ChatGPT: The quote you're thinking of is often attributed to Henry David Thoreau, who said:
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."
This means that many people focus on addressing the surface-level symptoms of a problem (the branches) rather than tackling the underlying cause (the root). Thoreau’s point is that true change or resolution comes only when we address the core issues rather than just the visible effects.
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I am convinced that USURY is the ROOT of ALL EVIL.
USURY is the mechanism of our enslavement.
USURY is why we are TAX SLAVES
USURY is why we are DEBT SLAVES
USURY is the mechanism by which “the wealth” is “transferred” from the working poor, and into the hands of “the rich” or “the wealthy”
“All wealth is derived from labor”
~ Adam Smith, paraphrased
ChatGPT: The quote you're referencing is close to Adam Smith’s ideas in The Wealth of Nations, though it may not be a direct quote. Smith argued that labor is a primary source of value, stating:
"Labour was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things."
This means that labor is foundational to creating wealth, as it’s through human work that resources are transformed into valuable goods and services. Smith emphasized that the value of any commodity largely depends on the amount of labor invested in producing it.
Our entire money system is built on USURY.
So let me give you my own two personal definitions of USURY…
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Usury is the charging of money, for the use of money.
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Usury is the charging of any interest at all.
And until USURY is addressed, we will never be “free”
The Federal Reserve Note is in the final stages of life,
And the reason it failed, is the same reason EVERY usury scheme fails
Trump is just one man.
We don’t have much time to enact the monetary reforms we should make
I nominate Ron Paul for the job
Muslim banks are not userers, should we follow them? Its not usery, its the love of money that is the root of all evil.
Exactly. Loan interest is the inducement a prospective borrower makes to the one from whom he wishes to obtain a loan. Terms can be negotiated as to style of interest and period of repayment. Why blame "usury" for the desire to have money? The borrower wants money he didn't earn. Why can't the loaner also have money earned by the use of his money? You can't have a free economy without freedom to make mutually agreeable financial arrangements.
Even usury exploits itself. Look at predatory loans our government is responsible for that targets 17-18 year olds. Then by subsidizing colleges it (like insurance) drives up cost. Hence higher and higher loans required to attend. Meanwhile, the colleges instill a false belief in the value of the degree and avoiding a default is almost impossible. These loans can ruin your life.
Making the wrong investments always ruins your life...but it is not the fault of the investment, or of the mechanisms that allow investments. I wouldn't have been able to afford a house or automobiles if I couldn't have spread the debt over time. The problems you cite are the problems of government lying to the people and enmeshing them in bad investments. If someone pushes bad literature on you, should we banish printing presses? That seems to be your logic.
The way most people pay their loans is a bad investment. If you total the entire amount you paid for your house and vehicles with interest you’ll have paid double what it is worth. Is that your logic? Didn’t I just discuss the government preying on students for loans? Also, there was an inference to freddie and fannie mae. Also, buying a house or car are not really investments. Who taught you that? They are both depreciating assets that actually require tremendous cost to keep at base level value. The government taught you that owning a house was an investment. It’s kinda a lie. Your analogy about printing presses really falls flat here. Lastly, I feel I was pretty specific in what loans I was talking about. You are trying to apply my words to a broad generalization. I don’t think the hyperbole was necessary.