How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in the 21st Century | Howard Ruff

How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in the 21st Century | Howard Ruff | One of the Most Interesting I've Read in 2008

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	How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in the 21st Century Howard Ruff Berkley Trade, 2008 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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this is it

either you get it or you don't. this book was first published in 1979. therefore, it is way ahead of any other financial book that was written during this same time period. the title would sound a little frisky, if it were written just today. however, it wasn't. there are many things that he talks about that people are only now starting to realize and discuss. things like gold, silver and food for survival. he talks about the impending banking crisis that would be about to unfold. these are all things that are coming into fruition now, and yet people still do not get it. the premanatory nature of this book shows just how brainwashed we still are with gas about to hit five and gold set to hit $1000 one more time and beyond. if people do not get it now. they will after this christmas. it will be one of the worst christmases ever.

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One of the Most Interesting I've Read in 2008

You know I can see from the existing reviews there are a lot of differences about thought on this book. I understand everybody's point of view. I am going to comment on what I thought was THE most interesting part of the book which is not about anything to do with the title per se. Howard Ruff has a chapter called SIN TAX and he summarizes the founding of the country back to John Adams and the use of the laws and the Constitution and what America really stood for 200+ years ago and why the Constitution was written as it was. Then he talks about the fabric of today's society literally falling apart. I happen to agree with his assessment - that crime is rampant (and getting worse) the schools are babysitting factories (no time to really teach in classrooms with 35-40 or more kids in them) not to mention the fear factor of the kids going to school these days, and the younger the kids, the more babies they like to have. There is no shame anymore in being a 15 yr old parent and I believe this is a terrible social cost to our country. The social underpinnings of our society (and other countries too around the world) are costing us TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Welfare costs, medical costs for all these out of wedlock babies, food costs to avert starvation but most of all, the damage that passes down from generation to generation in these one-parent (for the most part) families who for the most part never will recover from the lower and then-lower-still decline in any decent standard of living.

Eventually, the author asserts, this will sink the United States of America both morally and financially.

I think he has a point. I just look around the country in my travels and where I live (a 'nice' area) and I see it with my own eyes. Plus I am also an older parent who wrings my hands over all of this. It sure ain't what it was like when I was growing up.

Funny chapter in a book on 'How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years in the 21st Century'? Perhaps.

But deadly right on, so to speak.

I would like to see this chapter published in major American newspapers as a guest editorial. This really did hit right on the nose.

That is what I liked the best about the book. I love to read books that are fascinating in whatever it is they are talking about. I certainly wasn't expecting this chapter in a book of this title. But I sure am glad he did include it.

Now I know Howard Ruff is of Mormon descent and therefore a believer in large families and at his website there is a picture of him with his wife, all the kids and the gaggle of grandkids. And it shocked me like it has shocked a few of you too. But then I took out a trial subscription to his Ruff Times and I read about the intact nuclear families of each of his children. And while I am no proponent of large families especially in today's economically challenging times, at least I can propose that a financially stable intact family with both a mother and father even though with more kids than I would like to see, as versus a single parent teenager with a few kids - well who do the odds favor in terms of having a successful life? At least this author lives as he says he lives and I have to respect him for that. And I think he has financially set his family on a path where they will never be burdens on society. In fact I'm sure from all I've read by him that he did the greatest favor of all and taught his children fiscal responsibility along with family morals & values (which I sure hope they practice).

Lastly, Howard Ruff does talk about gold and silver and how you need to be on the G & S train while it is still in the early parts of its voyage and I, who reads everything, totally agrees on that. His chapters on silver being a far more profitable opportunity than gold probably are very correct.

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How to prosper during the coming BAD YEARS in the 21st CENTURY

Excellent read, Mr Ruff, makes his case here compelling letting us know of the urgency of our situation in this country, but he also gives solid solutions in how to overcome them I give this book 4 stars for strong clear, readable content and excellent problem solving ideas.

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