The Top 1%
Society talks about the Top 1%. Usually, this term is applied to those in the upper echelon financially. For example, the Top 1% of wealth holders. The question is why would anyone care about these people? The answer is because they represent freedom in the minds of most people. While this is not something that most acknowledge, it is factual when you know how the mind works.
Humans value what they do not have. Since most of society tends to work to pay its bills, we are envious of those who do not face the same difficulty that we do. The upper class of any society usually lives a lifestyle far removed from that of the average person. In our minds, these people live the 'good life'. It is a world where problems are optional since we know they do not face the same issues we all do. Since most people seem to be afflicted with either financial or job challenges, we tend to determine that the elite are problem free. Of course, this is totally false.
What the Top 1% of people represent is that class that can basically do whatever they want, wherever they want. It is an exotic lifestyle. We seem them traveling to foreign lands, staying in hot spots across the globe. Their days are spent on Rodeo Drive purchasing the finest goods the world has to offer. They have time and money, two commodities the average person is without.
It is true, these people are free. They live a lavish lifestyle where they can afford most anything they want. Their incomes are so great that spending is rarely a concern. Of course, as I pointed out in my last post, many find themselves in trouble because of their excess spending. However, barring this situation, most of them find they are free from the financial woes many of us face.
What We Earn
Did you realize the average person earns well over $1 million in his or her lifetime? Yet, at the age of 65%, most people are broke. In other words, they managed to earn and spend $1 million. This is absolutely appalling. How can this happen? The simple answer is people are slaves. Thus, they did as they were shown.
Consumerism is the enemy to freedom. Madison Avenue is infested with geniuses who are experts are creating marketing campaigns which separate us from our money. We basically are told what products we need to purchase and how we need to acquire them. 0% down, no interest for 12 months, buy here pay here. All these concepts are meant to satisfy the immediate gratification craving while putting off the day of reckoning...having to pay for it. Thus we are on a vicious cycle that we cannot get off.
People work full time (if they are lucky) to generate income to satisfy their cravings. Quite simply, if one wants an expensive automobile, he or she, with good credit, goes and finances it. Leasing programs allowed one to get into a car otherwise unaffordable. Of course, along with this comes the 36 monthly payments at a few hundred dollars a month. Not a big deal with you take into account the fact that we earn over $1 million in our lifetime.
However, that is not all. We do the same things with our homes, electronic equipment, and trips. Credit card balances are at an all-time high. People are so far in debt they barely keep up with the payments. Of course, we are told by debt consolidators to refinance all that debt at a fixed cost. This sounds good until we learn what the terms of that transaction really is. In the end, it is more slavery.
Did you realize the average person earns well over $1 million in his or her lifetime? Yet, at the age of 65%, most people are broke. In other words, they managed to earn and spend $1 million. This is absolutely appalling. How can this happen? The simple answer is people are slaves. Thus, they did as they were shown.
Consumerism is the enemy to freedom. Madison Avenue is infested with geniuses who are experts are creating marketing campaigns which separate us from our money. We basically are told what products we need to purchase and how we need to acquire them. 0% down, no interest for 12 months, buy here pay here. All these concepts are meant to satisfy the immediate gratification craving while putting off the day of reckoning...having to pay for it. Thus we are on a vicious cycle that we cannot get off.
People work full time (if they are lucky) to generate income to satisfy their cravings. Quite simply, if one wants an expensive automobile, he or she, with good credit, goes and finances it. Leasing programs allowed one to get into a car otherwise unaffordable. Of course, along with this comes the 36 monthly payments at a few hundred dollars a month. Not a big deal with you take into account the fact that we earn over $1 million in our lifetime.
However, that is not all. We do the same things with our homes, electronic equipment, and trips. Credit card balances are at an all-time high. People are so far in debt they barely keep up with the payments. Of course, we are told by debt consolidators to refinance all that debt at a fixed cost. This sounds good until we learn what the terms of that transaction really is. In the end, it is more slavery.
Why Do We Work?
Why do people work? To earn money to pay their creditors in most instances. That is the honest truth. People are driven into financial slavery by their own spending habits. Most of the civilized work would be completely bankrupt if they lost their jobs. We are now seeing this happen in millions of cases. People who claimed to be free were really living a lie. They didnt have any wealth. Everything was leverage. Therefore, someone else had dibs on all the goods one has. Now, when it comes time to pay up, most are finding they cannot afford it.
Of course, we can make this claim about employees. But what about those greedy business owners. The truth is they are in even a worse situation. Most of them are enslaved to their business. At least an employee can take his/her two week vacation. A business owner, even when away, is still responsible for the business. Thus, he or she never really gets free from it. The business has enslaved the owner. This takes on larger proportions when we realize that many owners earn a fair bit more than the employees and, thus, have a higher standard of living. That is another way of saying they spend money in larger denominations.
Why do people work? To earn money to pay their creditors in most instances. That is the honest truth. People are driven into financial slavery by their own spending habits. Most of the civilized work would be completely bankrupt if they lost their jobs. We are now seeing this happen in millions of cases. People who claimed to be free were really living a lie. They didnt have any wealth. Everything was leverage. Therefore, someone else had dibs on all the goods one has. Now, when it comes time to pay up, most are finding they cannot afford it.
Of course, we can make this claim about employees. But what about those greedy business owners. The truth is they are in even a worse situation. Most of them are enslaved to their business. At least an employee can take his/her two week vacation. A business owner, even when away, is still responsible for the business. Thus, he or she never really gets free from it. The business has enslaved the owner. This takes on larger proportions when we realize that many owners earn a fair bit more than the employees and, thus, have a higher standard of living. That is another way of saying they spend money in larger denominations.
The Slave's Existence
A slave gets up and works all day long with nothing personal to show for his or her efforts. The fact is that a slave exists only for the benefit of another. When people work at jobs because they need the money, what does this say about this person's motive. He or she shows up and someone else gains. Of course, most will point to the owner. Actually, I do not believe people work for companies or specific owners. Instead, they work for their creditors.
Financial slavery is alive and well. Many proclaim it is because companies do not pay 'sustainable wages'. Hogwash. People earn enough money...just look back to the above number. The problem is people want to spend money they do not have. Our culture is such that everyone feels entitled to spend like the Top 1% without a thought of what is required to live that way. We want it now and we will have it. Money is no object. Few ever consider the consequences of their actions until it is too late. Nevertheless, the belief is that 'I am entitled'.
And this is the other area where people are slaves. Dogma is alive and well because people blindly have faith in it. Whether it is government, religion, or our relatives, the result is always the same. Whenever one adopts a belief system of another without questioning the validity or practicality in one's life, that person is enslaved. We witnessed people die for their faith and/or country. My question is did these people ever consider what they were defending? I hypothesize that few ever do.
The only way to be free is to examine what you believe and why. Why do people spend excessively in an attempt to feel better? Because he or she believes it will work. And where did this belief come from? Simply, someone taught it to them. The same can be said for any belief system. A free man questions everything to determine whether it suits his needs or not. This is not commonplace among society. Slavery of the mind is the greatest jailer ever created. Sadly, few even realize they are imprisoned.
A slave gets up and works all day long with nothing personal to show for his or her efforts. The fact is that a slave exists only for the benefit of another. When people work at jobs because they need the money, what does this say about this person's motive. He or she shows up and someone else gains. Of course, most will point to the owner. Actually, I do not believe people work for companies or specific owners. Instead, they work for their creditors.
Financial slavery is alive and well. Many proclaim it is because companies do not pay 'sustainable wages'. Hogwash. People earn enough money...just look back to the above number. The problem is people want to spend money they do not have. Our culture is such that everyone feels entitled to spend like the Top 1% without a thought of what is required to live that way. We want it now and we will have it. Money is no object. Few ever consider the consequences of their actions until it is too late. Nevertheless, the belief is that 'I am entitled'.
And this is the other area where people are slaves. Dogma is alive and well because people blindly have faith in it. Whether it is government, religion, or our relatives, the result is always the same. Whenever one adopts a belief system of another without questioning the validity or practicality in one's life, that person is enslaved. We witnessed people die for their faith and/or country. My question is did these people ever consider what they were defending? I hypothesize that few ever do.
The only way to be free is to examine what you believe and why. Why do people spend excessively in an attempt to feel better? Because he or she believes it will work. And where did this belief come from? Simply, someone taught it to them. The same can be said for any belief system. A free man questions everything to determine whether it suits his needs or not. This is not commonplace among society. Slavery of the mind is the greatest jailer ever created. Sadly, few even realize they are imprisoned.
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