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On Friday, June 29th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel acquiesced to changes to a permanent Eurozone bailout fund—"before the ink was dry," as critics complained. Besides easing the conditions under which bailouts would be given, the concessions included an agreement that funds intended for indebted governments could be funneled directly to stressed banks
Originally posted by chemistry
otherwsie we all WILL become debt-slaves
Originally posted by emberscott
Originally posted by chemistry
otherwsie we all WILL become debt-slaves
Become? You already are. What makes you believe you are not?
Originally posted by Mrgone
This is not the full reqdin of article 32 because I read the PDF but cant copy it on my iPhone
[Article 32, paragraph 4]: "The property, funding and assets of the ESM shall . . . be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation, or any other form of seizure, taking or foreclosure by executive, judicial, administrative or legislative action."
The whole ESm is in PD for those looking to read it for themselves.
This looks like the law makers making laws to be imune to mistakes they make. Pretty straight forward blak check to do as this wish
Gone
Originally posted by chemistry
Originally posted by emberscott
Originally posted by chemistry
otherwsie we all WILL become debt-slaves
Become? You already are. What makes you believe you are not?
Good point! Very good point! How much more enslaved will we become?
Originally posted by ColCurious
The people of Europe need to wake up and make their voices heard.
Opposition against brussels centralism is already growing. Just recently conservative politicians (aswell as leftists) here are speaking out against the idea of "more Europe"... this could finally turn the tables.
The German constitutional court is currently processing several complaints about the €Z-contracts and the ESM being unconstitutional. If they rule against the ESM... it is pretty much dead.
CLAYTON, Mo. — Rashonda Thornton looked up at the menu on the wall, ordered a Caesar salad and dropped a $10 bill in a box. Pretty generous, considering the meal at Panera Bread's cafe in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton sells for less than $7.
It was a year ago that Panera (PNRA) converted the Clayton restaurant into a non-profit pay-what-you-want restaurant with the idea of helping to feed the needy and raising money for charitable work. Panera founder and Chairman Ronald Shaich said the cafe, operated through Panera's charitable foundation, has been a big success, largely because of people like Thornton.
The majority of patrons pay retail value or more. Statistics provided by Panera indicate that roughly 60% leave the suggested amount; 20% leave more; and 20% less. One person paid $500 for a meal, the largest single payment.
Not everyone is so generous, but that's OK with Brooke Porter, who manages the restaurant. She knows that times are still hard for many. She has seen families down on their luck come in to celebrate birthdays with a meal they normally couldn't afford. A teacher laid off after 25 years stops by on his way to job fairs. He can't afford to pay much but makes up for it by volunteering at the store.
"If a man in a suit and tie leaves a dollar for a $10 meal, that's fine," Porter said. "We don't know his story."
Only a few take advantage of the system — "lunch on Uncle Ron" as Shaich calls it. He still fumes over watching three college kids pay $3 for $40 worth of food. Generally, peer pressure prevents that sort of behavior, he said.
"It's like parking in a handicapped spot," Shaich said.
Overall, the cafe performs at about 80% of retail and brings in revenue of about $100,000 a month. That's enough to generate $3,000 to $4,000 a month above costs, money being used for a job training program for at-risk youths.
"The lesson here is most people are fundamentally good," Shaich said. "People step up and they do the right thing."
Originally posted by Screwed
It is all well and good to get online and go on and on about the bankers and how "if we don't DO something"
we're all going to be screwed but unless YOU are doing something then I don't want to hear it.
Do you know what needs to be done?
It has NOTHING to do with "the bankers".
It is the money!!!!
It was always the God Damned money!!!!
Until YOU are ready to start giving freely without the expectation of MONEY then we are all screwed.
When you give of yourself,when you FREELY give YOUR time,energy,skills,and talents to those who seek them out then it makes ME want to do the same.
When you and I are doing this,
others will take notice.
When others take notice we all start doing it.
When we all start doing it, we establish a norm.
When a norm has been established, money begins to lose its power and influence on us.
When we all start giving freely, money will be no more, bankers will no longer exist, and we will finally have earned our freedom.
It all starts with YOU my friend.
Originally posted by chemistry
How much more enslaved will we become?