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		<title>Capitalism Works For Local Governments Too</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Capitalism works in local government too. Why isn&#8217;t your city doing this? You might want to ask&#8230;. Find out why this city has no long-term debt and kept taxes low, has great services and is beautiful while most other cities have just the opposite going on]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Capitalism works in local government too.  Why isn&#8217;t your city doing this? You might want to ask&#8230;.  Find out why this city has no long-term debt and kept taxes low, has great services and is beautiful while most other cities have just the opposite going on.</p>
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		<title>Atlas Shrugged &#8211; Why You Should Read It</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one Second Prize in the Atlas Shrugged video contest. Enjoy.
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Could not say it better myself.

Cheers,
Andrew Anderson]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This one Second Prize in the Atlas Shrugged video contest. Enjoy.<br />
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<p>Could not say it better myself.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew Anderson</p>
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		<title>How To Profit In 2011 &#8211; The Thank You Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.21to21.com/2010/12/21/how-to-profit-in-2011-the-thank-you-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great video that nails what you need to be thinking about and doing to succeed in 2011. Sorry about the stupid commercial. Let me know what you think. Cheers, Andrew]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A great video that nails what you need to be thinking about and doing to succeed in 2011.</p>
<p>Sorry about the stupid commercial. <img src='http://www.21to21.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p>Let me know what you think.<span id="more-5089"></span></p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew</p>
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		<title>Qauntitative Easing Why It Is Really Bad, And Using Videos Right</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great video on Quantitative Easing. This is what had so many countries truly ticked off and upset with the the President and the Fed during his most recent whirl wind trip around the World. It also is a GREAT example of how to use a simple video to explain a complex subject. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a great video on Quantitative Easing. This is what had so many countries truly ticked off and upset with the the President and the Fed during his most recent whirl wind trip around the World.</p>
<p>It also is a GREAT example of how to use a simple video to explain a complex subject.  The quesiton is, how can you use a video like this to explain what you are doing?</p>
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<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew &#8220;Easy&#8221; Anderson</p>
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		<title>Apple, Gold, Silver, Oil,The Falling Dollar, And How To Profit From Them</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img alt="apple" src="http://newtonpoetry.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/apple_logo_640x480.jpg" title="apple" class="alignleft" width="200" height="150" />I used to have a blog that discussed investments.  I took the site down about 18 months ago because I had too many things going on, but I want to bring the four things that I was very high on investment wise at the time.  

Gold, Silver, Oil, and Apple Computers.  

Let's us start with Apple.  I was talking to people about purchasing Apple Call options in the 100's a couple of years out and predicting that you would make over 50%.  Well, how about making 500%]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" title="apple" src="http://newtonpoetry.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/apple_logo_640x480.jpg" alt="apple" width="400" height="300" />I used to have a blog that discussed investments.  I took the site down about 18 months ago because I had too many things going on, but I want to bring the four things that I was very high on investment wise at the time.</p>
<h2>Gold, Silver, Oil, and Apple Computers</h2>
<p>Let&#8217;s us start with Apple.  I was talking to people about purchasing Apple Call options in the 100&#8242;s a couple of years out and predicting that you would make over 50%.  Well, how about making 800%+?</p>
<p>The same with Gold, Silver, and Oil.  The same things that were driving them then, are driving all of them now, except things are in high gear.</p>
<p>Anyone that is an adult and says that deficit spending and the Feds printing money that has no backing as fast as they can is a good thing is an idiot period.</p>
<p>That is why Gold has reached new highs on a daily basis and the same with Silver, and why Apple has been on a tear from the $90s up nearly $290.<span id="more-4769"></span></p>
<p>The kicker is, I do not see anything that is going to stop it unless the Republicans end up with a landslide and stop the craziness that is causing this.  They don&#8217;t have to pass anything, more so just stopping things.  Stopping the largest tax increase in History for small businesses would be a nice start.</p>
<p>Oil could go well back above $140. What that means is $5 gas again. All because of Politicians.  Cool, Huh?  OK, not really but that is the way the cookie is crumbling at the moment.</p>
<p>As I have said before, where there is Chaos, there is opportunity, but this is like playing in a house that is on fire.  Still, you can snag the valuables if you are suited up for it.</p>
<p>How? Well, sell your product overseas in US dollars because the bottom is falling out of it.  What does this mean?  It means that because the Feds are printing money 24/7, the dollar is losing value on a daily basis.  Which in a sense is stealing money from everyone in a very sneaky way.  Your house, your car, your bank account is becoming worth less every day.</p>
<p>What this means is that for currencies that are not fiat or based on nothing, those people in countries or people smart enough to trad out of the dollar and hold other currencies can buy US products for pennies on the dollar.</p>
<p>That is about the only bright spot going on at the moment.  So, I will be talking about how to sell your products outside the US and profit from the inflation in the US dollar that is happening right now and will continue to ramp up.  Most of the people out there do not have a clue as to how to capitalize on this or, even realize what is going on at all.  I will do my best to show you how.  There will be ways to make lemonade out the lemon storm that has already started.</p>
<p>This might make the 70&#8242;s and early 80&#8242;s look like a picnic.  Get ready for a ride and get ready to make some serious money if you are prepared for it.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew &#8220;Easy&#8221; Anderson</p>
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		<title>Entrepreneurial Leverage &#8211; The X Factor That Allows The Individual To Beat Big Companies Every Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;">Entrepreneurial Leverage - The X Factor That Allows The Individual To Beat Big Companies Every Time</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #0000ff;">Here is how and why the man or woman in their Garage, Basement, or Bedroom that is hoping to start a business and beat the big companies out there that have hundreds of employees and millions of dollars at their disposal can do it.</span]]></description>
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<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;">Entrepreneurial Leverage &#8211; The X Factor That Allows The Individual To Beat Big Companies Every Time</span></h2>
<p><a href="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tartaglia_lever.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-909" title="tartaglia_lever" src="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tartaglia_lever.jpg" alt="tartaglia_lever" width="650" height="434" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Here is how and why the man or woman in their Garage, Basement, or Bedroom that is hoping to start a business and beat the big companies out there that have hundreds of employees and millions of dollars at their disposal can do it.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">I have written about this before over the years but I think that I have honed it down so that everyone with two neurons firing (that could be me on a good day) can understand it.  Here is the secret to how you as an Entrepreneur can beat the big guys.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">First I want to layout some ground work that I have done before but, I want to put this all inside one nut shell.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">The thing that we have to start off with is Moore&#8217;s Law which is Gordon Moore of Hewlett Packard fame that says basically this&#8230;.</span></p>
<p><em><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">The capability and speed of computer chips will double every 18 months and the price will be cut in half.</span></strong></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">This has remained true since 1965 if you can believe it or not.<span id="more-908"></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">What does this mean to our conversation about the Entrepreneur being able to take on big companies?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Well, first off while many people know this, very few realize how fundamentally this has changed business.</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;">Washington And Most Companies Don&#8217;t Get It And How Moore&#8217;s Law Has Drastically And Fundamentally Changed The Economy Forever<br />
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">First and foremost most medium and large businesses do not realize how this has changed things and most assuredly the Government has not realized it either.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Over 70% of all people are employed by small businesses currently and nearly 90% of all new jobs are now being created by them, in spite of the Government&#8217;s best attempt to not only not help Small Businesses, but, make running and starting one even more and more difficult if not practically impossible.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">In the recent stimulus package for instance while there were hundreds of billions given to large businesses, did you know that there was more money given to the National Endowment For The Arts than to Small Businesses?  That is how out of touch Washing DC and even most Politicians in most States have become.  When it comes to this basic tenant of the Economy and how much things have changes since the 70&#8242;s, Politicians truly are worse than clueless and what they did has hurt the ability of Small Businesses to borrow money and survive and thrive which is one of the main reasons I believe the Goobers in DC were surprised at the climbing unemployment rates.<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">So let me explain why the folks in DC and a lot of others don&#8217;t understand what is going on.  Because of Moore&#8217;s Law, and what it has done to computers,  you as an individual can sit in your underwear in your Bedroom or on the beach for the matter and do the work of 15 to 17 people say five to seven years ago. Or even only 24 months ago as I will show you.<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">And actually I put the multiplier at 17 people about every 2 years now.  I will show you why in a later post and I am calling is &#8220;<strong>Anderson&#8217;s Entrepreneurial Law&#8221;</strong>.   So what this means is that when it comes to being able to produce a professional looking products online, put up sales pages, ordering, even accounting and customer service, even only 5 years ago, what you can do by yourself now, would have taken 15 to 20 people to do.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Plus, prices have dropped dramatically.  A url or domain name used to cost $100 ten years ago, now you can get them at places like GoDaddy.com (see link to the right) for under $10.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">The same thing for hosting, and websites, and a host of other tools you need to go online.<br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Now lets also bring in another fact that I think is just as critical and that is speed of implementation.  I have also written extensively on the past about this as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Here is how Ms. and Mr  Entrepreneur can run circles around the big boys.  If you have ever worked in even a relatively good sized company, there is a whole chain of command that you have to run through to get anything new done.  There the whole inevitably internal political chain of command that an idea has to run the gauntlet of and then there is the real one that the idea has to survive as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">First worker Bee A has a great idea for a widget to solve a problem she sees people having on the Web.  She knows she can probably fix it by doing x, y, and z and it would take her at most 2 weeks to get the solution done. </span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;">But&#8230;.<br />
</span></h2>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Here are just a couple of scenarios.  She presents it to her immediate supervisor and depending on if the supervisor has any brains or is in a good mood or not, she might say , &#8220;that is stupid&#8221; or &#8220;that is kind of good&#8221; or &#8220;that is great but we should do it like this&#8221;.  Now the brilliant million dollar idea might get shot down at the start because the supervisor is ignorant, does not feel like starting anything new, is jealous she did not think of it, or knows that her supervisor does not like ideas.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">But regardless, there are at least a dozens of hurdles that the idea must overcome, and even if it does not get shot down, it may become so changes by the time it gets approved because everyone wants to put in their two cents worth that the solution may not work.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Couple that with a time frame that could realistically be months or years for the idea to actually get out there, the opportunity is more than likely gone.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Now take the same million dollar idea with our intrepid Ms. Entrepreneur.  She see the problem, comes up with the solution, creates the fix herself or outsources it and two weeks later she introduces it to the market place and it is a hit and the million dollar idea pays her a million dollars.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">This scenario is repeated thousands and thousands of times each and every day.  She who gets to the market place first more often than not wins the game before other even realize there was one going on.</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #0000ff;">An Entrepreneur&#8217;s Distinct Advantage<br />
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<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">The key for the Entrepreneur is to successfully use the leverage that Moore&#8217;s law provides and the speed of implementation that is simply not available to medium to large companies..</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Now this is easier said than done, but in the next few weeks, I am going to lay out the exact tools provided to us by Moore&#8217;s law that you can use compete and beat the big boys at their own game.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">As you may know I get to Beta Test quite a few things before they get out to the public and there are some tools that are coming out soon that are going to totally level the playing field and be game changers for most of what is going on with the web and marketing.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">And I have not heard a peep about what I am going to share with you anywhere else.  Really mind blowing cool stuff.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">In the meantime, remember, you have a big advantage!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Cheers,</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Andrew &#8220;Easy&#8221; Anderson<br />
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		<title>At Last, How To Profit In This Economy Using Virtual Assistants Or VA&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<h2>Virtual Assistants Allow You To Survive And Thrive</h2>
<a href="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/WomanMouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; border-width: 0px;" title="WomanMouse" src="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/WomanMouse_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt="WomanMouse" width="277" height="331" align="left" /></a> OK, let’s face it. In spite of everything the talking heads in DC say, they are not helping small to medium sized businesses at all. The largest spending bill in the History of the World has been a big flop.  Not that this is surprising to anyone that knows anything about History or Economics, but Oh well.  They have taken the Economy that was in the Ditch as they are found of saying and driven it Thelma and Louise style off the Cliff.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Virtual Assistants Allow You To Survive And Thrive</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/WomanMouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; border-width: 0px;" title="WomanMouse" src="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/WomanMouse_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt="WomanMouse" width="277" height="331" align="left" /></a> OK, let’s face it. In spite of everything the talking heads in DC say, they are not helping small to medium sized businesses at all. The largest spending bill in the History of the World has been a big flop.  Not that this is surprising to anyone that knows anything about History or Economics, but Oh well.  They have taken the Economy that was in the Ditch as they are found of saying and driven it Thelma and Louise style off the Cliff.</p>
<p>Point in fact, the more they say they are helping, the more we find out they are putting small and medium sized businesses in the cross hairs for shot to the head and extinction.  Perhaps never before in the history of the US do you have a more clueless bunch of Politicians when it comes to the Economy.</p>
<p>Although, I may take have to take that back as their is a growing consensus that they know exactly what they are doing and they are doing it on purpose and there is a stack of evidence pointing toward that view.  This is simply because that no one in their right mind would believe that you can spend and tax your way to prosperity.  So, therefore it is being done on purpose for control, socialism, and the redistribution of wealth.</p>
<blockquote><p>We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.<br />
Winston Churchill</p></blockquote>
<p>They tried this progressive stupidity when Churchill was around and it did not work back then, nor will it work now.  I think anyone with more than two brain cells realizes the spending on stupid things has to stop.</p>
<p>With that being said, if you want to stay in business, take care of your family and existing employees, or flat out just survive, you need to cut costs, increase efficiency, or better yet, figure out how to do both as fast as you can.  If you don’t, you won’t stick around for very long. And not to rain on the parade, but the biggest tax increase in history is coming in January and they specifically said they will not give small businesses a break.  <strong><a href="http://www.21to21.com/2010/09/03/start-your-business-now-here-is-why-you-should-not-wait-until-next-year/" target="_blank">Read about the tax hikes here.</a></strong></p>
<p>The world knows this and has proven it today by pushing gold to the highest price in history. They voted with their money and there is no truer or less corrupt ballot than that.</p>
<p>So, how can you survive what is going on?</p>
<h2>Virtual Assistants Or VA’s To The Rescue</h2>
<p>One of the ways to do that is to use Virtual Assistants.  Why? Because hands down, the usually cost less than 25% to 80% than hiring an employee.  And with all of the new</p>
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<p>regulations on mandatory health care and all of the new taxes you have to pay, it is becoming even more economical.</p>
<p>I got my first Virtual Assistant or VA back in the 90’s and really got on the band wagon in 2007 when I went and found a bunch of them.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/VA.jpg"><img style="margin: 5px 5px 0px; display: inline; border-width: 0px;" title="VA" src="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/VA_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt="VA" width="164" height="244" align="left" /></a> Typically right now, I pay between $6.50 to $7,50 per hour for my administrative VA’s.  And rather than pay someone per hour to do my Transcription, I have a fixed cost of $18 per one full Audio Hour.  These costs are totals.  There is no other expenses involved.  Nada!</p>
<p>On the Transcription for instance, that is equal to 10 to 20 Blog posts like this that I can whip off and record and they come back to me all typed up. That is about 7,000 to 9,000 words typed for only $18!  Think about how much work that is and how much more productive you can be!</p>
<p>Compare that with probably paying someone $15 to $25 per hour, plus taxes, benefits, retirement contributions, and now mandatory health care and you can easily be in the $30 to $50 per hour range.  And in many places, even higher. Argghh.</p>
<p>So, comparing apples to apples here, I am going to pay about 75% to 90% less than if I were to hire a regular employee.  Not to mention office space and equipment.  And, if I don’t need them, I don’t have to worry about laying them off.</p>
<p>Now, the larger companies have been doing this for about 40 years or more, and it actually goes back hundreds of years.  But, because of the Internet, it is available for any business that has access to the Internet to do the same things the big boys do.</p>
<p>Not only can I add a whole lot to my bottom line and get lots more done, I am also free to travel.  I am not tied to an office. Where I have access to the Internet, I can run my business.</p>
<p>Freedom and lifestyle were the main reasons why I got on the VA bandwagon in the first place.</p>
<p>Now, that I have sold you on VA’s, many people just starting out have trouble with finding good ones.  I just want to let you know that this is normal.</p>
<p>Over the years, I have found the  “Great to Bad” ratio for VA’s is 30 to 1.  In that I have to go through or interview about 30 VA’s to find one good one that is a real keeper.</p>
<p>So, plan on going through a number of them to find a good one.  But, it is well worth the effort!</p>
<h2>A Moral Dilemma? Not Really…</h2>
<p>There will be a few people out there that say there is a moral dilemma with this.  Well great, I hope you are my competition.  <img src='http://www.21to21.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   I won’t go into details, but the bottom line is if logic is used, there really is not a moral dilemma at all if you take some time to think about it.</p>
<p>Well, actually there is but the moral dilemma falls on the side of not using them.</p>
<p>It is the dilemma of businesses that  go out of business by not taking advantage of VA’s when they explain to their families why they won’t be able to afford their house, car, or put food on the table.</p>
<p>The biggest dilemma is truly about not getting VA’s right away so that you can save your company, yourself, your family and your business.   The dilemma is in not using this tool to allow you to prosper, profit, and keep the employees you have.</p>
<h2>The Upside</h2>
<p>The upside is HUGE!  How would you like to to be making more money and working less?</p>
<p>How would you like to be able to start doing things with your loved ones and family that you could not afford before?</p>
<p>How would you like to become financially secure and not worry about money ever again?</p>
<p>How would you like the freedom to travel wherever and whenever you wanted knowing that your business was humming along and making money while you are traveling and sleeping for that matter?</p>
<p>How would you like to immediately reduce expenses?  How would you like to not worry about what the idiots in DC are doing to health care or employee mandates that you have to somehow come up with the money to pay for them out of your own pocket as a small business?</p>
<p>How about not having to worry about money for a change?</p>
<p>How would you like to send of an assignment before you go to bed and wake up to find it complete when you wake up in the morning?  Trust me on this, it is an awesome feeling.</p>
<p>In my book “Start On Monday” that you can purchase buy clicking on the cover below, I go into more details on how to effectively use VA’s to help your business profit.  Plus, you get to read it and try it out for 14 days before you decide to pay for it!</p>
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<p>Plus, you can get six hours of VA time right now to try them out for only $45.</p>
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<p>Also, when you purchase the book, you get a 45 day free membership in my program. With it, you get access to my VA’s at the prices above.   This takes the hassles out of finding good ones.  If you like it, it is only $15.77 per month.  I made it so low that I did not want anyone to use price as a reason not to take advantage of this offer.</p>
<p>I will be posting more information on VA’s and how to set your business up to be run virtually soon.  If you have any specific questions, I would love to hear them.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew “Easy” Anderson</p>
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		<title>Start Your Business NOW!  Here is why you should not wait until next year.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<h2>Start Your Business Now – Here Is Why</h2>
If you have ever thought about starting your own business or taking it up a notch or three now is the time.

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<p>If you have ever thought about starting your own business or taking it up a notch or three now is the time.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/image.png"><img style="display: inline; border: 0pt none; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 12px;" title="image" src="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/image_thumb.png" border="0" alt="image" width="277" height="331" align="left" /></a> I have covered this in several previous posts, but I think it is really worth repeating based on what is happening right now.</p>
<p>You may have heard the Administration is going to ride herd on the largest overall tax increase in the history of the country, but you may have not seen the numbers in black and white. Here they are.</p>
<ul>
<li>The 10% bracket will increase to 15%.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The 25% bracket will increase to 28%.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The 28% bracket will increase to 31%.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The 33% bracket will increase to 36%.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The 35% bracket will increase to 39.6%.</li>
</ul>
<p>What this means is this.</p>
<ul>
<li>The 10% bracket will increase to 15%&#8230; a tax burden hike of 50%.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The 25% bracket will increase to 28%&#8230; a tax burden hike of 12%.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The 28% bracket will increase to 31%&#8230; a tax burden hike of 10.7%.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The 33% bracket will increase to 36%&#8230; a tax burden hike of 9.1%.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>The 35% bracket will increase to 39.6%&#8230; a tax burden hike of 13.1%.</li>
</ul>
<p>Capital Gains Taxes are due to go up by 50%.  This is going to hurt all business investment and help kill any new job creation and drive manufacturing overseas even more.</p>
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<p><strong>Taxes on dividends are due to go up by 100%.</strong> This is going to hurt retired people the most.  It is now open season on Grandparents.  Politicians are not giving them the choice of what cat food they are going to buy to eat.  Way to go.  In essence, this is going to cut many retirees income in half.</p>
<p>Death Taxes or Survivor Taxes are coming back and they will take 50% of what people have worked for and have already paid taxes on all of their lives. This will force people to sell family farms and businesses.</p>
<p>Food Stamps As Used By One In Six Americans. This figure is up by 50% since last year!</p>
<p>Medical Insurance Premiums have gone up 14.4% this year already since they passed the new Health Care bill and that pace could go up significantly.</p>
<p>OK, did anyone really believe it when they said that we can insure an extra 30 million people for free?</p>
<p>The new Financial Reform bill will could drive up fees on banking by over a $100 per year for each account you have.</p>
<p>They are floating an idea to tax your 401k and other retirement accounts and there are dozens of pieces of legislation that was passed that no one read that could add an additional 5% to the cost of doing business for each and every business out there.</p>
<p>Just one of which is that all purchases that total over $600 in a year require a 1099 to be issued. This may not seem like much, but it will create hundreds of millions of them that have to be tracked and issued by businesses. This includes if you buy $50 worth of office supplies at Office Max. You will now have to issue Office Max a 1099. This is going to cost hundreds of millions of dollars to follow up to issue and track. For instance Office Max now has to handle, file, and store them.</p>
<p>There are at least another four dozen seemingly innocuous rules like this coming down the pike that are not being talked about.</p>
<p>Well, by now you are may be saying&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>“Anderson, with all of this Doom and Gloom and Stupidity heading our way, why would I want to start a business now or expand what I have? Are you nuts?”</p></blockquote>
<p>Here is my answer. This is just my own musings about the ramifications here and of course you should always seek appropriate professional advice.</p>
<p>If you are going to pull money out of investment to put in your businesses, the tax ramifications of doing that now could be half of what they are if you wait until next year. Or to put it another way, you could pay double to take out your own money next year.</p>
<p>If you have not figured this out, job security is a thing of the past. It simply does not exist unless you are with the Government and even that I will predict is soon to be a thing of the past.</p>
<p>So, at least by working for yourself, you have some control over it, even if the Government is doing everything possible to make it harder on small businesses at the moment.</p>
<h2>Starting Now Will Give You A Distinct Advantage</h2>
<p>But, that being said, while this may scare off a lot of people, those who do get started now are going to have a distinct advantage over those who wait until next year.</p>
<p>While I have said this before many, many times, every single politician out there knows that raising taxes of any kind kills off jobs and hurts the economy.</p>
<p>This has been proven thousands of times over thousands of years. And several dozen times in the past 100 years when it comes to income taxes.  Remember, we halve only had income tax for less than 100 years and Woodrow Wilson only got that passed by lying and saying it was temporary.</p>
<p>If any politician tells you raising taxes raises revenue they are either lying to you, which is normally the case, or they are so ignorant and stupid that they have no business being in office in the first place. 90% of the time they are simply lying to you. It is simply about control, power, or egos most of the time.</p>
<p>If they truly wanted to see the Economy take off, they would put a moratorium on taxes for even just six months and then implement a flat tax of 22% after that and they would see the Economy explode and people being hired right and left and they would more than make up for the taxes in what ensued afterward.</p>
<p>Do I expect them to do that? No, because then everyone could see what they know to be true and they would be run out on a rail every time they tried out the trotted out the tired old Tax The Rich line. Besides, that would make common sense and that is simply forbidden in Washington and in most state capitals. Add to that the controlling taxes equals power and we will probably never see it happen even though in countries where it is effect their economies are on a roll and are stable.  Think Hong Kong, Singapore, and Switzerland.</p>
<p>That being said, you really do not want to wait until next year to start your business for all of the above reasons. And lord knows what red tape you are going to have to face then.</p>
<p>On another note, you are going to want to out source as much of what you do as you possibly can. As of now because of what has been done in DC, employees are a liability plain and simple. They have made them that way and yet they are whining about companies not hiring. Just the new Health Care implications alone are enough not to hire people.</p>
<p>So, the answer is you hire contractors whenever possible. More and more companies are going to be doing this. Which brings up even more opportunity for you as a small business. They will hire contractors, but no one in their right mind is going to hire and employee if they don&#8217;t have to.</p>
<p>Does that make sense? I hope so, because that is what is going on and will continue to happen for the foreseeable future.</p>
<p>This means they can pay even a higher amount to outside contractors than they can to employees because of all of the extra baggage that goes along with an employee. So they can offer pay and extra 25% more to a contractor instead of an employee and still come out way ahead of the game financially.</p>
<h2>As I have said before, where there is Chaos, there is Opportunity!</h2>
<p>The one thing that you want to verify with your attorney or accountant is that it appears that they have killed off the sole proprietor ship. It appears that a corporation or LLC is the way to go in setting up your business unless you want to lose your shirt in extra taxes paid out.</p>
<p>It is not all doom and gloom. Hopefully the people will realize that the bone heads in DC do not have a clue and will give them a boot in November and perhaps, and I do say perhaps, that if the Republicans do control the Congress like back when Clinton was in office, the President will be forced to move from the radical left toward the center and actually quit hurting the economy. But, don&#8217;t count on many of the pundits are saying.</p>
<p>At the worst though, they won&#8217;t be able to pass anymore laws that are going to hurt the economy like they already have. Bottle necks are GREAT when it comes to DC.</p>
<p>Think about it. Don&#8217;t we truly have enough laws and red tape on the books now? Do we really and truly need anymore for us to function on a daily basis? I don&#8217;t think so.</p>
<p>Just make sure that you control the things you can control on your own and be smart about it.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, while they have done their best to screw things up and are doing a bang up job I might add&#8230;LOL you can still do really well in this environment if you are a little bit bold and smart.</p>
<p>Go out there and get your business started or get ready to get it in high gear now.  There will be opportunity coming your way.</p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Andrew “Easy” Anderson</p>
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		<title>Apple And The iPhone And Piling On &#8211; A Trend Of The Times?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bashing Success And Apologizing For Exceptionalism You must have heard by now that Apple has a few issues with the iPhone unless you were living in a cave.  Well, by all accounts if you get your news from the LameStream media, you would think that every iPhone is terrible and that the Government should step ]]></description>
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<h3>Bashing Success And Apologizing For Exceptionalism</h3>
<p>You must have heard by now that Apple has a few issues with the iPhone unless you were living in a cave.  Well, by all accounts if you get your news from the LameStream media, you would think that every iPhone is terrible and that the Government should step in to help the poor hapless consumer.</p>
<p>Well, guess what.   I know of at least four people that have the new phone and try as they might, they can&#8217;t reproduce the issue.  And they have asked friends who have it and no joy on being able to create the issues with the phone going out when you touch a certain part of it.</p>
<p>What does this mean? Well, I think it is a commentary on the predatory nature of media towards tearing anyone down that is successful or for the gall of being Exceptional and that bad news sells.  I like to call them soul suckers &#8230; LOL .  They want to portray anyone that is successful as bad, be it an individual or a business and especially businesses.<span id="more-4410"></span></p>
<p>It extends to also saying that no one is better than another.  My answer  to that is poppy cock.  Of course there are many people better than  others and we should hold that Exceptionalism up as a guiding light, not  try and tear it down.  But this is always used by weak minds and  souls.  It is always from someone that is not truly exceptional in their  own heart or mind.  So, they want to tear Exceptional-ism down and have  us believe that is does not exist.</p>
<p>This of course I have noticed started in DC recently and continues there every day.  Big business is bad,  rich people are bad, Wall Street is bad, or whomever they don&#8217;t agree with at that moment or they want to shake down, they are all greedy for looking out for themselves, their employees, their stockholders, etc.</p>
<p>However you will notice that we are supposed to believe that a all Government is good and the only way that we can possibly survive is to let them make all of our own decisions because we are not smart enough to use common sense.  We are supposed to also believe that Big Bad Business and Greedy Rich people and not the Government spending your great grand child&#8217;s money is the real cause of the mess we are in economically.  Does anyone really believe that who has an iQ higher than 10?</p>
<p>Some businesses are bad, but most are very good.  Some Government is good and it used to be that the majority was good although we may be nearing a tipping point here.   There is actually a proven mathematical model that proves how this happens.  But that is another post.</p>
<p>When point in fact, that many Americans work for those big bad businesses and rich people and if it was not for them and them being able to gather money, they would not hire people, there would not be stocks to invest your retirement money.  Rich people and people becoming successful are the solution to what is going on, not the cause.</p>
<p>But this is honestly nothing new and there is a lesson here for all of us.</p>
<p>Now this may be a bit controversial, but one of the most brilliant marketing minds out there was Joseph Goebbels the propagandist (marketer) for Germany.   The first sentence is the important part.  I give you the rest for context.  Goebbels said he learned his techniques from <strong><a title="Woodrow Wilson" rel="prettyPhoto" href="http://conservativecolloquium.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/woodrow-wilson-americas-worst-and-first-fascist-president/?iframe=true&amp;width=100%&amp;height=100%">Woodrow Wilson</a></strong> ( a truly evil man in my opinion) and his man George Creel a journalist who headed up the US &#8220;Committee On Public Information&#8221;, or our first true Government propaganda office here in the US of A.  <strong><a title="Edward Louis Bernays" rel="prettyPhoto" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays?iframe=true&amp;width=100%&amp;height=100%">Edward Louis Bernays</a></strong> was in on this too and a lot of the ideas of shaping public opinion was his.  He was the nephew of Sigmund Freud who I believe denounced Wilson&#8217;s whole regime.</p>
<p>This whole group was a bunch of egotistical elitist progressive bastards to put it mildly. But, man did they know how to market!</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">“If you tell a lie big enough  and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.</span> The  lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the  people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the  lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its  powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie,  and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” &#8211; Joseph Goebbls<br />
</strong></p>
<h3>Why You Have To Be Aware</h3>
<p>There is an orchestrated attack who&#8217;s drum is beat everyday about business and free markets, and economic freedom in general.    The  reason why this is important is that you need to watch and learn from  this for you marketing and yet to be aware to tune these things out and  to not believe these things from a propaganda stand point for your business.</p>
<p>There is a lot of propaganda being bandied about as facts on many fronts including financial.  And yet, you must make your decisions based on information, but only good information can lead to good decisions.</p>
<p>You can&#8217;t afford to run your business or your life for that matter based on erroneous information and you can learn from these techniques that they use because they do work!</p>
<p>Keep your message simple and keep repeating it.  These techniques can be used for good and not just evil.</p>
<p>Now back to the Success Bashing as I like to call it.  Don&#8217;t buy into it.  It is not true nor is it helpful to your mindset or success.  See my previous post on the <a href="http://www.21to21.com/2010/07/15/the-pygmalion-effect-and-profits-why-the-saying-attitude-is-everything-is-true/" target="_blank">Pygmalion Effect</a>.</p>
<p>Have a Profitable Day! Have a Profitable Day! Have a Profitable Day! Have a Profitable Day! Have a Profitable Day! Have a Profitable Day!  <img src='http://www.21to21.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>Andrew &#8220;Easy Anderson</p>
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		<title>Chaos And Opportunity &#8211; We Are In The Midst Of Both</title>
		<link>http://www.21to21.com/2010/07/30/chaos-and-opprtnity-we-are-in-the-midst-of-both/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chaos And Opportunity &#8211; We Are In The Midst Of Both.  I love it when it pulls up the Frame where you look like a dork don&#8217;t you?   I will be doing another video soon on some specifics that I mention in this video. Let me know what you think. Cheers, Andrew &#8220;Easy&#8221; Anderson]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chaos And Opportunity &#8211; We Are In The Midst Of Both.  I love it when it pulls up the Frame where you look like a dork don&#8217;t you?   <img src='http://www.21to21.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<p>I will be doing another video soon on some specifics that I mention in this video.<span id="more-4530"></span></p>
<p>Let me know what you think.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew &#8220;Easy&#8221; Anderson</p>
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		<title>Want To Start A Business? Do It NOW And Here Is Why</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever thought about starting your business, do it now. Don&#8217;t Talk It About It Any Longer. Here Is Why&#8230; Why? Well, one reason is that it often takes less time to actually do it than to talk about it. Secondly, taking action and gaining momentum is the best way to increase your ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>If you have ever thought about starting your business, do it now.</h1>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Don&#8217;t Talk It About It Any Longer. Here Is Why&#8230;</h2>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Laffer-Curve.svg/745px-Laffer-Curve.svg.png" alt="Laffer Curve Profit Consultant" width="490" height="394" /></p>
<p>Why?  Well, one reason is that it often takes less time to actually do it than to talk about it.  Secondly, taking action and gaining momentum is the best way to increase your chances of success.</p>
<p>Plus, there are some huge Economic and tax reasons coming in 2011 that are going to make it far more difficult to get started.</p>
<p>The largest tax increase on small businesses and people in general is going to take effect in January.  And when I do say huge, I mean increases by 25% in some cases or more.  I have not heard much about it in the LameStream Media but it is coming. <span id="more-4437"></span></p>
<p>This is the sunset of the Bush Tax reductions that helped get the economy back on its feet after 9-11 when we went into a temporary depression.  Do you remember how bad that was?  It got unemployment down to under 5% and raised overall tax revenues to the Treasury to the highest levels ever recorded.  But that is not reported in the press.</p>
<p>Well, the logic with not continuing the tax reductions is much like leaving a baby on the rail road tracks when the train is coming and not doing anything about it. The Politicians are trying to say well, we did not put it there so it is not our fault and we are not going to take action.  Just as assuredly as the tragedy that is predictable in that case is going to happen to small business start ups and to the Economy in general.  This is not to mention the health care regulations and the Energy Tax bills and the new financial regulations that just passed.  You are going to see financial fees go through the roof and credit to businesses dry up even more as well.  Not to mention dividend taxes and as well as capital gains taxes.</p>
<p>What drives me nuts is that every single time the government lowers taxes, overall tax revenues increase. And every time when they raise taxes, the economy slows down and overall revenues decrease.  This is beyond debate by the way. Anyone that says differently is saying your stupid by the way.</p>
<p>Dr. Arthur Laffer was one of the key proponents of tax cuts during the Regan years that helped create 30 million new jobs proved this with the <a title="Arthur Laffer" rel="prettyPhoto" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve?iframe=true&amp;width=100%&amp;height=100%">Laffer Curve</a>.</p>
<p>Think about it, when WalMart wants to make more money they have a sale, they don&#8217;t raise their prices.  Duhhh.</p>
<p>Which is why the stimulus plan is a bust and has not worked at all.  In fact, it has made things worse as the real unemployment rate is closer to 20% by many estimates.   They quit counting those people that are no longer eligible for unemployment.  In essence they are cooking the books.  But you are smart and I am sure you already know that.</p>
<p>Did you know that 100% of the money in the stimulus plan went to Government Agencies? Not one cent went directly to small or medium sized businesses.  Yea, the ones that actually create jobs.</p>
<p>Anyway, by raising taxes in January, it has the possibility of a train wreck caused by the Feds even worse than what they did to cause the Great Depression.</p>
<p>So, if you have ever thought about starting a business, do so now. Get going, talk to your accountant about the tax consequences of waiting or not waiting.</p>
<p>You can get a jump on things now before the storm hits.  Owning your own business will at least give you some control over you own future and while everyone is running for cover, you can be making money. Because there where there is chaos, there is opportunity.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew Anderson</p>
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		<title>Why Free Choice Economics Works And Nothing Else Does</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A much needed dose of reality in a time of propaganda. Free Choice Economics. What she said then, is more relevant now than ever]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A much needed dose of reality in a time of propaganda. Free Choice Economics.<br />
What she said then, is more relevant now than ever.</p>
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		<title>We Have Two Winners! Do You Know Of A Non-Profit That Could Use A GREAT Website Built For Free?</title>
		<link>http://www.21to21.com/2010/07/13/do-you-know-of-a-non-profit-that-could-use-a-great-website-built-for-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Free Website For A Non-Profit Do you know of a great Non-Profit that could use a new $2,500 to $10,000 website for free? We are looking to donate up to three complete Websites with every bell and whistle in the book if need be including hosting for a year for Free. I am proud ]]></description>
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<h2>A Free Website For A Non-Profit</h2>
<blockquote><p>Do you know of a great Non-Profit that could use a new $2,500 to $10,000 website for free?</p>
<p>We are looking to donate up to three complete Websites with every bell and whistle in the book if need be including hosting for a year for Free.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>I am proud to announce that we have found two non-profits that we are going to be helping.  They are <a href="http://www.LoveCuresCancer.com">www.LoveCuresCancer.com</a> which helps Children with Cancer and <a href="http://www.ThePaintedBrain.org">www.ThePaintedBrain.org</a> which helps raise awareness of people with mental illness.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>We are so glad that that we will be helping these two very worthy causes.</p>
<p>There is still one more spot left at this time. <span id="more-4072"></span></p>
<p>If you know of a good Non-Profit that does great work and could use some help, please have them contact us using the Form below and put Non-Profit in the subject line. Make sure to give us their phone number and contact person along with what they do and a website if they have one.</p>
<p>You can take a look at a few of the sites we built using our new software that we will be using to build their site.</p>
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<li><a rel="prettyPhoto" href="http://www.madfunmarketing.com/?ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=prettyphoto&amp;iframe=true&amp;width=100%&amp;height=100%"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2031 aligncenter" title="MadFunMarketing" src="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MadFun4.png" alt="" width="400" height="261" /><br />Click Here Or On Image</a></li>
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<li><a rel="prettyPhoto" href="http://www.craigteich.com/?ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=prettyphoto&amp;iframe=true&amp;width=100%&amp;height=100%"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2031 aligncenter" title="Buttons That Make Money" src="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/CraigTeich4.png" alt="" width="400" height="241" /><br />Click Here Or On Image To See</a></li>
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<li><a rel="prettyPhoto" href="http://www.ibookiq.com/?ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;q=prettyphoto&amp;iframe=true&amp;width=100%&amp;height=100%"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2031 aligncenter" title="iBookiQ" src="http://www.21to21.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ibook2.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="342" /><br />Click Here Or On Image To See</a></li>
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<p>As you know a good Website can not only help with donations for the Non-Profit but help them help the people or causes that it serves.  A Website can have a huge impact on everything for them and those they help.   We want to help them help others!</p>
<p>Thanks for your help with this. <img src='http://www.21to21.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   and please share this post and retweet it as well.</p>
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		<title>Economics Explained In Rap &#8211; A Video That Explains It All</title>
		<link>http://www.21to21.com/2010/07/06/economics-explained-in-rap-a-video-that-explains-it-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, the Hayek and Keyne&#8217;s Economic theory explained in a Rap song. (Keyene&#8217;s theory is what they are using now and it is not working even though it was long ago discredited. Kind of like thinking Bell Bottoms and Clogs are cool. (It happens in clothes and Economics, except that Bell Bottoms don&#8217;t lead to ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, the Hayek and Keyne&#8217;s Economic theory explained in a Rap song.  (Keyene&#8217;s theory is what they are using now and it is not working even though it was long ago discredited.  Kind of like thinking Bell Bottoms and Clogs are cool. (It happens in clothes and Economics, except that Bell Bottoms don&#8217;t lead to massive unemployment, inflation, and people losing their homes and businesses.) </p>
<p><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d0nERTFo-Sk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d0nERTFo-Sk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p>
<p>And Hayek explains why Keyne&#8217;s theories always fail.</p>
<p><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Oqhe4K1Jz-8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Oqhe4K1Jz-8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1?rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object></p>
<p>Let me know what you think!  I won&#8217;t do too many of these but as a student of Economics, it is my cup of tea.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew &#8220;Easy&#8221; Anderson</p>
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		<title>Free Choice Economics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From 1948 and why they are not teaching this now&#8230; Love to know your thoughts. Cheers, Andrew &#8220;Easy&#8221; Anderson]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From 1948 and why they are not teaching this now&#8230;</p>
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<p>Love to know your thoughts.</p>
<p>Cheers,<br />
Andrew &#8220;Easy&#8221; Anderson</p>
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