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Frances Leader's avatar

I love your two cents. Every time I admire your writing style, your ability to convey information about complex issues in layman's terms. I especially love the idea of referencing the actions of Kissinger as those of a 'mafia boss'. Tickled me with its accuracy!

I may have to steal that.... xx

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Bagholder's avatar

Steal away....Thanks for the kind words. I do believe the powers that be intentionally try to keep issues like this convoluted and difficult to understand. They do not want people to easily connect the dots - which, truthfully, connecting dots is all i'm trying to do.

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Frances Leader's avatar

I love your two cents. Every time I admire your writing style, your ability to convey information about complex issues in layman's terms. I especially love the idea of referencing the actions of Kissinger as those of a 'mafia boss'. Tickled me with its accuracy!

I may have to steal that.... xx

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Renov8's avatar

The US has decimated those countries which tried to dethrone the dollar by trading for oil in gold. The leaders of those countries are no more. Now Russia, different animal altogether...they have the resources others need. They have the muscle to defend what's theirs. The BRICS keep adding trading partners to their ranks. Powell suggested earlier this year, we could see two reserve currencies. Weaponizing the dollar against Russia was the straw that will break our backs.

If you haven't taken the measures to protect yourself financially...out of dollars, as much as possible, you might be screwed. You will need various metals to keep what is yours...brass and lead to protect the silver and gold...don't forget to add to your food preps...without them you are no more.

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Bagholder's avatar

There are rumblings now the Saudis may join the ranks of the BRICs. If they do, the BRIC nations will be producing nearly 3/4 of the worlds Oil. There is simply no way they will continue to take US paper promises for all that Oil. The US and its allies are just dead weight. Only a matter of time until we are cut loose.....

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thealicat13's avatar

Simply written so that a curious young adult can read and understand,

I admire your writing.

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Bagholder's avatar

Thank you very much, glad you like it - i know my writing is not for everyone....

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Ray's avatar

curious about what to invest in and china and its collapsing housing market tho?

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Bagholder's avatar

Gold, Silver, and Lead are certainly at the top of the list. I would argue mortgages (pretty much any dollar denominated debt actually) are all good to have going forward. The real crux of the problem is we don't produce anything in this country - heck its entirely possible the price of shoes goes through the roof. Things of any kind with utility value (knives, camping equipment, hand tools, clothing, bikes, etc....) should be hoarded, IMO.

As for China housing, it is failing for the same reason most everything here in the US is failing: It is supported, regulated, and controlled by their government. Government fucks everything up, doesn't matter if its our government, or their government....

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Lyle's avatar

I remember as a kid in the 60s Charles de Gaulle was ridiculed here in the US and I thought it was odd, wasn't France supposed to be an ally? Then I later realized all he attempted to do was get gold that was promised by the paper dollar. One of my first introductions to the lies of media and government.

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