“Fight Against Stupidity And Bureaucracy”
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The Bible (Exodus 20:15) tells us that one of God’s Ten Commandments is that “Thou Shalt Not Steal”, and it is a rule that has been adopted almost universally. Theft is against the law and is punishable by imprisonment, or in some countries harsher treatment.
And rightly so.
I’ve written in this blog before about the fact that I hate thieves.
Maybe that’s part of what gets me so riled up about the banksters and the government stooges who won’t go after these thieves.
But it seems now that the governments themselves are testing the water for a grand theft of their citizens’ money.
I don’t just mean raising taxes, or hyping up environmental issues so they can bring in new taxes to eradicate problems that they themselves have created.
Yes, they are doing that, but it isn’t enough.
Governments throughout the western world have amassed so much debt by stupid policies and incompetent management of their economies that they are now contemplating out and out theft of YOUR money!
Don’t believe me?
Witness the goings on the other day with Cyprus and the EU.
If you haven’t heard, it all started Saturday when the people of Cyprus discovered that their government and a bunch of EU bureaucrats had conspired in secret to rob their savings accounts to pay for the country’s bailout.
Anyone with savings accounts of over 100,000 euros are to have 9.9% of its value seized, and those with less than 100,000 euros will have 6.75% stolen.
In other words if you are a Cypriot and have been careful and frugal with your money, as opposed to amassing large personal debt on credit cards and loans, you are to be punished by the government.
It all needs to be ratified by the Cypriot parliament, but whether or not they approve it on this occasion, the thinking and intent of the bureaucrats is clear.
They want to steal your money!
This is a big step. Previously raiding savings deposits was unheard of and unthinkable. Now it is an option that is very much on the agenda for desperate Western governments.
So be warned. If they set a precedent in Cyprus it could, and probably will, happen elsewhere.
And with the advance of technology it is soooo easy for governments to steal your money. If it is in a bank account it is just electronically stored numbers, there for the taking, or rather, the changing.
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I just read about Cyprus this week! Amazing! Our government just takes our money and then gives it away. Have a good week!
Thanks. Watch out for the bureaucrats!
I didn’t know about this one … wow!
If they get away with it, it doesn’t bode well for the future.
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It’s been an interesting development. Maximum daily limits on withdrawals – one presumes to stop a run on the banks and stashing savings under the mattress.
Interesting and a bit scary too. They had a decent reputation in the past, but who in their right mind would trust a Cypriot bank now?
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