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Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A #5

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This was meant for posting yesterday morning
but I delayed it to post yesterday's article
based on Trump's national address Wednesday night.

Here are even more questions raised to me from the article Economy, Income, Home Prices…  < click here to read that article >

Some earlier questions on this article can be found at:

Send me whatever additional question you might have. I will do my best to share my opinion…for whatever that is worth.

You hinted around that the US uses wars as an economic tool to benefit the banks. Seriously?

I didn’t “hint around”, I said it outright. At least I think I said it as a matter of fact, I would have to back and check. But, let me clear it up now…yes, the US uses wars (and military “actions”) as an economic tool to benefit banks…and the military-industrial complex. Both of which are controlled by the rich and powerful.

Let’s just look at the last 25 years as an example. We started a war with Iraq and lost. We started a war with Afghanistan and lost. We are in a proxy war with Russia, and you could hardly say we are winning that one. We are in a proxy war in Gaza/Middle-East, and again, you can hardly say anyone is winning that one. And it appears we are about to go to war with Valenzuela. But I bet we win that one. Yea us…we are so tough…we rock…we can beat up a small third-world country!!! USA…USA…USA …USA !

So what has happened during the last 25 years economically that you would be able to say benefited banks and the military-industrial complex? We’ve spent 10’s of trillions of dollars on the US war machine buying everything from bullets to aircraft carriers.

Now, during that same 25 years:

      • At the end of 1999 the national debt was about $5trillion and 60% of GDP.
      • In 2025 the national debt is over $38trillion and 99.8% of GDP.

And I already wrote who gets most of the interest on the national debt…private banks. But you say that the interest rate on that debt has gone down since 2000. Yup, it has…now let’s look at it in real terms:

      • 30-year Treasury Bill rate in 2000 was 6.63%. Interest paid on the national debt at that rate would be about $330billion.
      • 30-year Treasury Bill rate in 2025 is about 4.7% (down 2pts). Interest paid on the national debt at that rate would be about over $1trillion.

Yeah, we just did the math…3 times more interest paid on the national debt now than before we started and lost -or least didn’t win- multiple wars. And that interest went to banks, foreign and domestic, and some very rich folks. But what about the other 10’s of trillions of dollars…you know the money the government spent, but had to borrow, to buy the bullets and aircraft carriers? Yeah, that money went to defense contractors…also known as the military-industrial complex. And who owns the military-industrial complex? The ultra/super wealthy and major corporations (controlled by ultra/super wealthy)…and who do they use to handle those 10’s of trillions of dollars they make? Yup, banks.

Notice a pattern here…just maybe? I hope I cleared up the whole misunderstood “hint” of mine.

Some light reading for you: Let’s talk who is getting rich…from war…

You made the USA to be some war loving world bully. That is rude, offensive and just wrong.

Yes, I did make the case the US loves war…and yes, the US is a bully on the world stage. For a more complete understanding of my position that the US government loves war, please read:

As for the US being a bully in the world…well, one only has to see the world from other than the eyes of a properly indoctrinated US citizen.

Sounds like you hate Trump?

WHAT!?!?!?!?! Oh my gosh…here we go again. This gets really tiring. But one more time…

Up front…I voted for Trump for president three times. And I think the 2020 election was anything but free and fair.

Let me talk about “hate” for a minute. A number of years ago I got rid of “hate” when it comes to people. I finally realized that all people are flawed, all people make mistakes, all people do stupid and sometimes evil stuff. It finally dawned on me…it’s not the person that’s the problem, it’s their actions that are the problem and sometimes evil. So I can honestly say I don’t hate anyone…but I do hate some actions that some people do.

As for Trump…

      • I love that he secured the borders.
      • I love that he is deporting criminal illegal aliens.
      • I love that he has fired lots of federal workers.
      • I love that he is shutting down, or at least trying to shut down, government agencies/departments.

Continuing with Trump…

      • I hate that he is still spending federal money like a drunken sailor.
      • I hate that he is blowing up boats in international waters without a declaration of war or any judicial process or congressional oversight.
      • I hate that he playing games with the Epstein Files and has not kept his pre-election promise in that respect.
      • I hate that he went after Congressional Rep Greene.

Continuing more with Trump…

      • It is unknown if his tariff war will benefit the country overall. It has hurt the economy and American families short-term but might help the country long-term. We simply don’t know yet.
      • Trump says some of the stupidest crap I’ve ever heard come out of a President’s mouth.
      • Trump trying to say that the economy is strong and growing and good for Americans is total BS. He is either being given wrong numbers, or he is ignorant, or he is covering up reality with his own self-deluded fantasies.

Trump could be a great President…or maybe I should say a “greater” President. But he continues to be his own worst enemy. Take the East Wing…STUPID!!!! He orders the tearing down of a piece of an icon of America…a true piece of history. It doesn’t matter one bit if he has the legal authority or not…it was STUPID!! And then to build a gaudy $200 – $300million dollar ballroom. What?????  Stupid!!

Yeah, a multi-hundred million dollar ballroom for 1,000 person parties. Come on…you gotta be kidding me. But for a billionaire and his ultra-wealthy friends I guess what’s a few hundred million here and there.

But at least you and I can attend parties there on the weekends…right? Ah, no. What, maybe 1% of Americans will ever attend a function of any kind in this garish piece of crap…the top 1% of American society.

Wait a second…did I just say only 1% of Americans will ever attend a function there? But I bet that 1% who get to attend will be average Americans…right? Ah, no. They will be the rich and famous, the rich and powerful, the ruling elites…you can bet on that. Let’s put this into perspective…

If you spent that same $300,000,000 on US veterans:

      • That would buy a small home for each of the 33,000 homeless veterans.
      • That would pay for a prevention program for the 22 veterans who commit suicide every day.
      • That could go a long way towards paying for a prevention program for the 2.8million veterans who have a substance abuse problem.

But no, let’s spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a piece of crap addition, to replace something that was perfectly fine, and dedicated for only the rich and powerful to enjoy. Yeah, sounds like a great move to me!!!

But, let me bring up a very uncomfortable point…why do we have 33,000 homeless vets, almost 3million vets with drug and alcohol problems, and 22 vets killing themselves every day? Maybe it is because of the endless wars over the last 25 years dragging men and women away from their country and families to destroy other countries and kill innocent people by the 10’s, if not hundreds, of thousands. Maybe it is because those same vets give their bodies, minds, and souls to a government and military-complex that get incredibly rich every time a bullet is fired, a missile is launched, or a fighter jet takes off.

Yeah, let’s build another temple to the rich and powerful…

Note: As of yesterday (Dec 17) the price tag for Trumps’s temple to the rich and powerful just jumped to $400,000,000. Imagine that.

Okay…do you get it yet? I don’t “hate” Trump because I don’t hate people. I do hate some things people do. And I do hate some of the things Trump has done. I hope clears up your unfounded emotional outburst.

 

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Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A #4

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Here are even more questions raised to me from the article Economy, Income, Home Prices…  < click here to read that article >

Some earlier questions on this article can be found at:

Send me whatever additional question you might have. I will do my best to share my opinion…for whatever that is worth.

How are they killing America?

Well, let’s review what I think it takes to kill America. In no particular order:

      • Change the United States from a Constitutional Republic to a Democracy.
      • Get religion out of the people’s individual lives, out of the home, out of schools, out of government, and politically silence the pulpit.
      • Kill charity and replace it with government controlled welfare.
      • Revise/rewrite our country’s foundational principles and history.
      • Reduce the value of human life.
      • Allow government to control education.
      • Create slaves of citizens through debt and government control/regulation.
      • Create a false sense of prosperity.
      • Create a two party political system.
      • Elect politicians who smile to citizens’ faces while they steal their wallet…then stab the voters in the back over and over again.
      • Focus the vast majority of a country’s wealth into the hands of an elite few and create a ruling class.
      • Get people to forget that the lust for money and power destroys everything it touches.

I hear that it all boils down to our US currency. Is that true?

Yes / No / Kinda…how’s that for an answer?

It’s all about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and that the US now has a fiat currency. And EVERY single country/empire that has ever adopted MMT/fiat currency has failed/crashed…or is in the process of doing so (i.e. USA is doing so now). I wrote about it extensively here < click to read about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) >

And, MMT and fiat currency are part of a bigger picture…ALL empires fail. And have no doubt, make no mistake, the United States of America is an empire…period…end of story. You can read about that and what that means here:

Why are you so doom and gloom?

Oh, here we go! Look, I’ve said for years…if you want fluff info and articles go somewhere else. If you want political and/or government propaganda go somewhere else. If you want USA rah, rah false-patriotism crap go somewhere else. If you want articles wrapped in a flag or bible go somewhere else. Yup, and if you want a Trump cheer-leader (Trumpateer) go somewhere else. I write from my heart. I write from facts and stats. I write from an historical perspective.

Humans don’t do new stuff, they just repeat the original stuff. But, humans also tend to overlook what is happening because they think something is new or different…or they think that somehow this time it will turn out different. But reality doesn’t happen that way.

And don’t give me “Jesus” was different and did different stuff. Jesus is divine…not human as I am referring to. Also, I am not referring to scripture based stuff either…it is scripture…you know, the whole God thing. I am talking about humans doing human stuff as humans do. It was done once…then repeated over and over again.

Okay, that being said…there is good all around us, good people helping others everyday. And I am very grateful for that. Here’s the catch…you don’t need me telling you about that…you can see it with your own eyes, or hear about it at church. I feel obligated to keep you informed on the things I think you might be missing, or only getting part of the story. My series Economy, Income, Home Prices… is a prime example.

With all the crap, the BS, the propaganda being flung around out there, someone needs to be telling you the truth with facts, figures, statistics, and evidence. Yeah, the price of gas might down 5cents this week…but the middle-class has been disappearing over the last 55 years, people can’t afford houses, real wages are in the toilette, and the US economy is failing/falling and has been doing so since the 1970’s. And it is intentional.

You see…if I don’t show you what is happening, show the proof of what is happening, and make it clear who is behind it…well, how the hell are you supposed to prepare for it?????

“Doom & Gloom” yeah, I understand, I get it. But it is “truth and reason” more than it is doom and gloom. You know…it’s called information.

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Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A #2

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Here are more questions raised to me from the article Economy, Income, Home Prices…  < click here to read that article >

Some earlier questions on this article can be found at Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A #1  < click here to read that post >

Send me whatever additional question you might have. I will do my best to share my opinion…for whatever that is worth.

You sound like a socialist or Marxist.

I don’t think I am either, actually I know I am not. I believe in a “free market” system…basically capitalism. I do so because I am a civil society libertarian. Along with free markets and capitalism comes responsibility…that is the Christian in me. So I believe in Responsible Capitalism. And that is certainly not what we have today…not even close!

I don’t see how we can all have equal outcomes. Equal opportunity, yes. And because we are our brothers keeper, and should basically be good people, we need to care for those in need. Kinda like no “poor” among us. Christ teaches us charity. No, not government welfare…charity from individuals. Yeah, I can go along with charity from churches as well…meets the Christianity aspect of it. Even charity from non-profit organizations can be a good thing.

There should be no families that go hungry, no children especially. What’s wrong with people having decent clothes to wear? Or a roof over their heads? Or having access to health care? Is there anything wrong with those things? No, of course not. The key is how we provide those.

The problem is we, as a people, used to take care of our neighbors who were in need. Churches used to step up and feed the hungry, cloth the naked. Charitable organizations used to help people out of poverty, train people for jobs, help victims of abuse, feed folks from soup kitchens. Many churches, charities, and neighbors still do. But most of that responsibility got perverted and shifted to government. How’s that working out?

There are plenty of resources to go around, plenty of money to help folks in need, more than enough jobs to keep breadwinners working at a decent wage. But the unbridled lust of money and power has so corrupted the United States society…well, we have just forgotten basic human dignity, and to a great degree we’ve thrown away human decency.

So, that doesn’t make me a socialist or a Marxist. I don’t begrudge anyone their wealth, riches, money, or things…I just wish we would regain our humanity, our decency, our compassion, and remember to take care of each other. Think about 1 Corinthians 13:13, Deuteronomy 15:4, Mark 12:31, and Luke 10:25-37.

What can I do?

I have no idea. I don’t know your situation so I can’t really say…besides I am no expert advisor. What I can say generally, and some thoughts to ponder:

      • Avoid all debt if possible. Probably can’t avoid a house mortgage, but make extra payments to pay it off as fast as you can.
      • Pay off all non-mortgage debt as fast as possible. Yeah, that means get a side-job.
      • Prepare along the way. Follow the steps of mitigation < click here to read more >
      • There is no national solution, no global solution, only individual and family solutions.
    • Fore more info you can read:

How bad will it get?

I have no idea for sure. But let me ask you this…If it all falls apart and people get desperate, what will they do?

      1. All people will feed themselves one way or anther. Good people will feed their kids first…one way or another.
      2. If there is no water…people will find it and take it one way or another.Violence during grid-down, emergencies, and disasters is number one #1 threat and risk
      3. If there is no power…people will try to figure it out one way or another.
      4. The people who have food, water, and power will become targets…and it will be ugly.
      5. The wealthy people who have food, water, and power will also become targets…but will have people they pay to defend them…at least for awhile.
      6. Eventually the people who don’t have, or can’t take, basic resources such as food, water, power, and medical care will die off…starting with the old, infirm, and young.
      7. Eventually the people who have or control, resources and can defend them will become extremely powerful and control all those who don’t have access to those resources.
      8. Tribalism will reign.

Yeah, that is my best guess. Not pretty…nope, not at all. I really hope I’m wrong.

What is their endgame?

I assume you mean the banks, ultra-rich, the folks behind all of this when you refer to “their”. That clarification leads me to this…

That’s a simple one, I am surprised you don’t already know. Then again, maybe you just want me to confirm what you already know.

The endgame is complete control over people. If people are completely controlled then all their effort is geared towards rewarding the government and transferring wealth and resources from the average person/citizen to the ruling class and rich elite. And the government is controlled by the ruling elite. And who is the “ruling elite”? The ultra wealthy.

It is a vicious cycle played out throughout history. The wealthy have the most control; the more wealth they acquire, the more power they can wield. It is a matter of “lust” for wealth and power. It is an age old story…just review history…it doesn’t change…they same story over and over again.

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Economy, Income, Home Prices: Q&A #1

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Here are a series of questions raised to me from the article Economy, Income, Home Prices…  < click here to read that article >

Send me whatever additional question you might have. I will do my best to share my opinion…for whatever that is worth.

When did this economic disaster that your talking about all start?

There are several key dates when actions where taken by the US government that had serious negative impacts on the US economic system which started and then contributed to the crash of the US economic system:

      • 1913 – establishment of Federal Income Tax (16th Amendment) and the creation of US Federal Reserve.
      • 1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt (socialist) suspended the gold standard for US currency.
      • 1944 – Bretton Woods (44 of the largest world economic powers) meeting created the international monetary system with the USA as a superpower.
      • 1971 – President Richard Nixon (globalist) officially took the US currency off the gold standard

But…all those are “actions” taken by the government, the real underlying reasons (symptoms) took place in 1893 and 1907. Those two underlying events laid the groundwork for banks taking control of the US economy and thus taking control of the US government.

1893 – The US experienced a severe depression. Unemployment went to about 25% – 43% (depending on the state), 500+ banks were failing, and a stock market crash. To a great degree the “crash” was almost worldwide. It was due to a stock market “bubble”, then there was speculation in agriculture prices, and high tariffs (some as high as 50%) enacted by the US president. And then there was the run on gold held by the US Treasury by folks who got scared. To “fix” the situation a group of the richest people and banks in the US formed the “The Morgan-Belmont Syndicate”. They provided vast sums of money and gold to the US government to stabilize the US federal government bank account.

1907 – In late 1907 the stock market plunged 50% from the previous year when the major banks withdrew their money from the NY Stock Exchange. This caused a panic among depositors and regional banks across the country and they began experiencing massive withdrawals…banks collapsed. Then JP Morgan, along with several other of the largest/richest banks and families, stepped in with massive amounts of money to the US government to “stabilize” the situation.

Then, and only then, do we find ourselves in 1913 when the US Federal Reserve (Fed) was formed. The Fed was not and is not a US government agency/department…it is a group of private banks headed up by JP Morgan. Huh…interesting. Private banks now ran the US economy…and then by default, directly or indirectly, they control the US federal government.

20 years from from a severe depression to private banks running the US economy…and then only 15 years until the worst depression in US history. Now here is an interesting assignment for you…look at who came out on top economically after the crashes of 1893, 1907, and 1928. Yeah, that gets really interesting. And how did the US get out of the Great Depression? Yup, World War 2.

So the dates to remember: 1893, 1907, 1913, 1933, 1944, & 1971. The argument could be made that it all started in 1893…but for sure in 1913. Yes, they played the long game. And yes, there is some serious indication that 1893 & 1907 wasn’t an accident or just random economic events.

Who is at fault, who is to blame for all of this?

Banks generally, specifically bank owners (rich elites). Back in the early 20th century the world’s wealth was pretty much consolidate into hands of a very few elite families; Rothschild, Frick, Baker, Rockefeller, Harkness, Armour, Ford, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Astor, Morgan, Schwab, and DuPont to name the big players. These families were so rich and powerful they directly or indirectly controlled almost all the world’s resources and governments. They figured out how to make money and grew that strategy to what we have today. The world’s top 1% of rich people control 95% of all the world’s wealth.

Money itself is not the problem, power itself is not the problem. When people “lust” after money and power…that’s when it becomes the problem.

Also, in a way all consumers are the problem…a minor way. If we, as consumers, didn’t borrow and spend like crazy people with money we don’t have, then the debt disaster wouldn’t be a problem. Right?

This about this…

In the US who is more the problem…drug dealers or drug users? If a drug user is arrested, the first time or two they usually are sentenced to rehab. When a big-time fentanyl drug dealer is arrested, the scum of society, they usually go to prison. Recently, the US military just blows them up.

When a debt addict gets into trouble we expect them to pay their bills no matter what. But, when a bank (debt dealer) gets into trouble…the US government runs to save them with boatloads of cash…yeah trillions of taxpayer dollars.

So who is the bad guy in the drug – addict/dealer world? Then, who is the bad guy in the debt – addict/dealer world?

< click here to read more about debt >

 

The stock market is doing really well, so how can the economy be as bad as you say?

Ah, yeah…love that question. So look at the largest players in the stock market…where is that money? So the top 9 money management corporations in the US control nearly $90 trillion. So let’s look at who controls the REAL money in the US stock market…

    • Blackrock money management $10+ trillion
    • Vanguard Group nearly $10 trillion
    • Bank of New York Mellon has over $40 trillion in “custody”
    • State Street Corporation controls nearly $5 trillion
    • JPMorgan controls nearly $4 trillion
    • Charles Schwab has nearly $7 trillion
    • Fidelity has nearly $5 trillion
    • Bank of America nearly $4 trillion
    • Edward Jones and Wells Fargo at a paltry near $2 trillion each

Notice a little overlap with that list and the list of the largest US banks? So, the stock market is going to do well for the “big” money…always. That is the easiest way to transfer vast amounts of wealth to the richest folks…usually the ultra-rich. That is a relative wealth transfer of wealth…it’s called the stock market.

But, who cares if the stock market is doing well when real income is growing a small fraction of the rate as debt and people are increasingly not able to afford a home of their own! And let’s look at the statistic of the disappearing middle-class even though the stock market does well. Forget the stock market is manipulated and it is manipulated for one reason.

Interesting read on the stock market being manipulated < click here >

Excited about Trump Checks?

Absolutely YES! And certainly NO!

Yes, in the fact that if they are $2,000 a piece like Trump mentioned, my wife and I will love that money to invest in our glamstead.

No, in the fact that the money for the $2,000 checks is coming from Trump Tariffs (according to Trump).

Yeah, in August of 2025 Trump himself said the US government has collected trillions of dollars from his tariffs. First of all, I think that is an outright lie…or just a stupid mis-statement. But, let’s say it is true what Trump said. That means trillions of dollars were sucked out of the US economy and placed in the hands of the federal government. Sorry, I am a big believer in letting that money stay in the hands of US citizens and US companies that actually earned it. Yup, that means I don’t like or trust the US federal government spending our money…I would rather we do it. You know, the folks who actually earned it.

So who paid all those tariffs that Trump is talking about? Well, mostly US consumers…but also some US companies. Ultimately the tariffs are paid by US citizens one way or another.

But trust me when I say I will cash that Trump Tariff Check in a heartbeat!! Yup, nice of the government to throw back a few crumbs of our own money.

Interesting reading Tariffs = Taxes = Good?

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Q&A: Trump Epstein Scandal #4

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  • Did Epstein kill himself or was he killed?

I personally have no “special” information that would prove it one way or another. You can read what I wrote back in January 2024 about the situation. < click here to read that article > That might shed some light on the facts of the matter.

Also, here is an article regarding a former cellmate of Epstein’s. ‘There’s just no way’: Man held in same jail cell as Epstein says zero chance he took his own life < click here to read the article >

  • Why do you call this the Trump & Epstein Scandal it doesn’t involve Trump?

Well, if you read my “kick-off” article to this series you will see I referred to Nixon and Watergate. < click here to read that article > Nixon didn’t himself break into the DNC offices. However, when the break in was revealed Nixon tried his best to cover it up. Same thing here, I have no evidence that Trump participated in the Epstein Operation as a criminal or even a player. Although, Trump and Epstein were close friends for a long time and there are some victim statements that Trump did sexually abuse them, one when Epstein was present. I can find no credible corroborating evidence that is the case.

When it comes to Trump in the Trump Epstein Scandal…well, Trump is trying to make it all go away without the truth being told or criminals being charged. So just as Nixon tried to cover-up Watergate, it appears that Trump is trying to cover-up the Epstein Scandal. Hence, Trump may be in for more trouble than Epstein was…and that is why I refer to it as the “Trump Epstein Scandal”. Yup, Trump is in it whether he wanted to be or not…it is his own doing.

  • So you still think this could collapse the country?

Less so than when I made that statement earlier. But…I think it still could bring down Trump and the USA if enough, as in all, of the truth comes out…including which intelligence agency was running the operation.

The more Trump tries to downplay it, the more serious it gets and the more legs it gets under it. The more Trump tries to keep any of the information hidden the more people are going to ask “Why is he hiding it?” And that will not bode well for Trump.

Here are a couple predictions just for the fun of it…and keep tabs on me:

  • AG Bondi will resign.
  • Dan Bongino will resign and “hint” at a major scandal and cover-up within the DOJ & FBI.
  • Kash Patel will become a fly on the wall and ineffectual as Director of the FBI. And, an dead-even chance he too resigns.
  • Trump will publicly call for release of this and that file, a portion of the evidence, maybe testimony of some kind, etc., but nothing of substance will be released at his direction.
  • The DOJ will not prosecute anyone of note in relation to the Epstein Operation.
  • If the Dems win the mid-terms, and it is maybe 50-50 at this point, watch for hearings in Congress with Trump probably being impeached yet again.
  • If Trump is impeached over this, the Republicans will lose the 2028 election for President. And that will be tragic and horrible for the United States. This is predicated that the Dems can get a real message platform going and a candidate that actually has a brain in their head (which may prove impossible).
  • I think there is a dead-even chance that Ghislaine Maxwell will end up dead before 2028. (sorry about the pun)
  • Significant information will surface that Israel’s Mossad is either behind the Epstein Operation completely, or jointly involved with a closer-to-home spy agency.

Let’s keep track of this post to see how my predictions turn out…should be fun !

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Q&A: Trump Epstein Scandal #3

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  • Why aren’t you writing about all the victims claiming Trump & Epstein molested them at the same time?

Okay, let’s clear the air on this one.

First off – Yes, there are a couple of victims, one in particular, that have publicly stated that Epstein introduced her to Trump. And that while Epstein was present Trump “sexually molested” her. As she described what Trump did it sounds more like fondling outside of her clothing, but still where he shouldn’t have touched her without her permission. There is no third-party confirmation of this so I didn’t deem it valid and reliable…although she did publicly state it clearly and multiple times.

Next, there is a pretty long list of folks who saw Trump and Epstein together and described their relationship as a close personal friendship at the time(s) they saw them together. But, that doesn’t mean Trump participated in any, let alone the worst, of the sordid activities that are associated with the Epstein human trafficking.

Finally, I can find NO valid and reliable information, facts, or evidence that Trump visited Epstein Island. Neither can I find any third party documentation or witness that indicates Trump participated in any human trafficking or inappropriate behavior with minors in the Epstein scandal.

  • Whazzup with all Trump’s arrogance?

Oh no, some folks are not going to like that question of yours…nope, not at all. However, if you look at the definition of arrogance, some of Trump’s behavior and statements would actually qualify as arrogance. Although, in fairness to his unshakable supporters who are not stupid, bad, or foolish…I am sure they will refer to his behavior as strength of character and moral fortitude. It’s a matter of opinion, viewpoint, and bias on how a person will see it.

Back to your question…if in fact it is arrogance…in my opinion I think it is a combination of him thinking he untouchable and not wanting to detract from his agenda and not wanting it to affect his legacy. Remember, he is not up for reelection so he knows he doesn’t have to give a damn about the political aspect of the scandal. But I do expect some amount of damage control by his team and unquestioning supporters to ensure a positive legacy. I am not sure if at this point they will succeed.

  • Who does know what happened and who all the people are that are involved and who Epstein was working for and will it ever come out?

Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s one time girlfriend and business associate knows it all. Okay, maybe not “all” but enough to name most, if not all, of the A-listers. And she knows who he worked for. And she knows there was a “client list” in the form of who Epstein was able to compromise for nefarious purposes. Ghislaine Maxwell is the person who knows.

In 2021 she was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offenses (enticement of minors and sex trafficking of underage girls) in connection with convicted sex offender Epstein. So she was in the middle of it.

In 2022 she was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a low security federal facility. She has reported numerous threats from jail staff and others. She has also been put on a suicide watch.

Will Ghislaine Maxwell ever come out and tell the complete truth of what was going on with Epstein? Of course not. Why? Maybe because she is/was an intelligence agency operative. Maybe because she know it would cost her her life. Maybe before she can, she too will commit “suicide” like Epstein himself (yeah, right).

  • Do you really think the government is covering up a scandal?

Me personally…yes, no doubt in my mind at all. The facts and evidence are overwhelming that the criminal activity occurred. And there is overwhelming evidence that the government is covering it all up. Even Patal and Bondi knew there was a scandal and cover-up prior to them being given high-profile Trump team positions. And Bondi herself said the evidence existed earlier this year. So you have all three saying there was a scandal…before they all denied there was a scandal and stated that there is no cover-up. Hummmm…

Interesting to me…a poll that came out Sunday said that 11 times more Americans feel the government is covering it up vs not…yup, nearly 70% of Americans (including Republicans) see that the government is trying to cover this up. What I find even more interesting…very few Republicans are laying this at the feet of Trump…even though Trump is at the head of the US government and the direct boss of Bondi and Patel. Trump controls the US government…but not to blame for any of it int he eyes of most Republicans? Whoa…talk about cognitive dissonance and/or confirmation bias !

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Q&A: Trump Epstein Scandal #2

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  • After reading your posts lately I have to ask, what is the right answer?

Well, maybe you are asking the wrong person. And honestly, does it make any difference what any of us think? TPTB will make their choices…right, wrong, or evil.

I would think Trump will make whatever the expedient political solution would be…that protects him and his legacy.

The FBI will go with whatever answer will protect their secret police operations.

The DOJ will strive to protect themselves, their careers, the ruling class…and their elitist handlers.

Congress will answer by calling for transparency and justice. But, being they’re probably neck deep in the scandal so nothing will come of it.

Political parties will answer with the statements and tactics that advance their party’s power regardless of the damage to the country.

And the American public…I’m not sure. My bet would be it will fade away due to lack of attention and an abundance of apathy…and no truth whatsoever from the government. Most people I think will/may feel a true sense of hopelessness that nothing will be done in their best interests. And they will be right.

I really don’t think there is enough courage, enough morals, enough strength of character left in the nation to do what is right. Doing the right thing in situations like this is not easy, and everyone in Washington wants what is easy.

Diligently seek truth, courageously speak truth.

  • Do you think Trump is scared of what will happen if the truth comes out?

ABSOLUTELY ! !

I don’t mean to infer that Trump is scared to reveal his participation in anything sordid. Because I personally haven’t seen anything valid and reliable that incriminates Trump in any criminal activity regarding his past close friendship with Epstein or their social interactions. I think Trump is very scared of what the truth would do to the country…and potentially his friends…not to mention his legacy.

  • What should I do in this situation?

Hopefully you don’t have to do anything. Hopefully you don’t know Epstein and haven’t been to his island. Most people can do absolutely nothing at all. This is all WAY above our pay grade. This all rest in the hands of the President and his administration and what they decide to do.

Okay, that being said, what I will suggest is that you do two things:

  1. Stay situationally aware of what is going on. Do NOT obsess over this. It is not worth it, mostly because you can’t really do anything about it. If you obsess then you may well become hopeless and that is not good for mental health.
  2. Keep preparing! If this gets some serious legs under it and the truth actually comes out…well, I am telling you, it could bring down the government and be the final nail in the country’s coffin.

One of the things that may make it worse for you personally is talking too much about it. I am thinking by now that people are mostly in one of three camps:

  1. It was a government operation and they are trying to cover it up.
  2. It is all a hoax and those that believe in it are bad, stupid, and foolish.
  3. Ah, who is Epstein? (meaning ignorance of what is going on)

If you are in group #1 talking to group #2 that may cause some serious conflict.

If you are in group #2 talking to group #1 that may cause some serious conflict.

If you are in group #1 or #2 and talking to group #3 you are wasting your time.

If you are in group #3…well, you ain’t talking about much of anything other than the Kardashians.

My point? This is a landmine topic. And…probably not worth talking about to the opposite camp. People pretty much have their minds made up and bias will probably prevent a change of mind. Just imagine trying to talk to Mark Levine about this topic…he is a rabid hardliner Republican Trump worshiper (IMHO). There is no chance of getting him to see any actual evidence or facts that doesn’t support his view. So why try? A waste of time, an exercise in futility, and a potential source for extreme conflict.

Just watch how it plays out, be prepared, diligently seek truth, and courageously speak truth when appropriate/justified.

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Q&A: Trump Epstein Scandal #1

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RE: There is no “client list” !

  • Why did Patel & Bongino go along with the cover-up?

Remember the “cover-up” is less than a month old. The joint FBI/DOJ undated memo only came out in early July…released at the end of a long 4th of July holiday weekend. So this is still a relatively new event.

And, I think it was back in May that Bongino and Patel were interviewed…and both denied the Epstein Conspiracy. Ah, did you watch that interview and see Bongino’s body language and facial expressions. There was obviously a problem…I think Bongino was not in any way comfortable with what was being said.

Bongino is former NYPD, strike one. And He is also former federal law enforcement (Secret Service) strike two. So by default he is prone to “go along to get along”. Then add in he currently has a vaunted position in the FBI via Trump himself. All that tends to indicate that Bongino is just another “team player” advocating the party line.

Then you have to remember that both Patel and Bongino openly forwarded the case for, and belief in, an Epstein Scandal. And they did so for a considerable amount of time before Trump brought them on to the team. And Bongino has been in the past particularly convincing that he is populist and an opponent of the DeepState…a straight shooter.

Now, Patel…ouch. Here is what I wrote back in December 2024…

“For me, the spirit whispered to me a clear message…this man is a man with morals, with character, with principles, a man who loves this country and the Constitution…and wants both the rule of law (the Constitution) and the Republic restored.”

So, I was either wrong back then or Patel has gone off the rails in historic terms since Trump put him in the FBI. In all reality Patel is a lawyer, strike one. And he has been an employee of one level of government or another (including the DOJ) his whole career, strike two. So did Patel become just another G-man? I don’t know…it sure looks like it.

Okay, now for my more direct answer to your question…I don’t know why Patel and Bongino have gone along with the Epstein Scandal cover-up. I just don’t get it. However, it is still a young cover-up so one or both may break ranks and reveal the extent of the cover-up, especially the “who & why” aspects. But don’t count on it. I am sure both had to sign a secrecy pledge when they went to work for the FBI. I would think, that unless they want to risk prison time, they won’t actually go against the party line.

Personally, I think Bongino hates what he knows and is uncomfortable keeping it to himself. If he shares that knowledge or not remains to be seen. I get the idea he is a tortured soul at this point.

Then again the government, and especially the FBI, have a way of destroying people’s morals and souls.

  • In your post about FBI covering up what did you mean by that?

It is well known and established fact that the FBI covers-up their own activities to protect themselves as an agency, protect their leadership, etc. The most recent evidence of such criminal activity came to light at the beginning of July when it was revealed the FBI blocked a probe into alleged Chinese 2020 election meddling to protect then FBI Director Wray from any backlash. Meaning Wray repeatedly stated the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was not influencing the presidential election in favor of Biden. In reality the CCP was doing just that and the FBI (including Wray) knew about it, documented it, and covered it up so Wray wouldn’t be exposed as lying to Congress, lying to the media, and lying to Americans.

If the truth had come out Wray would be guilty of lying under testimony to Congress and subject to federal prosecution and would be looking at prison time.

Remember what I’ve written earlier about two Americas for the judicial system and the DeepState…the FBI is smack dab in the middle of it.

< click here to to read the Fox article >

  • Why aren’t you reporting that the Epstein Operation was actually an Israeli intelligence operation?

Nice catch! Let me share this with you first…

Yup, that is the Dan Bongino who is now the Deputy Director of the FBI. But the post is before his appointment.

Okay, back to your question. I haven’t posted, directly at least, that there is connection between the Epstein “honey pot” intelligence services operation and Israel’s Mossad other than to point out that the father of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s girlfriend and “business associate”, was an Israeli Mossad agent. And I didn’t point out that my research shows that her father ran an almost identical operation as Epstein’s.

Why? Here’s where it gets tough for me…I want multiple valid and reliable sources of information before I put anything out there for folks to read. And in this case I never hit the point where I was fully satisfied to that point. If we were having a personal face-to-face conversation I would have shared that info…but with caveats.

In my personal opinion…with all due caveats…Israel’s Mossad and the CIA ran this as a joint operation on the international level, with the initial start-up being handled by Ghislaine Maxwell’s father. Important to note that her father was murdered within months after Ghislaine was introduced to Epstein…Maxwell, naked, was thrown off his really big, expensive yacht. His body was taken to and buried in Jerusalem.

FWIW…Ian Robert Maxwell’s birth name is Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch. Born in Czechoslovakia.  He became a UK citizen in 1946. He didn’t change his name until 1948. During WWII he became a British officer and in 1945 was attached to the British Foreign Office (similar to the US Department of State). It was this appointment that has fueled speculation Maxwell began working for MI6 (UK’s CIA) and was recruited by Israeli agents. He married a French woman who was from French Kings linage. The stuff of spy novels!!!

Ghislaine Maxwell and her father Robert Maxwell.

Robert Maxwell with Prince Charles…now King of England

And yes, since you are going down that rabbit hole…there is speculation and rumor that Ghislaine Maxwell herself was a Mossad agent recruited by her father and she was Epstein’s “handler” for the Mossad side of the operation. BUT…that is only speculation and nothing I could substantiate in any reliable way.

I hope this satisfies your question.

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Q & A: The FBI vs President Trump

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Q: Is the FBI really against Trump? (name withheld)

A: That was a very broad question, too broad for me to answer in detail here. Now, if you are referring to the whole issue of Trump wanting to see if there were any improprieties or illegalities with the FBI regarding the Jan6th operation and investigation…yes, the FBI is battling Trump (the FBI’s words, not mine). Not only that, it could get worse, far worse.

As of now, as far as I can tell, there are two separate groups of FBI personnel who are suing President Trump to stop the investigation of the FBI. Those suing Trump want to remain unknown and their actions kept secret regarding their activities associated with Jan6th. For reasons as yet unknown, the FBI doesn’t want their actions or names to be made known, and they don’t want to be held accountable.

So my question would naturally be…”Why don’t they want the information to become known?”

Various public responses from the groups have been pretty much the same:

  1. Safety of those involved.
  2. National security.

#1 has some merit, but very little; #2 has no merit whatsoever. The whole “national security” thing has been abused by the federal government for 70 years. When you hear anyone in the federal government use “national security” as an excuse to keep something from the public…you can bet about 98% of the time they are covering up a crime they committed.

So it all boils down to a couple thousand FBI folks don’t want to fill out a survey form regarding their activities relating to the FBI’s Jan6th operation/investigation. So how does that in any way, shape, or form impact national security? Exactly!!!! It doesn’t.

Here is some context…

You know there is a question that law enforcement uses when a person refuses to answer questions…

“If you have nothing to hide, why don’t you answer the question?”

And when someone objects to being investigated/interrogated, law enforcement will ask…

“If you haven’t done anything wrong, why not cooperate?”

It all boils down to this…in my opinion…

“If the FBI personnel have nothing to hide, why don’t they just answer the questions?”

“If the FBI personnel haven’t done anything wrong, why not cooperate?”

You can stop reading at this point if you like. But, I thought I would throw some more context, history, and wild outrageous theories out there for you…

If you are still reading…let’s recap a couple of things:

  • 1993 PBS did a documentary, “For nearly 50 years, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover amassed secret files on America’s most prominent figures, files he used to smear and control presidents and politicians.” FYI, Hoover was the original FBI Director.

  • In 2009 Don Fulsom documented that FBI director J. Edgar Hoover was controlled, via blackmail, by the Mafia. The problem…Hoover’s gambling and homosexuality documented with pictures in the possession of the Mafia.

  • In 1993, Anthony Summers documented with multiple witnesses that in 1958 Hoover was a cross-dresser and had sex with several young blonde “boys”. The witnesses described in detail the different dresses that Hoover wore as well as identifying others who were present including a former counsel to a Senator (widely acknowledged as being gay).

  • In 2022, it was documented that multiple FBI agents themselves knew about Hoover’s deep ties to the Mafia. The agents revealed stories of Hoover traveling multiple times to Manhattan to meet one of the Mafia’s top figures, Frank Costello. The two would meet in Central Park.

  • And hundreds more documents and evidence that Hoover was as dirty a cop as you could possibly imagine.

Why is any of that relevant? The founding director of the FBI was…well, let’s just say compromised. And documented evidence shows that the FBI Director blackmailed politicians, including Presidents, for decades. For me I think a question comes to mind:

If the FBI started to answer questions now, how much more would come to light about what the FBI has really been involved with?

A natural comment would be…Well, that was only FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, not today’s FBI personnel.

Okay, but what about the last FBI Director, Christopher Wray, not just refusing to answer questions from the FBI Congressional Oversight Committee, but also lying to them under oath? Is there a pattern here?

And shall we not forget the FBI’s well documented campaign and coup against Trump starting back in 2016.

Putting that into perspective…and adding in their long history…it becomes pretty clear what went on and what is going on.

So how could it get “far worse”? Don’t know…probably nothing to see here…move along.

Let’s look at a little history…until 1962 FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover denied the existence of an organization, the Mafia. In 1961 John F. Kennedy was sworn in as President of the United States. In 1961 President Kennedy appointed Robert F. Kennedy as US Attorney General. In 1962 Robert F. Kennedy, US Attorney General, ordered FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to investigate not just organized crime, but specifically the Mafia.

Oddly, in November 1963 President Kennedy was assassinated. In 1968 Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated as he was running for President.

The man who was blamed for the assassination of President Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald. Documentary evidence proves when Oswald was arrested in New Orleans on multiple charges in August 1963 he requested to speak to a specific FBI agent. After that meeting Oswald’s charges were all dropped except for a single misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace and he was fined $10. Later, evidence also proved that Oswald was a CIA asset as well.

Strangely enough…RFK was assassinated in 1968 during his campaign for President…allegedly by Sirhan. And another oddity was the “second gun-man” theory regarding the assassination. The gun used by Sirhan was an eight-shot .22LR caliber Iver Johnson Cadet 55-A revolver. Eight people were hit in the shooting, including Kennedy being hit 3 times, with another round passing through his jacket. Another 5 people were wounded.

However, forensic investigators found evidence of 13 rounds having been fired. Further, the trajectory of the entry wound of the round that entered Kennedy’s brain didn’t match the position of the alleged assassin. And there were multiple witnesses, including Kennedy staff, that reported that there was a woman and man that were involved in the shooting. Oddly, Sirhan was only able to fire 2 shots before he was tackled to the ground and covered by the bodies of several men. Although, Sirhan did keep firing his revolver while under the pile of bodies.

But even stranger, kinda, one of Kennedy’s advisors who was also shot that night stated that there was a second gunman. And RFK, Jr after meeting with the alleged killer Sirhan stated someone else shot his father.

Now let’s throw this in there as well…RFK, Jr. pointed out that Sirhan’s lawyer at his original trial, Grant Cooper, was Johnny Rosselli’s personal lawyer. “Roselli,” RFK, Jr said, “was the [Mafia] mobster who ran the assassination program for the CIA against Castro. Cooper pressured Sirhan to plead guilty so that there was no trial.”

Just hang in there with me a minute…this gets so incredible and really interesting.

  • RFK, Jr says Thane Eugene Cesar killed his father.

  • At the time of the killing Thane Eugene Cesar worked for Lockheed Aircraft, a CIA contractor. Cesar worked in an area of Lockheed controlled only by the CIA.

  • But Cesar also was “moonlighting” for a security company Ace Security Services. Ace was providing security for Kennedy. Cesar was added to the security detail at the last minute.

  • And Cesar had also worked for Hughes Aerospace. Howard Hughes owned Hughes Aerospace. Howard Hughes also had deep ties to the CIA.

  • Cesar had been seen in Las Vegas with a known Florida-based mob hitman shortly before RFK was killed.

  • Hughes Aerospace was headquartered in Las Vegas and Howard Hughes lived in Las Vegas.

  • Cesar changed his story to police about the shooting multiple times.

Notice the tie on the ground to the left of RFK? It belongs to Thane Eugene Cesar. “Allegedly” Kennedy ripped it off of Cesar while defending himself? Ironically, it was later revealed that Cesar hated both the Kennedy brothers and thought them a threat to the United States. So why was he hired at the last minute as a security guard for Kennedy?

One last bit on info before I wrap this up…the coroner stated the shots that entered RFK’s body came from the back of Kennedy, slightly to the right side, at point blank range (meaning no more than 1″ – 3″ away). However, all witnesses stated that Sirhan had always been in front of Kennedy during the incident probably at a distance of 3 – 4 feet, but in no case closer that 1-1/2 feet. Guess where Cesar was standing the whole time from before and during shooting…yup, you guessed it…right behind Kennedy, literally holding Kennedy’s right arm…within inches.

Okay, I can’t resist this one…remember the woman and man running away from RFK’s killing? Yeah, multiple reports/witnesses indicate that the woman was a CIA “handler” and the man was a CIA “operative”.

So, if I were a skeptical man, thinking outside the box just for the fun of it:

  • Both Kennedy brothers objected to the CIA.
  • Both Kennedy brothers assassinated.
  • Both assassinations show a second-gunman.
  • Both assassinations show Mafia involvement.
  • Both assassinations show multiple CIA connections.

And best of all…both assassinations were investigated by the FBI. And here we go…ready for this…as a result of the FBI investigations the FBI cleared the FBI and the CIA from any involvement in either assassination. Not just that…the FBI labeled anything other than the FBI’s official stories as nothing more than “conspiracy theories.” Ah, there you go…we can all rest easy now…nothing to see, move along. I feel better now, what about you?

So back to the original question…”Is the FBI really against Trump?”

Let’s hope not…I for one surely don’t think so.

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Q&A: California Wildfires

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Given your quals why have you not commented on the California fires? Seems like you should have. I know for a fact that you never lost a home when you were on a national incident management team for over 5 years.

 

A: Well, so many folks are talking about it, there isn’t much more to say. Yeah, people need to sift and sort through the BS and the ignorance of what is being said. And of course balance what is being said against facts…without the emotions. Let me share a couple things with you…

First the “pros”:

  • The air resources are doing an amazing job! I love that they can work at night, something the Feds refuse to do. These guys can really do a lot of things that the folks on the ground can’t…and it shows.
  • Most of the boots on the ground are trying hard under terrible weather, fuel, and leadership conditions.
  • California prison inmate wildland firefighter crews are some of the best in the country. They are incredible folks, very dedicated, and extremely effective/productive. I place them on par with any Type 2 crew and as good as many Hot Shot crews. They are doing a great job!

The “cons”:

  • The California leadership is directly to blame for the this mess. Well, maybe 75% of the blame.
    • They destroyed water catchments to save dumbass 2” fish.
    • They destroyed dams so native tribes could fish for dinner.
    • They didn’t refill water reservoirs, proven by actual pictures of dry reservoirs.
    • They didn’t pre-order and stage firefighting resources prior to the event.
    • Their wildland firefighting training sucks! They waste(d) huge amounts of water, equipment, and manpower fighting fire that has no bearing (outcome) at all.
    • Before the fires began, but when they knew the weather was coming and knew they didn’t have sufficient water resources, they could have ordered literally hundreds of water trucks to roll with fire trucks providing much needed water supply.
    • Leaders cut the fire department budget significantly. Oh, and the fire department leadership just let it slide without a fight.
  • Homeowners share about 25% of the blame.
    • People built and bought homes in areas known for devastating wildfires.
    • They also neglected to take well-known measure to protect their properties.
    • They also repeatedly voted in city, county, and state politicians that were more interested in pampering illegal aliens than doing their job to protect and safeguard citizens.

The insurance companies were the only smart ones out of all of this mess. They saw what the problems were, how catastrophic it could be…and they tried to up policy rates that could protect the homeowners. But the radical leftist state government said no to rate increases. So the insurance companies canceled policies or pulled out of the state entirely. Very, very smart!!!! Why would they want to conduct business when they knew they would lose money? Lose BILLIONS of dollars!

On the other hand the state, country, and city leadership absolutely suck!!! The sheer amount of incompetence is staggering, almost unbelievable. ALL of that leadership ignored their basic job…to protect their citizens. Then again, maybe it isn’t incompetence at all. Maybe something far more sinister?

And let’s not leave out the feds. Look at the amount of federal land involved. The US Forest Service it unreal in their complete and total failure to manage forests. And that is a fact that has been known for decades. The USFS simply think they know what is best and ignore both nature and science when it comes to their forest management…and the results are catastrophic fires for nearly 100 years.

Then there is CalFire and LAFD…pathetic. It is well-known in the wildland firefighting community that CalFire is both arrogant and incompetent. I know this firsthand. This topic could be a 10,000 word article itself. Their work ethic sucks and their leadership is some of the worst in the country…probably the worst. LAFD turned down an offer by FDNY to help with fire management. Big deal? Yup! Post-9/11 FDNY spent 10’s of millions of dollars on incident training…some of them I helped train. NYFD turned out to be some of the best incident management leaders I’ve seen in fire departments and they know incident management! So LAFD turns down the offer…arrogance at its worst.

Consider this…the catastrophic fires happening now is just the first stage. Next will come the lack of ability of most homeowners to pay their mortgage payments since they have no home to live in and have to find other living arrangements. About 10,000 homes have been destroyed so far…they will all have to find somewhere else to live…and that will cost them huge amounts of rent money. So most won’t be able to pay their mortgages…they will lose their homes to the banks.

Those who do try to pay for both rent and their mortgages will get hit with their property tax bill. And in that county about 65% of the assessed value for tax purposes is based on the land NOT the structure. So many of the homeowners will lose their property to the county.

Those who can survive all of that will then attempt to rebuild will find builders/contractors charging HUGE amounts of money to build due to supply and demand. And it will cost even more based on California building codes that will now affect new construction. How many folks, or rather which folks, will be able to afford that?

And let’s not forget all the infrastructure that will need to be rebuilt…roads, water lines, sewers, bridges, power lines, streets, etc. Who pays for all of that?

And the state’s fire insurance fund (California Wildfire Fund) is woefully underfunded and won’t come close to covering the loses of the current fires. The current estimate of loses in now about $300,000,000,000 ($300 billion), the fund won’t cover a fraction of that. So where does the money come from to cover the loses?

Oh, let’s not forget that their governor cut $100,000,000 from the state’s fire prevention budget. And LA cut about $20,000,000 from the fire department budget. Why do you think this is? And where did all that money go?

Folks, the fires currently burning is just the first stage/phase of the disaster, the unfathomable catastrophe, that is taking place in California…and it is all self-inflicted.

When investigating a crime you ask a number of questions:

  • Why did it happen now?
  • Who benefits from it?
  • Where did/does the money go?

Interesting questions…that no one in leadership will ask or respond to. And certainly none of the radical left-wing media in California will touch those basic questions.

What will be interesting is the outcome of the official After Action Review. Watch how they will word it. The blame, at least the emphasis, will be on weather, fuels, terrain, and lack of funding. No one, not a single person, will ever be held accountable or even the slightest amount of blame placed at anyone’s feet. Well, unless of course someone is the designated ‘fall guy’.

I don’t think most folks understand just how serious this situation really is…and how financially devastating this will be, not just for California…but the entire country.

Personal Note –

The person asking the question knows me personally. I withheld their name. For clarification…I served for over 5 years on an national wildfire incident management team. I worked in the Operations Section as a Division Supervisor and Structure Protection Specialist. And they are correct…I never lost a house while we were in charge of a fire. FWIW…I was also deployed to Australia over 15 years ago for 2 months to help with their historic fire season. In 1998 I was on the fire in Florida that threatened an entire county and destroyed a good part of it. So yeah, a bit of experience to draw my opinions on.

 

 

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