It seems that a large percentage of Americans in our Country get their political and economic information from mainstream media alone, just read the comments section after an online news item.
I, for one, need to know the truth of the matter and not take mainstream medias words for it considering their only existence is for ratings which requires a lot of shock and awe. You can't really believe much of what they report because they either report only part of the truth and/or out and out instigate and fabricate headlines when news is slow. Most Americans don't even know this, maybe if they did they wouldn't believe what they hear and actually look to find the truth.
This 24 hr news cycle is a bane on us - turn on 5 different stations and get 5 takes. Go online and read tons of different takes on the very same subjects. It is akin to movie and food critics - it's all subjective in a way, so then why would any of us think that what we hear from the news media is fact or has any real substance?
The problem here is that many people form opinions based on misinformation and it is causing a vicious divide in our Country - as I mentioned above - read the comments section after an news item...it's spewed with racism, hate and the venom goes on and on. Is this what we are all about? Do you know how we look to other Countries? I feel ill when ever I read those comments or hear the hate on TV and in public and honestly, I am ashamed to be an American.
So where does one find the truth on an issue? Venture onto a government sight and read the actual Bill or pending legislation, find a News outlet that tells the whole truth like Mother Jones or if you don't have time and you want to hear a summary of what is going on, tune in to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow who is one news reporter who gets to the heart of the matter as well as CNN's Anderson Cooper who is only interested in real news and the real truth not a 3 minute sound bit.
Watching mainstream media, especially the likes of FOX news which by the way, is a station who's only goal is to incite and divide Americans with lies and conjured up news that wreck havoc every single day- (the station should be banned) is not where ANY of us should go to get daily information on crucial subjects that affects or is going to affect our lives.
Please, lets get the right information, all of the truth and all of the facts before any of us form opinions on anything or anyone.
You can lead a horse to water but...you can't make him drink it - if you are lead in one direction that doesn't mean it's the path you should continue on - stop, think, make sure you have all the facts - form your own decisions based on the Truth and then choose your own direction - we should all be Leaders and not Followers!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
LIFE AS WE KNEW IT - IS IT GONE FOR GOOD?
It seems like I awoke one day and life changed big time, it feels different because it is! I was thinking about other recessions that I had been through and no matter how dire it was I could always find a way to sustain the roof over my head, pay bills, if only barely, but survive until the worst was over. I did this by working a part time job to supplement my frozen day job salary - yes, back then you could find a part time job rather easily.
After re-inventing my career 3 times over the last 2 recessions I never dreamed I would be in a position to have to do it again - problem is... re-invent to what? With credit frozen and the job market almost impossible all avenues have been blocked, so what does one do to survive?
I found one avenue that my be potential to an income - drop shipping. Drop shipping allows anyone to sell various products either on their own web site or an auction site like EBAY without a dime of out of pocket costs (perfect for someone out of work and out of money) now the trick is finding an actual legitimate wholesale drop shipper that isn't a middleman acting as a real drop shipper.
I have been researching this for more than a month (reason I have been absent from my blog) I have found many scammers such as sites that sell drop ship lists, sites who portray themselves as drop shippers but are actually middlemen and ebooks on how to find real drop shippers, all scams. Let me break this down for you:
1.) Sites that sell wholesale drop ship lists - no one should ever have to pay for lists - there are sites that have wholesale drop ship lists that are FREE - so do not pay for lists.
2.) Sights who portray themselves a wholesale drop shippers but are actually middlemen - these sites have either accumulated lists, bought lists from other sites or are selling their web site services or a mix of both and have set out looking for memberships for a fee.
For a monthly fee (anywhere from $19.95 to $299.00) they will give you full access to their lists and for a higher monthly fee set up a web site for you so you can sell the wholesale products, they do all the work for you. Now this sounds great except that the best wholesale prices that you should get are now marked up by the middlemen so that they can make a profit on top of the membership fee which means, you do all the work and make a lot less profit. This is not a win win by no means and if you sold your products on EBAY or other auction sites you still have to deduct those fees - so profit is scant.
Better way to go would be the real wholesale drop shipper from the free lists that you call and sign up with or someone like Worldwide Brands who has all the tools for one to succeed with real low wholesale prices and a one time fee of $299.00 that gives you everything you need to get up and running and...for a lifetime membership including your own website and or auction site, domain name, they even have a tool that tells you what products are selling and which ones aren't which maximizes your time and profits.
Now they are a conduit to the wholesalers but are light years away from the scammers, they have a pretty good rating with the BBB rating, deal with any problems quickly and have actual customer service reps to assist you with you biz including training. www.worldwidebrands.com
If your out of work and can't find a job, like me, it is worth looking into - if anyone wants more info please feel free to email me and I will forward what I have on this subject.
Have a great day and thanks for visiting mainstreet.
After re-inventing my career 3 times over the last 2 recessions I never dreamed I would be in a position to have to do it again - problem is... re-invent to what? With credit frozen and the job market almost impossible all avenues have been blocked, so what does one do to survive?
I found one avenue that my be potential to an income - drop shipping. Drop shipping allows anyone to sell various products either on their own web site or an auction site like EBAY without a dime of out of pocket costs (perfect for someone out of work and out of money) now the trick is finding an actual legitimate wholesale drop shipper that isn't a middleman acting as a real drop shipper.
I have been researching this for more than a month (reason I have been absent from my blog) I have found many scammers such as sites that sell drop ship lists, sites who portray themselves as drop shippers but are actually middlemen and ebooks on how to find real drop shippers, all scams. Let me break this down for you:
1.) Sites that sell wholesale drop ship lists - no one should ever have to pay for lists - there are sites that have wholesale drop ship lists that are FREE - so do not pay for lists.
2.) Sights who portray themselves a wholesale drop shippers but are actually middlemen - these sites have either accumulated lists, bought lists from other sites or are selling their web site services or a mix of both and have set out looking for memberships for a fee.
For a monthly fee (anywhere from $19.95 to $299.00) they will give you full access to their lists and for a higher monthly fee set up a web site for you so you can sell the wholesale products, they do all the work for you. Now this sounds great except that the best wholesale prices that you should get are now marked up by the middlemen so that they can make a profit on top of the membership fee which means, you do all the work and make a lot less profit. This is not a win win by no means and if you sold your products on EBAY or other auction sites you still have to deduct those fees - so profit is scant.
Better way to go would be the real wholesale drop shipper from the free lists that you call and sign up with or someone like Worldwide Brands who has all the tools for one to succeed with real low wholesale prices and a one time fee of $299.00 that gives you everything you need to get up and running and...for a lifetime membership including your own website and or auction site, domain name, they even have a tool that tells you what products are selling and which ones aren't which maximizes your time and profits.
Now they are a conduit to the wholesalers but are light years away from the scammers, they have a pretty good rating with the BBB rating, deal with any problems quickly and have actual customer service reps to assist you with you biz including training. www.worldwidebrands.com
If your out of work and can't find a job, like me, it is worth looking into - if anyone wants more info please feel free to email me and I will forward what I have on this subject.
Have a great day and thanks for visiting mainstreet.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)
