Wealth and The American Dream

The Upward Flow of Wealth

All wealth is generated from the bottom of the human pyramid. You may find this hard to believe, but it is true. Money circulates through the purchase of goods and services. So the most has to be purchased by those who purchase the most, which would be the masses. And in this category, you have the lower and middle earners. This also includes the poor. The wealthy produce more wealth that very seldom trickles back down. There are a number of our institutions among this group that come to mind. One in particular is easy to recall if you think for a moment.

Wherever you give up your money and see little to no return is a true example of the money flow and where your money goes.

The working class supports the upper class. Without the base, there would be no pyramid, no wealth. As much as you may not want to think about it, with the system in place, there has to be a worker/consumer class and the means of production. But we are not all that different. Humans, as well as other life organisms, have a hierarchical system of existence. What you see today, though, cannot continue. More and more, the workers are in China, India, and Mexico, to name a few countries.

And the consumers are, you guessed it, here in the USA. The money class does not care where the base is, as long as it is there and low maintenance. Now, do not get me wrong, money is good, but not everyone will have it for long before it makes its way to the top. That is where you will have to be to keep it. Credit and from paycheck to paycheck will not do it. So, what does this all mean? I know what it means to me, only you can decide what it means to you. It takes a large base to support the top. Without the working class, who would do the work?

Is It Real or Just An Illusion

Don’t Let Credit Fool You

Now, here is the rest of the story. The working class (middle class?), which is actually the credit class, is an invention that generates wealth for those on top and serves as a buffer or a kind of protection against those on the bottom rung of the social and economic ladder. It is an artificial class supported by the credit industry. There can be no other logical reason for it to exist. And because there is no foundation in financial reality, it is just a tool to be used when the job calls for it.

If the lower class is getting restless, call out the middle class; when more money is needed at the top, you do the same. The so-called middle class has been led to believe that they can live the American dream with hard work and determination. But what happens when the credit runs out? We are now finding out what that means.

Welcome Home

You are on your way to the poor house. The credit monster has deceived you. It does not whisper; it shouts that you can have it all. Just make sure you keep a good credit score and some kind of job. With the strategy fully in place, the money handlers aimed to change the mindset from saving for what you can afford to a spend what you do not have way of thinking. To keep it all going, the marketers keep the consumer goods* dangling in front of our eyes. With the same old slogans ringing in our ears: you must have, you cannot do without, new and improved. And when the economy falters, as it inevitably will, it all comes tumbling down for those who were really never up. It was all just an illusion; now you see me. Now, you do not.

*Consumer goods are products purchased for consumption by the average consumer. Alternatively called final goods, they are the end result of production and manufacturing and are what a consumer will see on the store shelf. Clothing, food, automobiles, and jewelry are all examples of consumer goods.