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Phillip Tilley

The poor pay more

December 24, 2007 | Comment icon 39 comments
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The money matrix is set up to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. One of the mechanisms used in this sinister process is to simply make the poor pay more. Perhaps you’ve experienced it yourself. It is an unconscionable act to make those who are least able to pay have to pay more for everything.For example, an ad for a new car valued at $25,000 said, “no interest financing OAC”. OAC means on approved credit. Mr. Alverez went in to buy a new car. After checking his credit rating the dealer said Mr. Alverez did not qualify for the 0% financing. They could finance him at 10% interest over the life of a five year loan. A rich person with an excellent credit rating could get the car on a zero interest loan over five years for a total cost of $25,000. Mr. Alverez could get the car on a 10% interest loan over five years for a total cost of $37,500. That means Mr. Alverez has to pay 50% more for the same car. That’s $12,500 more. That’s very interesting!

The Bankers say they are justified in doing this because research has shown that people with poor credit ratings generally have a tough time making their payments in a timely manner and default more frequently than people with good credit. On top of that, history has shown that past behaviors are a good prediction for future behavior. Loaning to poor people is a risk and they must charge more to make up for those who default. It almost sounds convincing, and they have gotten away with it for so long that nobody questions this cleverly deceptive practice. In reality it is a case of cause and effect. Perhaps poor people have a tough time paying on time or at all because they are being charged more for everything! Mr. Alverez can afford a $25,000 car but not a $37,500 car. And the car is just one example and only the tip of the conspiracy. Next is the insurance on the car. Again because he is poor he pays more for insurance based on his credit rating. And if he has credit cards he also pays a higher interest rate on them. Rich people qualify for 2% or 0% on their credit cards. Add to that a high interest sub-prime mortgage for his house and you have a real problem.
America is supposed to be the land of opportunity. I’m not asking for any special treatment for the poor or the middle class which is soon to be poor. All I’m suggesting is that these people be given the same opportunity the rich people get. But then again, the money matrix was cleverly designed to keep poor people poor and in their place. We have laws against discriminating for race, religion, or marital status. Yet it is perfectly acceptable to discriminate against the poor. At its basics it is racism. Let’s face it, the poor have names like Alverez and Washington. So just what is a poor person to do? Confront them on the issue. Tell them if they can’t give you the same deal they offer the rich guy you’ll take your business somewhere else. You may try this on six or eight or eleven dealers, but eventually you’ll get a better deal. Mr. Alverez did. Incidentally, two months later Mr. Alverez was called to a residence to give a bid on a landscaping job. It turned out to be the first car dealer that wanted to charge him the high interest. Mr. Alverez told him he would have to check the mans credit rating before he could give a bid. The car dealer protested. Mr. Alverez said, “Oh, everyone is doing it these days. I have to know what your ability to pay is before I know how much I can charge you”!

I don’t have any money to pay is a poor excuse. It must be, the poor use it all the time. You see, if there is no money and the money matrix is only a numbers game, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. You just need to understand the rules and turn the tables on the rich. Making the poor pay more and then calling them a bad risk becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. They are at risk because they must pay more. They must think we are stupid. If it doesn’t insult your intelligence, wake up people, the money matrix has you!

Phillip Tilley is the author of The Money Matrix of the New World Order and other articles. Comments (39)


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Comment icon #30 Posted by Traveler_Dante 17 years ago
The few that have banded together to screw us are what Tilley calls the "monied elite", and when they conspire to screw us that is a conspiracy my friend. Granted, in the loose sense of the word conspiracy, yes. If you mean that this was a well-thought, organized, and insiduous plan to force the stratification of the classes, I would have to disagree. I think the situation comes from the inherent disorganization of the free market economy. It may sound radical, but you need more government intervention in the economy to make sure people arn't getting the raw deal in the end. And you need someo... [More]
Comment icon #31 Posted by Traveler_Dante 17 years ago
In his book Tilley poses the question, "If it takes money to make money, where did the money to make the first money come from"? Sounds like a chicken and the egg argument. I hope you don't think something like that is profound. Money - more specifically, currency - was originally invented as a means to keep track of divided resources. You would get a marker for having a certain amount of grain, lets say. That's how currency started. People realized they could trade these markers, essentially their grain, for other things they needed. At a certain point, someone realized that with enough grain... [More]
Comment icon #32 Posted by Oen Anderson 17 years ago
Sounds like a chicken and the egg argument. I hope you don't think something like that is profound. Money - more specifically, currency - was originally invented as a means to keep track of divided resources. You would get a marker for having a certain amount of grain, lets say. That's how currency started. People realized they could trade these markers, essentially their grain, for other things they needed. At a certain point, someone realized that with enough grain, people can be moved and events can be influenced to result in a method of getting more grain. So the first money was not made, ... [More]
Comment icon #33 Posted by Traveler_Dante 17 years ago
In Tilleys first column (THERE IS NO MONEY) he points out that if there were any money it's gone now. In another column Tilley pointed out that currency and money are not the same thing (MONEY vs CURRENCY). You show a good example of how currency may have started, but you fail to explain where the money to make the first money came from. There is quite a difference. Hmm. I read the "money vs. currency" article and it raises some interesting points. From that article, I am led to believe that "money" as Tilley describes it, is essentially gold, silver, oil, etc. Basically any valuable natural r... [More]
Comment icon #34 Posted by dmurdock36 17 years ago
this line of thought is what has gotten us into the mess we are in now. If you tax corporations and the wealthy more, who is going to pay for it? Not the corporations they are going to pass those tax increases on to there customers with increase price on services so the so called poor are going to pay more for the product, either that or the company will move there mfg to a country that wont tax them to death and lay off workers so who pays the workers the poor lose jobs, Taxing the rich and corporations is not the way to get the economy going it will just make things worse. If you cut taxes o... [More]
Comment icon #35 Posted by Traveler_Dante 17 years ago
this line of thought is what has gotten us into the mess we are in now. If you tax corporations and the wealthy more, who is going to pay for it? Not the corporations they are going to pass those tax increases on to there customers with increase price on services so the so called poor are going to pay more for the product, either that or the company will move there mfg to a country that wont tax them to death and lay off workers so who pays the workers the poor lose jobs, Taxing the rich and corporations is not the way to get the economy going it will just make things worse. If you cut taxes o... [More]
Comment icon #36 Posted by Oen Anderson 17 years ago
Hmm. I read the "money vs. currency" article and it raises some interesting points. From that article, I am led to believe that "money" as Tilley describes it, is essentially gold, silver, oil, etc. Basically any valuable natural resource (gold and silver I never understood....they have no use. If no one wanted gold or silver they would be worthless in and of themselves.) or any paper or coin marker that has a direct gold/silver exchange value. If this is true money, according to Tilley's definition, then the money to make the first money was mined from the ground, decided upon by the communit... [More]
Comment icon #37 Posted by Lt_Ripley 16 years ago
It depends on what you mean by "poorer" areas. In my response, I'll assume you mean lower income areas. Most "poorer" areas have higher crime rates. Higher crime rates increase your risk of operating a business in a given area (you risk injury, life, theft, etc). Therefore, to entice one to open a business in poorer areas, there must be a "higher return" to compensate for these risks. The prices of goods sold will increase to pay for these risks. I've heard some distributors can't find drivers to deliver in some "poorer" areas. too true . poor areas' do have higher crime rates. It's the lack o... [More]
Comment icon #38 Posted by Truffles 16 years ago
Phillip Tilley: The money matrix is set up to make the rich richer and the poor poorer. One of the mechanisms used in this sinister process is to simply make the poor pay more. Perhaps you’ve experienced it yourself. It is an unconscionable act to make those who are least able to pay have to pay more for everything.For example, an ad for a new car valued at $25,000 said, “no interest financing OAC”. OAC means on approved credit. Mr. Alverez went in to buy a new car. After checking his credit rating the dealer said Mr. Alverez did not qualify for the 0% financing. They could finance him a... [More]
Comment icon #39 Posted by Oen Anderson 15 years ago
Additionally, if you made a 0% interest loan, you would lose money because of inflation. Historically, in the US, the inflation rate has averaged a little over 3% since 1929. If the government mandated 0% loans, no person nor institution would do it - it is a losing proposition. This is discussed in one of the first intro to economics classes. Lordy lordy how things have changed in a year. The discount interest rate, the rate the Federal Reserve charges banks has been at 1/2% since January, and some Treasury certificates have been going at 0% interest just so people don't lose money! Economics... [More]


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