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Today,The Two Mikesagain spoke toGordon OliverfromCambridge Credit Counseling. 

Mr. Oliver, frank as always, said that the signs of more economic problems for those with debt problems have not wholly abated. The nation's credit card debt has increased to 1.3 trillion and college-loan debts have increased to $1.92 trillion. 

In addition, in the past year 40-percent of Americans have dipped into their retirement funds to avoid foreclosures. On the school loans, Mr. Oliver noted that the government's new move to "forgive" $11 billion dollars for public employees at all levels of government -- which of course came at a time Biden is desperate for votes in any place he can find him -- ends on 30 April 2024, and even those public employees who were refused forgiveness on the first try can apply again and see if they can follow the required application process. 

Mr. Oliver also said that, at the moment, the single worst investment a consumer can make is to purchase an automobile -- which loses 25-percent of its value the moment you drive it off the lot. Needless to say, the interest rates on car loans also are through the roof. As to the future, Mr. Oliver said that while the economic and financial impact of the COCID debacle are about finished, there still probably are rough waters ahead, and, as always, people must take responsibility for themselves to plan their economic future.

The place to start is by putting together a spending plan (budget) that details your expenses, see where that can be reduced, and then do your best to stick to that plan. That is where Cambridge Credit counseling can help. Cambridge is a non-profit NGO and has helped a large number of people to create such plans, and they do so at no charge to the consumer.

No one can know for sure how rough future economic times will be, but a commonsense spending plan, or budget, is an important tool to have ready to face the future, come what may. --Cambridge Credit Counseling:Tel: 1 800-235-1407;Website:https://www.cambridge-credit.org Subscribe to Freedom First Network on Rumble to watch all of our shows LIVE: https://rumble.com/c/freedomfirstnetwork Elevate your meals with Freedom First Beef… even if you find yourself in the middle of the apocalypse! Use code TWOMIKES for 15% off and enjoy high-quality beef whenever you crave it – today or tomorrow! https://freedomfirstbeef.com Be ready for anything life throws your way with The Wellness Company's Medical Emergency Kit. Order today using code TWOMIKES for a 10% discount at https://twc.health/ffn. Protect your financial future with precious metals! Schedule your consultation with Our Gold Guy today and take control of your financial destiny! https://ourgoldguy.com Unleash the spirit of liberty in every cup with Freedom First Coffee's Founders Blend. Order now using code TWOMIKES and savor the unparalleled taste of freedom in every patriotic sip. https://freedomfirstcoffee.com

Today,The Two Mikesspoke withFred Coulter, the pastor of theChristian Biblical Church of Christin Hollister, California. 

As Christians are marking Holy Week, Mr. Coulter threw a bracing bucket of cold water on the increasingly severe mistakes that Christians are taught throughout their lives, and by which they live their lives, while passing on inaccurate beliefs to their children. We spoke to Mr. Coulter for over an hour and there follows a summary of the several points he made. --Christians of the Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox faiths follow a version of Easter that was never observed by the Apostles. As on many other issues this world lives on the basis of lies. --Easter and Holy Week are not to be found in the Bible in the way we now celebrate them. As Ezekiel says in Chapter 8, God cannot be worshiped with lies and pagan theology. --Catholics, in particular, appear to model many of the faith's holidays on the pagan holidays that were celebrated in Babylon. The word "Easter" for example, appears to be based on the Babylonian goddessIshtar (a word that is now pronouncedEaster). Ishtar,of course, had nothing to do with Jesus Christ. In addition, our Easter Sunday "Sunrise Services" appear to be based on sunrise services that started in Babylon, wherein the pagan peoples priests prayed to the soon for the resurrection of departed gods. the Bible, of course, says "Do not learn the ways of the heathens." --The marking of Ash Wednesday is another tradition that is to be found nowhere in the Bible. --The correct Sabbath day of all Christians is Saturday not Sunday. Neither the Saturday sabbath nor the Old Testament are the exclusive property of the Jewish faith. Likewise, the Old Testament is as relevant for today's Christians; indeed, it is a perpetual part of their faith. --Mr. Coulter concluded by saying that today's Americans -- because of the abominations they regularly practice -- ought to pay close attention to Deuteronomy, Chapter 28, Verses, 43-44 and 49-50,which offer a warning to Americans in a way that is completely appropriate to their country as it now stands. 
 "The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. ...The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle fleet; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favor to the young."
 Mr. Coulter’s websites include:https://www.CBCG.org andhttps://www.truthofGod.org Mr. Coulter’s websites offer an array of books that can be used by a person seeking God or seeking to return to God. Many of the books are available for no charge. P.S. Unlike Trump his Faithful Version Bible is free. In its Original order. Subscribe to Freedom First Network on Rumble to watch all of our shows LIVE: https://rumble.com/c/freedomfirstnetwork Elevate your meals with Freedom First Beef… even if you find yourself in the middle of the apocalypse! Use code TWOMIKES for 15% off and enjoy high-quality beef whenever you crave it – today or tomorrow! https://freedomfirstbeef.com Be ready for anything life throws your way with The Wellness Company's Medical Emergency Kit. Order today using code TWOMIKES for a 10% discount at https://twc.health/ffn. Protect your financial future with precious metals! Schedule your consultation with Our Gold Guy today and take control of your financial destiny! https://ourgoldguy.com Unleash the spirit of liberty in every cup with Freedom First Coffee's Founders Blend. Order now using code TWOMIKES and savor the unparalleled taste of freedom in every patriotic sip. https://freedomfirstcoffee.com

Today, the Two Mikes spoke with Mr. Barry Moore, a good and valued friend of our podcast, and earlier of our efforts on the radio. 
 Currently, Mr. Moore is the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia, (BBB, https://www.bbb.org). 

Mr. Moore noted that the BBB was founded in 1912, and from that time till this the Bureau has not received a cent of support from any government. All of its money come from the business and citizens who contribute to support the BBB’s work.

Moreover, the BBB has nothing to do with any government. The BBB’s activities are solely intended to help the community it represents – in Mr. Moore’s case Central Virginia -- to work together, as well as to protect the businesses that abide by the BBB’s standards and to help all citizens who are looking for a particular service to find firms they can count on, and thereby avoid companies that cut corners, leave work partially completed, or are just plain scammers.

Indeed, the BBB’s website has created and maintains a Scam Tracker for the use of would-be customers seeking to steer clear of fraudsters, scammers, or other bad apples. 

Mr. Moore concluded by recommending this year’s “CEO Convention”. It is being organized by Liberty University’s Provost Dave Bratt and will be held at the school in the September-October, 2024timeframe. The convention’s precise dates will be announced shortly.
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Today,The Two Mikesspoke withNate Cain, a true Republican candidate for Congress from West Virginia’s 2ndcongressional district. The interview turned out to be a humdinger and a bit lengthy, so we are publishing in two parts. Mr. Cain is an Army veteran, and also has been a civilian employee of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the FBI. While working for the FBI, Mr. Cain became one of the most important whistle-blowers we have ever heard of. During his FBI tenure 2017-2018, Nate saw FBI documents that showed that then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her associates in Obama’s regime – at the highest levels, such as two FBI Directors and other senior DOJ officials, and major Clinton donors – had behaved treasonously, and otherwise criminally via money-laundering, “pay-to-play”, and illegal transfers of uranium to Russia. Mr. Cain took the documents to Congressman Devin Nunes and received whistle-blower protection under the law, but the FBI fired him and raided his home, taking his electronic devices and deeply upsetting his wife and children. Giving enormous credence to Mr. Cain’s claims about the nature of the information he delivered to Nunes is that fact that he still holds his security clearances, showing that he acted legally and truthfully by getting the documents to Congress, and that the FBI, DOJ, the Clintons and the Obamas knew that and feared if the issue was not buried “it could bring down the whole government.” In his congressional race in West Virginia’s 2nddistrict, Mr. Cain stands as center-right Republican with a Christian perspective on the world, and says he is determined to fight the neo-fascist corporatism that is now abroad in his state and the nation. He has been conducting a grass roots, very localized campaign to get his message out, so far clocking 60,000 miles on the family car in the effort. After he entered the race, members of the Republican caucus in the state’s legislature asked him to drop out in favor of his opponent. His opponent is Riley Moore, the nephew of Republican U.S. Senator Moore Capito. Mr. Cain refused and afterward found it nearly impossible to schedule any radio interviews in the state. The refusals from radio programs included the biggest radio voice in the state, one that covers every county in West Virginia. Why, well the Moore family is plenty wealthy and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy was quick to endorse Riley Moore immediately as soon as he entered the race. There still seems to be RINO’s rampant in West Virginia. Mr. Cain’s opponent, Riley Moore, was West Virginia’s treasurer and won applause – including fromThe Two Mikes, for which we humbly offer this mea culpa for getting slicked – for fighting the attempt of banks to enforce their ESG rules against energy companies in West Virginia. Mr. Cain spent the second half of the program suggesting quite strongly that Mr. Moore may not be the conservative he claims to be. Before returning to West Virginia, Mr. Cain alleged Mr. Moore worked in Washington as a “Registered Foreign Agent” that is he was a lobbyist of the Congress for the interests of foreign organizations and countries like Hong Kong, after its return to China, Somalia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He also worked with John and Tony Podesta, the later a noted collector of “art” showing children in unusual activities. He also worked with Tony Podesta in Ukraine where he helped Podesta's lobbying activities, but during which he was not registered as a “Foreign Agent”. Most recently, Moore has been associated with John Podesta to bring a large battery project to the northern part of West Virginia. The scoundrels behind this project are Bill Gates and George Soros and they have scrounged $290 million dollars in West Virginia taxpayer money for building facilities and manufacturing the batteries – Riley Moore through a proxy voted for $220 million-dollars of that amount. They also have already persuaded the U.S. Congress give them an exemption from a standing ban on Chinese technology and hardware for use in such projects, and an exemption from the Environmental Protection Agency from a ban meant to keep polluted water from the project being dumped into fresh waters, in this case the Ohio River. Shades of Palestine Ohio. The Gates-Soros team also refused to guarantee that most of the 750 jobs created by the project would go to West Virginians. Doesn’t sound like much of a bargain for working or unemployed West Virginians. Instead of take me home West Virginia we say, Take the $290 million back.
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Today,The Two Mikesspoke withAlexander Rossino,who holds a PH.D in history from Syracuse University, and is the author ofTheir Maryland: The Army of Northern Virginia from the Potomac Crossing to Sharpsburg in September 1862. Dr. Rossino's book seeks to supply answers to a number of questions that still surround the whys and wherefores of the Sharpsburg/Antietam Battle. One of these questions is why did General Lee take his army into Maryland? One traditionally offered reason still stands true, Lee wanted to take the war out of Virginia to allow the state's farmers to harvest their crops. More important, though, Lee's decision for Maryland focused on a major political aspect of the war, expanding the Confederacy. Lee brought his army into Maryland in an attempt to exploit what was thought to be the ardor of many Marylanders to join the Confederate States of America. In essence, Dr. Rossino explains, the army carried a message from Richmond that amounted to "we have come to welcome you into our new nation, if you so choose, and we are ready to spill the army's blood to protect you if you choose to join." As things worked out, relatively few Confederates rallied to the offer from Lee and the Confederacy. Indeed, after some of the bloodiest fighting in U.S. history, Lee's army fought the Army of the Potomac to a draw, and was able to withdraw back across the Potomac to safety in Virginia. Another question that always arises about Lee's actions is why did Lee and his army go into western Maryland rather than eastern Maryland along the Atlantic shore? This area, after all, was known to have strong supporters of the Confederacy and most of the state's slaves. Lee's motivation on this score was pretty clear cut, had he moved east he would have cleared a path for Union forces to sweep into the heart of Virginia. There is of course much more to answering both of these questions, and Dr. Rossino's book tells a fuller and more detailed story for each of them, as well as for several of the other major questions that are still asked about Lee's invasion of Maryland. Dr. Rossino is an excellent speaker and tells his story in very clear and concise terms. It was our pleasure to speak with and learn from him. Dr. Rossino's other Civil War-era books include:Calamity at Frederick;The Tale Untwisted: George McClellan and the Discovery of Lee's lost Order(co-author Gene M. Thorp);Six Days in September, A Novel of Lee's Army in Maryland; and the forthcoming, The Guns of September, McClelland's Army in Maryland,1862. All of the books are published by and available from America's top Civil War publishing house,Savas Beattie,as well as fromAmazonand many other booksellers. 
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Today, The Two Mikes spoke with Max Ukropina who is running as a Republican for the 47th Congressional District in Orange County, California. To do this, Mr. Ukropina underlines that he has no desire to become a career politician, and is taking time away from his successful financial technology business. He intends to go back to that business after serving a few terms in Congress. Being a successful business builder, Mr. MacMillan said, he has grown tired of the national political process that sends people to Washington who prove themselves to be useless, but are sent back over and over again in succeeding elections. If elected, Mr. Ukropina says that he will work toward the abolition of entire departments of the federal government and the regular auditing of every department remaining. He said he would settle for getting rid of 50-to-75 percent of the federal civil servants, but only if he cannot achieve agreement on 100-percent.Mr. Ukropina clearly is a bit of an anti-big-government firebrand, a model of a congressman of which we have far too few.
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