Hillbama Magic
Issue #2334
- WEALTHY: The government’s hidden tax… and how to survive it (Robert Ringer)
- HEALTHY: A natural prevention for heart attack and stroke (Shane Ellison)
- WISE: Frederick Leith-Ross on inflation
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
- Where do you turn when you have an unsolvable problem? (Judith Strauss)
- How to avoid mixing up two common words (Don Hauptman)
- It’s Fun to Know… how to keep your planets straight (Charlie Byrne)
- Add "syncretic" to your vocabulary
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"Inflation is like sin; every government denounces it and every government practices it."
Frederick Leith-Ross
Hillbama Magic
Politicians are always cautious about raising taxes too fast, for fear of inciting the masses. After all, a revolt could result in their failure to be reelected.
On the other hand, they know that the surest way to be voted out of office is to vote for cutting back on sacred-cow government handouts.
To the rescue: Inflation! Inflation - the government’s practice of indiscriminately increasing the supply of money - provides politicians with a way out.
Why? Because inflation is a hidden tax. By printing up enough "money" to cover the remainder of each year’s deficit (which, as everyone now knows, is of gargantuan proportions), conservative politicians get off the hook. They don’t have to vote for a tax increase.
Liberal politicians, on the other hand, have only two choices: (1) Lie and say that they aren’t going to raise taxes, or (2) just come right out and admit that they intend to do it - which both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have done.
Even the latter is a lie, however, because tax increases are always - make that always - sold as taxes on "the rich" only. It’s not until the tax increase is actually implemented that so-called middle-class folks come out of their stupor and realize that they are considered to be rich by liberal politicians. (This is sometimes referred to in finer circles as Hillbama Magic.)
Back to inflation…
Individuals see rising prices as a result of a weakening dollar, but they don’t understand the reason. As a result, not only do they not revolt, they take up the government’s battle cry to "fight inflation."
And how do you fight inflation? By pointing a guilty finger at all the wrong parties, of course. Which brings about proletariat reactions like, "Gol’ darn it, Maude. Them thar big corporate guys is stealin’ us blind. That O’Reilly feller’s been right all along about them oil dudes makin’ obscene profits."
When Congress accuses others of causing inflation, it’s tantamount to a bank robber shouting to a bunch of depositors, "The culprits went thataway! Let’s catch ‘em and string ‘em up!"
The truth of the matter is that for many years we have been experiencing what I would call an "invisible depression," a depression camouflaged by easy credit. But it’s becoming harder and harder to hide the truth. Regardless of who takes over the reins of power in the upcoming election, there is an excellent chance that he/she will be the unlucky person who just stumbled by when the invisible depression became visible.
What I’m saying here is that if market forces were allowed to prevail, a deflationary depression - much worse than that of the 1930s - would quickly set in. Prices would plummet, and the living standards of most people would dramatically decrease.
That, however, is not likely to happen, simply because Congress is a body of gutless liars. Worse, most of them are themselves ignorant of economic reality.
Someday, I might be tempted to write about some really depressing realities of our suicidal nation-state. Today, however, I’m on a high, so I think I’ll just leave it at that… and end with a few positive words about what all this means to you.
Inflation is bad… and it’s going to get worse. Prices will keep going up… but most people will be afraid to ask for a raise because they’ll be afraid of losing their jobs. And if you’ve been hoping to start a business of your own, you’re probably wondering if you should just forget about it.
"Hey, wait a minute, Ringer," I hear you saying. "I thought you said you were going to end with a few positive words."
Hold on. I’m getting to that.
If the current economic crisis puts enough of a scare into you to get yourself moving and actually get started on that business you’ve been thinking about (for how long?)… that’s a good thing. Starting a business of your own - establishing an income you can control - is probably the smartest move you can make right now. Especially if your business idea is in a fairly recession-proof industry.
What do I mean by that? Michael Masterson put it this way in his recent interview with J. Christoph Amberger ("How to Survive - Even Profit From - the Declining Economy"): "In the coming recession, I would want to be in a business that has the following characteristics: (1) positive cash flow, (2) no debt, (3) no accounts receivable, and (4) no merchandise to store. That amounts to a service business or information publishing. Of the two, information publishing is better. In fact, it is the best business to be in for the foreseeable future."
Information publishing. That’s the business I’m in - and it makes sense to me.
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Glass Cooktop (Thank You, Google!)
By Judith Strauss, ETR’s Senior Editor
Couldn’t wait to get my snappy new glass cooktop installed. Shiny. Black. Easy to clean.
Or maybe not.
"You’re going to hate this," said the installer. "Every time you cook something, it’s going to be a mess that you won’t be able to clean. And you’re going to have to buy all new pots and pans - because the ones you have will leave marks."
Huh?
This guy must be nuts.
Well, the first time I cooked something… it looked like he knew what he was talking about. I thought I’d be able to do a quick wipe with a sponge and be done. Wrong! Smears. Stains. Glopped on stuff that looked like it would never come off. And all I’d done was saute and then deglaze a few boneless chicken breasts.
The next day, after simply frying some bacon and eggs for breakfast and heating some soup for lunch, it was worse.
I was not happy. I told myself it didn’t matter. But it did.
So I did what I always do when I have a "how-to" question. I went to Google. I searched for something like "cooktop glass black clean." And I got dozens - maybe hundreds (but I didn’t get that far) - of ideas. "Soak a paper towel in vinegar and leave it on the burner for 15 minutes," said one. "Then just wipe it off." "Use a plastic credit card as a scraper," said another. "WD40" advised a third. "Boiling water and a metal spatula." And on and on it went.
I tried them, one by one. And, little by little, it all came off. Eventually I figured out that if I’d nipped my first mess in the bud - by totally cleaning it off before it had a chance to burn itself onto the surface - I wouldn’t have had a problem to begin with.
Oh well.
With a little elbow grease, my cooktop was back to its pristine glory. I’d made a mistake, but I had plenty of advice (from people I didn’t even know) to help me fix it.
"Don’t re-invent the wheel," we’ve cautioned you in ETR. No matter what major or minor problem you’re facing, someone has already faced - and solved - it. As Paul Lawrence said recently , "Chances are many other people have struggled with the same type of challenge and have come up with a good way to deal with it."
Right.
Thank you, Google.
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Wal-Mart’s $8 Cure for Deadly Blood Clots and Poor Cardiovascular Function
By Shane "The People’s Chemist" Ellison
One minute you are enjoying a stroll in the park, and the next you feel as if an elephant just stepped on you. It’s a premature heart attack or stroke, the result of a blockage from a blood clot and inflammation, usually within the coronary arteries.
Millions of Americans are choking down blood pressure meds (beta-blockers like Lopressor and Toprol-XL) and aspirin (or the deadly Plavix) to avoid this death sentence. At the same time, they are putting themselves at risk for side effects like lethargy, obesity, heart disease, internal bleeding, and even cancer.
But preventing heart attack and stroke doesn’t have to be risky. One safe and inexpensive supplement can keep your blood healthy and control your blood pressure. And you don’t need a prescription to get it. Heart attack and stroke can be delayed - and even stopped - naturally, for about $8 a month at Wal-Mart.
Hawthorn. Used for thousands of years, it has proven to be a safe and effective method for ensuring healthy blood and arteries. It destroys potentially deadly blood clots on contact. Hawthorn works by preventing excess platelet aggregation while releasing pressure from the cardiovascular system. Studying these benefits of hawthorn, the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy showed that it could successfully be used to treat heart failure, hypertension, angina, and arrhythmias. And, most exciting, u sers won’t suffer from nasty side effects. As a bonus, they’ll protect their wallets from Big Pharma. Plavix costs about $100 a month; hawthorn costs $8.
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[Ed. Note: Shane Ellison (www.thepeopleschemist.com) is an author, organic chemist, and contributor to ETR’s free natural health newsletter. He is an internationally recognized authority on therapeutic nutrition and the founder of The AM-PM Fat Loss Discovery package.]
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The Language Perfectionist: Will I Convince You… or Persuade You?
By Don Hauptman
This one is tricky. Even I get confused!
For the language stickler, the words convince and persuade are not interchangeable. Here are two misuses:
- "How to convince your boss to let you work from home." (It should be persuade.)
- "We need to persuade [homeless children] that their lives are worth something, if only because we care about them." (It should be convince.)
What’s going on here? Why are the above examples incorrect? Here’s the explanation:
The word convince refers to belief. You convince someone of something or that something is true.
The word persuade refers to action. You persuade someone to do something. Thus, avoid the phrase "convince to."
[Ed Note: For more than three decades, Don Hauptman was a direct-response copywriter. He is author of the wordplay books Cruel and Unusual Puns and Acronymania, and is now writing a new book that also blends language and humor.]
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It’s Fun to Know: How to Keep Your Planets Straight
When I was in school, my science teacher taught me and my classmates a mnemonic device to help us remember the order of the planets: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto).
Now, with the addition of two dwarf planets to the lineup, this memory trick is outdated.
No matter to young Maryn Smith of Great Falls, MT. She recently won a National Geographic contest to develop a new mnemonic for the planets in our solar system, including the dwarves. Her winning entry was inspired by the Disney animated film Aladdin: My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants.
Now if we can just remember that "Carpet" stands for Ceres and "Elephants" stands for Eris!
[Ed Note: Charlie Byrne is Associate Publisher at Early to Rise. Sign up for e-mail delivery of his blog and get edgy and useful ideas on copywriting, marketing, and other category-defying topics.]
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The Only Three Ways to Grow a Business
Did you know that there are only three ways to grow a business?
- Increase the number of customers.
- Increase the average transaction value.
- Increase the frequency of repurchase.
Find a way to maximize each one, and your business will experience an astonishing rate of growth.
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- Charlie Byrne
Word to the Wise: Syncretic
Something that’s "syncretic" (sin-KRET-ik) unites and blends together different systems (e.g., philosophical, moral, or religious). The word is from the Greek for "to unite against a common enemy" (in the manner of the Cretan cities).
Example (as used by Jason Burke in The Observer): "Indonesia is known for its moderate, syncretic, inclusive brand of Islam. People see no difficulty in worshipping Allah and sea spirits."
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