More News, Rumors and Opinions Monday Afternoon 1-22-2024
Inspirational Word From Holly:
Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor in every definition. At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife’s jewelry and sold it. Things got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes, he slept at the New York bus station for 3 days.
Unable to pay rent or afford food. His lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any stranger. He didn’t have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it for $25 only. He says he walked away crying.
Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match inspired him to write the script for the famous movie, ROCKY. He wrote the script for 20 hours! He tried to sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR, Rocky himself. But the studio said NO. They wanted a REAL STAR.
They said he “Looked funny and talked funny”. He left with his script. A few weeks later, the studio offered him $250,000 for the script. He refused. They even offered $350,000. He still refused. They wanted his movie, but NOT him. He said NO. He had to be IN THAT MOVIE.
After a while, the studio agreed, gave him $35,000 for the script, and let him star in it! The rest is history! The movie won Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best Film Editing at the prestigious Oscar Awards. He was even nominated for BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF EXCEPT YOURSELF! People will judge you by HOW you look. And by WHAT you have. But Fight on! Fight for Your place in history. Fight for your glory. NEVER EVER GIVE UP!
Even if it means selling all your clothes and sleeping with the dogs, IT’S OKAY! But AS LONG AS YOU ARE STILL ALIVE, Your STORY IS NOT OVER.
Keep Up the Fight. Keep your dreams and hope alive. Go get it!!!!
P.S. After the movie came out he tracked down the guy who bought his dog and bought it back for 10k.
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Courtesy of Dinar Guru: https://www.dinarguru.com/
Militia Man The whole thing is basically doing what? Restoring confidence, engaging the private sector. Iraq's going to be going international. What we expect to see is that Iraq has an IMF article VIII compliant currency that has a Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) that supports the value of the currency and does restore that confidence...Is 1310 exchange rate going to restore confidence? ...In my belief absolutely not.
Frank26 For any Iraqi that lives outside of Iraq they will take advantage and exchange their 3-zero notes for American dollars. The monetary reform is getting louder and louder everyday and very direct. There is no confusion. There's no need to wonder when it's going to happen because they're telling you it's happening. IMO the lower denoms, new exchange rate and the float in the basket is the next phase of your monetary reform...Prime Minister Sudani is bragging about it right now...
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KTFA:
1/22/2024
Baghdad - IA - Nassar Al-Hajj
Today, Monday, the financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, revealed the contents of the government’s vision to activate non-oil resources in Iraq, and while he stressed that the Prime Minister will be the basic nucleus of the strategic partnership between the state and the private sector, he indicated that the economic reform law has made its way to Parliament for legislation.
Saleh said to the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani’s presidency of the Private Sector Council will be the basic nucleus for launching the principle of strategic partnership between the state and the private sector, with the aim of activating the country’s human and material resources and on foundations that serve the renaissance of Iraq in Diversifying its sources of national income, whether in modern agriculture, manufacturing industries, or other non-oil natural resources, which will be supported by important legislation under the name (Economic Reform Law), which has made its way to the House of Representatives.”
He added, “The national strategic objectives for the development of the private sector, whose paths will be launched from the decisions of the Private Sector Council soon, have taken into account the contribution of the national market to the gross domestic product to more than 55% of the composition of the country’s national income in the coming years, instead of its current percentage, which is By about 37%.
He pointed out, “This will be achieved through the state’s support for investment in private sector projects themselves, especially those that operate jobs and generate value-added chains on a large scale, as well as the launch of partnership projects in manufacturing industries, in addition to the state’s financial support for them with sovereign guarantees that are consistent with Iraq’s entry into the industrial age.” "Modern digital technology, in accordance with the requirements and principles of accelerating economic growth, is a strategy that will be included in the national development plan for the next five years." LINK
Good non oil revenue it’s gonna help a lot # Iqd
Nader: 1-22-2024
Thousands Of Bank Branches Are Shutting Down, Big Retailers Are Closing Thousands Of Stores!
Atlantis Report: 1 21-2024
In a time of economic turbulence, the government assures a soft landing but Americans find themselves grappling with the harsh realities of a shifting financial landscape. While U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paints a picture of economic optimism, the ground reality tells a different story. Rising inflation, soaring living costs, and bleak future expectations are converging to create a challenging environment for the average American.