How many Americans are aware that the United States of America is borrowing money from China? The answer is probably slim to none. How many Americans realize that the money being borrowed is funneled to Israel? Did you know that Iraqis have money in our banks? We, the American people are funding a war and responsible for rebuilding Iraq, yet Iraq has money in our banks. Does this make sense?

Most Americans are unaware that the money borrowed from China is being used to purchase oil from Saudi Arabia. Instead of creating alternative fuels or tapping our oil wells, the U.S. chooses to be indebted to another country. China is a country whose history obviously surpasses the United States of America’s history. After all, “the first unified Chinese state was established by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BCE!”

According to Wakeup From Your Slumber “Israel is again lobbying our Congress for its annual handout. If past behavior is any indicator, Congress will borrow the money (from China) to provide Israel an aid package worth over $5 billion. This represents one-third of our foreign aid in spite of the fact Israel makes up only 0.001 percent of the world’s population, and has one of the world’s higher per capita incomes.” No doubt, Israel will use the money to purchase military weaponry to fight the Palestinians.

Links to Blood Money

1. Kucinich. Dennis Kucinich speaks about China.
2. Ron Paul. Video from 2007 in which a discussion takes place about the U.S. borrowing money from China.
3. Wikipedia. Learn how much debt the United States of America has and to whom.
4. The Atlantic. Great article about U.S. Debt.

Isn’t it ironic that some Americans protest against Communist China, yet their own government is borrowing money from China. It would behoove people to question that tactics of their own government before they cast stones at the government of another country. Get the facts first, before passing judgment.

ABC’s hit show Extreme Makeover Home Edition, headed by Ty Pennington, tears down a family’s home and rebuilds a dream home that is safer and roomier. These dream homes are brilliantly designed on the outside and inside. How can a family afford their brand new home which costs $400,000 or more? Do they seek financial counseling? Are most of the materials donated?

According to the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution a family in Georgia foreclosed on their Extreme Makeover Home Edition home. “Materials and labor were donated for the home, which would have cost about $450,000 to build. Beazer Homes’ employees and company partners also raised $250,000 in contributions for the family, including scholarships for the couple’s three children and a home maintenance fund.”

Apparently the family used the two-story home as collateral for a $450,000 loan. The home will be auctioned off August 5 on the steps of the Clayton County Courthouse. Many people worked very hard on this project. It’s disappointing and aggravating because they gave their time, energy, and supplies which were squandered.

Most of the families featured on Extreme Makeover Home Edition are struggling to make ends meet. Some have children with disabilities others open their hearts and homes to foster children or even children in their own families that cannot be cared for anymore.

The question remains. How do families pay for their brand new home? Do they receive contributions from others? Does the builder pay for it? Are they required to have a certain amount of savings or investments? Perhaps some questions will never be answered.

The next time you make a purchase from Best Buy it will behoove you to inquire about their restocking fee policy. Too bad I did not know about this before I purchased my laptop and software a couple of months ago. Personally, I was not always fond of Best Buy. I cannot place my finger on it but my “gut instinct” made me shop somewhere else before I would go to Best Buy. But that’s just me.

Apparently, the restocking fee varies from purchase to purchase. Check out this email that I received. It was verified on SNOPES.

BEST BUY, MY FOOT

Best Buy has some bad policies….

Normally, I would not share this with others, however, since this could happen to you or your friends, I decided to share it. If you purchase something from, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, JC Penny, Sears etc. and you return the item with the receipt they will give you your money back if you paid cash, or credit your account if paid by plastic. Well, I purchased a GPS for my car, a Tom Tom XL.S from ‘Best Buy’. They have a policy that it must be returned within 14 days for a refund!

So after 4 days I returned it in the original box with all the items in the box, with paper work and cords all wrapped in the plastic. Just as I received it, including the receipt. I explained to the lady at the return desk I did not like the way it could not find store names. The lady at the refund desk said, there is a 15% restock fee, for items returned. I said no one told me that. I said how much would that be. She said it goes by the price of the item. It will be $45.00 Dollars for you. I said, all your going to do is walk over and place it back on the shelf then charge me $45.00 of my money for restocking? She said that’s the store policy. I said if more people were aware of it they would not buy anything here! If I bought a $2000.00 computer or TV and returned it I would be charged $300.00 dollars restock fee? She said yes, 15%. [Read more…]