OLD RULES versus NEW RULES

dollar2The old rules don't apply
This is Monday the 22, 2008. Two days ago the world came dangerously close to repeating the 1929 stock market crash know as Black Tuesday. It is the largest economic bail out of a financial system by a government in the history of the world and it may not work.

It also demonstrates how those who make the rules have so little control or accountability for what they create. Generations of Americans (if the nation survives) will be paying off their mistakes for a very long time. We may well be on our way to becoming the North American Union. With a new currency (if ours collapses) called the Amero. It is in process. However that is another story coming down the road.

In the short term we will address basic economic survival in uncertain times.

Before we do that however I need to tell you a story that will demonstrate why our communities are so handicapped from the inside to deal with the crisis at hand. In many respects we are our own worst enemies. It is the Bainbridge Island Story

The links to the right will take you there. It is a work in progress and will take some time. Drop us a note if you want to be notified of new installments or check back often.

  • The Bainbridge Island Story
    Why our existing community structures work against our ability to deal with the economic crisis that is upon us.

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