Ron’s Thoughts …

John McCain and Barack Obama are both sweating, “Who will get the most votes ?”

Jacob Zuma and Mosioua Lekota are both sweating, “Who will get the most votes.”

At this time, we are waiting expectantly and we can only hope that the winners really have the country at heart, not their personal glory.

I am approaching the age of 70 and a certain life’s philosophy is becoming apparent to me.

When we die, as we surely will do, we will no longer be able to work in the garden, cook some good food, go fishing or play some games.

The flip side of the coin is that, when we become lazy and decide to stop working in the garden, stop cooking some good food or trying to catch a fish or playing some games, we surely will die.

Which do you choose to come first ?

Globally, stock markets and money markets crash by 10% in one day, recover by 5% the next day and then crash by another 10% the day after !!!

Is this real money, are these real stocks and shares, are these real people trading ?  Or is it ” My computer versus your computer and who has the fastest finger on the button ?”  Do the sellers actually own the shares they put up for sale ?  Do the buyers actually intend to ever pay for and take ownership of the shares they buy ?

I think not.

I think it is an international game of bluff where some will become obscenely rich while many millions of ordinary workers will lose their jobs and become desperately poor.

This is a dangerous game the money-manipulators are playing and the only defence we ordinary people have is to not over-extend ourselves in debt.

The government fixes the price of petrol, ( gas in American language), but Sasol gets fined a few billion for fixing the price of some minor wax bi-product.

The government fixes the price of VAT, ( value added tax ) at 14% on all goods including foodstuffs, but Tiger Brands gets fined a few billion for fixing the price of bread.

The government, ( and councils ) fix the rates of interest, income tax rates, property rates, electricity rates, motor car licence rates, etc. etc.

Who is going to fine them for price fixing ?

Who collects the lolly ?

What do they do with the lolly ?

Probably pay themselves big fat bonuses for having caught out some dastardly price-fixers.