TOTAL RESERVES BY COUNTRY - The World Bank

trader10 · Nov 30, 2014

Superannuation is a very delicate and complex topic.....Who is in "charge" of the pool of money can use it as "security" to load up with debt....

There is no guarantee to the money you have in this scheme.... if Australia goes to Greek Style, our superannuation will be touched.

Unfortunately, we are not a country of "savers"... but a country of debt accumulators.... a mirror image of the USA....but, in a super housing bubble....

How about the "BLACK FRIDAY" buying frenzy from the US hitting every country this year.... what a stupid consumerism society that have no idea of savings or wealth accumulation.

So, it took months for Netherlands to bring their gold back home by ship.... and no one from the public knew about it... suddenly, it hit the news when it was done. I'm not sure why the news did not come after the Swiss Referendum... it would have a much larger effect.

Now, how many wealth transfers are happening right now under our noses and we don't know about it?

Amazing times we are living....

SpacePete · Nov 30, 2014

trader10 said:

How about the "BLACK FRIDAY" buying frenzy from the US hitting every country this year.... what a stupid consumerism society that have no idea of savings or wealth accumulation.
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Interesting you should mention Black Friday. I was just reading an older article on Debt and last year's Black Friday:

...All the while consumers continue to accumulate debt. Black Friday was marked with chaos followed by violence as mobs of consumers' raided shopping centers and malls for discounts and sales on numerous products including flat screen televisions, toys, clothing and other goods they most likely don't need. Regardless of the economic situation, consumers will continue to buy. Granted, Christmas is about giving your loved ones gifts in a traditional sense. It is also about spending time with the family. It is supposed to be a joyous holiday for families, but the American population is mired in debt ranging from credit cards, mortgages, student loans and auto loans.

Consumerism has taking hold in America. The population continues to stampede at malls and in some cases injuring and even killing individuals. In 2008, a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death in Long Island, New York by a stampede of hungry consumers looking for bargains. There were also several people injured during the incident. This Black Friday proved to be more of the same as shoppers filled shopping malls. Some malls experienced violent crowds pushing and fighting with each other over items that were on sale. It is absolutely mind boggling to see average people become violent over products sold at major retail stores. Morality is in decline in America.

Regardless of debt the American public faces, it seems that shopping is the only thing that matters. As debt increases it becomes harder for them to repay. Can the American people ever awaken from their dystopian nightmare of mass consumption of products they don't need? They are accumulating large amounts of debt thanks to the Federal Reserve Bank's printing of unlimited cheap money with incredibly zero to low interest rates. Although, many do buy their basic necessities such as food and clothing, buying the latest products that includes video games and other computer gadgets are turning consumers into life-long debt slaves that will continue to pay their credit card companies with "interest" until the debt is paid. That can take a long period of time since interest rates are tied to credit cards and other revolving loan payments.

Debt Slavery is the new modern-day slavery as millions continue to buy products on credit becoming perpetual servants of mega corporations and international banks. How? As you buy with credit cards or loans, the "interest rates" attached to the purchases made is the bond that ties you and the corporate interests or bankers for eternity. The debt people get into is difficult to escape as interest rates accumulate over time it becomes extremely difficult to repay since it keeps adding up.

In the 2009 film called 'The International' with Clive Owen and Naomi Watts which was actually inspired by the BCCI (Bank of Credit and Commerce International) scandal in real life had an interesting scene involving an Italian politician named Umberto Calvini, who is a weapons manufacturer who explains to Eleanor Whitman (Watts) and Louis Salinger (Owens) that IBBC was interested in buying a missile guiding system that his factory produces then later assassinated. He explained that the true value was not conflicts but the debt it produces:

Calvini: "No, this is not about making profit from weapon sales. It's about control."

Eleanor: "Control the flow of weapons, control the conflict?"

Calvini: "No. No No. The IBBC is a bank. Their objective isn't to control the conflict, it's to control the debt that the conflict produces. You see, the real value of a conflict the true value is in the debt that it creates. You control the debt, you control everything. You find this upsetting, yes? But this is the very essence of the banking industry, to make us all, whether we be nations or individuals, slaves to debt."
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It was an interesting scene coming out of Hollywood, which by every standard is a propaganda machine. Debt is serious business especially for banks and corporations.

The 'War on Terror' has taken away civil liberties and the 'War on Drugs' has increased the prison population. High-crime rates in major cities remain problematic. With the rollout of 7000 drones in 2015, endless wars, a looming dollar collapse, and endless Pharmaceutical commercials that keep people heavily drugged are serious problems for the American public. Yet, shopping on Black Friday resulting in violence and chaos among uneasy crowds seems to be the norm.

The media and corporate advertisements have turned the American population into a "Slave" state of mind. Many people in the United States are accumulating debt at levels never seen in its 237 years of its existence. It is a lesson to the world in what NOT to do. An economy that is consumer based with credit is a disaster in the making because that debt only becomes unmanageable in the long run, especially when the people have no means to repay its debt obligations. An economy based on consumerism leads to moral decay.

When people become ingrained in consumption disregarding the debt they inherit, they become immune to the realities around them. When the situation becomes intense with a coming dollar collapse and a possible war in the Middle East, reality will sink in. Then when the necessities such as food and shelter become scarce the people will begin to panic and lose control over their own lives. Who knows what people in America will be capable of, but then again as you saw what happened on Black Friday, it is a reminder of how people react when products they don't really need are on sale. Imagine how they will react in times of economic despair.

From: The Debt Matrix: Consumption And Modern Day Slavery
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trader10 said:

Amazing times we are living....
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Just imagine if the SHTF. If people turn into violent, chaotic mobs for the Black Friday sales, imagine what they'd be like if there was no longer any food at McDonalds, KFC or Pizza Hut, and if the supermarkets run out of stock.

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