Can You Reduce Your Debt?

Can you reduce your debt? I have been trying for years and have finally got my debt considerably reduced. I am not where I want to be—yet. 

Why is this important?

The economy is currently not that bad, but the effects of good economic results are quite spotty. There is still a large overhang of future problems building slowly. Interest rates will go up, and that means prices of investments and residential property must go down. On a purely subjective basis it seems that we have a few years of sideways movement in economy activity. But even though I think a crisis is coming, I feel that the US will "weather the storm" better than most countries.  

While I am not a fan of economic collapse blog, I agree with this point strongly: 

The U.S. National Debt Has Grown By More Than A Trillion Dollars In The Last 12 Months 

The idea that the Obama administration has the budget deficit under control is a complete and total lie.  According to the U.S. Treasury, the federal government has officially run a deficit of 589 billion dollarsfor the first 11 months of fiscal year 2014.  But this number is just for public consumption and it relies on accounting tricks which massively understate how much debt is actually being accumulated.  If you want to know what the real budget deficit is, all you have to do is go to a U.S. Treasury website which calculates the U.S. national debt to the penny.  On September 30th, 2013 the U.S. national debt was sitting at $16,738,183,526,697.32.  As I write this, the U.S. national debt is sitting at $17,742,108,970,073.37.  That means that the U.S. national debt has actually grown by more than a trillion dollars in less than 12 months.  We continue to wildly run up debt as if there is no tomorrow, and by doing so we are destroying the future of this nation. 

Debt is not going down. The statistics you read are not reliable. Another crisis is coming. 

Do not be like the typical person that has zero savings, or even worse, the savings they do have are less than their credit card balances.  If you have credit card debt, make it your highest priority to pay it off. There is nothing you or I can do about the overall economic situation, but on a personal level we can get ready.

Are you ready? 

False Flags

Here is Wikipedia's definition of a false flag:

False flag (or black flag) describes covert military or paramilitary operations designed to deceive in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by entities, groups or nations other than those who actually planned and executed them. Operations carried out during peace-time by civilian organizations, as well as covert government agencies, may by extension be called false flag operations if they seek to hide the real organization behind an operation. Geraint Hughes uses the term to refer to those acts carried out by "military or security force personnel, which are then blamed on terrorists."

Here is a list of various false flags from the Washington Blog that are admitted to have occured. (Note that at least one seems not admitted but possible.) The list is well worth your time. 

Trust no government official. 

Breaking News:Russia Invades Ukraine

Are You Addicted?

The way the masses were kept quiet in Roman times was the proverbial bread and circuses. While TV is a part of this is our era, there may be a more modern "contender" for that spot in Babylon the Great's arsenal. 

I Don't Get it

I have noticed a certain mindset, particularly in "religious" folk. They come to hate a particular person so much the facts do not matter any more. A good example was Dan Rather's acceptance of a forgery that condemned George Bush as a "draft dodger" by using his father's influence to join the National Guard. My point is not that Bush was innocent or guilty, or good or bad. My point is that the story of the forgery was so weak that only someone who was predisposed to accept the purported evidence would. Rather was blind.

In the same way, the "Obama plays golf" meme makes no sense. Obama could very well be putting in 60 hour weeks, and golfing on the weekends. Why would this be evil on his part? Of course I have no idea what Obama's hours are. Nor am I saying he is an effective or ineffective president. I am losing interest in such matters. I doubt a President Romney would be any better, and in terms of war probably worse. President McCain? God forbid.

So in this spirit I offer the following Alex Jones video. Only someone blinded by hate could seriously offer this as even a possibility. Jones is blind.

Why are you paying attention to people like Alex Jones, or Dan Rather? Why are you paying attention to whatever guru is your favorite?

If the blind lead the blind, they both fall in a ditch.