Self sufficiency in America is an illusion. What happens when the funds dry up or become worthless? Most Americans don't know shit about dirt.
Peace, Doc On Mar 28, 2:56 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote: > A family of four gets $606. a month in food stamps in my state- maybe > for caviar, truffles, lobster and porterhouse steaks? We have > attracted waves of those seeking generous welfare programs. > Interesting for a state that originally attracted Scandinavian, > German, Irish, Scotch and the religious Catholics, Protestants and > Jews. All that hard work means nothing anymore to those that learn to > sponge off the System. Even going to prison means 3 meals a day and a > roof for some.// Self-sufficiency is a moveable feast. > > On Mar 27, 10:00 pm, Doc Holliday <dokholli...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > I was speaking of the Chinese. They're going back to their farms, > > probably richer and still self sufficient. > > > Peace, > > Doc > > > On Mar 27, 6:42 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > No. We have been sliced away from our agrarian past and can only hope > > > to be frugal with dashes of Scotch blood. The Chinese who flooded > > > factory towns will find their way back to their villages. We don't > > > have many villages/family farms in America to retreat to. And- there > > > is nothing easy or cheap about a private garden. I will simply eat > > > less and grow thinner and willowy- it is said to be the best route to > > > a very long life. > > > > On Mar 27, 6:26 pm, Doc Holliday <dokholli...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > > Oh yes, but the ones who are out of work for the most part still have > > > > land and know how to be self sufficient via farming etc; do we? > > > > > Peace, > > > > Doc > > > > > On Mar 27, 6:22 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, they can- but they have their own problems as well. > > > > > > On Mar 27, 6:09 pm, Doc Holliday <dokholli...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > > > > Truck loads. Not like us, they can afford it. > > > > > > > Peace, > > > > > > Doc > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 6:03 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > And I heard the Chinese are buying up American real estate. > > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 6:01 pm, Doc Holliday <dokholli...@bellsouth.net> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I read somewhere where American Realtors are already going > > > > > > > > overseas to > > > > > > > > do business. > > > > > > > > >http://www.realestatewindfall.com/2009/02/12/why-are-the-chinese-buyi... > > > > > > > > > Peace, > > > > > > > > Doc > > > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 5:03 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Greetings Members! > > > > > > > > > > I have been giving this some thought, and have some ideas for > > > > > > > > > submitting > > > > > > > > > this idea, (once I get the premise of this agenda perfected > > > > > > > > > and ironed out, > > > > > > > > > researched and in a proper format) to the National Republican > > > > > > > > > Committee, as > > > > > > > > > well as the Cato Institute, and (possibly) the Council on > > > > > > > > > Foreign > > > > > > > > > Relations, and several other think tanks. > > > > > > > > > > I would really like to hear input, "yea's"; "nay's"; "This > > > > > > > > > stinks"; "Horse > > > > > > > > > Hockey"; or even "Sounds Pretty Good" from anyone and > > > > > > > > > everyone. The more > > > > > > > > > bullets that folks can shoot at this, the better I might be > > > > > > > > > able to perfect > > > > > > > > > what it is that I am proposing. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks to Marty Carbone and to Mr. Joe Fritz, Esq., (Tampa > > > > > > > > > Florida) for > > > > > > > > > planting the seed of this idea with me, and if you haven't > > > > > > > > > been to Marty's > > > > > > > > > web site, it is an interesting read, whether you agree with > > > > > > > > > all of his > > > > > > > > > premises.....Or not!! > > > > > > > > > >http://www.alphabeticalist.com/ > > > > > > > > > > ============= > > > > > > > > > > As I understand it, there are approximately five million > > > > > > > > > immigrants that are > > > > > > > > > allowed to immigrate into the United States annually. (I have > > > > > > > > > not checked > > > > > > > > > the statute on this, but I have been told this is correct). I > > > > > > > > > am personally > > > > > > > > > aware, that sometimes, the waiting list to immigrate into the > > > > > > > > > United > > > > > > > > > States, by (United States Customs/Department of Homeland > > > > > > > > > Security) is at > > > > > > > > > least three years, and sometimes as long as ten years. > > > > > > > > > > Currently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, > > > > > > > > > ("FDIC") has mandated > > > > > > > > > that any and all of the housing foreclosures must be written > > > > > > > > > off of any > > > > > > > > > financial institutions' books, as of NOW. This is currently > > > > > > > > > the crux of > > > > > > > > > our banking institution's problem; *e.g*.; the "toxic > > > > > > > > > assets". In a > > > > > > > > > nutshell, these toxic assets are total losses to both the > > > > > > > > > bank that > > > > > > > > > guaranteed the loan, and companies that underwrote the loan, > > > > > > > > > like A.I.G. > > > > > > > > > > I propose that the Congress (and the Executive Branch > > > > > > > > > Agencies) mandate, (in > > > > > > > > > Administrative Code versus statute; *e.g*.; Code of Federal > > > > > > > > > Regulations > > > > > > > > > versus United States Code); that a certain percentage of new > > > > > > > > > immigrants who > > > > > > > > > are applying for immigration visas into the United States, > > > > > > > > > get moved up to > > > > > > > > > the "head of the line" of the "immigration waiting list", and > > > > > > > > > be allowed to > > > > > > > > > immigrate into the United States immediately, if they agree > > > > > > > > > to purchase > > > > > > > > > outright, with cash money, one of these "toxic assets"; at > > > > > > > > > the real value of > > > > > > > > > the home. When I say "real value", I am talking about what > > > > > > > > > the property's > > > > > > > > > actual pay-off is, versus what the property might now be > > > > > > > > > appraised at. > > > > > > > > > > This would do a number of things, to instantly correct the > > > > > > > > > financial > > > > > > > > > imbalances in our Nation, and the "recession/depression". > > > > > > > > > > First, let's look at the numbers. Assuming that there are > > > > > > > > > 5,000,000 > > > > > > > > > immigrants applying to come into the United States annually, > > > > > > > > > if we took just > > > > > > > > > 10 percent of those five million, to "bump" them up in line, > > > > > > > > > providing that > > > > > > > > > they had the wherewithall to purchase one of these homes, > > > > > > > > > (and believe me, > > > > > > > > > there are literally millions of folks clamoring to get into > > > > > > > > > the United > > > > > > > > > States that have the ability to do this!!) then that would be > > > > > > > > > 50 thousand > > > > > > > > > individuals. Assuming that these 50 thousand individuals were > > > > > > > > > to purchase > > > > > > > > > a home for two hundred thousand dollars, that is one hundred > > > > > > > > > billion dollars > > > > > > > > > pumped into our economy IMMEDIATELY!! > > > > > > > > > > More importantly, what would happen, is that these toxic > > > > > > > > > assets, which have > > > > > > > > > been written off, and are on the books as a loss, now become > > > > > > > > > a valid, > > > > > > > > > legitimate asset. This frees up the credit crunch, literally > > > > > > > > > overnight! > > > > > > > > > Besides the fact that it pumps into the American economy over > > > > > > > > > 100 billion > > > > > > > > > dollars annually, (and probably considerably more than that, > > > > > > > > > because the 200 > > > > > > > > > thousand dollar amount is a lowball figure) these assets can > > > > > > > > > now be > > > > > > > > > utilized by banks as assets to collateralize and to make > > > > > > > > > loans upon..... > > > > > > > > > > What am I missing here? > > > > > > > > > > Thoughts, ideas, suggestions? > > > > > > > > > > I really do think the Republican Party needs to run with this > > > > > > > > > idea. The > > > > > > > > > only downfall I see, is that those on the far left; e.g.; > > > > > > > > > those that are, > > > > > > > > > "More tolerant, kinder, gentler, and more enlightened", (in > > > > > > > > > other words, Far > > > > > > > > > left extremists!!) could possibly be opposed, because we are > > > > > > > > > going to bump > > > > > > > > > up in line, immigrants who have expendable income, versus the > > > > > > > > > poor, > > > > > > > > > downtrodden, and dependent types, that the Democrat Party > > > > > > > > > wants to allow to > > > > > > > > > immigrate, who would immediately be clamoring for government > > > > > > > > > handouts. > > > > > > > > > > Again, I sincerely welcome input here!! > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Keith > > > > > > > > > > Let's assume for a moment,- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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