A Special Conscious Conservative Event

The Next Financial Crisis---Prepare Before It Comes

Anybody who has lived through the last 20 years knows that the question is not if, but when is the next financial crisis going to come?  This class will help you prepare for the next crisis by answering three questions.  How did people get through previous hard times?  What financial dangers are looming in the future?  What can I do to protect myself and those I love?

When?

Saturday

May 24th at 10:00 am

Where?

Honeyville Farms Chandler Location

33 S. 56th Street

Chandler, AZ  85226

A Conscious Conservative Announcement: The Employee Friend Network

East Inspires West web properties announces the arrival of a new site called The Employee Friend Network.  We want to help people worldwide to "Bust Out of the Cube" by providing quality Wealth, Health and Success advice.  Regular visitors can learn strategies and techniques to dump their boss by learning how to manage their finances in a way that gives them control over their own life.

Please visit the new site at:

www,employeefriend.com

Conscious Conservatives Can Back Atlas Shrugged WHO IS JOHN GALT?

The new Atlas Shrugged movie, “Who is John Galt?”, is heading into production with release slated for 2014. The Atlas Shrugged production team has started a Kickstarter campaign.   The movie is actually already fully funded. The Atlas Shrugged Movie Kickstarter campaign is not so much about money as it is about marketing.  Instead of a piece of the profit, the Atlas Shrugged production team is offering prizes to small supporters, like t-shirts a way onto the set or even being an extra in the film!

Atlas Shrugged Kickstarter FAQ What is Kickstarter? Kickstarter is an online platform which affords people the opportunity to contribute money to a project and earn a "reward" in return.  Isn’t asking for charity antithetical to Ayn Rand’s philosophy? Ayn Rand had no problem with someone giving money to a cause they care about. If someone deems a cause worthy and wants to donate money, they should be free to do it. Read more...

Contribute to the Atlas Shrugged Kickstarter Campaign Now.

A Conscious Conservative View of The Phoenix Writers Club

     I had the pleasure yesterday of visiting the monthly meeting of The Phoenix Writers Club.  I met many wonderful people there and learned about all sorts of fascinating books.

     I learned about Durant's, a historic Phoenix restaurant, from Mabel Leo.

     Patricia Brooks talked about how to promote a 2nd. edition of a book.

     Graham Smith told some funny stories from his book.

     I met a wonderful lady who named Evangeline Colbert, who helps infertile couples and wrote a book of daily devotionals.

     There were so many other wonderful people there, that I don't have the space to mention them all.

     Thank you to everyone who was there.

Welcome Friends From the Millionaire Mind Intensive

  I just wanted to write a brief post to thank all of the fabnormal people I met this past weekend at The Millionaire Mind Intensive Seminar in Glendale, Arizona.  I had a wonderful time.

  As I told some of you, I would like to keep the energy going by attending or setting up regular meetings.  I heard about one that is already going.   I will check out that one within the next 10 days.  If that meeting doesn't work out, I plan to start a new one.

Any of you from the seminar that want to contact me via e-mail can do so at BigDeadlift@aol.com.

Good Luck and remember:

You Have a Millionaire Mind!!!! 

Obama's Most Serious Scandal Gets Lost In Shuffle

     Several news and opinion sources have been broadcasting several scandals about the Obama administration over the last few weeks.  It appears that the most serious scandal has been lost in the shuffle.  Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee last week that stated that the United States has killed four American citizens via remote control drones.  One of these, Abdul Rahman Anwar al-Awlaki, was a child.  Only one, Jude Kenan Mohammed, had any type of legal hearing.  Mohammed was indicted (not convicted) of various conspiracy charges in 2009.
     The mainstream press and even the talking heads seem relatively silent in light of this revelation.  Yes, the IRS and the Benghazi scandals are important.  However, as a Conscious Conservative, I believe the execution of American citizens without due process strikes at the heart of what the United States of America is all about.  We take years and spend millions of dollars to make sure that criminals who have been convicted of heinous acts are not wrongfully executed  This is as it should be.  The cornerstone of what makes the United States a great nation is the concept that all are equal in the eyes of the law and all have a right to, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness."  A murderer convicted by a jury of his peers gets the benefit of that protection.  Why shouldn't a citizen who is targeted by the administration have the same benefit?

     Just as when Roosevelt rounded up Japanese and Italian Americans, stole their land and put them in camps, the current administration seems to be banking on the fact that those who were killed all have foreign sounding names.  It seems like somebody named Barrack Hussein Obama II should know better.  

Conscious Conservative View, Taxes Are Too High

     Like millions of other proud Americans, I recently put together all of my forms, wrote my check to the US Treasury and marched my tax records down to the Post Office.  Unlike many, I decided to take a close look at my tax documents and calculate how much of my earnings actually goes to taxes each year.  Without revealing too much of my business, I will say that my family's annual income is close to the median and probably in a range with a majority taxpayers out there.

     My taxes beak down like this:

                  FICA/Medicare                                         13.3%
                  Federal Income Tax                                    9.5%
                  State Income Tax                                       2.2%
                  State/Local Sales Tax                                1.8%
                  Property Tax                                              1.5%
                  Gasoline Tax                                              1.0%
                  Utility Taxes                                               0.5%


                  TOTAL                                                    29.8%

     As you can see, about 30% on my earnings are confiscated each year by various government entities.  Include the multitude of other irregular taxes (rental car, event ticket, environmental or airport fees), this amount can easily equal 1/3 of a family's income.  I challenge everyone to just look at the categories I listed above and determine their personal tax burden.  For just about everyone, the amount is excessive.  In my case, I pay twice as much in taxes as I do for utilities, 4X as much as I pay for groceries and 8X as much as I pay for housing.  People now pay more in tribute to the government than they pay for their basic needs.  That fact as much as anything else shows that TAXES ARE TOO HIGH!!!