fighting for the very same thing that is denied the soldier. Bull!! If you don’t sign up for the draft or enlist, you can go to prison. Great! By refusing to enter into a contract, the government, in effect, looks at you as an enemy and puts you in prison, as they would a captured enemy soldier. Of course, you can be a ‘conscientious objector’, but this has caused some people problems, too.

Say there isn’t a war, and you decide to enlist. After you do so, you find out that there is much intimidation by Blacks, and hazing by senior soldiers. This, you didn’t know at the time you signed up. Thus, the conditions are intolerable for a White Christian. Can you get out? No. If you insist, or go AWOL, you are thrown in a military prison. People see the injustice if a businessman wants to be a partner in a company, but isn’t told of the employee problems and the difficult working conditions, which would effect future profits. All of this was hidden when you check out the factory. If such a contract was entered into, and such things were concealed, a person can take this to court and win. Yet, people can’t see the injustice if this happens to a soldier.

When you enter a business contract, the terms are fixed. Even treaties between countries, what each nation agrees to is spelled out. However, when a soldier enters the military, many things are in a state of flux.

By the way, I’d like to add here that the same applies towards the police departments, FBI, ATF, IRS, and virtually all departments of the US government. Why? Because their actions are depended on the every changing whims of the politicians. For example, today you can own a gun, tomorrow you can’t. Thus, policemen arrest people for things that were legal yesterday, but illegal today.

Because of this, we hear such things as: “My is not to question why, but to do and die,” and, “Sorry, madam, I don’t make laws, I only enforce them,” or, “My country, right or wrong, my country.”

The reason why we have problem like this is, that soldiers, policemen and other enforcement agencies, unquestionably carry out orders. Even those that don’t like it, the still carry them out.

For those who say that what kind of country would we have if people didn’t carry out orders. I say, we’d have a much better one. What brought about our freedom? The American Revolution. Why did people fight in the Revolution? Because there was enough of them that DIDN’T OBEY ORDERS! Think about it. Colonial Americans were under orders to obey the governing British authorities, who in turn obeyed the laws of Parliament and King George III. But our forefathers said, “That is enough, we won’t carry out your orders. In fact, we’ll fight against you,” or words to this effect. The fact that enough people did it, enable us to gain our freedom (which we have since then lost). So thank God people ceased to carry out orders.

Should people revolt now? They should, but we don’t have the numbers to succeed. However, that day is coming. More and more people are seeing the lies, oppression, imprisonment and even murders of their fellow men. But before a people can rebel physically, they must rebel mentally. And that is what many organizations are helping in doing, with their books, publications, meetings and finally, Web pages.

Back to the military.

What if an officer told his people to surrender, but some of them didn’t. This would be called rebellion, wouldn’t it? However, in the meantime, the commanding officer and his followers surrender, but the rest fought on. Now, one of two things would happen, either they lose and or they win. If they lose, what can the officer do to them? Nothing. At least they killed a few more of the enemy, which he should be glad. If they win, the officer and others would probably be free, and they achieved their objective. If the officer is mad in either case, then he is a traitor, in which case he should be capture.


A nation fights another nation because, collectively, they are attacked. So, what if an individual is attacked. Doesn’t he have the same right to attack the enemy, even if the rest of the nation remains docile? It is the individual’s life who is at stake, and it is he alone who must decide to fight or not to fight, regardless of what others might think. Many times, others criticise an individual because he is fighting the government (usually the police who are carrying out their orders). Is this not the situation many people have found themselves in?

In order for a government to control the people, many times they attack us individually. The police go after one individual to make an example of him, or they may choose to go after one group with the same purpose. The government hopes that individuals and even groups will not resist, as it will make their job of forcing everyone to comply to whatever law they wish. So, in effect, when the police tries to arrest someone, they, in effect, have declared war on that person. It that person decision if he thinks his freedom and life is worth fighting for or not. Most people don’t put up resistance, as their psychology is such, that no one else is fighting them; that no state of war has been declared by their nation; that they don’t have others that they can call on for support.

If the mafia tries to take away a person property, it is more likely that that person will fight them. Naturally, if they out number him, he will usually not do anything, but if thinks he has a fair chance of winning, he’ll do his best to kill them. In this case, he also knows that he has the support of the society in general, and the police in particular. But what if the government tries to take away his property, is this not just as wrong. Just because its the government, doesn’t make it right. And for those few brave individuals that do stand up for their rights, even though they are all alone, they should be applauded. If many people do the same thing, then the government would not be able to get away with the things that they do. So, even the faint heart would like the freedom secured by others, though he didn’t do anything to obtain it. Nay, in fact, he might have criticized such actions.

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2 January 1915: Herts Territorials Spend Xmas Day in the Trenches.

We gather from letters received this week from members of the 1st Herts Regiment that our county Territorials spent Christmas Day in the trenches. Having benefitted greatly by their month’s sojourn at the “rest camp”, they proceeded to the firing-line, and took to the first line trenches at 6 o’clock on Christmas Eve, remaining there until daybreak on Boxing Day. One correspondent writes: “It was very cold and frosty but we managed to get a fire on to keep ourselves warm. We were within 300 yards of the German trenches and could distinctly see the enemy at work with spade and shovel.

We are officially informed of the following casualities to the Regiment on Christmas Day:-
2301 Lance-Sergt T E Gregory, Watford, killed in action.

2701 Pte. Percy Huggins, “D” Company, killed in action.
The fighting in which the casualties occurred, according to information contained in a letter from the Front, took place at a point where only 20 yards separated the British and German trenches

Saturday 9th January 1915 Extract from letter written home by Rifleman C H Brazier, Queen’s Westminsters of Bishops Stortford:

You will no doubt be surprised to hear that we spent our Christmas in the trenches after all and that Christmas Day was a very happy one. On Christmas Eve the Germans entrenched opposite us began calling out to us ‘Cigarettes’, ‘Pudding’, ‘A Happy Christmas’ and ‘English – means good’, so two of our fellows climbed over the parapet of the trench and went towards the German trenches,. Half-way they were met by four Germans, who said they would not shoot on Christmas Day if we did not. They gave our fellows cigars and a bottle of wine and were given a cake and cigarettes.

When they came back I went out with some more of our fellows and we were met by about 30 Germans, who seemed to be very nice fellows. I got one of them to write his name and address on a postcard as a souvenir. All through the night we sang carols to them and they sang to us and one played ‘God Save the King’ on a mouth organ. On Christmas Day we all got out of the trenches and walked about with the Germans, who, when asked if they were fed up with the war said ‘Yes, rather’. They all believed that London had been captured, and that German sentries were outside Buckingham Palace. They are evidently told a lot of rot. We gave them some of our newspapers to convince them. Some of them could speak English fairly well. Between the trenches there were a lot of dead Germans whom we helped to bury.

In one place where the trenches are only 25 yards apart we could see dead Germans half-buried, their legs and gloved hands sticking out of the ground. The trenches in this position are so close that they are called ‘The Death Trap’, as hundreds have been killed there. A hundred yards or so in the rear of our trenches there were houses that had been shelled. These were explored with some of the regulars and we found old bicycles, top-hats, straw hats, umbrellas etc. We dressed ourselves up in these and went over to the Germans. It seemed so comical to see fellows walking about in top-hats and with umbrellas up. Some rode the bicycles backwards. We had some fine sport and made the Germans laugh. No firing took place on Christmas night and at four the next morning we were relieved by regulars. I managed to get hold of a German ammunition pouch and bayonet but the latter I have thrown away, as it was so awkward to carry. I intend bringing the pouch home with me – when I come home.

9th January 1915

Writing to a member of staff of the Northampton Daily Echo and Northampton Mercury, Rifleman E. E. Meadley of the Queen's Westminsters tells of a friendly gathering of Egnlish and German between the trenches on Christmas Day. He says: "You will be very much surprised to hear I had one of the best Christmas Days I have had for years. On Christmas Eve I went to the trenches and the Germans were singing carols to our men and we were singing to them. They then shouted to us 'A Merry Christmas, British comrades. You English are fine singers." After that some of our men went out and met some of the Germans halfway.

One of our chaps gave a German a Christmas pudding and the Germans in return gave hima bottle of wine and some cigars. Then they arranged that there should be no shooting on either side till after midnight on Christmas Dy they kept to their promise. I must say the Germans were very sporty and wanted to arrange a football match with us for the Christmas afternoon which, however, when the time came fell through. On Christmas Day our men were walking about in front of the trenches and talking in a friendly way with the Germans and asking them how long they thought the war would last and also exchanging souvenirs.

I myself was not in the front line but was engaged in carrying rations up to the trenches in the evening. At ordinary times this is a danger as you are fully exposed but as there was no shooting then it w all right. That night we had a bed each for the first time since July and for dinner we had a roast fowl and I managed to make a tolerably good Christmas pudding. These were followed by champagne and cigars. The people we were billeted with then brought out a gramaphone which we had on the go all afternoon. I really had a very happy Christmas."

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December 25, 2006


On Christmas Day, 1914, in the first year of World War I, German, British, and French soldiers disobeyed their superiors and fraternized with "the enemy" along two-thirds of the Western Front. German troops held Christmas trees up out of the trenches with signs, "Merry Christmas." "You no shoot, we no shoot." Thousands of troops streamed across a no-man's land strewn with rotting corpses. They sang Christmas carols, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared rations, played football, even roasted some pigs. Soldiers embraced men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other if the top brass forced them to fire their weapons, and to aim high.

A shudder ran through the high command on either side. Here was disaster in the making: soldiers declaring their brotherhood with each other and refusing to fight. Generals on both sides declared this spontaneous peacemaking to be treasonous and subject to court martial. By March, 1915 the fraternization movement had been eradicated and the killing machine put back in full operation. By the time of the armistice in 1918, fifteen million would be slaughtered.

Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce. Military leaders have not gone out of their way to publicize it. On Christmas Day, 1988, a story in the Boston Globe mentioned that a local FM radio host played "Christmas in the Trenches," a ballad about the Christmas Truce, several times and was startled by the effect. The song became the most requested recording during the holidays in Boston on several FM stations. "Even more startling than the number of requests I get is the reaction to the ballad afterward by callers who hadn't heard it before," said the radio host. "They telephone me deeply moved, sometimes in tears, asking, `What the hell did I just hear?'"

I think I know why the callers were in tears. The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people. It gives us a glimpse of the world as we wish it could be and says, "This really happened once." It reminds us of those thoughts we keep hidden away, out of range of the TV and newspaper stories that tell us how trivial and mean human life is. It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true: the world really could be different.

Excerpted from David G. Stratman, We CAN Change the World: The Real Meaning of Everyday Life (New Democracy Books, 1991). Available for $3.00 from New Democracy Books, P.O. Box 427, Boston, MA 02130.

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By Richard Snowden

We are know that the US government is the biggest debtor nation in the world. It has to borrow billions of dollars a day just to stay afloat. I recently heard that the debt is $15,000 a second! One day other nations will not have the money to lend to the US government. They don’t want to lend it now, but have to because of political pressure and many treaties they have with the US. But when you have no more money, you have no more money. Then what will the US government do?

Many people think, “Well, that’s the US government. I’m not in debt, my family is not in debt, so we are ok.”

Really? I had thought so, too, until quite recently.

I don’t have the recent figures, but I once heard that if everyone had to pay off the debt of the government, each person would owe something like $125,000. So, since we might be debt free, we think that we are in the clear.

Consider This From History

One hundred and forty years ago, the US government was in debt because of the War Between the States (otherwise known as the Civil War). This, along with the hatred and prejudice of the people of the South, heavy property taxes were imposed. This time was known as Reconstruction, which had nothing to do with reconstruction, but DESTRUCTION of the people, the society in which they build, as well as the many fine homes and plantations of the South.

The politicians of the South did not represent the people (sounds like today). As a result, heavy property taxes were imposed. People paid off what they could, even taking their last gold piece to do so (those who had gold). Then there came another round of property taxes that drove thousands of people from their homes. Some were forced out of their homes, others just walked away—but all were homeless.

If you saw classic film, Gone With The Wind, you would have seen an accurate portrayal of this.

Carpet Baggers from the North got home for next to nothing and made a fortune. Strangers—not only to the South, but to the North—people who were not Americans in the sense that they held the same values as everyone else. They had citizenship alright, but just have citizenship doesn’t mean that you would automatically assimilate into society. Anyhow, these people made a fortune.


Could the Government Do the Same Thing?

I see no reason why the government would not do the same thing today as they did during Reconstruction. Anytime there is a money-making opportunity, you can be sure that the real people who run this country (and they are not Congress) will see to it that politicians pass laws that will enrich them. Since this is a HUGE opportunity, you can see a scene something like this happening…

This is my prediction, and I hope I’m wrong but I see it as very likely.

News report:

US Government Declared Bankrupt

Trillions of Dollars Owed

Debts Have to Be Paid Back to International Lenders
Property Taxes Increased 100%
Other Taxes Needed to Increase

Etc., etc…


You get the picture.

Then when millions of people lose their homes, they will be evicted if they haven’t moved out already. Others will be offered to stay in their home if they pay rent (though their home will no longer be theirs.)

Others will try to sell their home and get what equity out of it that they can. But…

With millions of homes and apartments on the auction block and no one buying, prices will drop faster than the World Trade Center. When the timing is right, the real rulers of America will come in with their billions and buy up all the property for 10 cents on the dollar.

Again, back to the film, Gone With The Wind, Ret Butler while sitting in jail during Reconstruction was visited by Scarlet O’Hara. Sitting on his cot in the jail cell, he looked up at her and in his melancholy way and with a southern accent said, “You know Scarlet, there are people who make money when a civilization is being built, and people who make money when a civilization is being destroyed.”

No truer words have been spoken. The exact same thing has been going on up to today. Think of all the wars, there was money made from it. Wars are not started for the real reason such as, ABC Company wants to make a billion dollars. But some reason such as a human-rights issue, or some minority is being abused, or the Communists are trying to take over, etc. Reasons such as this, people feel all good inside and willing to go and fight or in some other way, contribute to the war.

Well, trillions of dollars can be made in a huge economic upheaval, too. The Great Depression was brought on by the Bankers who made billions of dollars. So, there is no reason why they will not make (now) trillions of dollars when this civilization is being destroyed.


A Plan of Action to Protect Your Money

All is not lost—IF you act properly and quickly. If you own a home or any other real estate you are much better off selling out and investing elsewhere. Even if you have little equity, you would be better off investing outside of the reach of the federal government.

There are several million Americans who have done just that—sold out and moved to a country of their choice. They done this to protect their family, their finances, and to have a better quality of life for their children. Not only have Americans moved abroad, but so have Canadians, United Kingdom citizens and others have done the same thing. Many famous actors/actresses in business leaders have homes in other countries.

Don’t you think it’s good to know at least why they moved, even if you don’t feel like you should do, too?

Talking to ex-pats, you will get many different answers. Such as better climate, cheaper living, they just like the country, for health reasons for their little son, etc.

But once they know you and trust you, they will tell you the real reason. Such real reasons I found are:

To protect their finances
Less crime
Less government interference


Finances and crime rank the highest with many. By choosing the right country, your property taxes are much less (almost no-existent), daily cost of living is cheaper, and less crime of certain types.

Ecuador, for example, you can buy three times the amount of property with what it would cost you in the US, and your property taxes would be about a tenth or less. You heard me right. I have a home that I pay $125/year, and back in the US the same size and quality home would cost me about $3,000 a year.

Now think of this, what would you do with an extra $2,875 a year?

Take a nice vacation
Save and invest it for more income
Help your children out
Buy some new furniture
Or 1,001 other things, right?

Daily cost of living is cheaper too. You can eat in a nice restaurant and get you fill for $5 a person (without alcohol). Do you like natural organic food? Just about everything they sell there is natural. Have to use a taxi? Most rides cost only $2 (a short distance, $1.20). Need a maid? You can hire one for $2/hour (and that’s paying more than most receive [it’s good to pay more to help your fellow man, or woman in this case, out] ).

Think of the money you’d save during the course of the year.

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Richard Snowden

In the December 8, 2006 local newspaper an article appeared that started off with these words:

“Two percent of the adults command more than half of the world’s wealth, while the bottom 50% possesses just 1 percent, according to a UN development institute study released this week.”

If our system of capitalism is so good, why is this so disproportioned? Why are “the rich getting richer, and the poor (and you can add “the middle class”) getting poorer?”

If our capitalism is the same now as it was 50 years ago, why is their a much higher proportion of rich verse poor (and rich verses middle class)?

The fact is that the system we have now is different than what it was years ago. I don’t call it capitalism, but intensive capitalism, because that is what it exactly is “intensive”. The rich has gotten everything down to a science. The “science”—if you want to call it that—of how to not only get more money from each customer that walks in a store, to sourcing labor, to importing cheap labor, to milking poor countries dry.

Everything is down to a Frankenstein science. It’s a science, but one that does not benefit mankind, but the self-appointed and self-chosen elite. The super rich know how to get political leaders of other nations to take loans that the World Bank and the IMF knows they can’t pay back. In return, certain selected multi-national corporations get the natural resources of the nation.

Also, the super rich know how to “legally” bribe politicians to support laws that allow them to dominant their respective markets, and also to dominate markets in other countries.

It will only get worse before it gets better. Soon everyone will be so poor that there would not be enough rich for the other rich to sell their expensive “widgets” to. Then what will they do?

All of this might lead to the poor world-wide to rebel, and take all the wealth back by force, even if the wealth is in the names of their children and other family members. This new Spartan up-rising could include some of the former wealth and middle-class. Then the Super Rich will have face trail for all kinds of crimes against humanity.

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Recently it was reported that certain monitors have been build with video and audio recording devices inside. So you can be recorded as to what you say and do. Also, for sometime now your surfing can be recorded so certain multi-national corporations can get profile of you for marketing purposes.

The companies that have made this, as well as politicians and liberals who support such surveillances justify this by saying, “This is used so companies can better market products to you.”

You see, although the government collects this information, they also sell it to large corporations.

How sweet.

The business justification for this monitoring of what you say in your own home and what web pages you go to is none of their business. If the situation was the same in another place, such collection of information would be illegal and could send the company representative to jail.

What do I mean by this?

Consider this, if you were at a mall and some person asked if you could fill out this form, saying, “This is to give us a better idea of what your needs are, bla, bla, bla.”

And you say “no”, and go on your way. No one takes offense to this. It happens to each of us probably dozens of times a year.

However, if this person asking you to fill out a form or answer some questions and you say “no”. Then this person tries to force you to give this information that company rep would be in a lot of trouble.

Do you see how hypocritical our laws are and how people are, too?

If someone wants to volunteer their information and give them answers to everything they ask for, including their medical history, that’s his/her decision. But when it is forced from you without your consent, this is wrong. But we have some kind of twisted thinking that if it’s in some form surveillance equipment or on a computer, it’s ok.

It is not ok, even if it’s the law. Most laws are sick, immoral and certainly un-Christian (perhaps “un” other religions, too).

For what purpose does it serve corporations to know what you said to your wife, or anything else that goes on in your home—including things that are very private? Nothing!

It’s time that the citizens do something about this.

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