This page has been archived and commenting is disabled.

The Twelve Steps

hedgeless_horseman's picture




 

The Twelve Steps
 

  1. We came to understand that our government is powerless over its spending - that our nation's debt had become unmanageable.
  2. We came to believe that a power greater than our fiat currency could restore us to sanity.
  3. We made a decision to turn our savings and our investments over to the care of gold, as we understand gold to be a physical asset - not a paper promise.
  4. We made a searching and fearless inventory of our wealth.
  5. We converted to gold, to Krugerrands, and to Maple Leafs, the fiat paper assets of our wealth, thus eliminating our counterparties.
  6. We were entirely ready to have gold remove all risk of default.
  7. We humbly asked the coin dealer to reduce our exposure to The Inflation Tax.
  8. We made a list of those politicians that expose us to The Inflation Tax, and became willing to work against them all.
  9. We gave direct support to Libertarians whenever possible, except when no Libertarian is on the ballot, and then we voted against the incumbent.
  10. We continued to create wealth through our own industry, and then we converted it to gold, and promptly buried it.
  11. We sought through silver coins to increase our contact with precious metal, as we understand silver to be a physical asset - not a paper promise, paying for as many day-to-day transactions with silver as possible, using our credit card (not debit) for what was not, and paying off the entire balance each month.
  12. We, having had a fiscal awakening as the result of these steps, tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

 

 

 

- advertisements -

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.
Sat, 01/19/2013 - 05:54 | 3168560 DRT RD
DRT RD's picture

Throughly have we seen a person fail who has rarely followed our path.  Haahaa.  I like this one although its not proper.  Some people also get mad when I say, sought through prayer and medication too.

 

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 19:20 | 3167831 lakecity55
lakecity55's picture

+1!

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:12 | 3167926 aint no fortuna...
aint no fortunate son's picture

The whole first paragraph of Chapter 5 really nails it. Every politician in America ought to be required to say this every day:

Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of be­ing honest with themselves. There are such unfortu­nates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasp­ing and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. Their chances are less than average. There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest.

 

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 21:31 | 3168117 DoChenRollingBearing
DoChenRollingBearing's picture

It is not easy, but it is simple.  Spiritual progress.  It's a wonderful thing.  The politicians should try it, but that "honesty" business will prevent them from making any progress.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:45 | 3167554 Wave-Tech
Wave-Tech's picture

Well said - here's my list of 18 of course, with much common overlap:

 

  • Take Concrete Action to Align your Actions with Your Beliefs
  • Distance Yourself to whatever extent reasonable from all elements of the Broken System
  • Put your money where your mind is – financially support your deepest beliefs and convictions
  • Remove all but 10-15% of your net worth from the banking system/ financial markets
  • Take the Hit, and Close all retirement Accounts – and store the CASH yourself
  • CASH your paychecks – leave just enough in Small banks or Credit Unions to pay the bills
  • Become your own Central Banker – Put 10-20% of net worth in Physical Gold & Silver
  • Effectively Secure and Defend your Cash and Valuables
  • Limit your trading and investment exposure to financial instruments to 10-15% of net worth
  • Pay down all debts to whatever extent possible. ZERO DEBT is the ultimate goal.
  • Pay ALL credit cards used for convenience IN FULL each billing cycle
  • VOTE ONLY for LOCAL representation, especially for your local Sheriff’s
  • Don’t Vote in National Elections – What’s the point
  • Never fear expressing your 1st amendment rights in proper context and manner
  • Never abandoned the god-given inalienable right to defend your life and lawful property
  • Avoid the consumerism trap – Save and Spend money wisely and prudently
  • Conduct yourself like an enlightened gentleman of disciplined reason and sound conviction
  • Take all other Prudent Measures you deem necessary to align your actions with your beliefs

It's hightime for all macho "the-systems-fucked-whiners" to man-up and start conducting their affairs accordingly.

 

Aligning Productive Efforts with Integrity & Merit

 

 

 

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 01:14 | 3168426 CheapBastard
CheapBastard's picture

Thnx! That Prudent Measures web site is a good read. Here it is again incase some readers missed it in your post:

 

http://prudentmeasures.blogspot.com/

 

I enjoyed the Ben Franklin quotes on the site.

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 08:43 | 3168609 Just Ice
Just Ice's picture

The video interview of Catherine Austin Fitts in his other link, (http://www.elliottwavetechnology.com/2013/01/aligning-productive-efforts-with.html) totally blew me away.  Absolutely worth the 45 minutes.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:33 | 3167960 Rogue Trooper
Rogue Trooper's picture

Well said 'Wave-Tech' I wish I had more than a single green up arrow. Glad to see you added the 13th point that the original article ommited. Happy to say that I subscribe to just about all of your points. 

"Never abandoned the god-given inalienable right to defend your life and lawful property"

Although, it's a consistent battle to hold your will against the so called sheep.

Molon Labe

Rogue

"Fear Not You Have An M1A" 

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 19:24 | 3167837 lakecity55
lakecity55's picture

* If you are a patriot in a state guard or national guard unit, stay away from the woods if you are asked to meet there, especially by the DHS/STASI:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_Massacre

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:26 | 3167983 Rogue Trooper
Rogue Trooper's picture

Reminds me of Outlaw (Sean Bean). A movie well worth watching for many on this site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MudMRQMnqT4

Molon Labe...

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 16:56 | 3167376 sunnyside
sunnyside's picture

Sort of on topic, but, when was the last time the Fed gov't solved a problem?  I can think of things like the interstate highway system or even the TVA, but what am I missing that they either haven't punted or made things worse? 

I look fondly at NASA, but not sure that any problem was really solved and the cost is just like a military project.  I would seriously like to know what good our gov't has done or problems it has solved.  There has to be something that I am missing.

 

 

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 10:36 | 3168678 Stuck on Zero
Stuck on Zero's picture

The Government has solved many problems.  It just depends on how you phrase the problem and state the results.

Problem: Inflation.  Solution: Change the formula.

Problem: Pesky Truthers.  Solution: Control the media.

Problem: Deficits.  Solution:  Declare that deficits don't matter.

Problem: Supreme Court controlling government power.  Solution: Fill it with statists.

Need I go on?

 

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 00:55 | 3168414 OldPhart
OldPhart's picture

DARPA did create the medium you posted on.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:58 | 3167601 NotApplicable
NotApplicable's picture

Exactly how can organized crime truly solve any problem?

Thanks to NASA we've got drones out the Wazoo, and who knows how many weapons orbiting the planet.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:19 | 3167453 etresoi
etresoi's picture

The US government is the problem.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 18:13 | 3167663 The Heart
The Heart's picture

Greetings good one,

Having been a friend of Bill's for just over 21 years now, this takes on a special meaning. May it go viral please.

But lets speak to your comment here.:

"The US government is the problem."

We the People are the Govt, which is so forgotten among the sheeples. If We the Peoples would be the govt, we would not have the problems that we have today. The great pretenders that call themselves leaders are only corrupted puppets of the greater bankster empire of dust and the money god. They only function from a very low vibration at the toilet bottom level of materiality. Still, we must forgive and bless their little pointed heads to move forward.

We'za peoples and others all here do not all see eye to eye always here but the good news is, we all sees! Everybody is knowing the what comes and prepares for it well. Is too bad we'za all pay for the mercenaries that are more powerful that our own army now. Sad so many were sacrificed for moolockie owl tribe killers of babies for profit. Support the troops! All de way to the unmarked graves.

Eh, we'za gonna be OK after de passage of a few of dems tings from outterz there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SNGAWhmPPg

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/brighter-than-a-full-moon-the-...

Meanwhiles, smoke em if you gots em and give thanks that there is this place ZH, this forum of brilliant Light where so many great and notable writers and expressers of the heart gather. It is the real intelligentsia of the world. We are grateful for you ALL.

.

 

 

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 19:26 | 3167843 lakecity55
lakecity55's picture

A great sponsor once told me, "You are responsible for yourself; keep your part of the sidewalk well-swept."

RIP Gene C.

 

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:05 | 3167401 Snakeeyes
Snakeeyes's picture

Great point. Governments create more problems than they solve.

LBJ The Great Society - leads to the disintegration of American families

Clinton's National Homeownership Strategy caused massive foreclosures and growth in poverty, all so some twits at Fannie, Freddie and Bawney Frank could make millions.

http://confoundedinterest.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/poverty-in-the-usa-an...

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 16:43 | 3167361 Stud Duck
Stud Duck's picture

Don't you guys realize that the gov't is tracking gold purchases and will show up and take it from you when it is at tis peak in price (collaspe) . They are following it more that guns.

They have done it before and will do it again!

Guns man, they are going up faster than gold.  The gunshop boys tell me the local rednecks purchased them at $1,100 take them to gunshows and roll them for $2K. Guns have tripled in price since Obummer took office. I am sure they will continue to increase in price this next four years. Inflation proof, with utiliity value with in posession, just like land, cattle,

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 23:31 | 3168332 Room 101
Room 101's picture

401k's and IRAs are a much bigger and much easier target. 

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:59 | 3168051 WmMcK
WmMcK's picture

... the gov't is tracking gold purchases ...

Not mine they aren't.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 19:28 | 3167848 lakecity55
lakecity55's picture

Too bad all mine were stolen from the back of my truck. The bastards broke in with a Louisville Slugger.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:55 | 3167592 NotApplicable
NotApplicable's picture

They don't have to "take it," as they have other avenues of theft which are far more effective.

Remember, money is fungible. All they have to do is to keep shaking the tree and collect all of the goodies that the weak hands have to give up.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 18:09 | 3167640 LawsofPhysics
LawsofPhysics's picture

Bullshit.  Far too many canoe accidents and local tribes now for any reasonable chance of "taking" anything.  There will be no big bang in the end.  In the end you simply won't see the difference between detriot, mexico city, or sub-saharan africa.  

Barring a culling of the herd fo epic proportions, we will all be millionaires living in the slums.  Those "crazy self-sufficient folks" will have the good life, well those with the means to defend their tribe anyway.

Got your tribe in order yet?  You better.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 18:47 | 3167759 NotApplicable
NotApplicable's picture

Ya know, when someone replies BS to my post, I tend to expect a actual rebuttal of my post, not a rant that aligns with my beliefs.

Here, let me help you. My point is that I don't expect direct gold confiscation, but rather, indirect wealth confiscation via currency depreciation. Now, tell me again, which part of this is BS?

Reading comprehension is your friend.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:18 | 3167959 NoTTD
NoTTD's picture

Bingreka!

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 16:26 | 3167324 hedgelessWhoresMan
hedgelessWhoresMan's picture

DDAGTM

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 16:26 | 3167323 hedgelessWhoresMan
hedgelessWhoresMan's picture

DDAGTM

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 15:46 | 3167209 SAT 800
SAT 800's picture

Now that's interesting. Print these up and distribute them?

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 15:22 | 3167118 monad
monad's picture

Bill W thought LSD was the best cure for alcoholism, and just about every other form of compulsive idiocy, but the AA pyramid scheme pays almost as good as scientology with even less due dilligence then congress. Eat drink and be merry, losers.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:21 | 3167966 Zap Powerz
Zap Powerz's picture

@Monad,

I like the HH article here.  However, I do not like AA because I hate quitters.

Man up and handle your fucking booze.  Thats what I say.

Sat, 01/19/2013 - 10:09 | 3168655 monad
monad's picture

That's the bottom line. No nanny can man up for anyone and is out of a job if you grow up. Everything else is BS
Article is good, I'm just rolling the followers

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 23:01 | 3168279 DoChenRollingBearing
DoChenRollingBearing's picture

@ Zap, normally I agree with you, but for the estimated 12% - 14% of us, your Rx leads us to an early grave.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 21:50 | 3168155 willwork4food
willwork4food's picture

Tell that to a native American.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 19:30 | 3167853 lakecity55
lakecity55's picture

Out of Context. Bill W and lots of others were looking at acid back then; Bill W also studied herbs and vitamins.  So did Dr Bob.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:17 | 3167954 monad
monad's picture

Dr. Bob, the asshole looking for a person to attach himself to? Bill W's first victim... probably for the best though, stopped him from probing people's assholes while blind drunk. I'm sure he continued to probe people's assholes, thats not the kind of fetish you make a career of by accident.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 18:08 | 3167638 Seasmoke
Seasmoke's picture

i have never seen a guy on a winning streak at a GA meeting

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:48 | 3167567 knukles
knukles's picture

Horseshit

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 16:28 | 3167331 kaiserhoff
kaiserhoff's picture

No dog in this fight.  I like to think of myself as in the Spring Time of my drinking career.

But if twelve step programs worked, wouldn't there be some evidence of that by now???

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 19:31 | 3167855 lakecity55
lakecity55's picture

I can see 2 examples of success on this page.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 20:11 | 3167885 hootowl
hootowl's picture

Make that 3!.....32 years!

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 21:21 | 3168091 DoChenRollingBearing
DoChenRollingBearing's picture

By my count, five here...

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:50 | 3167576 NotApplicable
NotApplicable's picture

IMO, it's just a less destructive drug, where one goes from being a non-functional drunk, to a functional 12-step addict. That people can worship a little plastic chip, valuing it higher than their own life... well, I see it as merely a lesser of two evils in the form of a coping strategy.

Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it is intellectually dishonest enough to keep some people from ever truly recovering, instead remaining a victim their whole lives, using meetings as a further crutch and means of escapism.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 19:57 | 3167896 hootowl
hootowl's picture

The 12 steps of AA are only one larger step in the right direction.....towards a much more important understanding of who we really are and why we are here.

I used to think we were mortal beings seeking a spiritual experience.  I now believe we are really spiritual beings having a short-lived physical experience.  Being the hard-headed fool that I have been most of my life, it has taken me over 75 years to finally get it.

 

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:15 | 3167440 monad
monad's picture

There is. AA claims less than a 2% recovery rate. I'm sure marketing and the alcohol lobby have nothing to do with it. But psychedelics do work, google Timothy Leary's research with convicts. You can always change your mind.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 16:21 | 3167305 Rapada
Rapada's picture

From your uninformed rant it appears you must still be imbibing in your personal poison.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 17:21 | 3167463 monad
monad's picture

We are past the point of no return. Gold isn't going to fix this. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1CvW38cHA

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 15:15 | 3167096 Never One Roach
Never One Roach's picture

Good work, HH. I enjoy your articles.

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 15:12 | 3167085 Ghordius
Ghordius's picture

excellent advice. sounds familiar though... ehm... ah! now I remember, there was a word for it... now I recall: saving

Fri, 01/18/2013 - 15:10 | 3167078 Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill's picture

The Govt. is already on the thirteenth Step.

Taking advantage of newbies,pussy hunting, stealing the Hall coffee money, and

the donations.

Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site!