Fertilizer is made from natural gas. Heard on the news that farmers in the US were planting 1/3 of their normal crops because of the cost of fertilizer. One said that his cost went from $200,000 to over $1,000,000 just for fertilizer. The top producers of the major components of fertilizer include China, Russia, Canada and Morocco, with Belarus also providing a significant share of potash.
Sigfrid Mallozzi
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Are You Concerned About Inflation?
by Simon ini saw a statistic the other day that something like 25% of all the debt that the us has incurred since 1776 was created in the last 12 months.
that's because they have printed so much currency and instead of letting that stop them, they are going to continue printing more to go on a spending spree on crazy green-new-deal schemes and union handouts.. does anyone think that this can be anything other than inflationary?
they are effectively stealing the wealth of everyone to then hand money out to people.
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Joel Osteen
by jhine ini am reading a lot on quora digest about this chap joel osteen.
i and other brits have said that he is hardly known in the uk .
it has been asserted that he is filling stadiums over here.
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
Jan, Joel is in Houston Texas. His father had a small church that he started in a feed store that struggled for a long time. My Uncle tells me that Joel's father's ministry (John Osteen) started growing in the mid-1970s when witnesses were figuring out that 1975 was a hoax. I don't know if there is a direct relationship between witnesses leaving and joining John Osteen's ministry, but, my Uncle seemed to think so, but I haven't any proof. Probably coincidental.
I've listened to his sermons on Sirius XM and he is very positive. I have enjoyed how he brings out that when the Israelites first left Egypt they still had a "slaves mentality", they thought of themselves as victims. He claims the reason why they were instructed to walk around Jericho and not say a word is that they would have started complaining and talking negatively that this was a waste of time. (lol)
He admonishes strongly against negative thinking, talk, and actions and encourages people not to go through life feeling they are victims. It's your life, you have the authority to be positive and God will help you. In many ways, his message of hope is the opposite of WTBTS where they teach you dependence upon the Governing Body.
I haven't given him or donated any money to his concern as his sermons are on Sirius XM and to my knowledge, you can download his sermons online at his website for free.
If you listen to enough of his sermons, I did get tired of him telling over again of his successful business adventures with his radio station and then getting the basketball stadium of the Houston Rockets, Compaq Center, from the city of Houston and then his "struggle" to get a loan for a $100 million renovation. But, I get tired of "people's" stories pretty quickly after hearing them the second time.
IMHO, Joel Osteen is an excellent speaker with not one "and, ugh", no guilt trips, or begging during his sermon for money. I'm sure as mentioned before, there are others who are better or more liked. His message is encouraging but not a "deep thoughts" kind of message. Later when you are thinking about it you can figure out how to apply it in your life.
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Are You Concerned About Inflation?
by Simon ini saw a statistic the other day that something like 25% of all the debt that the us has incurred since 1776 was created in the last 12 months.
that's because they have printed so much currency and instead of letting that stop them, they are going to continue printing more to go on a spending spree on crazy green-new-deal schemes and union handouts.. does anyone think that this can be anything other than inflationary?
they are effectively stealing the wealth of everyone to then hand money out to people.
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
To Simon's comment about the ports: I'm not sure what the Union arrangement is at the ports for their crane operators, but Californication is in a different world. The news had a piece recently on lifeguards in California making $500k, a lot of that was in overtime.
I don't make a good living unless I have steady overtime. I've worked 2800 to 3100 hours a year for a long time. I love that the government takes 1/3 of my earnings. They know how to spend my money better than I do. I'm so thankful.
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Are You Concerned About Inflation?
by Simon ini saw a statistic the other day that something like 25% of all the debt that the us has incurred since 1776 was created in the last 12 months.
that's because they have printed so much currency and instead of letting that stop them, they are going to continue printing more to go on a spending spree on crazy green-new-deal schemes and union handouts.. does anyone think that this can be anything other than inflationary?
they are effectively stealing the wealth of everyone to then hand money out to people.
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
When talking about Trillions, remember it is 1 Million Million. 10 to the 12th power. 1 with 12 zero's.
1 Billion seconds is 31 years.
1 Trillion seconds is 31,710 years.
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Are You Concerned About Inflation?
by Simon ini saw a statistic the other day that something like 25% of all the debt that the us has incurred since 1776 was created in the last 12 months.
that's because they have printed so much currency and instead of letting that stop them, they are going to continue printing more to go on a spending spree on crazy green-new-deal schemes and union handouts.. does anyone think that this can be anything other than inflationary?
they are effectively stealing the wealth of everyone to then hand money out to people.
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
"The US is never going to pay down any debt. All that matters is if they can service the interest. As long as GDP keeps growing, its not really an issue. Japan has twice the debt to GDP ratio of the US."
Japan has been in a no-growth economy for years. They held their interest rate at 0% or less for years and can't get any growth because the government spends 16 plus percent of their GDP.
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Capitol Attack Hearings
by shadowclone inhearings are on the schedule for abc, bbc, cbs, cnn, msnbc and nbc.
not on fox "news".. will you be watching?
or maybe .
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
As Dinesh D'Souza (2000 Mules) tweeted, "The whole premise of the #January 6th hearings is the election wasn't stolen. But what if it was? In that case, the actions of the protesters would seem moderate, even restrained. That's why the committee dare not confront "2000 Mules". It destroys their narrative.
I think the Capital Rioters and tourists had a strong feeling that something wasn't right about the supposedly "Free and Fair Election" in 2020. Shortly after the election, I had written letters to the Secretary of State in Georgia and the Governor asking them to look at the video evidence of the drop boxes and at the State Farm Arena where the votes were counted to look for irregularities.
2000 Mules has explained to my satisfaction what happened: The election was stolen by stuffing votes in the mail in drop boxes.
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A long conversation with mom
by Foolednomore inmy mom has been on the fence for awhile.
she has done a laundry list for watchtower.
so i asked her, would you continue to invest in a company that promises outrageous dividends but never delivers?
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
That sounds like good news to me! I love your analogy of investment in a company that promises outrageous dividends but never delivers. I've heard older ones say, "they had too much invested to leave now". ??? I guess they feel trapped holding a bag of worthless promises. I learned to sell the "loser stock" high on promises and low on return on investment (ROI) and move on, investing in something else. There is no difference between Ponzi scheme swindler Bernie Madoff and WTBTS. They both print and distribute material based on lies, monthly financial statements, or printed religious materials that mislead individuals and families to believe they are in a much better place in their trust of the pathological liars. Some believed they have a lot of wealth in an investment account that Bernie Madoff oversaw and others have "treasures in heaven" for their wonderful treatment of Christ's Bride on earth, the remnant, the Governing Body. All of them are liars and manipulators. What makes WTBTS so sick is they will continually "beat" you and your family because what you give is never enough and demand more, more, and even more! We even foolishly paid to hear those "pack your bags, we're going on a guilt trip" talks at the district and circuit levels and applauded when finished.
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Prediction of how Watchtower going to be in 5 Years.
by Foolednomore ini can see it that watchtower will become an online/tv based group with just con-vention hall$.. field service would be letter writing and phone preaching, door to door is done.. watchtower will have pay to view programs and still ask for donations after all that.. zoom meetings are here to stay.
kingdumb halls will be sold off except for con-vention venues, or need for new ones$.. df'ing will continue.
the craziness will continue.
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
I'm waiting for them to realize how much money is in a college degree. "Kingdom Business School". Get those Bethelites to pay for their education while working at Bethel and give them a diploma at the end.
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What do you know about Tartarus?
by raymond frantz insometimes a word can change everything and this is the case here with a word that appears only once in the bible but reveals so much about the powers of darkness, the influence of greek literature on the first apostles and finally and more relative to 1the intellectual dishonesty of the watchtower when it comes to presenting information from extra biblical sources.so if you like stories about the fallen angels and hollow earth stay presented from an exjw perspective watch this video.
https://youtu.be/zuv6zsuntci.
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
I really like Tartarus with fish, fried oysters, fried clams, and shrimp.
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Do we really need this many prayers in a day?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthere’s no proof that prayers have any effect whatsoever, other than perhaps giving the person who prays a false sense of having done something.
all claims that prayers have been answered are either anecdotal, fraudulent, delusional or are the result of either pure coincidence or confirmation bias.. how many prayers do you need in a day?.
you get up and eat breakfast...you pray for another day of life.
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Sigfrid Mallozzi
I've heard it said about our prayers for meals, which is that dogs can even wag their tails in appreciation for a meal. I have a dog that wags its tail especially when I come home and he jumps a lot also then too. Not so much for food, walks, or for taking him to the veterinarian. Treats, I've bought lots of treats and he doesn't like them. So, he's picky. But, he likes it when we sit together. He is happy, he smiles when he is happy, he sleeps on my dirty laundry, wants to sleep in my bed, but not so much, only for about 15 minutes then he jumps off, but only when it's thundering or fireworks outside. He has to sit with me every time I go to the bathroom and to shower or well, yea. He is there, But, he doesn't have a tail, so there's that. Maybe, he doesn't like his food. I don't blame him.
I was always critical of the idea that someone giving or "saying" a prayer to God thanking him solely for the food. Never mentioning the "axe" hard work done by the household in the secular world for simple wages and menial jobs, the hours of preparation the meal took, the farmers who planted and took a financial risk on a crop, the seasonal workers who traveled and harvested the crops, the truckers who transported the crops, the oil companies, and their workers who provided the oil-based products for the equipment and trucks transporting the harvest to market, the fertilizer companies, the harvest equipment manufacturing companies like John Deere and Massey Ferguson plus, the water well drilling companies and their suppliers, the seed growers, etc, you get the idea. How about the companies and men, even the governments that built the roads for the trucks to transport the produce. How about giving the taxpayers a round of applause for paying taxes, (a real sacrifice), to build and maintain an infrastructure for commerce so we can have watermelons and pecans from Georgia, and oranges from Florida transported on railroads to anywhere in the world?
So, if we thanked everyone involved in a meal, prayers would be really long, like prayers at the end of a convention. "We want to thank the non-non-anti- but-union workers for working for no wages or benefits cleaning the bathrooms for free during this xx day convention". Let's give a round of applause to the workers that normally work at this arena and whose families depend on their work here, but we cut out of paying wages to them by having free uninsured labor clean the restrooms, all the while in their "Christian dress" wearing sometimes cheap suits and dresses and at other times very nice suits and dresses. We demonstrate our "Christiansoness by the nicety of our dress while cleaning toilets". Clearly, we are more spiritual than Notre Dame that burnt years ago. Further, But, we saved you, peasants, three cents per publisher attending this convention and all you had to do was while attending this convention is spend 1/3 of your time maintaining the property that was rented. Think of it as a working vacation!!