Monday, March 6
All About the Benjamins
A days ago, I heard the minister from California saying that paying reparations to BLACKS was the only way to stop them from stealing from white owned businesses...
Sounds like BRIBERY to me but since it is coming from BLACKS... it is ok... and justified because of white supremacy that supposedly still exists.
Paying BLACKS reparations will only increase the hatred for blacks among the whites and increase the expressism of racism here in the USA.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY... it is all about MONEY... more than racism, equity, equality, BLM, or becoming WOKE... MONEY cures it all...
- No need for parenting
- No need for educating
- No need for learning skills
- No need for practicing
Just give me the frigging benjamins...
I am reminded of FOX News reporting on illegal immigration at our southern border... and how the DRUG CARTELS from Mexico are controlling the flow of immigration and drugs into the United States. This reporter also said... IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY... the benjamins...
If you ask a billionaire is they are ever going to retire and stop trying to earn more money and all of them will tell you NO... It is all about how much money I can earn in my lifetime.
The railroad train derailment in Palestine occured because the railroad did not want to spend money on preventive maintenance, so they could generate MORE MONEY.
People go to college so that they can earn more money during their lifetimes while trying to avoid paying high taxes to the government... by avoiding taxes, the government eventually has to raise taxes.
Hollywood Actors/Actresses want to make more movies and earn more money to buy bigger houses in several locations... more and more money earned the happier their lives will be.
Manufactures build products that are of a low quality and see those products to the consumer in order for them to generate more and more money. When my parents were first married they purchased appliance that lasted 20-30 years. When I got married, the appliances we purchased lasted only 10 years if we were lucky.
In graduate school for business, I was taught BUILT IN OBSOLESCENCE... in other words, build products so they do not last long which means the consumer will have to replace them more frequently and we can earn more money.
Money like drugs will never solve our problems... only make them worse... but, until we see that, we will get caught up in the money cycle like a mouse running on the inside of a wheel trying to get somewhere...
As one gets older and eventually retires, one begins to learn that money is no longer that important. Sure one has to eat and go to the doctor. But one sees that money only creates the illusion of happiness. Money does not stop one from getting old. Money does not stop the loss of hearing or the reduction of eyesight. Money does not help one sleep any better nor prevent urological disorders. Money does not stop tooth decay, weakening bones and muscles, and forgetfulness. Money does not buy you frienships.
One of these days, a majority of Americans will realize that there is more to life than money, cars, big homes, expensive vacations, and going to professional sporting events or musical concerts. It is relatively easy to earn money and even easier to spend it... but it is not so easy to live simply and enjoy life around you.
I don't mean live like a MONK in a cave... but perhaps living like Native Americans lived... rejoicing in life, respecting life and the life around them. Extremely grateful for what they had been given... they needed no benjamins... they literally had everything they needed... their lives were full and complete.
ASML Makes the Machines that Make the Chips
From the outside it looks like an ordinary corporate building, lots of glass and steel, but this factory in the south of the Netherlands belongs to ASML, and the machines made there are anything but ordinary.
In fact, the technology is so advanced and so much in demand, that ASML has become Europe's most valuable technology firm.
So what is made there?
ASML designs and makes the machines which make computer chips - but not any old computer chips.
ASML machines make the most advanced computer chips and it's the only company in the world with that kind of technology.
This effective monopoly means that exactly how ASML's machines work is subject to some of the most stringent corporate security in the world.
Nevertheless, we were given a tour of its plant, and were guided through the basics.
IMAGE SOURCE,ASMLImage caption, This illustration shows the complex interior of an ASML EUV machine - the extreme ultraviolet light is in purple
Microchips are made by building up complex patterns of transistors, or miniature electrical switches, layer by layer, on a silicon wafer.
They are printed using a lithography system, where light is projected through a blueprint of the pattern of those miniature switches.
The light is then shrunk and focussed using advanced optics and the pattern is etched onto a photosensitive silicon wafer.
That pattern forms the circuitry of a silicon chip, that might end up in a computer, phone or any other electrical device you might care to mention.
The crucial aspect of ASML's most advanced machines is that they can work at tiny scales by generating super fine extreme ultraviolet light - just 13.5 nanometres. READ MORE...
Microchips are made by building up complex patterns of transistors, or miniature electrical switches, layer by layer, on a silicon wafer.
They are printed using a lithography system, where light is projected through a blueprint of the pattern of those miniature switches.
The light is then shrunk and focussed using advanced optics and the pattern is etched onto a photosensitive silicon wafer.
That pattern forms the circuitry of a silicon chip, that might end up in a computer, phone or any other electrical device you might care to mention.
The crucial aspect of ASML's most advanced machines is that they can work at tiny scales by generating super fine extreme ultraviolet light - just 13.5 nanometres. READ MORE...
Sunday, March 5
Downsizing
To make a long story short, when my dad died, my mother sold the house and went into a retirement community where she lived in a one bedroom apartment for another 14 years until she died...
So, what's the point of this narrative so far?
My parents lived in a big house that they did not need because they could financially, not necessarily because they wanted to. Most of their time was spent in the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and back porch. Sometimes, they would used the TV room, but my parents did not like to watch a lot of TV unless there was a football game or a tennis match being televised.
During my first marriage, we purchased a small house that had a full basement that we never used, During my second marriage, we also purchased a small house with a full basement that we never used.
My wife and I have been retired for 7 years and we are already thinking about downsizing because our house and yard are too big and we are getting too old to take care of it all...
Why do we purchase these big homes?
We would be better off to purchase a small home and put the rest of the money in the bank for retirement... and yet, very few of us do that... we have been trained to think that BIGGER is BETTER.
A Spiritual Observation
This also begs the question... why did God allow som many different religions to develop, then send his SON JESUS to earth to let people know that there is only ONE RELIGION in which to believe? What is odd about this is that Jesus was sent to the Middle East area at a time when there was no global communications so how were the people living in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Russia, China, India, Africa, and Australia going to find out that there is only one religion?
Why wasn't Jesus sent all over the Globe to let people know that there is only one religion in which to believe?
Instead, limited the area of exposure, and it would appear that this was done intentionally... and then stated that the only way to heaven was through Jesus, condemning all these other cultures who were not give direct exposure to Jesus or God.
It leads me to believe that God wanted this controversy to exist and he wanted all the other religions to develop...
So why did God want this?
Does it make any sense, given how powerful GOD is?
Allowing other religions to exist, seems counterproductive both religiously and spiritually... and, puts mankind into a very uncomfortable position trying to CONVERT the rest of the world to Christianity...
IS THERE NOT ENOUGH ROOM IN HEAVEN FOR ALL OF US? ALL OF MANKIND SHOULD BE IN HEAVEN... NOT JUST THE CHRISTIANS...
The Magic Bank Account
THE AUTHOR IS NOT KNOWN.
IT WAS FOUND IN THE BILLFOLD OF COACH PAUL BEAR BRYANT, AFTER HE DIED IN 1982 in Alabama...
Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest:
Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400
In your private account for your use.
However, this prize has Rules:
The set of rules:
1. Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.
2. You may not simply transfer money into some other account.
3. You may only spend It.
4. Each morning upon awakening,
The bank opens your account with another $86,400 for that day.
5. The bank can end the game without warning; at any time, it can say, Game Over!" It can close the account
And you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally Do?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all the people you love and care for. Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right?
You would try to spend every penny, and use it all, because you knew it would be replenished in the morning, right?
ACTUALLY, This GAME is REAL
...
Shocked ???
YES!
Each of us is already a winner Of this *PRIZE*.
We just can't seem to see it.
The PRIZE is *TIME*
1. Each morning we awaken to Receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of Life.
2. And when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is not credited to us.
3. What we haven't used up that day is forever lost.
4. Yesterday is forever gone.
5. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time WITHOUT WARNING...
So, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?
Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars. Think about it and remember to enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than You think.
So take care of yourself, be happy, love deeply and enjoy life!
Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day.
Start spending....
"DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT GROWING OLD…!"
SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET THE PRIVILEGE!
Tik Tok Facing Global Bans
The backlash against China-owned TikTok in the U.S. and other Western countries escalated in recent days, as some U.S lawmakers pushed to give President Joe Biden the authority to impose a ban on the app for all users.
Canada banned TikTok on government-issued mobile devices on Monday, following a similar ban from the European Union last week.
TikTok, which has more than 100 million monthly active users in the U.S., has faced growing scrutiny from government officials over fears that user data could fall into the possession of the Chinese government and the app could ultimately be weaponized by China to spread misinformation.
However, the fight to ban TikTok risks imposing undue limits on free speech and private business, mimicking the type of censorship for which some Western countries have faulted China, according to some experts and civil liberties advocates. READ MORE...
Saturday, March 4
Cost of Living Exoduses
California has 39.24 million residents and only 60% of the households pay taxes... the other 40% pay no taxes at all...
California is losing about 1% of each population annually... which is going to seriously impact its ability to collect taxes.
But California is not the only state to lose residents, people are leaving: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Hawaii and dother states as well.
The states that are seeing the biggest increase in people relocating are: Texas, North Carolina, and Florida... and to a lesser extent other southern states.
WHY?
Taxes and the cost of living
States that have NO INCOME TAX are:
- Alaska
- Florida
- Nevada
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Wyomng
NOTE: Many of these states have a high sales tax to compensate as well as a state lottery...
As more and more families and businesses relocate to less expensive states, there will be an increase in demand for goods and services, but this will be offset by the economic impact of the money they will be spending annually.
States like New York and California will have a difficult time raising revenues and paying for the services they provide their residents. Consequently, these states will have no choice but to cut services or file for bankruptcy...
These cities will eventually die because tourists will stop visiting them as restaurants and events close down.
IT IS NOTHING PERSONAL BUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHICH REPRESENTS 60-70% OF THE POPULATION WILL WATCH HOW THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY... AND AS PRICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO CUT BACK... THE REAINING 30% WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COVER THE SHORTFALL...
State governments will soon learn that they cannot provide all the goods and services that their residents are demanding...
Sad but interesting is the fact that the poor people made the wealthy people wealthy by their spending and when the poor people stop spending, then the wealthy people will have to adjust their lifestyles as well... just not so quickly.
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