.An Insane Slavery Tactic!
Are we slaves and have we been enslaved into a system that has been designed for the sake of greed?
In the movie Con-Air, Garland Greene a mass murderer (played by Steve Buscemi) said after being called insane by Poe (played by Nicholas Cage); “Now you’re talking semantics! What if I told you that insane was working 50 hours a week in the same office for 50 years after which they tell you to piss off, ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet in time. Wouldn’t you consider that to be insane?”
Maybe I’m talking semantics! What if I told you that using a credit card when you have cash available to pay for an item is insane!
Okay, say you make $8,000 a month and after every bill for this particular month has been satisfied you see a Bose stereo system for sale that will only cost you $600 dollars plus tax. You decide to use your credit card to purchase it instead of using the cash you definitely have! So now you have an interest charge on your purchase. Not to mention you have been using your card for other purchases. You pay higher than the minimum due, yet you still are locked-in because of interest, annual and possibly late fees. You are now a slave to a system that will be in your pocket for many years if not a life time.
It was once said that if you get people use to doing something long enough, eventually it will become a habit. Credit Card use has become a habit for most people that are or have been employed. The Financial and Banking industry has truly taken advantage of this theory. They are making money from the fact that we're not using our own money but use a system that cost us even more dollars that adds up as a sweet profit for the financial industry. If credit cards didn’t make large profits then so many wouldn’t be in the business of trying to provide one! Yes, when using a credit card you are placing a chain of bondage on your life voluntarily.
Our present President not only made reference to reforming the system doing his campaign but one of his first signed bills was the Credit Card Bill of Rights. In large part, the law fulfills Obama's campaign pledge: It prevents creditors from imposing arbitrary rate increases on customers, it prohibits most rate increases meant to penalize consumers for late payments on unrelated accounts, and it requires companies to post credit agreements on the Internet, among other things.
We, individually and collectively, are just as much responsible for how the system operates as well as our Representatives who we elected to oversee and protect our interest. We are a larger representative force than those in Government. We are as much accountable for being taking advantage of by our leaders and those that are allowed to do so! So if we are a larger force, then we the people can make a difference in how we respond to the thievery, swindling and the greedy tactics the financial system has been using for years.
In this blog, the question isn’t what is the problem, but what can we do about such bullish gall and what steps should we take to ensure that it will not happen again.
Simple; under no circumstances should you use a credit card if you can go without whatever it is you think you want! Do not use your credit card for anything except an extreme emergency! During the Christmas Holidays use only cash! Whatever you need to sell, or wherever you can withdraw from to eliminate this excessive financial responsibility, do it immediately! By eliminating the weight of this huge gorilla riding on your back every month opens you to a world of possible savings and a new found financial freedom. Even if you can afford it why be submissive to a system that is robbing you very skillfully.
Now there is the argument that there are times and situations when a credit card will only do, (ex. Car rentals, hotel reservations, flight reservations, etc.) There is also the argument that credit cards eliminate carrying cash and you don’t risk losing it or it being ripped off from your person and yes you can argue that you are rewarded points and other incentives for using your card. But if you think that they are giving you something free, you are sadly mistaken. Using a credit card is costing you more than if you were to use your own cash! So why not get a debit card which serves the same purpose as a credit card and in all cases you are using your cash without an interest, annual, and/or possible late fees!
By joining forces and participating in large numbers, using our debit cards and refusing to use your credit card during the holiday season will send a message to the industry that we the people have had enough of the bondage that keeps them financially comfortable while we suffer for years trying to remove this ever tightening shackle. The holiday season is when we use our credit cards most! So by not using it during that time, if nothing else, we will get their attention and at the same time support the President in his efforts demanding basic business morals.
The time has come for all people to bring a No-More Revolution against the Credit Card Industry for the mistreatment, misguided, dishonest, self-serving way they have represented themselves. We have to start taking responsibility and make those that desire our patronage to be forthright and honest in all their dealings.
Stop assuming that others have your best interest in mind because they don’t!
Credit Card = absurd; an insane scheme for money making!
Credit Card Use = A mentally disordered submission to a dominating influence.
Credit Card + Credit Card Use = An Insane Slavery Tactic
insane1 : mentally disordered : exhibiting insanity 2 : used by, typical of, or intended for insane persons 3 : ABSURD 4 : EXTREME
slavery1: DRUDGERY, TOIL2: submission to a dominating influence3 a: the state of a person who is a chattel of another b: the practice of slaveholding
Are we slaves and have we been enslaved into a system that has been designed for the sake of greed?
In the movie Con-Air, Garland Greene a mass murderer (played by Steve Buscemi) said after being called insane by Poe (played by Nicholas Cage); “Now you’re talking semantics! What if I told you that insane was working 50 hours a week in the same office for 50 years after which they tell you to piss off, ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet in time. Wouldn’t you consider that to be insane?”
Maybe I’m talking semantics! What if I told you that using a credit card when you have cash available to pay for an item is insane!
Okay, say you make $8,000 a month and after every bill for this particular month has been satisfied you see a Bose stereo system for sale that will only cost you $600 dollars plus tax. You decide to use your credit card to purchase it instead of using the cash you definitely have! So now you have an interest charge on your purchase. Not to mention you have been using your card for other purchases. You pay higher than the minimum due, yet you still are locked-in because of interest, annual and possibly late fees. You are now a slave to a system that will be in your pocket for many years if not a life time.
It was once said that if you get people use to doing something long enough, eventually it will become a habit. Credit Card use has become a habit for most people that are or have been employed. The Financial and Banking industry has truly taken advantage of this theory. They are making money from the fact that we're not using our own money but use a system that cost us even more dollars that adds up as a sweet profit for the financial industry. If credit cards didn’t make large profits then so many wouldn’t be in the business of trying to provide one! Yes, when using a credit card you are placing a chain of bondage on your life voluntarily.
Our present President not only made reference to reforming the system doing his campaign but one of his first signed bills was the Credit Card Bill of Rights. In large part, the law fulfills Obama's campaign pledge: It prevents creditors from imposing arbitrary rate increases on customers, it prohibits most rate increases meant to penalize consumers for late payments on unrelated accounts, and it requires companies to post credit agreements on the Internet, among other things.
We, individually and collectively, are just as much responsible for how the system operates as well as our Representatives who we elected to oversee and protect our interest. We are a larger representative force than those in Government. We are as much accountable for being taking advantage of by our leaders and those that are allowed to do so! So if we are a larger force, then we the people can make a difference in how we respond to the thievery, swindling and the greedy tactics the financial system has been using for years.
In this blog, the question isn’t what is the problem, but what can we do about such bullish gall and what steps should we take to ensure that it will not happen again.
Simple; under no circumstances should you use a credit card if you can go without whatever it is you think you want! Do not use your credit card for anything except an extreme emergency! During the Christmas Holidays use only cash! Whatever you need to sell, or wherever you can withdraw from to eliminate this excessive financial responsibility, do it immediately! By eliminating the weight of this huge gorilla riding on your back every month opens you to a world of possible savings and a new found financial freedom. Even if you can afford it why be submissive to a system that is robbing you very skillfully.
Now there is the argument that there are times and situations when a credit card will only do, (ex. Car rentals, hotel reservations, flight reservations, etc.) There is also the argument that credit cards eliminate carrying cash and you don’t risk losing it or it being ripped off from your person and yes you can argue that you are rewarded points and other incentives for using your card. But if you think that they are giving you something free, you are sadly mistaken. Using a credit card is costing you more than if you were to use your own cash! So why not get a debit card which serves the same purpose as a credit card and in all cases you are using your cash without an interest, annual, and/or possible late fees!
By joining forces and participating in large numbers, using our debit cards and refusing to use your credit card during the holiday season will send a message to the industry that we the people have had enough of the bondage that keeps them financially comfortable while we suffer for years trying to remove this ever tightening shackle. The holiday season is when we use our credit cards most! So by not using it during that time, if nothing else, we will get their attention and at the same time support the President in his efforts demanding basic business morals.
The time has come for all people to bring a No-More Revolution against the Credit Card Industry for the mistreatment, misguided, dishonest, self-serving way they have represented themselves. We have to start taking responsibility and make those that desire our patronage to be forthright and honest in all their dealings.
Stop assuming that others have your best interest in mind because they don’t!
Credit Card = absurd; an insane scheme for money making!
Credit Card Use = A mentally disordered submission to a dominating influence.
Credit Card + Credit Card Use = An Insane Slavery Tactic
insane1 : mentally disordered : exhibiting insanity 2 : used by, typical of, or intended for insane persons 3 : ABSURD 4 : EXTREME
slavery1: DRUDGERY, TOIL2: submission to a dominating influence3 a: the state of a person who is a chattel of another b: the practice of slaveholding
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