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Yes, our Cabal controlled leaders are losing their golden touch. While many still believe that all wars in history were due to human greed and anger, most are now coming to the understanding that these tragedies were no more than emotional manipulation of us, so called useless eaters, by the ever-controlling Cabal.
As sad as I am about the burning of this most wonderful of churches, I am not sending my money to support the Cabal. There is no rebuilding, as far as I am concerned, until we close the monetary system and end the 4,000 year old control of humanity. These people are sitting on free energy for all, the way to end all diseases and ways to feed the world without any pollution of the water. Think of it. We would not need money for anything once all basic needs of food, energy and health are taken care of. But instead of doing the right thing, they prefer to create fear. Fear in their news media and by their politicians.
So, what can we do? We can exercise our power. Through love and ignoring all fear, we can take our planet back. It's billions of us against a few tens of thousands of them.
From pedophilia, to child trafficking, to treason; say goodbye to your favorite newscaster, Hollywood star and politician. Hear the drums of justice loud for the end of the Cabal.
Thankfully, there's still time for those who trust the bad guys to awaken. Come home with the rest of us. We won't judge you. Instead, we will share our love and understanding.
Let's put an end to the prison planet where a few elites figured out a sophisticated way to poison and mind control billions of good people. The universe is watching.
Do you think EU's parliament leaders know the risk of 5G? They want it everywhere but their home. Also, the wealthiest neighborhoods in the US, like Palm Beach, Florida, won't get 5G. When will we wake up? Faster downloads is the way they sell it to the uninformed.
Radiation concerns halt Brussels 5G development, for now Monday, 01 April 2019 10:54
Plans for a pilot project to provide high-speed 5G wireless internet in Brussels have been halted due to fears for the health of citizens, according to reports. In July, the government concluded an agreement with three telecom operators to relax the strict radiation standards in Brussels. But according to the Region, it is now impossible to estimate the radiation from the antennas required for the service. "I cannot welcome such technology if the radiation standards, which must protect the citizen, are not respected, 5G or not," Environment minister Céline Fremault (CDH) told Bruzz. "The people of Brussels are not guinea pigs whose health I can sell at a profit. We cannot leave anything to doubt," she added. A pilot project is not feasible with the current radiation standards, and Fremault told Bruzz that she does not intend to make an exception. The Brussels region has particularly strict radiation standards for telecom applications. The standard of 6 volts per metre has already led to problems in the past with providing fast mobile internet via 4G in the capital. Last week, the various governments in Belgium once again failed to reach agreement on the auctioning of the 5G licences. The file remains stuck on the distribution of the proceeds. It will be up to the next government to handle the proposal, said Telecom Minister Philippe De Backer (Open VLD) last week. The Brussels Times
To the many who get their information from the mainstream media, 'Q' is no more than a rouge movement of a few crazy Trump followers. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. 'Q' is an international phenomena. 'Q' is the constitutional way to execute a Coup d'état. Had Hilary won, the military had plans to take Washington. But since Trump won, patriots are able to participate in a legal take over. 'Q' is the channel used by the generals and Trump to awaken people from our fake sense of freedom; to realize that we are free-range slaves in our planet.
Prayingmedic is one of the best decoders of 'Q' and he shares this steamy decode. Of course that those of us who have been awake for longer see this information as already known, basic stuff. But the rest of society has to still come to the understanding of what really is going on just outside of the little box of "reality" they experience every day. Enjoy it, it's comprehensive.
Who would have thought that Nazis and spaceships would make for an interest article within the context of a business and economics blog? I recently wrote an article that has been gathering attention. In it I cover many facts our educational system has kept from us. To a knowledgeable reader, considering the possibility that the 'real' history could be so far from what we are taught opens up a complete can of proverbial worms. Just think of it. If events that took place relatively recently are obfuscated or omitted by the many smart ivy-leaguers who write our school books, then how can we trust anything we are taught about the far past? And that kind of deep introspection is exactly what I was trying to promote as I wrote the article. I wished for my reader to amaze in wonder at the possibility of a massive cover-up of literally historic proportions. In a command and control educational system, we are forced to remain quiet and to never argue with teachers, the experts and class-commanders. We are told that only those who studied history can teach it; that only experts have a say. Well, not only do I strongly disagree with these principles, I also offer them as the cause behind what has taken place in our society.
We are made to believe that this is our planet; for us to control and maintain in good shape. Well, is it really ours or is it the other way around? Are we the only intelligent group to live in it, ever? What if we are no more than just the last experiment in a long line of bad outcomes? Looking closely, we find that much remains poorly explained. For example, the history we learn shows a massive gap between the time when we excitedly stroke two rocks to spark a fire and the time when we create functioning civilizations with money systems and all that we now see all around us. Why? What did we do in between? How is it that astral knowledge suddenly became so?
Still, I certainly did not intend to create or promote fear. Fear is a negative feeling that I would rather stay away from when possible. Instead, I wanted to open and stretch my readers' minds. So, as usual, I got much more than I bargained for.
Recently someone asked me how did I expect them to believe me? How could I claim that Nazis conquered space way before the mighty US? And what is this whole idea that Nazis won the war?
My answer was simple. What I write is not a religion; so there is no need for faith. Yes, we could sit and argue every single point I cover. but doing so would be missing what is really important. I am simply planting seeds; the seeds of awakening.
Through out our daily lives, we make plenty of decisions and solve lots of problems by engaging our brain's neocortex. The neocortex is the executive side of our brain. It's pretty much what we consider to be our conscious mind. Neo means new and cortex reflects the fact that it sits outside of our brain. In other words, this is the part that separates us from less intelligent species. The more curved bumps the neocortex sports, the more intelligent we are.
Unfortunately, the neocortex, as advanced as it may be, is quite ineffective when solving complex problems. Have you ever been stuck with a problem in your head that just goes on and on, in never ending circles? Well, that is your neocortex at work. Complexity makes it literally chase its tale around and around.
I have addressed this phenomena in the past but will touch on it again for anyone who didn't read the previous articles. The Limbic system, also known as our reptilian brain, generally operates at the subconscious level and is much more effective at handling complex problems. It operates by creating hundreds or thousands of connections between the problem and the rest of knowledge we hold. If you ever went to bed with a problem at hand and woke up with a ready answer, that was the Limbic system doing its job. Without the conscious preoccupation that marks the behavior of the neocortex, the Limbic system does its job of solving the most complex of problems with ease.
So when I say that I am planting seeds, I am not referring to planting seeds in your neocortex but in your Limbic system instead. This is why I don't need you to believe any of what I write. Proof is demanded by the neocortex while the Limbic system is happy to simply accumulate data. This does not mean that I or anyone should start disseminating lies. Passing lies as seeds is what the CIA does and we all know how bad those folks came out to be. Not even their mom believes them. So I prefer to stay on the side of the good guys and plant only those seeds that bring value to all.
As your brain starts building connections between what I write and what you observe all around you, the seeds will grow. You'll eventually see that the evidence behind what I write is everywhere. You don't need to believe me now because the evidence will materialize in effective and unique ways for each of you. In the end, you'll discover the truth by yourself. This is very important because it's a great way for you to go through the pleasure of discovery and the subsequent awakening. In time, your own awakening will serve everyone else. After reaching a critical mass of those like you who have gone through the awakening process, the rest of humanity will soon follow. Have you heard of the Hundredth Monkey Effect?
In his book, The Hundredth Monkey, Ken Keyes introduces us to the field of Collective Intelligence by recounting an interesting story on how change propagates within groups. There seems to be a kind of connection we all have that goes beyond verbal. It appears that we come preprogrammed to tune into knowledge others have without the need for direct communication; natural or technological. In essence, few have to work hard to adopt change. Then, after reaching a kind of tipping point, the rest of the members in the group find it much easier to change. It really looks like a few hard-workers actually make it easy for the rest to learn new methods or ideas. It's almost as if there was a collective telepathic-connection between all group members that makes it easier for stragglers to suddenly get it. Think of birds flying in unison without a coordinating authority. Picture ants working together to build a bridge by connecting one ant to the next with the purpose of overcoming an obstacle. Yes, I know it seems far-fetched. Still, there is a growing body of scientific evidence behind this effect.
I am thus confident that the little seed within you will go through it's own transformation of humanity. Optimistic? Yes, I am.
Hoping that this clarifies the reason why there is no need to believe in what I wrote, I am left with addressing only the issue of tangibility. Another reader commented that while it was clear that there may be value on what I wrote, he still had his human nature screaming for some kind of tangible evidence.
I explained that I am writing a book where I bring together quantum physics, with evolution, aging and diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. I then commented on the extensive research I have had to do for the book and that as I progressed towards studies on neutrinos coming from the sun, I came across many patents that made no sense at all within the context of what we think of our world today. As I read the claims and the supporting math, I was struck by the uniqueness of the information. I had to figure out what was going on.
For the reader, I include below the patents that I found. There patents correspond to methods to create wormholes, spacecraft designs, and interstellar energy sources. None of it has ever been disclosed to the public or used in any kind of real application... or has it? Interestingly, the first patent below describes a triangular craft with a large source of light at the center and three additional lit sections located at the corners. US patent 2006/0145019A1 describes a ship that has been observed all around the world and described as a UFO for many years now. There are pictures online taken over the skies of Belgium, Brazil and many other locations. Many of the accounts describe typical UFO behavior where the craft hovers silently and then takes off at speeds impossible for normal jet fighters.
I later came to find out that there is a Full Disclosure project with support from the Navy's Secret Space Program. What? A secret military program for space by the folks who fight on water? What exactly does the navy have to do with space? Well, if you think about it, the navy is a natural for handling space ships. Whether on the ocean or in space, soldiers have to act as a cohesive group or risk all of them dying. Whether over water or in the vacuum, any risks to the ship are shared by all.
And what about the fact that a secret program would be promoting disclosure? Is it secret or not? Well, this too doesn't make sense at first. Only in a world where the people in power make it impossible for those who serve us to do their job would secrecy exist over a navy that prefers to go public. And guess what? We live in such a world. The Cabal prefers to keep us in the dark despite the efforts of many patriots. It seems that president Dwight Eisenhower knew that there was a real risk that what he called 'the military industrial complex' would run out of control. Today, such military industrial complex has already derailed. Worst of all, it has become part of the Cabal. Thankfully, Eisenhower wrote certain provisions that gave the responsibility to Navy command to correct all wrongs if and when the military industrial complex would harm the nation. We are past that moment now. But the problem the Navy faces has expanded; it's now called the Cabal. We saw how easy it is for a Cabal controlled president like Obama to fire generals who don't follow Cabal commands. This is why generals needed an outsider like Trump to bring the battle to the global elites. Unfortunately, the Cabal controlled media has tortured anyone trying to make the Cabal face justice. The media distorts public opinion in such a way where a modern Robin Hood like Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is presented as a bad guy. In today's media wars those who push for nuclear war with Russia are give airtime while Trump is accused for being a traitor as he shares the idea that peace with Russia may be good for all.
So, it looks like the Full Disclosure project has become no more than a drip. Things are moving too slowly. This is why it's so important for you to awaken soon and on your own. The slow pace of progress is also the reason we will need to depend on the Hundredth Monkey Effect. We need every help we can get.
I hope that the patents I found and am listing below serve as evidence with sufficient tangibility. While these represent only the top of the iceberg, I hope that we all come to the realization that the system we have witnessed all of our lives is not natural and that those who have manipulated it should face justice. This is what the awakening process is all about.
Video Marine Captain Randy Cramer explains the Eisenhower mandate, his disclosure role and a few other facts about the Super Soldier program and our Secret Space Program.
Patents Following are the eleven pages that make up the complete patent document for the Galactic Freedom Class TR-3B space craft. Next, you will find the cover for many more of the relevant technologies that make our secret space program possible. Galactic Freedom Class TR-3B Wormhole Creation Patents:
Are you ready for an off-the-charts crazy story? If you like science-fiction or are an avid Halo gamer, perhaps you will consider the idea of a super soldier to be something normal; at least until the point where you read the whole article. Let me reassure you that if you feel this article is too much, I will be most understanding. Feel free to stop reading at any time.
I normally write about business, the economy and politics. Recently my tilt has been more towards the political side because I believe that we are living a momentous time as a human race. For the last four thousand years, a group I call 'the Cabal' has been middling with ways to control the rest of us. These people think to have a divine right to benefit from the our collective labor. There is plenty of evidence that the Cabal has always played as dirty as needed to accomplish their goals. Through academia, they have even limited, distorted and manipulated our understanding of history by controlling what is written in our school books. Today, the Cabal is generally based out of the 'City of London', a tax haven with independent city-nation status. Many people don't know that London has an independent nation within it, just like the Vatican is inside of Rome. From there, the Cabal controls all international banking. This control beginning with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As Greece defaulted on their loans, the IMF threw out any sense of democratic government and took control of the country by forcing citizens to sell all national treasures. The idea that a country has the power to refuse to pay its debts has long disappeared. In today's world, the Cabal gets paid first.
Next, the Cabal controls our Federal Reserve, the most powerful monetary institution in the world. The Cabal, through the Federal Reserve, profits from every single dollar in circulation around the world. Under the pretense that they know how to set interest rates better than the market, they get to charge interest on all dollars printed by the Treasury, a separate government agency. But don't let the 'Federal' part of the Federal Reserve name confuse you. The Federal Reserve is a monetary middle-man privately owned by the Cabal and protected with a legal monopoly. Talk about having a sweet-heart deal with our government.
Napoleon
So how about some history? The Cabal financed the first and second World Wars. They financed Napoleon's battles as well as our Civil War. They made sure that the US stayed in the Middle East fighting for as long as possible.
If you want to control the world, you must control the biggest army there is. The Cabal controls US wars through large military contractors. In Fact, it could be said that humans don't naturally engage in wars, as it has long been speculated. Instead, it is the Cabal that manipulates our emotions in ways that drive our most bellicose inner senses. The Cabal understands that wars are profitable for them and serve as an effective way to keep humanity away from unification. They know that a unified population, free from other distractions, may begin to evaluate the need for all things controlled by the Cabal. So they use war as often as we tolerate. But controlling wars also demands that the Cabal control all Washington politicians. For the many who think that either side of the political isle in Washington is on the side of the bad guys, let me tell you that you are all wrong. Both sides are on the side of the Cabal. Look at Democrats and Republicans and you will find plenty of support for wars, the Federal Reserve and military contractors. In fact, making sure that politicians are in a constant battle is only part of keeping us divided. First, politicians offer uniting the nation. Then, they find ways for blacks to hate police officers. Does it sound familiar? Well, we are all being played but not one of us realizes the game is on. Next, the Cabal controls all information channels. From academia, to entertainment, to news, all we happily consume is being manipulated by the Cabal. The power that these people have come to accumulate is so great that it rivals that of kings. In fact, while no more than symbols of the past, all royal families were and are part of the Cabal as well. Even the Vatican is mixed with all of it. But just as people seriously questioned the value of their kings during the French Revolution, we are now going through a similar period of awakening. And let me tell you, any sort of awakening by the masses scares the hell out of the Cabal. They know full well that beheadings became a favorite sport of the populous once these grew tired of royal abuse. Likewise, about half of today's population has woken up to the reality of the Cabal's power and control is unwarranted. After decades of uncontrollable impunity and rampant disrespect for the law, the Cabal will face their maker for completely unrelated crimes. This is akin to when Al Capone went down for not paying taxes; something outside of his usual criminal activities. The Cabal will go down not for their constitutional crimes or genocide but because of pedophilia. Pedophiles are universally viewed as the scum at the bottom of society. As such, every one of us will unite as we see our legal system take down those who abuse the laws that the rest of us must follow. Prosecution for child sex and slavery will prove to be the most effective way to rid ourselves from the Cabal.
Thankfully, the process has started and it won't be easily stopped. This is why the Cabal is out in full force trying to remove Trump from power, trying to regress BREXIT, trying to cancel the Italian presidential election and many more previously unheard actions. This week in England, the courts made it illegal for the press to exercise its right to report from inside or outside of a race-related trial. This breaks with all civil rights traditions in the United Kingdom. Yes, this is now the norm as the Cabal tries to patch the many cracks surfacing all around their structural foundation. And now, as if things were not crazy enough, there is this thing about super soldiers demanding Full Disclosure. Yep. While my description of the Cabal may resemble parts of a hyperbolic conspiracy novel, the real extreme stuff is yet to come below.
US Marine Captain, Randy Cramer, and Special Agent, Corey Greene, claim to have received authority to address the public in representation of Radiant Guardian and Solar Warden respectively. These... Are you ready? These are the two Navy Secret Space Program fleets that protect our solar system. Both men said to have been selected at a very early age for their military work. Randy Cramer started 12 years of training at age 5 under Operation Moon Shadow. He first deployed at age 17 in 1987 as a super soldier for the Mars Defense Force. Yes, I said "Mars".
Meanwhile, Corey Greene started his 10 year training at age 6 under Operation Bluebird. In 1986, he deployed at age 16 for the first time as an Intuitive Empath Special Agent under the MILAB Program. Both describe having 20 year contracts of complete isolation from earth. Contacting family or friends was strictly prohibited. In fact, even following any earth related news wasn't permitted. After their military engagements, both have moved on to openly speak about the Secretive Space Programs. Their stories are simply incredible. If it were not because so much corroborating data is available, it would be impossible to take any of what they describe as serious. For example, there is the fact that famous Scottish hacker, Gary McKinnon, uncovered bundles of documents from the Secret Space Program. Moreover, it is possible that many military heads have decided to break secrecy regulations as many documents relating to the secret space programs continue to be leaked.
As a way to make you drink out of a fire hose, I am going to list some of the many bits of new information these two spokesmen have given through public forums:
Navy's TR-3B
NASA and its 1950's technology have been no more than a false front to keep the Cabal's secret space program beyond our reach.
Our military and the Cabal have been secretly trading with extraterrestrials (ET's) for over 70 years.
There are hundreds of ET races that have participated in such trades and the number keeps growing every year.
ET's give us technology and we give them equipment, parts or human slaves.
Human slaves have been taken to planets in this and other galaxies.
A common human slave is a smart engineer who is taken with or without their family.
Besides their slave trade, the Cabal also uses thousands of human slaves for their space operations.
We started reverse engineering ET technology so long ago that we now have a very good grasp on how to make reliable and effective interstellar ships that can easily and safely travel to other galaxies.
The TR-3B is an old triangular work-horse that we use for all sorts of solar missions.
There have been sightings of the TR-3B around the world.
Whether triangles or long cigars, all UFO sightings today are probably of one of our secret space ships because we now have full control of who enters and exits our solar system.
8 nations have the ability of interstellar travel but have not disclosed it due to the Cabal's pressure to maintain all advanced space programs a secret.
There are many bases on the Moon; most of them are underground and are located on the dark side of the moon; the side that never faces the earth.
Most moon bases have been under the control of ET's for thousands or even millions of years.
Our Moon base is called the Lunar Operations Command (LOC).
There are giant ruins of past civilizations all over the dark side of the Moon.
A trip to the moon on a TR-3B is said to take no more than a few minutes. Apollo Mission astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, is said to be a recent guest of a quick trip around the moon on board a TR-3B before his visit to the Antarctica ruins. The trip is said to have made him sick despite his great excitement.
There are underground Mars bases as well.
Despite what NASA reports, Mars has enough oxygen for a human to be able to walk around outside of a base.
There is plant and animal life on Mars.
The Cabal operates secret Mars bases under the Mars Colony Corporation (MCC) where slave engineers build the equipment to be traded with ET's.
US Marine super soldiers, as part of the Mars Defense Force (MDF), protect the Cabal's MCC from periodic hostile attacks by two types of ET's.
There are giant ruins and pyramids from ancient civilizations on Mars.
Mar's native ET's are said to be working on repairing their planet's atmosphere after interstellar wars completely destroyed it thousands of years ago.
Phobos, the largest of the two moons orbiting Mars, has an underground base.
Ceres, a dwarf planet within the asteroid belt right outside of Mar's orbit hosts an underground ET and human community.
The asteroid belt outside of the Mar's orbit is made up of left-over parts of a planet destroyed by past interstellar wars.
The rings around Saturn are formed from millions of fragments from an old civilization's giant structure built around the planet millions of years ago.
There are giant ancient pyramids on Venus.
There is a large base near Jupiter that acts as a kind of United Nations where all ET's wishing to conduct trade or research on our solar system can make agreements.
Besides receiving in-trade the technology for interstellar travel, the Cabal also received medical technology that can safely and effectively cure all human diseases.
There are many ET civilizations where all illnesses have been eradicated thanks to advanced medical technologies.
The Cabal, being the profiteer of the poison based drugs we consume, has so far kept all ET medical technology a secret.
Super soldiers who lose limbs or suffer severe deformation and injuries during battle can grow new limbs or reconstruct their bodies thanks to existing ET technology; just like in the movies.
ETs live anywhere between 300 and 1,000 years thanks to their technological advances.
ET medical technology includes age regression.
The Cabal has also received in-trade non-polluting free-energy technology that they use in all space programs.
The Cabal, being the profiteer of the fossil-based energy we consume, has so far kept all ET free-energy technology a secret.
ET's never lie because all of them are telepathic and can thus read anyone's brain.
ET's find it surprising that the Cabal can hide so much technology from the rest of us.
Positive ET's would love to freely interact with humans and support the push for Full Disclosure of all space programs and technologies.
Did your brain blow up yet? And you thought that I was exaggerating when I warned you about the remarkable nature of the information. This stuff is way too much to digest in a single sitting. Both Randy Cramer and Corey Green describe how part of our intelligence agencies and the military have grown tired of seeing the Cabal be the exclusive beneficiary of what was fully funded by our black-budget taxes. You may be a Solar Warden Brigadier with great responsibility and have full access to the most Top Secret of technologies but, if a family member suffers from something like cancer, you have to see them slowly die as they are poisoned by the common radiation and therapy medications. Your loved ones have no access to the medical technology you have seen applied with high effectiveness time and time again. Talk about discrimination. There is advanced technology and profits for the Cabal and nothing for the rest of us. And yes, did I say we fund the Cabal's technology development? So what if this whole space narrative is false? Well, it certainly sounds like it could be. It surely is strange enough. As I previously said, I don't blame you for dropping the article halfway through it. In fact, the ideas are so extreme that I opted for listing the facts of Randy and Corey's story rather than writing a narrative around them as a way to separate what they describe from what I write. In any case, I have no physical proof supporting what they are saying. If anything, this article may turn out to be a piece of science fiction and no more.
Still, I feel a sense that there is more to reality than what the Cabal controlled media and NASA are telling us. There is the fact that the Cabal's history matches the way it is being described by Randy and Corey. Think of it. There were no TV remotes, video cassette recorders, personal computers, cordless phones and much more of the technology that we now take for granted during the time when we first launched the same rocket technology as we do today. After investing over four thousand years and billions of dollars looking for cancer cures, we still have no certainty of getting healed. It looks as we have advanced so much on everything outside of space travel, energy and medical results. Yes, we have invented very expensive medical equipment that has served to increase treatment costs but have failed to deliver certainty. There was a time when it was normal for 6 percent of all electronic production to fail. Today, such failure rates are unheard of even when coming from the worst sweat-shops in Asia. Our electronic manufacturers are now so good that they have made us expect that all we buy works flawlessly right out of the box. Yet, the space program we watch on TV continues to blow up rockets and to use the same old energy technology. Something just doesn't make sense. There is a part of Randy and Corey's story that invites further exploration. Lear more about Randy Cramer's experience through his newsletter or through his many interviews. Find out more about Corey Goode at the Full Disclosure Project page and through his web page.
I don't know that I want to cover more on Randy Cramer and Corey Goode and their incredible experience. While their stories are very interesting, I think that I have covered way too much for a single article. This was also the first time that I dug with great depth about the Cabal. So, feel free to research more about them and their space experience. These two are surely not the only ones speaking out now. Every month, there are dozens of whistleblowers joining the ranks of those who want Full Disclosure. Ask your national government representative to research the issue. It's time for the Cabal to be prosecuted for their pedophilia related crimes. It's time to gain access to clean energy and reliable medical methods. It's time for Full disclosure.
How do you make a small fortune? You start with a bigger one. This is the model of the modern socialist system in Sweden. But many progressives and socialists will try to convince you that it is possible to create a successful country out of an economic model relying on high taxation and lots of welfare distributions.
Yet, the reality couldn't be further from the truth. If you think about it, it's mathematically impossible. Wealth depends on compounded accumulation rather than progressive redistribution.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Aristotle Onassis
Even Aristotle Onassis, once the richest man in the world, had to divorce his American queen, Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis, She was spending more in a day than his complete maritime empire could profit in the same period. The lesson to the world was that spending will always have the advantage over income.
Progressives will point to the fact that Sweden, despite high taxes and a large welfare system, is a rich country and ignore that Scandinavians under a different system in the US are also rich. This is the problem with correlations. It is difficult to know which what causes what, if at all. In some cases, correlations have no bearing on what causes things. Still, this doesn't stop those on the left to make the claim and feel to be on the rational side of the argument. They are ignoring the fact that it may be Swedes that create wealth and not their system.
Mikhail Gorbachev
When Mikhail Gorbachev, the last USSR leader, was approached by his economic advisers to perhaps consider the Swedish economic model as a way to save mother Russia, Gorbachev is said to have asked "but where can we get all those Swedes?" Perhaps he knew better than modern socialists.
Meanwhile, the reality behind the apparent overnight success of the Swedish model is that it took close to a century to create. It started after the industrial revolution. It took a very trusting and homogeneous Lutheran society who shamed themselves for not working or for receiving social assistance. Their hard working ethic compounded with the most free of economic markets and the lowest collected taxes as a percentage of GDP. Here, it's important to highlight that we are not talking about tax rate but rather tax collections. As I previously discussed in this blog, US tax rates were highest during the second world war period while tax collections were lowest during the same period. That's the little dirty secret of the tax system. But we digress.
So, as Sweden grew personal wealth by openly trading with everyone, through low taxation, through exhaustive work and by not accepting any government assistance, things were ideal for the socialists to begin the process of wealth destruction during the 70's.
Vladimir Lenin
The socialist formula has never changed. First find a place where wealth was created. Since good living makes people lower their guard, start telling them that you are there to protect them. Make them believe you. Then start redistributing the money from the rich to the poor. If there are no poor, then import them. Later, when things start getting tough, blame free markets and businesses. Then repeat over and over again.
As Vladimir Lenin, the man who started the massacre of close to 100 million people in Russia used to say, "the truth about history is that it doesn't teach us anything".
For an additional look at the source that inspired this article, check this video by Johan Norberg where he discusses The Swedish model - myths and realities:
You're coaching one of your managers, but all you get is the 'deer in the headlights' look. You try to be clear. Your manager's actions and body language around the office are sending a conflicting messages to the team. The unintended result is that team's productivity and focus is suffering. Frustratingly, your point isn't getting through. Your manager blames the team for all shortfalls. There's no understanding that the problem is managerial in nature. You're even told that performance isn't "so bad".
But you know better. You know the difference. You know what's missing in their performance.
Why hasn't anyone developed a tool to solve your problem? You believe in coaching your team to help them reach higher levels of effectiveness. You know that everybody wins wherever there's exceptional productivity. So, having a way to clearly show what happens to your team's performance when management is executed exceptionally well would be fantastic indeed. But how to make it tactile enough so that anyone can 'touch and feel' the difference?
Well, your cry has been heard.
There is a fantastic tool for leaders who want to take their team beyond common daily platitudes and towards a clear understanding of those special aspects that cause maximum performance out of professional teams.
But be ready to be surprised because the solution to your challenge is not the usual rigid presentation where a very smart person talks to your team while they vigorously attempt to take notes. No. The right way to teach your all stars is through music. Yes, you read it right. Music!
Enter Music Paradigm; the brainchild of Maestro Roger Nierenberg.
With a world class resume, Maestro Nierenberg has recorded with the London Philharmonic and conducted at both the Prague Spring Festival and the Beijing Festival. He has guest-conducted the National Symphony, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the Detroit Symphony, the Saint Louis Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the San Diego Symphony and many other great American orchestras. Master Nierenberg also had long, successful tenures as Music Director of both the Stamford Symphony in Connecticut and the Jacksonville Symphony in Florida.
One day, Maestro Nierenberg realized that orchestra directors like himself faced the same challenges as leaders who believe in hiring the best employees available. While their teams perform fine under most circumstances, the real magic only happens when management is exceptionally executed. So the idea was born to create an immersive demonstration beyond everybody's wildest dreams.
Picture this: you take your management team to an event where they will listen to the most beautiful music in the world. Moreover, they'll get a rare peek at what happens behind the scenes.
Your managers will seat side by side with professionals who have such strong commitment to their trade that they literally gave up thousands of hours of fun for a chance to improve their skill.
Managerial insight during Music Paradigm
We are sure to think that people of such high commitment do not need management. It's to be expected. So, imagine how insightful it is when Maestro Nierenberg proves to you that his musicians are incredible by themselves but even better when properly managed. Music Paradigm will show you how communication can become both, immediate and effective, as long as we pay attention to others. He'll even reveal that your team knows more about your managerial faults than you dare to accept.
Maestro Nierenberg will demonstrate the value of hiring the very best. Even without formal, top-down leadership, real professionals manage in a 360 degree way that would make author John Maxwell proud.
Aside from delivering an enchanting musical experience Maestro Nierenberg obliterates misguided preconceptions on what makes a remarkable manager. The experience is fantastic at so many levels.
There's only one Music Paradigm
As a leader, I have faced many challenges over the years. Being perpetually aware of the void in resources needed, I always keep an eye out for better ways to solve old problems. Thankfully, I had the luxury of witnessing Maestro Nierenberg give a group of promising managers the kind of insight unavailable anywhere else. And, since their gracious invitation allowed me to bring my wife, we also experienced a memorable musical presentation. Without fear of being hyperbolic, I can tell you that Music Paradigm is as special as a visit to Machu Picchu on a wonderfully sunny day. I learned so much while admiring incredible beauty. What are you waiting for? Call Music Paradigm today to schedule the same experience for your team. There is only one Machu Picchu just like there is only one Music Paradigm.
These days, it's impossible to look around without seeing a depressed progressive (a misnomer). From angry Soros-funded public protesters, to the usual sad face at the local retail store.
No participation trophies for losers; a first for Millennials
In a way, it isn't difficult to understand why things seem so bleak for so many of these grown children. Being their first election, they're struggling to cope with the fact that there won't be participation trophies handed out for all the losers. This is an unfair catastrophy, if you ask them.
Then there is the fact that many have forgotten their civics classes that clearly covered our electoral system. The US is not a strict democracy. No, our elections operate through a proxy-type-of-democracy. Unfortunately for anyone complaining, the rules have been the same for pretty-much ever. So, history has proven that a winner of a popular vote (all votes counted) could actually lose to the winner of the electoral vote (the proxy-votes). So, nothing to see here people; MoveOn (pardon the Soros pun).
In my opinion, the whole thing is just noise. Sallie Krawcheck, a so called LinkedIn Influencer, recently wrote an article, A Letter to Young Women, in the Age of Trump, for the LinkedIn audience where she cried about how terrible things are for women after Trump's win. Aside from being a poorly written article, a sign of her desperation to get as much verbiage published at different media outlets, as quickly, as possible, her circular logic suggests that life is now impossible to explain to our young female citizens. Since I could not stand the hyperbolic fallacy, I wrote a response. This short comment clearly explains my feelings about not only the present civil discontent but about what being a president of a country is all about. So, I thought it a best to also share it with my great readers. I hope you enjoy it.
Reply to LinkedIn article A Letter to Young Women, in the Age of Trump Can I get a progressive/liberal member card to call myself an Influencer like Sallie despite the lack of merit? Sallie, I have two daughters and a wife. Yes, I am the only male at home. The first thing I taught all of them was to never whine and to fight harder than everyone else. In other words, to follow my example. While I could play the immigrant card, I refuse to do so. Instead, I prefer to earn my rewards. I can't stand the concept of awarding participation-trophies. Different that your experience, I think this is a great time to learn. During the present elections, I made sure that my daughters understood their vulnerable nature when exposed to a corrupt media. From Facebook, to Reuters, to the BBC, to Univision, to the New York Times, all media decided to create a distorted world around the most corrupt woman in US politics. The media treated Clinton as the only choice for president for being the only female in the race, all while Jill Stein of the Green party observed. Yes, the media actively discriminated against a woman. What a double standard. Interestingly, the media drunk so much of their own KoolAid that they reached a sustained state of inebriation. Consequently the hangover was brutal. I suggest that your feelings are a simple reflection of such binge. Rather than objectivity, the media promises fairness; as in re-arranging-the-chess-pieces fairness. I find that it is this so called fairness that, when consumed in large regurgitated amounts, is terrible to your health. Me, I prefer to digest my own raw and objective data. I don't like all the editorial hormones that the media injects. As a result, I can see that Trump is no saint, that the Clintons deserve an extended isolation vacation with all meals paid by our tax dollars, and that if we finally fix our country's balance sheet my daughter's future will be better. The president of the United States is not supposed to be a role model. The job calls exclusively for a person responsible for administering our home while being accountable to our family, 'we the people'.
Donald Trump's butler of 30 years, Anthony Senecal
In other words, we are hiring a butler/housekeeper for the nation. If our butler/housekeeper overspends, mismanages resources, creates household divisions, etc. we can immediately fire him/her. I don't know about you, but I certainly wouldn't hope for the butler to become the role model for my daughters to emulate as they grow . I also don't think that the butler should come and tell me what to eat or how to love my children. I feel Trump will do a great job because he is tremendously eager to take on the butler job. While Hillary relaxed her campaign efforts, relying on her ability to blow through money and to cheat anyone in her path, Trump woke up earlier and went to bed later than everyone else. To me, this is a butler worth giving a chance. Remember, Trump is neither going to convert into my daughters dad nor my household's savior. He will just be the house's administrator. Nothing else needs to be explained to young women. I can assure you, my daughters understood the lesson very well.
Let's polish your financial and accounting skills. What price would you put on the stock of the following Fort Lauderdale based company?
Their Investor Relations web site reads as follows (minus a few crossed-out words to keep the suspense going):
"The Xxxxxxx, Inc. is an American entrepreneurial “emerging growth” company with a brand and xxxx that is widely followed throughout the nation. We believe that xxxxxxx is the “new xxxxx”. The Xxxxxxx is a fast growing, early mover in the xxxxxxx industry. Management believes that we are one of the most followed xxxxxxx on Facebook, and we believe we are the only known xxxxxxx verified by Twitter.
Many quality xxxxxxxxxxx go into every xxxxxxxx we make which is what we believe elevates our xxxxxxxxxx above the rest and why people line up in front of our xxxxxx sometimes for over an hour to get one of our xxxxxxxxx creations. Our goal is to make people happy with our xxxx.
Our xxxxxxx have received numerous accolades, including being listed as one of the best xxxxxxxxxx in the country."
Don't let their "Management believes" and "we believe" statements throw you off. Clearly, both were made by the same person (natural or legal). Let's remember that the speed of growth associated with start-ups often results in simple message mistakes like this one. Now that you can call me old fashion, but I am not sure of the bragging value from being "verified" by Twitter.
And in case you doubt it, the company is real. It's even publicly traded. Their latest 10Q shows revenue at just over $995K, That's "K" as in Thousands.
COGS show at over $920K, and Total Operating Expenses at $959K.
Like with any other up-and-coming company, their 18 million shares-outstanding trade with some volatility. The recent market correction pushed this company's stock down by 29%.
Key assets are deployed in LA and Phoenix
Their key assets are deployed in two important metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, CA and Phoenix, AZ.
As for their balance sheet, liabilities equate to 280% of their assets; thus leaving them with a stockholder's deficit rather than the usual equity. Translation, their founders either blew up all their money or have no skin in the game. Both are bad, if you wonder.
But the market is nonetheless quite confident. That much is evidenced by their rich valuation. How rich, you ask? Well, have you guessed how much capitalization do they deserve?
Say you give up.
Wall street has valued their shares-outstanding at a whopping $71,000,000; which is down from their recent valuation in excess of $100,000,000.
What? These guys are insolvent and losing money by the boat load. Why would anyone give them more funds? Their negative Cash Flows from Operations amount to about 250% of their revenues. Are investors off their tree?
But wait, something important must be missing among all these facts. Why else would financial experts dish out such rich valuation for what amounts to garbage, right?
Let's see, their President / interim CFO has an MBA from the University of Miami. Meanwhile, the CEO has an undergraduate from Jarvis Christian College. Could their pedigree be the reason for so much market good faith?
If you haven't taken a look at the company's name by clicking on the 10Q link above, let me share that the special product they tout is a cheese sandwich... Well, a "gourmet" cheese sandwich. So their main assets deployed are food trucks. To be exact, we are talking about four (4) food trucks.
Is it possible that each of these trucks will deliver value in excess of $17 Million?
I thought long and hard and continue to be convinced that the trucks must be special. Certainly a mission critical project like theirs calls for military-spec vehicles with anti-ballistic features and vertical jet liftoff capabilities...
... and it goes without saying that the cheese used in their splendid sandwiches must carry self-propelled cancer-fighting nano-agents...
... all features that are highly valued by beer guzzling fairground attendees in LA and Phoenix.
At this moment, I feel the need to clarify that I hope no one has been hurt by my sarcasm.
... drum roll please...
The name of the company is The Grilled Cheese Truck, Inc. I think that it vividly illustrates the orgasmic nature of the Wall Street party that is taking place right now; thanks to the keg sponsors at the Federal Reserve.
Two days ago, I proposed that the presently inflated stock market valuations were not a sign of economic health.
Even the best marketing guys I know can't come up with this much fluff-ware.
Financial bubbles anyone?
