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> > > "BILLIONS FOR THE BANKERS, > DEBTS FOR THE PEOPLE" > [Part 1] > > The following pamphlet was written in 1989 by an pastor > (now deceased) who > had the courage and inspiration to explain invery > simple and uncluttered > language -- how it is that weare presently being > ENSLAVED and IMPOVERISHED > by the current"debt-usury banking system" that we have. > > It was written for a predominately Christian audience > and some of the > information may be a little dated (the figures for the > debt, for example, > have increased astronomically since it was penned) but > regardless of that -- > it is a clear and URGENT message that needs to be > listened to by the > American people. > > Keep in mind, also, that according to William Cooper > ("Behold a Pale Horse" > p. 80-81) -- in the year 1952, an alliance was formed > between all the > various groups that are working for total financial > enslavement of the > worlds' peoples: The Illuminati, Knights of Malta, > Freemasons, European and > Continental Banking > Families, etc.. Thus, it is NOT any one group or > subgroup of this alliance > (referred to as the "Bankers" in the text) that is > doing it to us. > > There is no copyright to this information. Print out a > copy and share it > with your friends! > ------------------------------------------------------ > > BILLIONS FOR THE BANKERS AND DEBTS FOR THE PEOPLE > > [Part 1 of 2] > > A Study > > by > > Pastor Sheldon Emry > > "For the love of money is the root of all evil..." > 1 Timothy 6:10 > * * * > > [There is NO COPYRIGHT on this information. Please > re-post it freely > and widely. It needs to be in the hands of every > American citizen!] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > TABLE OF CONTENTS > > INTRODUCTION > > Love of Money.................................................i > Thomas Jefferson Quote.......................................ii > Three Types of Conquest.....................................iii > > BILLIONS FOR THE BANKERS.........................................1 > > Money is Man's Only Creation..................................2 > Money Creating Profitable.....................................3 > Adequate Money Supply Needed..................................3 > The Bankers' Depression of the 1930's.........................3 > Money For Peace or War?.......................................5 > > POWER TO COIN AND REGULATE MONEY.................................6 > > HOW PEOPLE LOST CONTROL OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE...................6 > > More Disastrous Than Pearl Harbor.............................7 > They Print It -- We Borrow It.................................7 > And There is More.............................................9 > And There is Still More.......................................9 > > THE INTEREST AMOUNT IS NEVER CREATED............................10 > > Borrow $60,000 and Pay Back $255,931.........................11 > Small Loans..................................................11 > Bankers Always Prosper.......................................12 > The Cost to You..............................................13 > For the Gamblers.............................................14 > > YES, IT'S POLITICAL TOO!........................................15 > > Mounting Debts and Wars......................................16 > And There is More............................................17 > > THE CONSTITUTIONAL WAY..........................................19 > > No Bankers' Plunder..........................................21 > Stable Money.................................................22 > Citizen Control..............................................23 > A Debt-Free America..........................................24 > > WHY HAVEN'T WE KNOWN............................................25 > > Controlled News..............................................25 > > TELL THE PEOPLE.................................................27 > > AUDIT THE FEDERAL RESERVE.......................................29 > > NOTABLE QUOTES ON MONEY.........................................33 > > THEY HAVE NOT TOLD YOU..........................................35 > > GOD KNOWS OUR PLIGHT............................................37 > > WHAT YOU CAN DO.................................................38 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > p. i > > INTRODUCTION > > "The love of money is the root of all evil": (1 > Timothy 6:10) > > "If thou lend money to any of my people that is > poor by thee, thou shalt > not be to him an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon > him usury." Exodus > 22:25 > > "Take no usury of him, or increase ... thou shalt > not give him thy money > upon usury." Leviticus 25:36-37 > > "Unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: > That the Lord they God > bless thee." Deuteronomy 23:20 > > In the early Church, any interest on debt was > considered usury. Read > below to see what interest (usury) on debts, a > violation of God's Law, is > doing to America. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > THE NEWS > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > A-8 Lynchburg, Va., Sat., March > 26, 1977 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > THE NATIONAL DEBT > > In 1901 the national debt of the United States was > less than $1 billion. > It stayed at less than $1 billion until we got into > World War I. Then it > jumped to $25 billion. > > Between 1918 and 1941, on the eve of World War II, > the national debt just > about doubled -- from $25 to $49 billion. > > Between 1942 and 1952, the debt went from $72 > billion to $265 billion. In > 1962 it was $303 billion. Eight years later, in 1970, > it was $383 billion. > > Between 1971 and 1976 it rose from $409 billion to > $631 billion. The > estimated debt at the end of this year [1977] is $727 > billion, and next year > it is expected to top $800 billion -- having nearly > doubled in the past > eight years. > > If the present trend continues, and there is no > evidence whatsoever that > it will not continue, we can expect the national debt > to nearly double again > within the next six to eight years. By then, the > INTEREST in the debt alone > should be in the $400 billion a year range. > > [note: As of 1996, the official debt about 5 TRILLION]. > > Eventually, the government will own nothing, the people > will own nothing, > the banks will own everything. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > p. ii > > BILLIONS FOR THE BANKERS DEBTS FOR THE PEOPLE > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > [Top of page: A cartoon showing two bankers sitting > on top of a private > bank tower -- one banker sitting contentedly in a chair > smoking a cigar; the > other banker throwing a money windfall up in the air > and saying to the first > banker, "IT IS EASY TO ROB THE PEOPLE AND GET RICH. WE > JUST LEND THEM THEIR > OWN CREDIT ON PAPER AND CHARGE THEM USURY (INTEREST)." > Beneath the bankers is a door called "loans" showing a > $50,000 paper credit > "loan" going out of the bank to a residential home. > From the home are > $250,000 in payments (30 year payemts) flying back to > land on the "tongue" > of the voracious "open mouth" of the bank.] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > "If the American people ever allow private banks to > control the issue of > their money, first by inflation and then by deflation, > the banks and > corporations that will grow up around them [around the > banks], will deprive > the people of their property until their children will > wake up homeless on > the continent their fathers conquered." > -- Thomas Jefferson > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > p. iii > > THREE TYPES OF CONQUEST > > History reveals nations can be conquered by the use of > one or more of three > methods. > > The most common is conquest by war. In time, though, > this method usually > fails, because the captives hate the captors and rise > up and drive them out > if they can. Much force is needed to maintain control, > making it expensive > for the conquering nation. > > A second method is by religion, where men are convinced > they must give their > captors part of their earnings as "obedience to God." > Such a captivity is > vulnerable to philosophical exposure or by overthrow by > armed force, since > religion by its nature lacks military force to regain > control, once its > captives become "disillusioned." > > The third method can be called economic conquest. It > takes place when > nations are placed under "tribute" without the use of > visible force or > coercion, so that the victims do not realize they have > been conquered. > "Tribute" is collected from them in the form of "legal" > debts and taxes, and > they believe they are paying it for their own good, for > the good of others, > or to protect all from some enemy. Their captors become > their "benefactors" > and "protectors". > > Although this is the slowest to impose, it is often > quite long lasting, as > the captives do not see any military force arrayed > against them, their > religion is left more or less intact, they have freedom > to speak and to > travel, and they participate in "elections" for their > rulers. Without > realizing it, they are conquered, and the instruments > of their own society > are used to transfer their wealth to their captors and > make the conquest > complete. > > In 1900 the average American worker paid few taxes and > had little debt. > Last year payments on debts and taxes took more than > half of what he earned. > Is it possible a form of conquest has been imposed on > our people? Read the > following pages and decide for yourself. And may God > have mercy on this once > debt-free and great nation, in Christ, > > -- > The Author > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > p. 1 > > BILLIONS FOR THE BANKERS DEBTS FOR THE PEOPLE > > THE REAL STORY OF THE MONEY-CONTROL OVER AMERICA > > > by > > Pastor > Sheldon Emry > > > [Cartoon showing a mother standing in front of a > judge in divorce court, > holding the hand of her small boy and girl -- with her > husband sitting in > the witness chair, holding his head in gloom. The > mother says to the judge, > "AND JUDGE, WE WERE ALWAYS IN DEBT!."] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > Americans, living in what is called the richest > nation on earth, seem > always to be short of money. Wives are working in > unprecedented numbers, > husbands hope for overtime hours to earn more, or take > part-time jobs > evenings and weekends, children look for odd jobs for > spending money, the > family debt climbs higher, and psychologists say one of > the biggest causes > of family quarrels and breakups is "arguments over > money." Much of this > trouble can be traced to our present "debt-money" system. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > p. 2 > > Too few Americans realize why Christian Statesmen > wrote into Article I of > the U.S. Constitution: > > "Congress shall have the Power to Coin > Money and > Regulate the Value Thereof." > > They did this, as we will show, in prayerful hope > that it would prevent > "love of money" from destroying the republic they had > founded. We shall see > how subversion of Article I has brought on us the > "evil" of which God's Word > had warned. > > MONEY IS MAN'S ONLY "CREATION" > > Economists use the term "create" when speaking of > the process by which > money comes into existence. Now, "creation" means > making something which > did not exist before. Lumbermen make boards from > trees, workers build > houses from lumber, and factories manufacture > automobiles from metal, glass > and other materials. But in all these they did not > "create," They only > changed existing materials into a more usable and, > therefore, more valuable > form. This is not so with money. Here, and here > alone, man actually > "creates" something out of nothing. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 3 > > A piece of paper of little value is printed so that > it is worth a piece > of lumber. With different figures it can buy the > automobile or even the > house. It's value has been "created" in the true > meaning of the word. > > "CREATING" MONEY IS VERY PROFITABLE! > > As is seen by the above, money is very cheap to > make, and whoever does > the "creating" of money in a nation can make a > tremendous profit! Builders > work hard to make a profit of 5% above their cost to > build a house. > > Auto makers sell their cars for 1% to 2% above the > cost of manufacture > and it is considered good business. But money > "manufactures" have no limit > on their profits, since a few cents will print a $1 > bill or a $10,000 bill. > > That profit is part of our story, but first let > consider another unique > characteristic of the thing -- money, the love of which > is the "root of all > evil". > > ADEQUATE MONEY SUPPLY NEEDED > > An adequate supply of money is indispensable to > civilized society. We > could forego many other things but without money > industry would grind to a > halt, farms would become only self-sustaining units, > surplus food would > disappear, jobs requiring the work of more than one man > or one family would > remain undone, shipping and large movement of goods > would cease, hungry > people would plunder and kill to remain alive, and all > government except > family or tribe would cease to function. > > An overstatement, you say? Not at all. Money is the > blood of civilized > society, the means of all commercial trade except > simple barter. It is the > measure and the instrument by which one product is sold > and another > purchased. Remove money or even reduce the supply > below that which is > necessary to carry on current levels of trade, and the > results are > catastrophic. For an example, we need only look at > America's Depression of > the early 1930's. > > THE BANKER'S DEPRESSION OF THE 1930'S > > In 1930 America did not lack industrial capacity, > fertile farmland, > skilled and willing workers or industrious farm > families. It had an > extensive and efficient transportation system in > railroads, road networks, > and inland and ocean waterways. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 4 > > Communications between regions and localities were the > best in the world, > utilizing telephone, teletype, radio, and a > well-operated government mail > system. No war had ravaged the cities or the > countryside, no pestilence > weakened the population, nor had famine stalked the > land. The United States > of America in 1930 lacked only one thing: an adequate > supply of money to > carry on trade and commerce. > > In the early 1930s, Bankers, the only source of new > money and credit, > deliberately refused loans to industries, stores and > farms. Payments on > existing loans were required however, and money rapidly > disappeared from > circulation. Goods were available to be purchased, > jobs waiting to be done, > but the lack of money brought the nation to a standstill. > > By this simple ploy America was put in a "depression" > and the greedy Bankers > took possession of hundreds of thousands of farms, > homes, and business > properties. The people were told, "times are hard" and > "money is short." > Not understanding the system, they were cruelly robbed > of their earnings, > their savings, and their property. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 5 > > MONEY FOR PEACE? NO! > > MONEY FOR WAR? YES! > > > World War II ended the "depression." The same > Bankers who in the early > 30's had no loans for peacetime houses, food and > clothing, suddenly had > unlimited billions to lend for Army barracks, K-rations > and uniforms! A > nation that in 1934 couldn't produce food for sale, > suddenly could produce > bombs to send free to Germany and Japan! (More on this > riddle later). > > With the sudden increase in money, people were > hired, farms sold their > produce, factories went to two shifts, mines re-opened, > and "The Great > Depression" was over! Some politicians were blamed for > it and others took > credit for ending it. The truth is the lack of money > (caused by the > Bankers) brought on the depression, and adequate money > ended it. The people > were never told that simple truth and in this article > we will endeavor to > show how these same Bankers who control our money and > credit have used their > control to plunder America and place us in bondage. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 6 > > POWER TO COIN AND REGULATE MONEY > > When we can see the disastrous results of an > artificially created > shortage of money, we can better understand why our > Founding Fathers, who > understood both money and God's Laws, insisted on > placing the power to > "create" money and the power to control it ONLY in the > hands of the Federal > Congress. > > They believed that ALL Citizens should share in the > profits of its > "creation" and therefore the Federal government must be > the ONLY creator of > money. They further believed that ALL citizens, of > whatever State or > Territory, or station in life, would benefit by an > adequate and stable > currency, and therefore, the national government must > also be, by law, the > ONLY controller of the value of money. > > Since the Federal Congress was the only legislative > body subject to all > the citizens at the ballot box, it was, to their minds, > the only safe > depository of so much profit and so much power. They > wrote it out in the > simple, but all inclusive: > > "Congress shall have the Power to Coin Money and > Regulate the Value Thereof." > > > HOW THE PEOPLE LOST CONTROL T0 THE FEDERAL RESERVE > > Instead of the Constitutional method of creating our > money and putting it > into circulation, we now have and entirely > unconstitutional system. This > has brought our country to the brink of disaster, as we > shall see. > > Since our money was handled both legally and > illegally before 1913, we > shall consider only the years following 1913, since > from that year on, ALL > of our money had been created and issued by an illegal > method that will > eventually destroy the United States if it is not > changed. Prior to 1913, > America was a prosperous, powerful, and growing nation, > at peace with its > neighbors and the envy of the world. But -- in December > of 1913, Congress, > with many members away for the Christmas holidays, > passed what has since > been known as the FEDERAL RESERVE ACT. (For the full > story of how this > infamous legislation was forced through our Congress, > read "Conquest or > Consent", by W. D. Vennard). > > Omitting the burdensome details, it simply authorized > the establishment of a > Federal Reserve Corporation, with a Board of Directors > (The Federal Reserve > Board) to run it, and the United States was divided > into 12 Federal Reserve > "Districts." > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 7 > > This simple, but terrible, law completely removed > from Congress the right > to "create" money or to have any control over its > "creation", and gave that > function to The Federal Reserve Corporation. This was > done with appropriate > fanfare and propaganda that this would "remove money > from politics" (they > didn't say "and therefore from the people's control") > and prevent "Boom and > Bust" from hurting our citizens. > > The people were not told then, and most still do not > know today, that the > Federal Reserve Corporation is a private corporation > controlled by bankers > and therefore is operated for the financial gain of the > bankers over the > people rather than for the good of the people. The word > "Federal" was used > only to deceive the people. > > MORE DISASTROUS THAN PEARL HARBOR > > Since that "day of infamy", more disastrous to us > than Pearl Harbor, the > small group of "privileged" people who lend us "our" > money have accrued to > themselves all of the profits of printing our money -- > and more! Since 1913 > they have "created" tens of billions of dollars in > money and credit, which, > as their own personal property, they then lend to our > government and our > people at interest. > > "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer" had > become the secret policy > of the Federal government. An example of the process > of "creation" and its > conversion to peoples "debt" will aid our understanding. > > THEY PRINT IT -- > > WE BORROW IT AND PAY THEM INTEREST > > We shall start with the need for money. The Federal > Government, having > spent more than it has taken from its citizens in > taxes, needs, for the sake > of illustration, $1,000,000,000. Since it does not > have the money, and > Congress has given away its authority to "create" it, > the Government must go > to the "creators" for the $1 billion. > > But, the Federal Reserve, a private corporation, > doesn't just give its money > away! The Bankers are willing to deliver > $1,000,000,000 in money or credit > to the Federal Government in exchange for the > Government's agreement to pay > it back -- with interest. So Congress authorizes the > Treasury Department to > print $1,000,000,000 in U.S. Bonds, which are then > delivered to the Federal > Reserve Bankers. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 8 > > The Federal Reserve then pays the cost of printing > the $1 billion (about > $1,000) and makes the exchange. The government then > uses the money to pay > its obligations. What are the results of this fantastic > transaction? Well, > $1 billion in Government bills are paid all right, but > the Government has > now indebted the people to the Bankers for $1 billion > on which the people > must pay interest! > > Tens of thousands of such transactions have taken place > since 1913 so that > by the 1980s, the U.S. Government is indebted to the > Bankers for over > $1,000,000,000,000 (trillion), on which the people pay > over $100 billion a > year in interest alone with no hope of ever paying off > the principal. > Supposedly, our children and following generations will > pay forever and > forever! (Since this book was printed in 1984, the > national debt has grown > to today's 1989 total of approximately 3 trillion dollars.) > > [ note: As of 1996, it is approximately 5 trillion dolllars]. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 9 > > AND THERE'S MORE > > You say, "This is terrible!" Yes, it is, but we > have shown only part of > the sordid story. Under this unholy system, those > United States Bonds have > now become "assets" of the Banks in the Reserve System, > which they then use > as "reserves" to "create" more "credit" to lend. > Current "reserve" > requirements allow them to use that $1 billion in bonds > to "create" as much > as $15 billion in new "credit" to lend to States, > municipalities, to > individuals and businesses. > > Added to the original $1 billion, they could have $16 > billion of "created > credit" out in loans paying them interest with their > only cost being $1,000 > for printing the original $1 billion! Since the U.S. > Congress has not > issued Constitutional money since 1863 (over 100 > years), in order for the > people to have money to carry on trade and commerce > they are forced to > borrow the "created Credit" of the Monopoly bankers and > pay them > usury-interest! > > AND THERE'S STILL MORE > > In addition to the vast wealth drawn to them through > this almost > unlimited usury, the Bankers who control the money at > the top are able to > approve or disapprove large loans to large and > successful corporations to > the extent that refusal of a loan will bring about a > reduction in the price > that that Corporation's stock sells for on the market. > > After depressing the price, the Bankers' agents buy > large blocks of the > company's stock, after which the sometimes > multi-million dollar loan is > approved, the stock rises, and is then sold for a > profit. In this manner > billions of dollars are made with which to buy more > stock. This practice is > so refined today that the Federal Reserve Board need > only announce to the > newspapers an increase or decrease in their "discount > rate" to send stocks > up and down as they wish. > > Using this method since 1913, the Bankers and their > agents have purchased > secret or open control of almost every large > corporation in America. Using > that control, they then force the corporations to > borrow huge sums from > their banks so that corporate earnings are siphoned off > in the form of > interest to the banks. This leaves little as actual > "profits" which can be > paid as dividends and explains why stock prices are so > depressed, while the > banks reap billions in interest from corporate loans. > In effect, the bankers > get almost all of the profits, while individual > stockholders are left > holding the bag. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 10 > > The millions of working families of America are now > indebted to the few > thousand Banking families for twice the assessed value > of the entire United > States. And these Banking families obtained that debt > against us for the > cost of paper, ink, and bookkeeping! > > THE INTEREST AMOUNT IS NEVER CREATED > > The only way new money (which is not true money, but > is "credit" > representing a debt), goes into circulation in America > is when it is > borrowed from Bankers. When the State and people > borrow large sums, we seem > to prosper. However, the bankers "create" only the > amount of the principal > of each loan, never the extra amount needed to pay the interest. > > Therefore, the new money never equals the new debt > added. The amounts > needed to pay the interest on loans is not "created," > and therefore does not > exist! > > Under this kind of a system, where new debt always > exceeds the new money > no matter how much or how little is borrowed, the total > debt increasingly > outstrips the amount of money available to pay the > debt. The people can > never, ever get out of debt! > > An example will show the viciousness of this > usury-debt system with its > "built in" shortage of money. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 11 > > IF $60,000 IS BORROWED > > - $255,931.20 MUST BE PAID BACK > > When a citizen goes to a banker to borrow $60,000 to > purchase a home or a > farm, the Bank clerk has the borrower agree to pay back > the loan plus > interest. At 14% interest for 30 years, the borrower > must agree to pay > $710.92 per month for a total of $255,931.20. > > The clerk then requires the citizen to assign to the > banker the right of > ownership of the property if the borrower does not make > the required > payments. The bank clerk then gives the borrower a > $60,000 check or a > $60,000 deposit slip, crediting the borrower's checking > account with > $60,000. > > The borrower then writes checks to the builder, > subcontractors, etc., who > in turn write checks. $60,000 of new "checkbook" money > is thereby added to > the "money in circulation." > > However, and this is the fatal flaw in a usury > system, the only new money > created and put into circulation is the amount of the > loan, $60,000. The > money to pay the interest is NOT created, and therefore > was NOT added to > "money in circulation." > > Even so, this borrower (and those who follow him in > ownership of the > property) must earn and TAKE OUT OF CIRCULATION > $255,931, almost $200,000 > MORE than he put IN CIRCULATION when he borrowed the > original $60,000! (By > the way, it is this interest which cheats all families > out of nicer homes. > It is not that they cannot afford them; it is because > the Bankers' usury > forces them to pay for FOUR homes to get ONE!) > > Every new loan puts the same process in operation. > Each borrower adds a > small sum to the total money supply when he borrows, > but the payments on the > loan (because of interest) then deduct a much LARGER > sum from the total > money supply. > > There is therefore no way all debtors can pay off the > money-lenders. As they > pay the principle and interest, the money in > circulation disappears. > > All they can do is struggle against each other, > borrowing more and more from > the money-lenders each generation. The money lenders > (Bankers), who produce > nothing of value, slowly, then more rapidly, gain a > death grip on the land, > building, and present and future earnings of the whole > working population. > Proverbs 22:7 has come to pass in America. The > borrowers have become the > servants to the lenders. No wonder God Almighty > forbids interest on loans. > (See cover again). > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 12 > > SMALL LOANS DO THE SAME THING > > If you haven't quite grasped the impact of the > above, let us consider a > small auto loan for 3 years at 18% interest. Step 1: > Citizen borrows $5,000 > and pays it into circulation (it goes to the dealer, > factory, miner, etc.) > and signs a note agreeing to pay the Bankers $6,500. > Step 2: Citizen pays > $180 per month of his earnings to the Banker. In three > years, he will take > OUT of circulation $1,500 more than he put IN circulation. > > Every loan of Banker "created" money (credit) causes > the same thing to > happen. Since this has happened millions of times > since 1913 (and continues > today), you can see why America has gone from a > prosperous, debt-free nation > to a debt-ridden nation where practically every home, > farm and business is > paying usury-tribute to some Banker. > > The usury-tribute to the Bankers on personal, local, > State and Federal debt > totals more than the combined earnings of 25% of the > working people. Soon > it will be 50% and continue upward. > > THIS IS WHY BANKERS PROSPER IN GOOD TIMES > OR BAD > > In the millions of transactions made each year like > those above, little > actual currency changes hands, nor is it necessary that > it do so. 95% of > all "cash" transactions in the U. S. are executed by > check, so the Banker is > perfectly safe in "creating" that so-called "loan" by > writing the check or > deposit slip, not against actual money, but AGAINST > YOUR PROMISE TO PAY IT > BACK! The cost to him is paper, ink and a few dollars > in salaries and > office costs for each transaction. It is "check > kiting" on an enormous > scale. The profits increase rapidly, year after > year, as shown below. > > [Article from a newspaper:] > "Valley Bank Posts 49% Gain in Profits" > "Gains of 49 percent in net income and 51 percent > in operating income > were posted last year by Valley National bank. Those > gains brought net > income to $33,959,000 in the year ended Dec. 31 and > operating income to > $34,459,000. The year before those totals were > $22,836,000 and $22,807,000 > respectively." > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 13 > "Bank's Profit Rise 21%" > > "Arizona bank announced on Monday it had achieved > a 21.2 percent > increase in net income in 1978 over 1977. On the basis > of operating income, > excluding the 1977 sale of the Arizona Bank Building > for $1,336,368, the > bank said the increase was 43.9 percent. Tostenrud > said loans and deposits > increased in the last year. Deposits 18.8 percent to > $1,353 billion and > loans 21.9 percent to $951 million." > > THE COST TO YOU? EVENTUALLY, EVERYTHING! > > In 1910 the U. S. Federal debt was only $1 billion, > or $12.40 per > citizen. State and local debts were practically non-existent. > > By 1920, after only six years of Federal Reserve > shenanigans, the Federal > debt had jumped to $24 billion, or $228 per person, and > State and local > debts were mushrooming. > > By 1981 the Federal debt passed $1 trillion and was > growing exponentially > as the Bankers tripled the interest rates. State and > local debts are now > MORE than the Federal, and with businesses and personal > debts totalled over > $6 trillion, three times the value of all land and > buildings in America. > > If we signed over to the money-lenders of all of > America we would still > owe them more two more Americas (plus their usury, or course!). > > However, they are too cunning to take the title to > everything. They > instead leave you with some "illusion of ownership" so > you and your children > will continue to work and pay the Bankers more of your > earnings on ever > increasing debts. The "establishment" has captured our > people with their > ungodly system of usury and debt as certainly as if > they had marched in with > an uniformed army. > > To understand that it really is a "conquest," go > back to the front and > read the "Three Types of Conquest" again. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 14 > > The borrower must pay back MORE then he borrowed, so > bankers ALWAYS get > more than they lend! > > FOR THE GAMBLERS AMONG MY READERS > > To grasp the truth that periodic withdrawal or money > through interest > payments will inexorably transfer all wealth in the > nation to the receiver > of interest, imagine yourself in a poker or dice game > where everyone must > buy the chips (the medium of exchange) from a "banker" > who does not risk > chips in the game, but watches the table and every hour > reaches in and takes > 10% to 15% of all the chips on the table. As the game > goes on, the amount > of chips in the possession of each player will go up > and down with his luck. > However, the TOTAL number of chips available to play > the game (carry on > trade and business) will decrease rapidly. > > The game will get low on chips, and some will run > out. If they want to > continue to play, they must buy or borrow them from the > "banker". The > "banker" will sell (lend) them ONLY if the player signs > a "mortgage" > agreeing to give the "banker" some real property (car, > home, farm, business, > etc.) if he cannot make periodic payments to pay back > all the chips plus > some EXTRA ones (interest). The payments must be made > on time, whether he > wins (makes a profit) or not. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > p. 15 > > It is easy to see that no matter how skillfully they > play, eventually the > "banker" will end up with all of his original chips > back, and except for the > very best players, the rest, if they stay in long > enough, will lose to the > "banker" their homes, their farms, their businesses, > perhaps even their > cars, watches, rings, and the shirts off their backs! > > Our real life situation is MUCH WORSE than any poker > game. In a poker > game none is forced to go into debt, and anyone can > quit at any time and > keep whatever he still has. But in real life, even if > we borrow little > ourselves from the "bankers," the local, State and > Federal governments > borrow billions in our name, squander it, then > confiscate our earnings from > us and pay it back to the Bankers with interest. > > We are forced to play the game, and none can leave > except by death. We pay > as long as we live, and our children pay after we die. > If we cannot pay, > the same government sends the police to take our > property and give it to the > Bankers. The bankers risk nothing in the game; they > just collect their > percentage and "win it all." In Las Vegas and at other > gambling centers, > all games are "rigged" to pay the owner a percentage, > and they rake in > millions...The Federal Reserve Bankers' "game" is also > rigged, and it pays > off in billions! > > In recent years, Bankers have added real "cards" to > their game. "Credit" > cards are promoted as a convenience and a great boon to > trade. Actually, > they are ingenious devices by which Bankers collect 2% > to 5% of every retail > sale from the seller and 18% interest from buyers. A > real "stacked" deck! > > [End of Part 1 of 2] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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