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Bob Chapman [Internationalforecaster.com] revealed that the US State Dept has advised embassies worldwide to stock up on a year's worth of the local currency in anticipation of collapse of the US dollar. Look for a temporary banking shutdown timed for around September 2009. As under Roosevelt, some banks won't reopen. 96% of bank reserves are currently held with the Federal Reserve who tells the banks not to loan the money, but rather to save it for further banking acquisition and consolidation. Chapman foresees a bank holiday lasting 4-5 days. Chapman thinks this first bank holiday presages a much more significant bank holiday months to years later which will involve simultaneous devaluations of multiple currencies as well as other significant changes in the banking system.
Harry Shultz [as quoted in marketwatch.com] says "Some U.S. embassies worldwide are being advised to purchase massive amounts of local currencies; enough to last them a year. Some embassies are being sent enormous amounts of U.S. cash to purchase currencies from those governments, quietly. But not pound sterling. Inside the State Dept., there is a sense of sadness and foreboding that 'something' is about to happen ... within 180 days, but could be 120-150 days."
Benjamin Fulford [benjaminfulford.typepad.com...] states that for almost a century the US Treasury Dept has been issuing specialized debt instruments to countries with which the US has had a trade surplus. These complex debt instruments are tailored by complex treaties. Unfortunately, the recent US Treasury funding needs exceed the willingness of these creditor nations to extend additional credit. Fulford writes, "The problem is that after nearly a century of issuing these debt instruments, the chickens are coming home to roost. President Obama tried at the recent G8 plus 5 meeting in Italy to borrow more money than George Bush junior did in 8 years. He was told a resounding no. The result should be total economic chaos in the U.S. by September 30th . "
Jim Sinclair [jsmineset.com] has recently visited China meeting with its leaders. He states that China is increasingly more willing to take on the United States in its apparent maneuvers to inflate its way out of its debt crisis. In early July Sinclair started a 120 day countdown till breakdown of the US dollar ends market manipulation and all those sour economic chickens come home to roost.
Originally posted by 5 oClock
I only wish it would hurry up already!! This must be the slow death till TPTB rescues us.
Personally it drives me up a wall to see the stock markets gain on bad news or no news, and the rich get rich and the poor get a hand out while the middle class gets to do more work with less help and still pay the bills. Tired of hearing; "just be greatful you have a job"
A little bathroom talk: $#!+ or get off the pot!!
Originally posted by aleon1018
If what the OP writes here is true, than what is it that any of us can do with our investments? I still have about half of mine left in my 401k.
I've thought about what the government could do, such as giving these types of savings more value there than in cash. I've also thought about using it to pay for something such as future rent or property taxes. I doubt it's going to buy very much.
If I paid my rent forward, there's no way of securing the landlord won't lose the property either. If buying gold certificates or similar isn't safe either, there doesn't seem to be many choices. Stocking up on food etc. won't help if these are confiscated or stolen at gun point.
Originally posted by BenIndaSun
Originally posted by aleon1018
If what the OP writes here is true, than what is it that any of us can do with our investments? I still have about half of mine left in my 401k.
I've thought about what the government could do, such as giving these types of savings more value there than in cash. I've also thought about using it to pay for something such as future rent or property taxes. I doubt it's going to buy very much.
If I paid my rent forward, there's no way of securing the landlord won't lose the property either. If buying gold certificates or similar isn't safe either, there doesn't seem to be many choices. Stocking up on food etc. won't help if these are confiscated or stolen at gun point.
Maybe invest in camping gear, and search on foot for secluded, natural areas within 50 miles. The government can't get your stuff if they can't find you.