This past Monday I set the alarm from 6 pm for an hour power nap as I had an appointment at 8 pm.  When I woke up, it was 11 pm. I didn’t hear the alarm or my daughter’s phone call. When I approached both my daughters to ask, hey girls, did you hear my alarm? They both answered no but when you called and I didn’t answer, weren’t you curious to see if there was something wrong with me? I could have been dead in my bed yet neither of you bothered to walk up one flight of stairs to check up on me?

Their response, we knew you were exhausted so we just decided to let you sleep because you needed it. After all, you aren’t dead, you are here asking us both if we heard the alarm? I can’t win for trying while they always have an appropriate answer for every question I ask.  I am grateful to at least be able to make decisions for the betterment of myself.

In our world, every nation has the right to print its’ own currency. If you think about it, we wake up every day with a mission to earn money to pay for our existence. The amount one earns determines the quality of life a person or family maintains. I remember as a child, I would wake up at 5 am to see my Father at the kitchen table having his espresso before he left for work. He would say to me, son when I get up in the morning and turn on the light, I need to earn $10 to start the day to pay for the electricity and everything else.  That statement was made in 1970 and has resonated with me ever since. This week Canadian Annual CPI data shows an increase of 6.8% vs expected (6.7%) in April. Expect interest rates to be hiked aggressively once again in June as the cost of living soars.  The chance of people handing over the keys of their homes will increase exponentially. It makes the statement, “you will own nothing and be happy”, a somewhat chilling prophecy for some. 

Our economic system has evolved over time. From hunting and gathering when people lived in tribes, to concentrating large populations in urban areas. Once the food supplies became consistent,  cities began to flourish, bringing skillsets within. The Industrial Revolution created specialization and a wage was paid for the skill to enhance the means of production. The barter system was more or less done away with as the ability to earn money became the newly established means for commerce. This allowed the autonomy in decision-making for an individual to choose how to spend the money earned in a manner that they saw fit. Yet today the value of money is eroding quickly. People work more for less purchasing power. Has life become solely about survival, paying bills to maintain a standard of living especially in a big city.

Money, backed by governments created independence as economies evolved and people acquired assets for a price based on market forces of supply and demand. Sectors of specialization formed like agriculture, mining, technology and real estate to name a few. As my grandfather once said, “ People multiply, land doesn’t”. In most of the developed world, real estate has enhanced the wealth of many. It has been ownership of property that has also allowed for the refinancing of accumulated debt to be absorbed yet what happens when the collateral used to substantiate the loan, devalues?

Is a recession looming? Today in the USA,  Philly Mfg Index came in at 2.6 expected (16) in May. Jobless Claims rose to 218k expected (200k). Housing Starts down 0.2% and Building Permits were down 3.2% in May. While the USD Index slides below the 103.0 level for the first time in weeks.

Today there are 7.8 Billion people in the world. The world has become smaller with technological advancements. Amazingly, travel times have diminished from weeks to hours or less than a day. As a result, globalization has allowed corporations to take advantage of labour forces and less government intervention in the exchange of money. Consequently, a few people make decisions for the masses and most of the time these decisions are swayed by corruption and personal financial interests.

Speaking of autonomy, The United Nations is meeting from May 22- to May 28, 2022, in Geneva, Switzerland to supposedly anoint the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) with absolute authority over measures in handling future Pandemics. This Power will supersede a nation’s laws and they can impose any medical course of action they deem necessary. There will be no referendum only a vote made on behalf of Billions by representatives from 194 nations including Canada and the U.S.A. People need to rise and be vocal otherwise what is happening in Shanghai, China could be coming to a neighbourhood near you. Will this be the framework in which a One World Government and New World Order will be ushered in? Even money will transform into a digitized format placing the control in the hands of a few who may decide if you are worthy of participating in society. There are so many distractions occurring in the world today that major decisions are being imposed with stealth precision to the dismay of the masses.