What is Government?

The 2 general definitions of Government are

1. The governing body of a nation, state, or community.

2. The system by which a nation, state, or community is governed

Before you support something you should totally know what it
is and what its purpose is right? So what is a government and what is its
purpose? Great question. Is it for us as an individual? Is it by us as citizens?
Usually a great way to sum up a  government is, It’s a group of paid for and elected people who when in power usually promote and push their own, or the people who got them there, agendas.

They regulate us with taxes and laws and provide a majority of direction for a
national infrastructure. But they are quick to take and almost never to give
back. First of all the financial part of our government is a joke. It’s a scam.
The Federal Reserve loans money it solely prints to our government and is its
own privately owned institution and demands interest back on any money loaned
to the American government. So to put it more simply they give out a dollar and
expect a 1.50 back. So where does that money come from when the Federal Reserve
is the only institution making the money? Answer is they print more to give to
the government to pay back and it’s a spiraling downward circle of debt.  It’s a banking scam!

So I guess a better question would be if we are dumping our income tax money in the government and they are paying back the Federal Reserve, even if they paid back every dime they loaned they would still owe interest right? Where would that extra money
come from? It’s a Failed system that will just continue to get worse when we
allow our own government to have its own privately owned bank that doesn’t have
to follow our laws and has never and will never be audited. they are just
asking for corruption and no one cares? Or do you?

Here is a great back story of our own government and those abroad. I definetly recomment reading this.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/catosletters/cl-13.pdf

Enjoy what you do

This is the most important and simple thing to keep in mind while your searching for that thing to do with your life. Do you think Michael Jordan got
into basket ball because he decided he needed benefits and to pay the bills.
NO!! He loved what he did and pursued as hard as he could. This is an important
life lesson. No one in skateboarding thought they were going to make a dime
doing it they just loved it. Do what you love. Few people get rich and even
when they do a majority of those people hate their jobs/lives and work every
hour of their life doing something they boarder line hate. Do what you enjoy.
Don’t worry about the money just do what you do better than anyone else. I
promise you will live a more fulfilling life in a shack doing something you
enjoy instead of in a mansion alone and plugging away at something you hate.
Doing something you love could be as general as sales, which are the most
lucrative job in America, but just make sure you like it. It’s not worth the
success if you have to keep doing something you hate doing. We spend most of
our lives asleep and at work so invest in a great mattress and do something you
enjoy doing!!!

Money will never buy you happiness. You will just continue
spending more as you make more and feel less and less complete. I know the
happiest I’ve ever been is when I’m spending my days doing something I’m
passionate about and can actually enjoy. I think we all chase this dream but it’s
scary to just do what you enjoy.

Obviously if you enjoy eating chips on a couch while watching Jerry Springer
there seems like no opportunity in doing so. But if you think about it there
are plenty ways to apply these skills and make a buck. Maybe pick up a computer
while you’re sitting on that couch and start free lance writing or cold calling
sales on reducing people payments on home loans or any other countless phone
sales, who knows unless you try the answer will always be the same. Both of
these can turn out to be very lucrative jobs that will probably produce a
better result if you actually meet face to face with someone. So juggle both. Call
the person from your couch while in your PJ’s and schedule a time to meet w
them later and that’s when you’ll have the ability to sell them. If you’re not
a great sales person then team with someone who is and have them be the face of
the company while you build the infrastructure. Part of being a great business
person is knowing your individual strengths and weakness’. At least at this
point you’ve still started doing something you love doing and are headed down
the right path. What do you enjoy doing?

If your not sure where to start here is a great website that lays out a plan. Good luck!

http://www.sia-hq.com/articles/How-to-Find-a-Job-You%E2%80%99ll-Love

Business Plan Designed by the Richest Man in the World.

Carlos Helu posted this up on his website. He recently became the richest man in the world beating Bill Gates and many others for the top spot. I think there is a lot of wisdom in these words so I wanted to post them for everyone to read. Again I challenge you to think for yourself and apply some of these strategies you think might work in your life!

1. Create an organizational
   structure with simple, minimal hierarchies; provide personal development and
   in-house training for executives; maintain flexibility and a rapid
   decision-making capability; leverage the advantages of a small company and use
   these to grow and excel.
2. Maintaining austerity
   in good times strengthens, profits and accelerates the development of the
   company, and averts the bitterly drastic adjustments in times of crisis.
3. Stay focused on
   modernization, growth, training, quality, simplification and the continuous
   improvement of production processes. Increase productivity and competitiveness,
   reduce costs and expenses by using global benchmarks.
4. Companies should never
   be limited by the size of the owner or manager. Do not be a big fish in a small
   pond. Minimize investment in non-productive assets.
5. There is no challenge
   that we cannot overcome by working together with clear objectives and knowing
   the tools we have at our disposal.
6. Money that leaves the
   company evaporates; this is why we reinvest profits.
7. Corporate creativity is
   not only applicable to business, but also to solving many of society’s
   problems. This is what we do through the Group’s Foundations.
8. All times are good
   time for those who know how to work and have the tools to do so.
9. Firm and patient
   optimism always yields its rewards.

Here is the website so you can do your homework.

http://www.carlosslim.com/biografia_ing.html

Politics as a Sport.

When the world powers turn into glorified Sports teams and
we praise their war victories or “justified deaths” then we are involving ourselves
in a dangerous game we can’t win. What happened to diplomacy? What happened to justice and due process? If they start taking all that away from even the worst criminals
they will from you and me as well.

When and how does it stop? What happened to strategically going in and capturing the bad guy? It’s not like we’re un-capable we’ve been the best at doing this for
years.  Fighting against an enemy who wants to die like Osama Bin Laden and his cause there is no victory. So instead of seeking better solutions we lower ourselves to their level and the American people are the ones who have already paid the cost of war both financially and by losing the lives of our soldiers and innocent people abroad. We will
continue to lose while our own government officials want to cut back domestic
spending and increase military and foreign spending. Does any of this make
sense to people?

Job Market failing again but our we partly to blame??

Job pickiness has to be one of the worst problems we face today.
To many people complaining about not being able to find work but they won’t
apply to the places people need them. Everyone wants the least amount of work
for their paycheck thinking thats how they win. The real answer is there is no
winning for the lazy just the crushed dreams that have been followed by little
to no action. I will continue to say this, we live in a free market where the
possibilities are endless but you have to go out there and get the opportunity
you want!! It will not fall in your lap. I’ll be completely honest here in
saying I’ve applied for over a thousand jobs in the last couple years with very
little success. But I have also been offered some opportunities that I passed up,
one at a car dealership and another selling insurance. It is truly important to
do something you enjoy but I fortunately didn’t need these jobs to survive. If
I had of you better believe I would be doing both if I could. These would have
been stepping stones however to get me where I wanted to go not just a dead end
opportunity where I felt trapped day in and day out.

Another situation I found interesting is I couldn’t pass the
employee assessment to even get a job at Wal Mart. I took the test just to take
it but was flabbergasted by the results. Even Wal Mart didn’t want a 25 year
old business owner who hasn’t gone a day past 14 without employment. Pretty
interesting if you ask me. Maybe they thought I was over qualified? But who is
to say that and what if I just needed something to get by and feed my family?
So what if I’m over qualified, wouldn’t that mean I was the best person for the
job with the highest chance of growth in a company? Maybe I’m the insane one
looking at this wrongly but I don’t think so.

Hey if you need to work at Taco Bell to pay your bills then go
apply! There is nothing wrong with working somewhere while on the journey to
bigger and better things. Why just stand around and continue to hurt your
chances of employment. Even in the news this morning there was an article about
how many positions are open for caregivers and truck drivers and they are
having trouble finding people to fill these positions. That is out of control!
I don’t care what opportunities are out there what gives a person the right to
think they are better than driving trucks to contribute to society. Sad day
when someone would rather sit at home than put in an honest day’s work and from
the looks of it many people are choosing this route. What is their motivation
however when we have social programs that actually pay them to do this.

 So tell me what you think:
What job would you be willing to take or have you taken to feed your family or
yourself? As I always say please educate yourself on these facts and take them
to heart. Ask yourself the right questions and take a stand in some way for
what you feel is right. Either way here are the facts, you decide.

Yahoo and Google are both great place to snag some info just be careful and make sure you back up anything you read with mutiple sources.

http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/ceshighlights.pdf

Don’t Get Discouraged!!

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If there is anything I have learned in my own business experience this would be right at the top!

Don’t be afraid of failure because you will fail, many times probably. I know I have and everytime I do I’m enriched by the experience. What I do is take a step back and see what worked and what didn’t and re-adjust my thinking acting upon the working and moving away from the not. When I lost my job due to the recession and bad business decisions from the powers that be in the corporation I used to work for I couldn’t waste my time worrying about things I couldn’t change. Instead I had to take what I’d learned and start a new process. At first it was tough and took a lot of work but eventually I was able to fully inact my own process based on what I knew worked and leaving out the negative things I knew wouldn’t. Which has proven greatly successful. The biggest key through this whole thing was my strive to stay positive and not let the failure of loosing my job affect where I wanted to be in my own life.

Through failure we have a unique opportunity to do some hands-on learning. Trial and error is more valuable than anything you will ever read and/or be taught in a classroom. If you write these failed experiences down imagine how much you could learn from them. The point is to pursue what you want to do and who you want to be and realize that failure is part of the human existence and inevitable. The awesome thing is after one failure you don’t have to keep making the same mistake so in orther words the worst is over right after a failure becuase then you can be out with the old process that failed and in with a new and better one. If your confused why you failed do some research. Sometime that takes a lot of time but the result will be worth its wheight in gold. Don’t get discouraged because as they say, “what doesn’t break you makes you”!!

So don’t forget your failures don’t define you but are just another step to where you want to be.

Here is a great link with 15 ways to stay positive at work. Try to implement these not only at work but in everything you do. A little positivity goes a long way.

http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2007/09/10/15-tips-to-stay-positive-in-negative-situations/

Where’s all the money going??

So I guess before I go off about the Government and Federal Reserve anymore just please do it for you and educate yourself. Don’t you owe it to yourself to see where your tax money is going? Do you really know?

Think analytically about what’s going on around you and do some math. See for yourself how much taxes you pay. How much local businesspays and how much major corporations pay. Get out the calculator and start crunching numbers. I think you’ll find it’s skewed and always has been. Mostly draining what’s left from the middle class’s wallet and giving huge breaks to major corporations. Don’t get me wrong I think there are always exceptions and every issue should be looked at un biased and as an individual issue. But find out for yourself all the info is out there for us to see. But just seeing the information isn’t enough we have to then take action. Start
feeling genuine emotions based off real facts. Don’t fall victim to the norm
and be “Over opinionated and under educated” then no citizen wins except the educated corporations and politicians that unfortunately are winning by a landslide.

Start asking the right questions. I would definetly say, “where is all the money going” would be a great place to start.

Success Baby!!!

Doesn't it sound sweet!

Say it out loud and see how good that sounds. Now to represent this I simply put a baby with the word success next to it. So either way you see the connection and hopefully it made you smile a bit. Little did you know that smile is a great step towards that success you are craving. A little positivity goes a long way when you talking about being successful in business.

How would you like to never work another day in your life? This is a definite possibility and very obtainable considering we live in a free market and the earning potential is only limited by how much money is in circulation. You can even accomplish this financial success through team building. The more you ensure you have the right people doing the right jobs the more you can take hands off approach, which is something we should all strive for. In fact a philosophy most business’s lack is that if you can teach someone else to do the same job you do, but actually can teach them to do it better, you will reach a level of success un-paralleled in the work force today. This is called successful management and training which turns out to be very rewarding. You will be offering a person the opportunity of success through your training and in turn capitalize on the investment of training that person in the first place.

Let’s start with the internal search for success. You have to know what you want, realizing it is going to be a lot of work to obtain your goals, and go after it. These things don’t come overnight that’s why the education and certification system is so successful. Most people need serious direction and education to obtain what they want in life. So set your goals within your ability and start educating yourself so you can understand every step of the process you need to go through to obtain these goals. My questions is wouldn’t it be worth it to pursue your goals, live your dreams and stand a chance of being successful than to procrastinate and miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime? If you want to do something then go after it, I promise it’s that simple at first then you just need to start taking smart actions. If you don’t know what to do next ask. There are a lot of literature and helpful tips on the internet so get to searching. Ever heard of a fancy search engine by the name of google?? The process and the steps to get there may be very challenging and seem impossible at times but you know that when you pay your dues and continue down the path to success you are going to get to the end no matter how hard the struggle was. In fact the harder the struggle the better success will feel in the end.

With Great Money Comes Great Power, an insight into the Federal Reserve and the power they hold.

This is a great and commical representation of what will happen without the production of money being regulated.

This is only one of many blogs I am sure to write about the Federal Reserve. Please keep in mind I can only cover so much in a short blog that needs to keep your attention, so I’m sure there is plenty of information out there on this subject that I encourage you to obtain. In fact at the bottom I put some links just to get you started.

Let’s jump right into it. The Federal Reserve is a privately owned bank that is the sole producer of paper money here in the US. They then loan this paper money to the federal government and expects an interest back on every dollar printed. Sounds like a scam to me. Have you ever heard of the bank losing in the hugely successful parker brothers board game monopoly? No, of course they can’t lose because they control the amount of money in circulation. The problem with that is when they introduce more money in the economy to benefit themselves they cause inflation which in turn hurts the consumer, or in other words us. In fact the Federal Reserve has never even been audited once that doesn’t sound right when you think about how thats where our tax dollars go. Alan Greenspan who was the former chairman of the Federal Reserve went on national television on Larry King Live and told everyone the Federal Reserve was not in any way affiliated with the Federal Government and their personal relationship with government officials was no one’s business. He went on to say that the bank didn’t have to follow any US law and that the amount of money they could print was un-regulated by anyone. So you’re telling me the only place that prints the US dollar isn’t controlled by the US government? In fact the Federal Reserve holds the right to print as much or as little money as they want. Money printed isn’t even backed by anything anymore it is only “legal tender”, which means there is nothing backing your money if it was to become invaluable, which has happened to other countries many times over history. Sounds like a great way to control the board to me. See if you think there are any alternative motives.

Don’t take my word for it though. As I always say what matters is what you think so take some time and educate yourself on the subject. I promise you there is a lot of information out there on these subjects. Here are some great places to start. (YouTube has many great documentaries on these subjects so see what you can find just make sure you are getting your information from a credible source).

Aaron Russo – Freedom to Fascism and Mad as Hell

http://www.freedomtofascism.com

The Obama Deception

Zeitgeist

http://www.extremumspiritum.com

The list goes on and on but you have to do your own research. If you find something important and credible that I have missed add it to my blog. This was we can keep moving towards a great and informational resource for people who care about what is going on in our world.

Great Local Discussion on Red Light Cameras

Photo Courtesy of Bobby Stone

No matter what your thoughts are on the local red light cameras here in Longview, WA (or anywhere else in the world) here are the facts in our area:

* Voters turned down this idea 2 times before the city council decided to do it anyways

* Even after the city council did install and start using the cameras the citizens of Longview signed a petition to reverse the idea of the cameras and get them taken down. Which the city council has agreed to only take as advisory and will not have to act upon it.

* The city of Longview rents these cameras from a private camera company. They are in at least a 12 month contract for the cameras and the rent is set at 57,000 a month.

* Longview has lost money so far but expects to make it back over the long run.

* Check out the Daily News website for more facts and information on this matter at the link below.

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_49312436-86f4-11e0-a24b-001cc4c002e0.html?oCampaign=hottopics

So now that you have the facts here are some opinions I grabbed off Facebook (were using random letters to let you know when different people are talking but still protecting privacy).

Either way I would say there is a resounding pattern I notice here which is people mostly agree that our elected politicians, even locally, are in it for themselves.

But more importantly, What do you think?

Red Light Cameras in Longview. Any opinions? Facts? Jokes? Just curious if anyone cares about this…..

JP In my opinion, people shouldn’t run red lights.

JP: ‎1. Because it’s illegal, 2. Because it is dangerous, 3. Because now they will have cameras that will catch you.

BK: Hmmm interesting. I’m not so convinced it’s that black and white but still I’m glad you actually have an opinion on the subject.

BD: They aren’t 100%, not to mention they’re putting people out of work.

BD: Dumb idea, big waste of money.

BK: Also interesting. And it is a proven fact they have lost the city money. Longview pays out almost $60,000 a month renting those things.

ZA@BD: how is a camera putting someone out of work? if anything someone has to go through them now lol?? longviews money hungry though @JP i agree with your 3 thumbrules

JP: Are they reporting less red lights being ran? Or are they trying to ticket more people? I am not sure that money is the issue; it is preventing people from running through a red light.

BD: The camera’s are replacing Police Officers… that’s how. For 60,000 a month, they could hire 5+ police officers for the city.

JP@BD: not even birth control is 100%

BD:  You truly believe it’s about red lights? It’s about money, like everything else.

JP:  And I am sure they would prefer that police officers bust meth addicted people, not get stuck doing traffic stops

ST:  i feel we got jipped. We didn’t vote them in. they can’t do that. Theres a petition going around to have them removed.

JP:  Raise your hand if you like being pulled over, I’d rather get a ticket in the mail

ZA:  but that’s not even putting people out of work thats using a budget on tools? nobodys lost jobs because someone had to put up a camera? i agree in the sense it’s about money obviously everything is. but i dont think they PUT anyone out of work

BK:  I guess the way I see it is that Birth Control isn’t made manditory by the city though. When did having the ability to make a personal choice go out the window, whether its breaking the law or something simple.

JP: I do agree that $60k a month is excessive

BK: I tend to agree with Brock in that most things, especially political issues can tie back to money

BD:  By “put people out of work” I don’t mean people being fired… with unemployment the way it is, they should be doing anything that promotes jobs.

JP: Police officers make 60-70k a year, they could employee 10-12 more officers to crack down on traffic stops.

JP: The idea is good, but it isn’t practical.

ZA: you expect them to pay out a salary with that? 60k a year would employ one officer.

BD@ZA:  it’s 60k a month kid.

BK: We also definetely didn’t vote them in. In fact we voted them out and said no way 2 times. Then they did it anyways. Now they are saying they will only make our petition advisory. So even if we vote it out a third time they will only take the advice and do it anyways. Seems like a break down in the system when city council just starts doing whatever they feel is best. Isn’t that for us to decide

JP:  I am guessing that the cost for renting the cameras is probably 5-10k a month and they are using the rest of the money else where

ZA: im saying 60k a month is not a solid number,, who the fuck said that

BK@JP:  they published the cameras are costing the city 57000 in rent a month. Thats a fact.

JP:  Yeah, I don’t doubt that is the reported cost.

JH:  im not a big fan of the cameras because the person who owns the car shouldnt be responsible for paying a ticket that someone alse got while driving the car. i got one in the mail issued in my name when it wasnt me. they dont care about that. the ticket goes to the owner of the car.

ZA:  i dont think 60k a month for cameras is a LEGIT figure. fuck that shit longview has a broke ass budget already who actually believes this shit?

JP:  But what they publish is a figure, I doubt they will use all of that money towards cameras. Politicians are shady

BD:  Lmao, Longview has 50,000 people paying taxes, 60k is well within Longview’s budget.

ZA:  it might be, do you have proof that they actually spent it there though is what it comes down too

BK:  No I’m saying they are paying this company that amount of money. Our money lol becuase their money is our taxes at work. When did they get the ability to just spend it the way they please? Especially spend it on something we directly said no to. Personally I think we need to be a little more black and white with city council. If you go against the voters it should be a crime.

JP: How far would 60k go in schools these days

BD:  No doubt James. They’re cutting the Auto Shop class at Mark Morris because of “budget cuts”.

BK: No thats a great point but isn’t 57000 a month a large enough number we shouldn’t just let them put it wherever. I guess it all comes down to your values. Schools would be a great start, maybe roads? I hit a pot hole so big yesterday it broke off my hubcap.

MF:  half the police force sits at starbucks chattin it up during the night….. atleast the cameras are doing there job (;

BK: Also the are getting rid of 16 teaching positions next year due to budget cuts. I’m just saying I think there are some serious issues here.

MF: not saying our police are bad just kind of a funny thing me and my friends notice

BK@JH: I agree but personally that just shows me that it is primarily about money and not necessarily about doing the right thing. They don’t care who they catch breaking the law just that they catch someone and have the ability to fine them.

JP:  If the ticket for running a red light was $275, the lights would have to catch 7 people a day running red lights. Just to break even.

JH:  your right bob the roads around here are getting pretty torn up. some road work would be a great way to spend some of that dough. and schools for sure

BK: I just think at this point there is so much controversy and the city council is pushing these cameras so hard on us that we really need more transparency in this issue and need to make sure this is all done with the citizens in mind and not… the city councils pocket books, if thats what is happening. Either way I can’t forget that we voted these out 2 times and they did it anyways, and now were fighting it and they are still saying we are going to do what we want. Sounds pretty corrupt to me.See More

MB: I say BSSSSSSS! and get this…my landlord is in the city council and voted FOR the cameras! Ugh

BK: you should post up her address and phone# so we can all contact her asking what gives her the right to go against the people who put her in power in the first place. Or at least give her some real opinions from the people this is affecting which is all of us. If City Council won’t listen to our votes and petitions we have a serious problem.

MB: Its all a little too BIG BROTHER for me…..

BD: I say we have a riot… pitchforks, shovels, and all!

BK: Another great point. If for some weird reason they needed to regulate who was using the road this would be a great way. Gives the city a lot of power on who is using the streets. For example if they didn’t want you out after a certain time …they could fine anyone using the main roads. Seems extreme but weirder things have happened and we need to know what the true motive is here. Which again I ask why are they doing this even though we are screaming we don’t want it!See More

MB: A slippery slope…I agree! Where does it end?

BK: I think a riot for the right reasons is sometimes the only thing that will make sure the people we appointed actually have us in mind and know that without our support they shouldn’t have any power at all.

BH: Dude, I’ve always wanted to be involved in a riot… a not so violent one of course. Back in the old days when the Government tried to play King, the people just overthrew them with force.

BK: Honestly I’m surprised there hasn’t been anyone just go out as a voting citizen and take one or all of them down and leave them out in front of city councils doorstep. No cameras, no issue. Not sure if its that simple though.

BK: Thats excately right Brock. In fact our right to bear arms is given to us so we have the ability to rise up against the government in case they become to corrupt. Its written that way in our constitution.

BK: Ok so you obviously didn’t read any of the discussion before posting your opinion on the matter. I will give you one more chance to look into this issue a little more before you just try and make a point that we’ve already dis credited. And… the real issue is they are directly going against voters, who are us. They don’t care what we think about the issue and thats wrong becuae they are there to represent the people who voted them there in the first place.See More

LC: agreed. and I didn’t read the comments, I wasn’t about to read 55 comments. I probably shouldn’t have added input as well. apologies. I was just going off of a news paper article I read about it months and months and months ago.