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It's Now Easier to Enter the US than it is to Leave
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On my recent trip to New York it was much harder to leave the country than it was to enter - something that should make every American's ears perk up.
Here is what I had to go through to get on my flight bound from New York's JFK to Mexico City.
The first stop was the TSA screening procedure. The TSA recently announced that they will give "extra screening" to those who show "contempt" to the TSA procedures.
Let's look up a definition of the word contempt:
con-temp - noun 1. The feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
That is exactly how I feel about the TSA! It is mean, vile and worthless! Perhaps for this reason they initially pulled me aside to get me to walk through the Backscatter X-ray machine.
Trying my best to hide my disdain and scorn for the TSA, I stated, "I'm not walking through that thing."
The woman there eyed me down. "You don't want to go through?" she asked as though I must obviously be hiding something.
"Opt out!" she shouted. "Opt out!". Making sure everyone within about 100 feet of the screening area was aware of my highly suspicious choice not to be irradiated and be viewed naked by a bunch of government underlings.
She then got on the walkie talkie to notify them that we are going to need a male screener - despite my request for a female - for an opt out. He must've been at lunch or something, because it was nearly 10 minutes later when he finally showed up.
He put on some plastic gloves and told me to walk to the back with him, spread my legs and hold my hands out to the sides, palms up, and then performed the most thorough check of my body I've ever had. It took over 5 minutes to feel every part of my body. As he'd touch my more private areas he was so kind as to tell me, "Using the back of my hands".
This was the first time I've had the "thorough patdown" and I have to say, based on what they did, I doubt I will ever travel by air through the US with my wife or my children. I would not want any female or young person to have to go through that. It definitely felt very invasive.
Withholding the urge to say, "You like that?" when he touched my groin I finally made it through the full patdown and made my way to the gate.
Upon showing my boarding pass I was then pulled aside for "secondary screening" where they went through all my baggage.
But here is where it gets a bit crazy. After having gone through the 5 minute patdown and then having my carry-on luggage checked for a second time, as we walked down the tunnel to the airplane, as we turned the final turn there was 7 or 8 plain-clothed people with "Customs" badges on. They pulled every single person off to the side to question them.
Here was the conversation I had with my female customs agent:
Her: "Where you going?"
Me: <resisting the urge to say, "What do you care?"> Uh, Mexico City.
Her: Do you know the currency laws?
Me: All of them? There must be thousands, how could I possibly?
Her: You know what I'm talking about
Me: Uh, that $10,000 thing?
Her: Ya, you can't take more than $10,000 out
Me: <resisting the urge to ask her why> Ok, yes I have heard about that rule
Her: Here is some reading material.
Me: I've already got a book, I'm OK thanks
Her: I want you to sign this pamphlet
Me: Why?
Her: It says you understand that you can't take out more than $10,000
Me: Uh, ok. <I sign>
Her: How much money you got?
Me: On me?
Her: Ya
Me: I don't know, $200 maybe
Her: Uh-huh
She then told me to come down a side-tunnel where she asked me to take out my money and show her. I did and then, again, for now the third time, she looked through all my stuff.
Finally she asked me to again sign the contract, this time saying that she didn't take my money.
Government apologists will state, well, if you aren't doing anything wrong and you aren't trying to take more than $10,000 in cash outside of the country then you shouldn't mind all the searches, questioning and triple checking. But those people are missing the point entirely.
This much searching of people trying to leave the country, plus the cash-sniffing dogs they have in many US international airports makes it blatantly obvious that the US Government is beginning to clamp down on people leaving the country with any cash or assets. An early form of currency controls.
With all the infrastructure now in place, the US Government is prepared for a major crackdown on the wealth of US citizens. They've already made it so no US citizen can open a stock brokerage account outside of the US and they have done many deals with other countries to make them report ANY accounts Americans have in their countries.
Unbelievably, the IRS even has agents outside of the country spying on US citizens trying to ensure that none of their assets escape the control of the US Government.
The IRS recently opened an office in Panama City with 160 agents. According to reports, they go around in plain clothes to strike up conversations, without stating who they are, with ex-pats to start a profile and find out what they are doing with investments in Panama. They hang out in bars and restaurants listening to conversations.
If you are paying attention to all of this and are aware of the US Government's insolvent situation and the amount of money printing (which will turn into hyperinflation unhindered) going on just to keep the state alive, it is as plain as day what is going on.
If you also take into account how, like we posted in yesterday's blog, that the US Government, fresh off of announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, has begun to spread the meme that the new threat are American citizens themselves, the picture is scarily clear.
All it will take now is a false-flag "terror attack" which they will pin on an American citizen, and the borders will be shut down to all but the most politically connected Americans. Taxes will then likely be raised and IRA's and other tax-sheltered retirement accounts will be either taxed or taken over and placed in worthless Government treasuries, just like Ireland did this week.
People will then finally see the writing on the wall and will begin to want to move assets outside of the country. That is when full currency controls will be put in place and the aforementioned infrastructure will be there to make sure no one can get out with any sizeable sum of money.
If you are an American and you haven't begun to move your assets outside of the country you are running out of time. Things are happening at such a speed now that you may only have months left.
If you have an IRA in the US there are ways to get the assets in the IRA outside of the country, completely legally. I urge all Americans with an IRA to check out this service by friend and colleague, Terry Coxon, called "Unleash your IRA" here: https://passportira.infusionsoft.com/go/unleash/DV/
As well, for other assets outside of your IRA, look to move them outside of the country as well. It is still legal in the US to do so although, legally, you may be required to report the whereabouts to the US Government, but at least it is one step removed from them being able to seize it themselves.
I also urge Americans to rush to get a second passport. This, also, is 100% legal still. We report every month on the best countries in which to get a second passport and even to expatriate for a few years while the collapse of the US dollar and US Government continues.
For those who don't want to leave or don't have the capability to leave at this time we also report each month on how to prepare for the dollar collapse to come and the subsequent social chaos - items like food storage and survival strategies.
My recent trip to the US only reinforces what our research and data has shown all along: that the US Government and the US dollar is in a state of collapse and they appear ready and willing to treat their citizens as milk cows to keep the system alive for as long as possible.
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Comments (17)
I've noticed all the same things! Thank you for trying to help Americans before it is too late!
I have had the (dis) pleasure of the screening insanity. I was at a small US airport a couple of years ago, where the gate was maybe 150 feet ( in a straight corridor with no exits ) from the gate. I could still see the x-ray machine when they pulled me aside for " extra screening " I dont know how it would even be possible to do anything wrong in that short distance. I dont think I ever want to go to the US again. Who wants to be harrased when on vacation? I dont know how they still think it is the land of the free.
Nasty! Hey, Jeff and friends, I am sure I can help those who want to move down to north argentina, I do not believe there are deals with the banks here to control what comes in. Then, with all the pretty girls here, mariage is an option to get a residency, then a passport. It is quite easy and cheap here, so far. My adress is yakeen88@gmail.com. Take care Jeff, and see you soon.
Now one can understand the the definition of "progressive". Little by little we as American citizens are progressively losing our liberties. The author is spot on by suggesting one to get their assets and IRAs out of the USA. I'm sorry to say that it is of my opinion that the only way to stop this progressive government tyranny at this point will be for the many patriots including a good number of the estimated 90 million registered gun owners of this republic to excercise the "last resort" afforded to us by the constitution before progressive actions such as the International Small Arms Treaty and other progressive gun control measures take root. Otherwise, we need every state in the union to enact a commitee of constitutional scholars selected by the state's legislature. These constitutional scholar commitees will then go through each and every Federal law, mandate, statute, and exceutive order to determine their constitutionality. Ones not to be found constitutional will then be recommended to the legislators for nullification. Many states are actually considering this very same process however, you will never hear such from the lame street media. This is one of the reasons I believe it's too late and therefore the "last resort" may be the only way out.
If one carefully examines what is going on one would come to a conclusion that this country is slowly turning into a Gestapo state. This kind of state cannot exist without a forced plantation slave labour. Naturally the slaves are welcomed to come voluntarily a discouraged to live plantation at their will. After all somebody has to pay for the wealth stolen by the banksters. History shows that at some point this kind of state will go on a rampage of slave hunting. Germany did it with a Blitzkrieg to hunt for forced labour among the Russians and Ukrainians and other people populating the Soviet Union. To make it happen they even borrowed a theory from the British elite about sub-human races so that enslavement did not look bad with the local public. At least the Nazi did not herd their public to the forced labour camps; they reserved this honourable duty for sub-humans brought from around the world. I guess things are changing and the current ruling elite does not differentiate between their own and imported slaves. Who the hell cares, right?
I have some assets in the US and I am NOT an American nor do I live there. What I have often wondered is, if the US introduces exchange controls, will they apply to foreigners?For example, if I sell my assets there and its a big amount, will I be able to wire the funds overseas to my home country?I know anythings possible but if the US stopped foreigners from taking their money out of the country that could cause SERIOUS problems for the US!Any thoughts on this?
VD, of course the currency controls will apply to foreign citizens with US assets too. I work for an Icelandic company, although I currently do not live there. When the Icelandic economy collapsed and they introduced currency controls, I couldn't even get my salary from there for 3-4 months, let alone any "assets"...
Sounds like the Soviet Union to me.
The older I get, the more that I realize the brilliance of our founders.Try imagining how much worse our treatment would be by the bureaucrats if we had no 2nd amendment...Try imagining how difficult it will be for the same loathsome group to install a tyranny upon this land with 100 million gun owners.We are in uncharted waters since the US is headed for a collapse, yet no nation has ever been in our situation with as many armed citizens.
The problem with our second amendment is that people do not USE it when the government comes to seize their weapons. How many US National Guard troops were shot at during the gun confiscation that took place in New Orleans after Katrina hit? ZERO. People are all talk "from my cold dead fingers" and no action in America. This is one area where Iraquis are superior because they fight to the death and make a lot of resistance to US troop invasion, despite their limited access to weapons.As for a mass revolt in the US, doubtful. The public (taxpayer funded) school system has seen to that. If people had the morals of even 30 years ago, this present government would be hanging from a pike at the imperial gates. Even if we did revolt, the government has enormous high tech weapons. What good is a 12 gauge shotgun against a tactical nuke that you can't even see coming?The only hope is to simultaneously through out all 536 ruling elite.. congress, senate and president and replace all with non-politicians. That won't happen because 49% of the voters are on welfare now. So we're screwed.
Good point, Mark W. However, the hurricane may have been a diversion such as 9-11 was regarding the accelerated and progressive loss of liberties catching many by surprise. I feel if the chaos is generated or fueled due to the total unsustainability of the current path of monetary policies, unfunded liabilities, continued bastardization of our constitution, and continued soft tyranny which will turn into hard tyranny by the eventual rounding up of like thinkers being thrown into internment camps may be a game changer regarding the exercising of the "Last Resort". However, the only way our constitution following patriots can thrive in such chaos is to be prepared. Not only should us patriots be prepared, we should also suggest that others be prepared as well. Prepared by having at least six months of food/water storage and other life sustaining items. Unprepared persons as well as patriots can and will be targets of the prepared in the coming chaos. It's one thing to have those firearms and ammo but, being unprepared with their family screaming in hunger is where many of the estimated 90 million registered gun owners will be the most dangerous. Call this a serious, no joke plea for all to please consider preparing for the inevitable. I don't necessarily mean arm up to the gills, I mean stock up on food, subtly fortify your residence, take sound action to protect your wealth, and maintain your core principles.
This is all a follow-on to the domestic police-state developments inthe UK under Labor. Blair and Brown are committed Fabian Socialists,with a complete disdain for native-born citizens and traditional mores/values.Obama, of course, is a very sophisticated man, and as such he is working hard todevelop this domestic police-state network in the USA. All under the rubric of 'security'.'Security' is always a great hiding place for tyrants, going back to ancient Greece!
Generally, I agree, Leonard, with your observation about hard tyranny being the turning point for full-scale revolt, however, I suspect that this will happen in increments and in pockets, not on a large enough scale where one in two Americans will be facing direct violation of rights. What will happen is more Katrina-style incidents where the victims will be off-guard. We have the sheriff in TN openly stating he will do house to house searches if he deems them necessary (so much for 4th Amendment rights), we already have had gun seizures from citizens who were not charged with any crimes in CT, the ICE raid on a Buffalo, NY family for suspected downloading of child porn (open wi-fi connection allowed a neighbor to do so on his connection) and the 7th grader who got a visit from the Secret Service because of writing that he thought Obama might be a suicide bomber target because he killed Bin Laden. These incidents are happening with greater frequency and still no organized mass uprising.The great majority of people don't care about something they read about or see on TV and most of the MSM isn't covering these stories anyway, so they are marginalized. The few cases where a citizen might fight back in the physical sense, are labeled right wing lunatics by the MSM and villainized.In order for a mass uprising, there has to be an Argentina-style collapse and it has to happen abruptly, over days or weeks. But then, the FEMA internment camps will be staffed and ready to incarcerate 'malcontents', with the capacity for millions of citizens.I'm skeptical that a government as well-funded as the US could be stopped by a largely ignorant and stupid American population. The Left has their control over Education and Labor, ensuring a generation of voters who will ensure that the entrenched powers remain so. Things will continue to get worse, until one day we become as North Korea. That may be fifty years in our future, or it may come a lot sooner than this.
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What does he suggest we do? What if for work more cash needs carrying out?
Really (sigh), that is a lot of hassle on passengers' part! And they will even ask you about the money that you've brought with you, isn't that strange? Well, I don't know, it's just I've traveled to places before and was never asked that question.Cape Town<
You made a couple mistakes in your post my friend. First, you can remove more than 10,000 from the country, you just have to declare it in advance via bullshit forms. Its still a stupid law, but don't undermine your credibility by exaggerating. Second, you also can open a foriegn brokerage account, you just have to declare it, jump through some legal hoops and you will probably end up double taxed on any gains you make. Agian, dont undermine your credibility by exaggerating, the real story is bad enough already.
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