[happygolucky]

Its funny how people never used to trust banks or bankers, things have gone full circle.
  soon we will be all paying to use them, best to stuff our mattresses or invest in something if you have spare cash, especialy items that can be hidden away like jewelry, paintings or antiques then its security that you have to worry about. The more we have the more a target we will be. My strange uncle used to bury stuff all around his house    wonder if he forget to dig any of it up, not far from you Russ on the Llynn penisular N Wales
My new tag photo is one of my efforts rusty, they are so much like me, look crap but are nice if you fancy something sweet 

[doganjo]

thats not the issue here tho annie. its that billions of people are hungry because of the greed of just a few. yes there will always be inequality yes there will always be greed its human nature. but when the system is sooo wrong as to allow this kind of injustice to be perpetrated then it is time for a change.

it was hardly a conspiritorial kind of link either, it was from oxfam.

it outs it into perspective, when people are being turfed out of their homes due to the bedroom tax, and normal working people rely on foodbanks, that the problem, isnt 'the economy' the problem is the super rich. they are sucking the blood out of this country, and indeed, the rest of the world.

Yes, I agree with everything you say there.  But there's little point in trying to redistribute the wealth - been tried before I believe.

[Fowgill Farm]

I thought the The Illuminati were the protectors of the blood line of christ thro the ages ie the holy grail or have i been reading too much Dan Brown
Mandy

[deepinthewoods]

yes dan browns book was a work of fiction.
your thinking of the knights templar.

[happygolucky]

I have no idea but used to think the name was good when I played Tomb raiders.
I feel sorry for small  businesses, shops in particular, the high streest are now full of charity shops, pound shops and eating places, and of course now a few take your old stuff in for cash shops and pawn brokers.
I often think community shops would go down well but not sure how they would work too well, people bring in stuff they do not want and sell it to some one who does, something like E Bay but including home grown stuff etc, and I know places do have them but I would like to see more of them
Fuel bills are sorring as are commodities but no one wants to pay more for anything, I notice the quality of a lot of stuff has subsided especialy when eating out.
I love that word Illuminati, when I get a cat i think thats what its name will be

[smiley bucket]

Has anyone watched "The Ring of Power" on youtube?  Apart from me?  You can pm your answers if you feel you cannot admit to it in the open

[happygolucky]

Not been able to watch You tube for a while but will when its back in action, me and my  husbands just been discussing things tonight, no answers but plenty of questions and worries.

[RUSTYME]

Well , the theives are taking a bit more time over stealing peoples money . The banks are to remain closed till thursday , gives them more time to order more bullets no doubt .
The theives refuse to rule out stealing peoples money elsewhere too . So anyone with savings would be wise to get them out now whìle they can , if they can ?
Italy may steal 15% of deposits next , and the eu  wanted a minimum of 40% , with talk of 100% being possible anywhere in the eu .
One ceo of a bank has said this is insane . It will cause an eu wide run on the banks and destroy all trust in banks .
They have lit the blue touch paper , now , sit back and see what happens .

[RUSTYME]

Government in Cyprus just rejected the eu demand to steal peoples money from their bank accounts . Rumblings already that Cyprus will be booted out of the eurozone .
I wonder what Merkel will have to say about that ?

[doganjo]

Not sure that will; happen. Cyprus has been offered one of their own oil wells back.  That may be the reason for the back down on the tax.

[deepinthewoods]

the eu was making a point. cyprus is a tax haven and is known for laundering russian dodgy money. the last plan before it was kicked out was to only skim 3% of those with 20000+ on a sliding scale ie 15% from accounts with 150k +

pretty much the opposite approach to the way the british government has clawed back the deficit, no tax cuts for the rich 25% loss of income for those on benefits. a good friend of mine who has fybromyalgia and is basically bedridden will be £96 / month worse off. exactly 1/4 of her monthly income.

and in other news

mps have just voted themselves an extra 14k a year for the extra dutys involved in chairing a comittee