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[quote=”DavidCMurray”]So where can you point to for proof that the U.S. inflation rate is so great? Not here . . .

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/
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David

I guess it depends on where you get your numbers 🙂

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article39702.html

first being that any of these numbers can be manipulated.. especially from G.O.V. LOL

look at the way unemployment numbers are calculated..

numbers from different sources can be a very general guide

but according to the chart you presented.. things are looking up for the good ole us..:oops::oops::oops:

[davidd]

oh no Johnny

don’t get me wrong

I agree 100%

its just here in costa rica its still always behind although that is changing and in a few years we may have to re evaluate and see which country will be the new up and coming place to be

I am in the process of diligence as I am usually 5 to 10 years ahead of things mentally

its a shame that Nicaragua could not get it’s shit together

they could really be a gold mine there… lets see how they recover from losing chavez

[quote=”johnnyh”][quote=”davidd”]just read thru this article and am shocked at some of the stats..

crazy times for sure but i am glad i am raising my kids here.

http://www.wnd.com/2013/04/americans-snapping-by-the-millions/%5B/quot

The problem Davidd is that the United States is exporting inflation worldwide, and just about every nation is churning the printing presses. As a consequence politicians are more corrupt, and citizens in turn skirt the law to stay ahead.
I remember inviting friends to the Arrasti theater matinee in Puerto Limon, and we could all get in at 1 or 2 Colones each, and then go to the Acon theater and watch another movie. But this was back in 1959! The exchange rate back then was 6.65 Colones per Dollar.
If you have been following the articles by Jim Rogers, Marc Faber, The Mogambo Guru, and Gerald Celente, you can get a feel of what we are looking forward to. It just doesn’t look good regardless of what Obama and the politicians tell us.[/quote]

[davidd]

is this paranoia or what??

take a look at these articles and keep an open mind and let me know your thoughts

as we all know the events that just occurred with this boston tragedy

there seems to be lots of contradictions and photos and such that would make this seem like a false flag event.. meaning making noise on one end.. to take attention off another point.

the truth as we all know will not come out as in all truths until much later.. so we have to piece things together if they make logical sense.

take a look at this NY times article that came out on the same day

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/world/us-practiced-torture-after-9-11-nonpartisan-review-concludes.html this is pretty heavy stuff..

and because all attention was diverted to the other event.. not one mention in mainstream media

I mean did you hear about this????

but you did hear about the boston bombing??

and so while the masses are clueless on whats going on …. you can be sure that the rest of teh world is paying attention

http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestoryamericas/2013/04/201341782038679336.html this is a middle eastern publication.

strange or what??

[davidd]

waggoner41

this is what I mean about parents being very dilligent in the choices for thier kids.

not letting 3rd party people injecting thier own values

which I also do NOT agree with people in influential positions like teachers.. etc getting involved at this level.. this is not thier job to do

but this goes on all the time

so back to the community collective.. if everyone came from the position of individual thinking and respect for thier fello man..

this should not happen

I would never even think about telling someones kids why or why not they should believe in any political pundit.

[quote=”waggoner41″][quote=”VictoriaLST”]That video was so creepy. Sort of an “all sweetness and light” version of Germany in the 1930s.

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or North Korea currently.

I have never been committed to either party. I just voted for the man I thought best for the job but mostly Republican.

Over the past 20 years or so the Republican Party has moved further and further from my beliefs.

I do support Obama but I disagree with what we saw in the video. I don’t think those kids really understood what they were singing about and I don’t approve of teachers getting kids involved in political brain-washing like that.[/quote]

[davidd]

Victoria

here is another creepy video

http://youtu.be/LOquwb1B0Rs

http://youtu.be/2diNojgJF9c

in todays easy access to information there is no excuse for this.

[quote=”VictoriaLST”]That video was so creepy. Sort of an “all sweetness and light” version of Germany in the 1930s.

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[davidd]

Scott

perfect example of some bureaucrat.. making a decision with tax payers money..

sure give the people off.. they still get paid.. but who cares its not my money :shock::shock::shock:

how much does a day of work in the government cost the taxpayers here?? a million dollars?/

[quote=”Scott”]In case you missed it ….

Did you see that Costa Rica is actually considering declaring a holiday for the day Obomber arrives?

“Se está valorando el asueto para facilitar la fluidez de tráfico en el Gran Área Metropolitana”, [url=http://www.nacion.com/2013-04-09/ElPais/Asueto-por-visita-de-Barack-Obama-a-Costa-Rica-se-definira-una-semana-antes.aspx]declaró l ministro de Comunicación, Francisco Chacón.[/url]

Supposedly they will announce whether it will or will not be a “holiday” (asueto) before the 26th April …

I would like to politely suggest that declaring a day of mourning would be far more appropriate for Obomber’s visit to Costa Rica than a “holiday!”

Scott

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[davidd]

Waggoner

question. how does one who never contribute to social security are able to recieve benefits

I know 6 people that are now recieving SS benefits that have never worked on the books.. or worked when they were kids.. that are getting SS benefits

let me be more specific. 2 are on disability of some sort so they are getting SS benefits early.

these range from $800 to $1500 per month in payments

I know these people since I was a kid growing up in NYC..

thanks

[quote=”waggoner41″][quote=”kwhite1″]
Kinda stinks knowing that SS won’t be there for me when I am of age. Been paying into it for 25 years, and have another 20 before I can get some back. Does anyone really think it will still be viable in 20 years? If so I will sell mine now at a discount! $.60 on the dollar!! Don’t pass it up!![/quote]

The Social Security Investment Trust holds 18% of the Federal debt. SS is not broke; the Federal government has a problem in redeeming SS requests to be redeemed. Right now SS has funding adequate for about 15 years.

The issue is that “our congressional representatives”, as well as anyone who keeps up with economic issues, has been aware of the dual problems of the baby boom and our ever-extending lives since the early 1950’s.

Congress in its infinite ineptitude has continually kicked the can down the road for more than 60 years by applying band-aid fixes to the issues rather than to find a permanent solution.

Write your representatives, as I have, and tell them that the problems with SS are the fault of congress to pass a permanent fix and if they vote to approve the [b]chained CPI[/b] that they will lose your vote in the next election.

The fixes at this late date are far more drastic than they would have been years ago. Where my generation should have been paying into SS at a higher rate when we were working, congress decided that increasing our premiums would be unpopular.

Here are some of the things that can be done:
1 ~ Both my wife and I receive SS and we are willing to take a 5% cut in our benefits to help alleviate the problem.
2 ~ Raise the SS monthly premium by 1% for both employee and employer.
3 ~ Raise the age to qualify for SS by an additional year. [b](Congress increased our retirement age by two years while we were employed and we didn’t complain.)[/b]
4 ~ Raise the level of income that is subject to SS premiums.
I am sure other options that I have not thought of but there are solutions.

You are about the same age as our children and we want to see that all of you get your. The same applies to Medicare.
The baby boom situation is temporary, lasting until about 2042. After that it evens out. Our extending life-spans are another issue.
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[davidd]

[quote=”aguirrewar”]Phil:

There is an article in WLC:

Living in Costa Rica With Just Enough

this should be a mandatory to read for people thatt ask your question

Search for it and read it
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whatever the costa are and many here will have different opinons

ne thing is for sure

it’s rapidly going up!!!!

just these past 2 years I have seen a dramatic upswing on things like

electric
gas
T………………A………X……..E………S

its direction is going towards the point that imported items are cheaper than country made stuff

anyone notice this???

I have noticed this more than once.

[davidd]

it’s all wonderful

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its all wonderful

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its all wonderful

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it’s all wonderful

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its all wonderful

[davidd]

this is how deluded the people are

http://insidecostarica.com/2013/04/08/otton-solis-asks-ticos-to-paint-their-houses-and-clean-streets-for-obama-visit/

I know.. i know.. its political 🙂

wouldn’t you love to see president Obama come down here and have a debate with some smart people we have on this forum???

people like David M… waggoneer… mr Oliver… kwhite

now that would be a debate I would pay to watch.

instead he is coming here under the delusion that he is somebody to listen to.. like here listen to me because I know how to run economy

like steven segal 🙂

[davidd]

this is inevitable.. so the question is what happens to the normal middleclass tax paying folks back in the U.S. ??

who knows for sure.. one thing and I have to say this is a big plus for costa rica

temperate climate year round ( no extreme weather conditions)

abundant water and food

poverty here is high BUT there are NO people here that go hungry.. natural food and vegetables are abundant

and as long as people can eat… then everything else can be worked out.

[quote=”kwhite1″][quote=”sprite”]Davidd,

Many US expats in CR are retired. Some portion of that group will not be able to or willing to start to develop new survival skills. They have few options besides relying on savings and pensions and both of those sources of income are at risk due to the coming currency crash.

Gold, silver, lead (bullets) and food is the only option.[/quote]

Here we go kids….. http://www.scmp.com/business/economy/article/1209560/china-looking-direct-yuan-trade-aussie-dollar , whether you hold metals or food, it would be better than the USD, this is just the begining, many countries will follow thus the severe decline in the USD, hyperinflation coming up next.[/quote]

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