Beck has nailed it. If you want to control people, just control their pocketbooks. There is a conglomeration of HUGE BANKS that created a Holding Company called "BLACKSTONE" and they plan to buy every Home, Condo, and Apartment Building in the US. They plan to pay whatever amount it takes to acquire everything. Then they plan to RENT it back to you. Hmmmm..... They can then charge whatever they want. Well, they don't have enough money to buy my little piece of land and house. Mine is paid off and they can't come in the back door and buy my mortgage. Keep only what you need in the banks to pay your monthly bills and only what you need in your savings to cover emergencies. Keep the rest hidden. What they can't find, they can't take.