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Episode-1126- A Discussion with Greg Carter “The Rural Economist”

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments
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Greg Carter holds a B. S. degree in Business Management with a minor in Entrepreneurship. He has owned 3 businesses, sold 2 for a profit unfortunately the third was was destroyed by the April 27th, 2011 tornadoes which has given him a unique view into the reality of preparedness.

Greg has had an active interest in economics since high school.  Today he not only teaches economic principles, but also teaches self reliance in a baby steps fashion.

Member’s of the TSP community will know Greg as Greggcole on the TSP forum and Carterhomestead on 13skills.com  He joins us today to discuss the role of thrift in becoming more self reliant and his baby steps to approach to doing so.  We also discuss the economics of homesteading, including how chickens can explain economics along with some new/old ways to define economics in the first place.

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Episode-1104- Pasha Roberts on the New Movie Silver Circle

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Modern Survival| 13 Comments
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Pasha Roberts is the Director/Producer of Silver Circle an animated film which explores the impact of excessive government and hyper inflation in a fictional near term future.

Pasha holds a bachelors degree in Economics and Russian Studies from The College of William and Mary, and a Masters of Science in Financial Engineering from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

In addition to his MIT degree, his background includes twenty years of software development and successful entrepreneurship experience.  Today he joins use to discuss the premiere of Silver Circle, the movie & graphic novel.

Today we discuss the film with Pasha including why he decided to produce it in the first place.  Why it was done and an animate film and how that approach is reading a young audience that isn’t generally interested in complex economic issues.

Additionally we will discuss some current events and silver’s history as “the currency of the middle class” also with why it makes the perfect form of a “guerrilla currency”.  We will also tell you where you can see the film, how to get the graphic novel and when the DVD version will be released.

Here is a synopsis of the story line of the film

At the center of corruption is the Federal Reserve who has gained enormous amounts of control over America’s economy, with disastrous effects beginning to show.

Standing opposite, is the band of Rebels who have vowed to take back the freedom they once knew…and they won’t go down without a fight.

Monetary mayhem. Explosions. Romance. Silver Circle plans to take indie animation to a whole other level.

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Episode-1103- David Crawford and Glenn Tate on One Show? Only at TSP!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Modern Survival| 37 Comments
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David Crawford contacted me a couple weeks ago and asked me to get the word out that “Lights Out” is being made into a full on big screen film in cooperation with Travis Sparks who has purchased the rights to the film.

We have David and Travis booked for a full interview in June (as early as the schedule permits) but I wanted to get them on for a short segment today and let you guys know about the project and how you can be a part of it.

Next up we have Glen Tate author of  The 299 Days Series. Glen has some announcements and also has just released book 5 in the 10 book series.  The 299 Days story is a realistic look at what Glen and I both consider an unavoidable reckoning as our fallacy of an economy one day hits solid economic reality.

Today Glen and I discuss many current events such as the BRICS banking initiative, the expansion of the Panama canal and the robber barren model for failed banks in Cyprus and how those events relate to the insider view Glen is privy to in his job.

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Episode-1102- Thoughts and Consideration with a Move to a New State

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments
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Walking To Freedom has gotten off to a great start with citizens helping citizens already in a quest to find a home with more of the freedoms that are important to them.  This has prompted a lot of questions in my direction about one state vs. the next.

Frankly I think the entire point of the WTF forum is so people that actually live in or have lived in said states can give you the reality on the ground but I will do my best today to provide a mile high overview of what I would personally consider.

I also want to remind everyone even if you are 100% happy where you are and not going anywhere we need you at the WTF project.  We need on the ground state ambassadors to make a case for your state and to help others in their evaluation.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • You can’t go on statistics alone
  • The considerations of family and friends
  • Considerations of climate
  • What do you really want in life
  • What freedoms are important to you
  • What type of home do you want
  • Individual taxes vs a “tax foot print” based on your lifestyle
  • Cost of living vs. taxes alone
  • Quality of schools, better schools?  Better at what?
  • Is the grass really greener or just better manicured
  • Please visit MULTIPLE TIMES first
  • Yes you can go back if it doesn’t work
  • Have an exit strategy
  • Home isn’t where the heart is, home is where the heart is free
  • Only you can know what is right for you
  • A community is what will make many things easier to handle

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Episode-1097- How A Libertarian Society Would Function

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Modern Survival| 239 Comments
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We have had some pretty good discussions about libertarian concepts on the blog here in a very old article I posted almost 4 years ago.  I guess something  happened a lot of new people found it.  What I am coming to understand is many see libertarianism, objectivity and anarchism as the same things, they are not the same things.

Many how would ______ get accomplished questions about libertarianism don’t actually apply to minarchist libertarianism.  So today I am going to discuss how a society that is at least moving in the direction of libertarianism would function and how things would get done and how our lives would be better for it.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • On Libertarianism
    • What is a libertarian
    • How do we differ from democrats, independents and republicans
    • What do libertarians really want
    • What is the libertarian view of social issues like marijuana and gay marriage
    • Is there any room  for any form of taxation in a libertarian system
    • Could an “income tax” ever be fair
    • How would we run a food system in a libertarian system
    • How would we run a banking system in a libertarian system
    • How would we “build schools and roads” in such a system
    • What safety net would exist for the truly disadvantaged
    • How is this related to self sufficiency, self reliance and independence

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Episode-1088- Patrick Barron from DefiningTheMachine.com

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Modern Survival| 40 Comments
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The Machine is Why Nothing Changes

The Machine is Why Nothing Changes

Pat Barron is a former Independent candidate for congress in 2010,with over 25 years of experience working within both public and private mental health settings.

Currently, Pat works for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.  Pat’s experience as a trained clinician, has helped to not only treat the symptoms of a problem, but to identify/understand the complex causes of the problem, and then find the straightest path to both stability and success.

In the 2010 congressional election Pat Barron was an Independent candidate in the 3rd district against incumbent James McGovern and Republican Marty Lamb. Pat ran as a true outsider to Washington D.C. and political partisanship.

Pat believes reform in Washington DC is the only solution to all our issues ranging from healthcare to infrastructure, to national defense. The current climate of partisanship, gridlock, national debt and congressional approval ratings in the teens substantiate this belief.

Since the last election Pat Barron has been hard at work researching and developing a seminar he is now offering called “Defining the Machine”

 Join Pat and I Today as We Discuss…

  • Partisanship and political gridlock, why it occurs and how this influences policy and fund-raising
  • The history of congressional committee term limits and does this help
  • The Bipartisan Congressional Reform Act of 2002
  • The RNC, DNC, what and where is K Street and why this matters
  • The difference between PACs, leadership PACs, and Super PACs
  • Control by the political parties through the Party Dues System.
  • Where your money goes when you donate to a candidate
  • Why change can’t happen with the current system
  • The fact that there is a published price list for committee seats
  • A new congressman’s first job is basically the same as a 9 dollar and hour telemarketers
  • Sponsorships and Co-sponsorships of bills are for sale on the House Floor
  • Congressman can legally bribe each other in their own office based on a law they passed
  • The only solution to this is education

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Episode-1082- Why the Economy Will Boom then Bust

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Modern Survival| 74 Comments
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There are two schools of thought that seem to exist about our economy right now.  The first seems to be we are screwed and very soon.  The second seems to be there is nothing to worry about, the economy will have ups and downs just like always but long term we will continue to grow and move forward.

Both of these are short sighted.  The first view is like being told you have a treatable but eventually fatal cancer and assuming that means you will be dead by next week.  So you blow all your money on a big party and a trip around the world.  The second view is like just ignoring the cancer since it is slow moving and likely won’t kill you for a couple years, who knows you might survive 5 years or more so don’t worry about it.

In both these scenarios the patient is harmed more then they should be.  The smart decision would be to evaluate and pursue the most common sense and reasonable treatment available while attempting to continuing living your life, hopefully valuing each day more and doing what you can to beat the odds and become an odds breaking survivor.  Well, in the case of our economy it isn’t you that has cancer, it is someone you care about.  Put into this context we understand why we need to take a sobering look at out economic future.

Join Me Today As We Discuss…

The Cancer

  • The real lesson of “Walmart’s February Sales Disaster”
  • The demographic bomb just around the corner replacement rate is 2.1
  • The cost of Social Security by 2017 – 1 Trillion Plus Annually (source DebtClock.org)
  • Cost of Medicare/Medicaid by 2017 – 1 Trillion Plus Annually (source DebtClock.org)
  • Interest Payments on Debt by 2020 – 800 Billion (source CBO)
  • National Debt by 2017 – 22.6 Trillion (source DebtClock.org)
  • How the hype around the sequester shows our pending doom
  • Economic expert trump card?  It doesn’t mater because we print our own money!

The Pre Cancer Party

  • Printing money will work as long as your currency is exchangeable
  • The natural gas boom is real, nothing creates prosperity like cheap energy
  • The coming medical care disaster will have its on pre disaster boom
  • The US will gain a large influx of international money
  • Some sort of “amnesty” will pass and bring in a lot of tax dollars

The Cancer Metastasizes and the Patient Goes Critical

  • The boom creates steady inflation, said inflation gains steam
  • Rates must be raised to quell inflation but it is a trap on existing debt
  • Cheap energy isn’t so cheap as inflation eats away at affordability
  • The tea cup and entitlement generations are becoming our main workforce
  • Boomer retirement hits critical mass, most are working past 65
  • The real cost of Obamacare is realized in 2016-2020
  • Rising economies are better able to compete for investor confidence
  • Many crises around the globe are not wasted and the dollar looses reserve status
  • China becomes the largest economy in the world
  • Commodities become the backer of currency, the US is bankrupt

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Episode-1006- Aaron Batteen on the Economics of Farmland

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Modern Survival| 19 Comments
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Today we Examine the Economics of Farmland

Today we Examine the Economics of Farmland

Aaron Batteen is a full time working student studying economics at Boise State University.

He is also the author of a blog called Laymanomics.com where he breaks down complex economic concepts into every day layman terminology.

Aaron has done extensive research into the economic future of farmland and other productive land as an investment.

Today Arron and I examine this concept from several angles including, institutional investor, small time investor, homesteader, gentleman farmer and several others.

Join Us Today as We Discuss…

  • What’s going on with farmland from an investment stand point
  • How do we determine the value of farmland
  • Why is it a mistake to just say “farmland” as though it is a single commodity
  • What is the future for farmland from a value perspective
  • What makes farmland different from other real estate
  • How can individuals invest in farmland without millions of dollars
  • How is homesteading actually a “investment in productive land”
  • Are we seeing a return of the “gentleman farmer”
  • What are some of the best areas to acquire land
  • What are some of the worst areas to acquire land
  • Is farmland in a bubble or is that an over simplification

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Episode-999- Gregory Mannarino on QE Infinity and Beyond

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Modern Survival| 18 Comments
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Greg Mannarino of Market Report

Greg Mannarino of Market Report

Gregory Mannarino is a financial strategist, technical analyst, and also a practicing health care provider. Greg is the “host” of a popular daily YouTube blog which explores and exposes the machinations of Wall Street, finance, economics, government, and current events relating to these subjects.

Greg started his financial career working on Wall Street as an analyst and trader for the securities and trading arm of Bear Stearns during the dot-com bubble.

He began his medical career practicing at Staten Island University Hospital Emergency Department.

He also served as a commissioned officer in the United States Naval Reserve Medical Service Corps.

To date Greg is the author of 7 books, his newest book is titled “The Politics Of Money,” and is a complete version of all his works which have been updated as well. This latest version of his work, The Politics Of Money, will supersede and replace all of his previous books as he will be phasing out his previous publications.

Today he joins us on TSP to discuss…

  • Mo money, mo money, QE3, Operation Twist, Q4 and more
  • The dangers of pretending to know the “timeline to the end”
  • How banks are now gaming the stock market
  • Why China is making all the right moves and we are not
  • Why precious metals must be part of your wealth holdings right now
  • Why the financial elite are trying to “load up the casino” 1 more time
  • Thoughts on civil unrest that will accompany a financial collapse
  • Why even in collapse opportunities to create wealth will exist for the prepared
  • Why preparedness is important beyond the financial components

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Why QE3 (QE Infinity) Will “Work” Part 3

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments

This video closes the loop on the first two videos I did on the subject.  You can view those first two videos here.  Let me warn you if you haven’t seen the first two videos and you comment BEFORE listening to this video you are going to come off foolish, fair warning.

Please note many people view videos on YouTube that are NOT going to ever listen to this podcast, my comments about things like “smart ass comments” and many of the proof points are far more for them then this audience.   Please realize when I get angry, I am angry at the system and how it brainwashes people, I am yelling due to that I am not yelling at you.

 

The Youtube Version of this video is at Why QE3 Will Work – Part Three

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