Middle Class Is Disappearing... So You Must Become Rich
By John Alquist
Robert Kiyosaki and Donald J. Trump have written and released a new book, “Why We Want You To Be Rich: Two Men--One Message.”
I’ve been communicating similar ideas. I’m delighted that Trump and Kiyosak are discussing these issues.
I am a big champion of 80% plus self-employment, calling myself “The Great Emancipator Of The 21st Century.”
My goal: to set the captives (employees) free from employment, the last legalized form of slavery--just as President Lincoln emancipated plantation slaves--and to help people start their own businesses, allowing them to march down the highway to financial freedom.
Trump and Kiyosaki provide 10 reasons Americans need to become rich:
1. The American dollar is decreasing in value.
2. Our national debt is increasing. The first 42 Presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton, borrowed $1.01 trillion. George W. Bush borrowed $1.05 trillion, more than all previous Presidents combined.
3. Some 75 million Baby Boomers are about to retire. Where will the money come from to pay their government benefits?
4. Oil prices are rising and essentially out of our control, due to market supply and demand as well as doing business with nations that detest us.
5. Wages and salaries are decreasing.
6. Jobs are being exported to other nations. And we’re importing skilled professionals from other nations. As an example, 38% of physicians in the USA are of Indian descent.
7. Social Security and Medicare are going bankrupt.
8. Savings are being wiped out.
9. There’s a woeful lack of financial education provided by America’s schools.
10. The government is powerless to help you. If you have an entitlement mentality, expecting the government to fix and fund your problems, forget it.
Our government cannot even help itself and fix its own problems.
It’s true that the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. The middle class is disappearing. These claims are not left-wing political rhetoric; they’re facts.
So, if you’re middle class, you now have to decide immediately whether you wish to become a rich person or become a poor person. Act now.
What should Americans do? It’s simple, Robert Kiyosaki says, “if you want to be rich, solve problems.” I say, “solve problems as a self-employed person.”
We need to help Americans obtain the financial literacy not provided in most schools--a huge problem.
Most schools are preparing students with outdated Industrial Revolution job skills, instead of 21st Century skills to start and build their own businesses and to prosper.
No wonder so many students drop out. Many students realize the irrelevancy of what’s being taught—then leave.
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard--totally bored. Michael Dell is worth billions, too, starting as a computer-selling college student, then dropout, and company founder (Dell).
What can middle class people do to become rich and avoid becoming poor.
1. Rapidly accept the fact that the middle class is disappearing and, unless you crave poverty, you need to become rich.
2. Adapt the belief system of Jewish people that they should be wealthy—since Abraham was blessed and made wealthy by God and they’re Abraham's descendents; that education is extremely important to prosperity; and that self-employment is the key to financial success.
Sound Christian doctrine asserts the same things. Considering wealth to be immoral has no basis in the Bible. We Christians serve a rich God who wants us to generate wealth and invest it wisely.
3. Accept as inevitable that the government can’t do anything to guarantee your success. It excels in only overtaxing you and spying on you and your financial transactions.
4. Learn how to become rich from self-made rich people—including Donald Trump, a billionaire; Robert Kiyosaki, a multi-millionaire; and Brian Tracy; plus several others. They sell materials for you to learn financial literacy, showing you how they became rich.
5. Study the backgrounds of the 400 people on Forbes Magazine’s most recent list of wealthy people. For the first time ever, in 2006 all 400 people were billionaires.
Rich people are rich not because they’re smarter or lucky or better educated, but because they think and act differently than poor and middle class people. You must learn to think and act like a rich person, even though you are now poor or middle class.
6. Become self-employed and wealthy by starting part time. Keep your day job for awhile, as you start up your own business.
MLM businesses are good for this, as they offer low startup costs, low overhead, and upside potential for significant income.
7. Understand that the best business tool available today is the Internet. If you’re computer-savvy and Internet proficient, you’ve got a head start. If not, online technology is something you need to learn to avoid becoming obsolete in the business world.
Americans--don’t sink into a morass of poverty. Take action now; learn how to become wealthy by obtaining financial literacy.
John J. Alquist owns and operates Alquist Enterprises. John is a professional speaker, author, and consultant. He is an advocate of widespread self-employment. He and his wife own and operate two network marketing businesses. Visit John on the Internet at http://www.tell-it-well.com or contact him at john@tell-it-well.com