Overlooked Retirement Dangers

I've added a new "overlooked retirement danger" to my collection on my Web site. Reading James Kunstler's book, The Long Emergency, reminded me how close we are to seeing real havoc caused here in suburbia by running out of cheap oil and natural gas.

Many folks of the Baby Boom Generation are starting to think about retiring. I'm certainly one of them. But, if you're not smart about your planning, one of the overlooked retirement dangers - or more than one - will sneak up and bite you in the butt!

Imagine settling in to your well-earned retirement in sunny southern Florida or Arizona or Texas and, after a few years, finding out that there's an oil embargo by the Iranians or OPEC and gas is unaffordable, so there's no way to drive to the store and there's no food at the store anyway! Read Kunstler's book and you'll see how this can happen.

Another overlooked retirement danger is this so-called War on Terror. It should be obvious that we're going to lose. Over the many years we have backed the kings and dictators who rule the countries of the Middle East, we have offended the pride and sovereignty of the common people there. And they're tired of the mega-rich assholes who are bleeding the oil wealth of their nations, leaving only crumbs for the common people. Since the U.S. stands behind the kings and military leaders that keep them from being free, they have found a way to strike back effectively at us. We call it terrorism, they call it jihad - "Holy War."

How can we win? The money we pay for their oil is, in part, siphoned off to support Osama bin Laden through a network of Saudi and other Islamic charities. We're paying to arm our enemies every time we fill up our Hummer or Escalade or Navigator! And for them, a suicide bomber is cheap. Our B-1 bombers and Abrams tanks are expensive.

Like I say, we can't win. Yet Bush and Cheney won't listen to reason, nor to the voice of the Americans who want an end to this growing war.

A retirement danger that many overlook is the eventuality that Al Qaeda will acquire one or more nuclear bombs and use them on American cities. Like I say - There is no winning this war.

To learn more about how you can avoid the overlooked retirement dangers, check out www.defending-your-retirement.com

I even reveal the original moneymaking at home business, which will really take off as we run out of oil and gas. See it here: www.defending-your-retirement.com/proven_income_opportunity.html

Til next time! Get ready for the Long Emergency!

Ron Paul is the leader we need

I've been encouraged to see the Web-based support for the Presidential candidacy of Congressman Ron Paul. He is the one candidate for the 2008 race who has the integrity and principles as well as the political skills we need to guide America through what Jim Kunstler calls "The Long Emergency."

If you're not aware of Ron Paul, I'd invite you to visit his main site www.ronpaul2008.com to find out what you're missing. He's written a lot on www.LewRockwell.com , where you can search the archives for his views on many subjects. I'm not aware of his take on Peak Oil specifically, but he is very involved in keeping the U.S. out of resource wars such as Iraq, which will drag this nation down like quicksand.

Ron is running as a Republican in the true, old-fashioned Conservative sense that we need to downsize the federal government and stay out of other countries' quarrels. His principles are about as purely libertarian as anyone you will find in American politics. He ran as Libertarian Party's presidential candidate for 1988 and I voted for him then, so he's got a long, consistent track record. He walks his talk.

As more time passes, it's becoming clear that Peak Oil is going to be a driving issue for the future of this nation and the world. The Bush/Cheney presidency is evidence that the fight for access to the remaining major oil deposits is one of the major hidden agenda items in American politics. The quality of our individual lives is going to depend on the quality and vision of the leaders we elect in 2008 (if Bush doesn't find a pretext to abort the elections).

Be sure to read The Long Emergency by Kunstler and get familiar with Ron Paul. He needs our support and we need him in the White House.

If you're concerned about your retirement...

If you're an American concerned about retiring in the next few years, I have some information that will be useful to you on my new Web site: Http://www.defending-your-retirement.com/

A lot of us are concerned about the direction this country is taking - and for good reason. America was already near the edge financially, as far as being able to pay for the Boomer Generation's Social Security benefits, but the Bush administration's military adventures in Afghanistan and Iraq threaten the peace, prosperity, and freedom we have taken for granted here in the United States.

Many Americans assume that by changing parties in the White House and Congress, from Republican to Democrat, that things will get back to normal. In my new site about Overlooked Retirement Dangers, I give the reasons why this will not be the case.

This is not about wild conspiracy theories. It's a matter of simple arithmatic and it will affect you, even if you have millions of dollars of assets.

Whether you're young or old, if you care about the future of this country, I'd urge you to take a look at what the best thinkers have to say. You aren't hearing a true picture of our predicament from the average politician. Prepare your family now.

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