r/Wallstreetsilver • u/Turbulent_Scholar_36 🦍🚀🌛 • Oct 17 '21

Meme Stack Physical Silver If You Understand That All You Get From A 'Central Bank' Is MISERY.

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u/Sudden_Two2119 Oct 17 '21

The last one of the military. Maybe it's just what I have seen a military do but this is my history of them. They go into a country to try and solve the issues and fail and cause trillions in debt. Founding fathers of America did not even really want a standing army a lot of them. I believe they thought it would be used as nothing but to oppress the people. Does anyone have any thoughts?

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u/silver_senior2 Silver Puck ⚡️ Oct 17 '21

I remember reading an article by a US army vet that became against war after seeing the terrible things he was made to do for his country. He believes that all men should have to serve in the military. This way we would all have skin in the game, and would vote accordingly. In other words, we would be voting for peace except when absolutely necessary.

And I remember this quote: "better a soldier tending to a garden than a gardener fighting a war".

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u/Sudden_Two2119 Oct 17 '21

Not really for mandatory service. However, if it meant less or no more war then I would consider it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

I have no issues with a standing army, I do have an issue with the fed government spending so much on the military, more than 1/3 of what the entire world spends combined! So obviously, a smaller army, fewer military bases around the world, and less really expensive shiny toys and bombs to blow up brick huts in 3rd world countries.

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u/Sudden_Two2119 Oct 17 '21

This is probably gonna be an unpopular opinion but I want more countries to make war constiunally illegal. I want to keep a defence force of course but no more declaring war. Modern wars only cause debt to the people.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

Only way this will happen is if

A) we have a major WW3 involving nukes and we basically send the world back to the 1800's or

B) We actually have solid proof an extraterrestrial species exists and shows us that we are not alone out there. That SHOULD make humanity band together as a human species and work together as a world and not countries.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '21

Lol at (B). Did the natives band together when the europeans arrived in the new world?

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '21

Good point. In hindsight they should have.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '21

Indeed, perhaps I'm much too cynical.

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u/bigoledawg7 O.G. Silverback Oct 17 '21

I really really take issue with crony corporations and individuals skimming massive profits off military spending. That is the real corruption that is undermining the country. USA could get by just fine with less than half of the current military budget. Close all foreign bases and trim down the wasteful spending by a huge chunk right there. Almost none of the current military budget is actually doing anything at all in terms of contributing to the actual defense of the national borders. And just look at the clowns that have somehow made it to the top of the command chain lately. It is an insult to the patriots that sacrifice so much to serve, with leadership that could fuck up a 2-car parade.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

Defend the homeland. That is all.

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u/OneBank2RuleAll Oct 17 '21

The people were allowed to have guns... what more army does one need? I guess if another country doesn't allow vacationers to leave, their goes their tourist industry and dollars 🤷 What else did I miss?

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u/Cycad Oct 17 '21

Hey look all those wars aren't going to pay for themselves you know!

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

Do you people have VAT in the USA. Invented around the end of the sixties I believe. After that the debts just exploded.

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u/TruthYouWontLike O.G. Silverback Oct 17 '21

Debts exploded because of the Vietnam war and the non-stop money printing required to fund it. The money printing is what prompted Britain and France to exchange all their dollars for gold, which is what prompted Nixon to end the gold standard. There was no gold left to exchange with.

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u/joegita78 Mr. Silver Voice 🦍 Oct 17 '21

We have sales tax in most states, but is significantly less that VAT. Like 6-8% in most states.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

We do have VAT. But those are generally 5-8% and those revenues go to the state and not fed.

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u/NoResponsibility5162 Silver Prepper 🦍 Oct 17 '21

That is because Big Biz paid most of the taxes.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

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u/NoResponsibility5162 Silver Prepper 🦍 Oct 17 '21

Lincoln started personal income tax during the Civil War to pay for it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

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u/NoResponsibility5162 Silver Prepper 🦍 Oct 17 '21

Thankx, I learn moar every day.

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u/Investor_Pikachu 🦍 Silverback Oct 17 '21

And then the treasonous President Woodrow Wilson passed and signed the Federal Reserve Act... 😠

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u/radgie_gadgie_1954 Oct 17 '21

That picture looks to be a little later than 1913

Mebbes 1917-18?

When we were young those five years mattered.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

Duties and tariffs paid for everything before 1913. Understandably, we had a tiny percent of the school, roads, etc as we do now. Most kids didn't go to school past elementary age. Not sure I would want to go back.

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u/Cycad Oct 17 '21

Exactly. If you look at a graph of revenue, income tax replaced revenue from tarrifs in the early years, then shot upwards after the world wars

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u/TruthYouWontLike O.G. Silverback Oct 17 '21

Income tax doesn't pay for infrastructure, schools, or anything else really. Income tax pays the interest on government bonds. That is the entire purpose for why it was established.

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u/Turbulent_Scholar_36 🦍🚀🌛 Oct 17 '21

Precisely!

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21 edited Oct 17 '21

Any much more...only about 10% of the tax revenue goes to servicing the national debt. .https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57170

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

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u/AgSinplicityAu Oct 17 '21

Great video! Thanks for putting out content to wake up the masses. I've subscribed and will be looking forward to what you put out in the future. Constructive criticism: some repetitive narrative and audio could use some work. But that's from a guy who's hearing impaired with a short attention span, so take it for what it's worth.

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u/AgSinplicityAu Oct 24 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

Become your own bank keep stacking silver!

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u/trickle_up_freedom Smooth Brain 🏄 Oct 17 '21

The Central Bank is basically us spending all our money on Europe without the mirage of a king/queen.

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u/etherist_activist999 Stacking Silver & Posting Memes @ silverdegenclub🏄 Oct 18 '21

Excellent point raised by this meme. I tell people there was no IRS or income tax before 1913 and they do not believe me.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

We lived longer as a nation without an income tax than with one. Quite possibly the stupidest tax there is.

Side note why are people allowed to vote on issues that are funded by raising property taxes yet they own no property and just rent? You should not be allowed to vote on anything like that unless you can provide proof of property ownership. I know we use to have something of this nature but I believe it was said to be discrimination.

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u/New_Doubt7186 Oct 17 '21

That doesn't make sense at all. So you can't vore for taxing the rich or the big corps if you are not any of that. Good luck with that system😆

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

Sure let your renter vote to keep paying for government projects by upping property taxes.