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Is the Health Care Bill a Distraction From What’s Next? March 24, 2010

Posted by Jeff Nabers in : Hyperinflation, Money, Self Directed IRA Solo 401k , 11comments

Everyone is talking about health care. “How could the politicians do this with a strong majority of American in opposition?”

This video provides some insight into the never-ending string of government takeovers, and seeing the whole picture is alarming. One lesson from all of this is that complaining doesn’t work. Neither does disapproving. What does work is being prepared to defeat government takeover attempts.

Discussed in the video is what I believe is one of the most fundamental characteristics for a free society. Enjoy!

How to Cope with Your New $50k in Forced Debt This Year March 6, 2009

Posted by Jeff Nabers in : Money, Personal Enjoyment, Personal Productivity, Uncategorized , add a comment

There are about 100 million non-government, non-taxpayer-paid workers in the U.S.

$3 trillion normal government spending + $2 trillion additional emergency spending = $5 trillion government spending in 2009.

That amounts to $50,000 of government spending per non-government, non-taxpayer-paid U.S. worker in a single year.

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I.O.U.S.A viewing this weekend on CNN January 9, 2009

Posted by Jeff Nabers in : Health, Money, Personal Enjoyment, Personal Productivity, Self Directed IRA Solo 401k, real estate , add a comment

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CNN to Broadcast I.O.U.S.A. | Obama Foresees Trillion-Dollar
Deficits |
A Bipartisan Plea for Fiscal Responsibility | The Government We
Deserve

CNN to Broadcast I.O.U.S.A.

The public has spoken, and we’ve listened. In response to demand
for information about our country’s financial challenges, CNN/U.S.
will air the broadcast premiere of the acclaimed documentary
I.O.U.S.A. on on Saturday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m. EST and on
Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Accompanying the documentary
will be an unscripted panel discussion with policy leaders about
various economic solutions currently under consideration.

This exclusive televised event will air only on CNN, and will be
hosted by Ali Velshi and Christine Romans, co-anchors of CNN’s
Your $$$$$, the network’s weekend business roundtable program.
Throughout I.O.U.S.A.’s broadcast premiere, Velshi and Romans will
engage a distinguished group of panelists, including Pete
Peterson, Chairman of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former
U.S. Commerce Secretary; Dave Walker, President and CEO of the
Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former U.S. Comptroller General;
Alice Rivlin, noted economist and former Director of the Office of
Management and Budget; and Bill Bradley, a Managing Director of
Allen & Company and former U.S. Senator and Democratic
presidential candidate, in discussions about issues raised in the
film and their ties to current economic events.

Learn more about the film at www.IOUSAtheMovie.com. And be sure to
spread the word about the U.S. broadcast premiere!

Obama Foresees Trillion-Dollar Deficits

CNNMoney.com reported on Tuesday that when President-elect Barack
Obama takes office on January 20, he’ll inherit an economy deeper
in debt than ever.

Obama commented on the unprecedented deficit, saying, (more…)