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I scanned this excerpt in from the book, "The Delicate Balance" ,
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written by John Zajac. 1989-1990 . ISBN Number 0-910311-57-9 .</p>
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<p>** Begin Excerpt **</p>
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<p> Automation
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<p>To understand how 666 relates to this discussion, one needs to explore
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technology. One pertinent contributor to this technology is the
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International Business Machines Corporation. IBM developed a laser method
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of information transfer that has now become universally accepted. Lasers are
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used for many different applications in society today, such as measuring
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distances, detecting structural flaws, determining straightness, and so
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forth. You can see the IBM system at your local supermarket quickly reading
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prices and controlling inventory as it prints out a list of all purchased
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items. Since checkers no longer have to punch keys on a register, check-out
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time and errors are reduced. This system also provides the shopper with an
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itemized receipt. That receipt information is stored in a central computer,
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which keeps inventory and indicates what products the store should order, as
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well as which products should no longer be carried.</p>
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<p>But the use of automation is going considerably further. In fact, in Fresno,
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California, one of eight regional test cities, a new computer system called
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Behavior Scan gives shoppers a bar code card that is read at each purchase.
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The computer then keeps a detailed list of all purchases made by a family,
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including brands and quantity of each product. This same computer is also
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attached to the user's home television set to monitor what is being watched.
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It then selects commercials to be shown to that customer to affect his
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specific buying habits. While most customers claim that they are not
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affected by these commercials, the advertising companies have spent a lot of
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money on research proving otherwise. Is this the start of a more modern
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version of George Orwell's "1984," the complete control depicted in Vance
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Packard's 'The Hidden Persuaders' ? Certainly, computers are powerful and
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indispensable tools. Thanks to computers, paychecks are deposited
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automatically into checking and savings accounts at predefined rates while
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many bills and loans are automatically paid on time every month. The system
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works so well that many institutions give a discount on loans and insurance
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payments if automatic payment is used (they are more confident that they
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will be paid and on time). This can convenientiy save time, postage, and
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worry. The world is positioned to facilitate the ever growing requirements
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for increased automation and convenience.</p>
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<p>The convenience of computers is everywhere. Even a simple inexpensive $3
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watch contains a computer. No longer does it merely tell time; it also can
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add and subtract, keep time in three different zones, give the day and the
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date, and beep at predetermined intervals. Computerized voices in fancy cars
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warn you if you have not fastened your seat belt, that your oil is low, or
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that you are almost out of fuel. The proliferation of computers has created
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a strong dependence on them, for real need and pure convenience. The average
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American's name is accessed 35 times a day by computer, and this is only the
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beginning as we become plugged into the ever-growing system.</p>
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<p>Our credit card system is also very convenient. Carrying cash is unnecessary
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and sometimes useless, for example, when renting a car or cashing a check.
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With a credit card, transactions are easier, and banks are now able (and
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more then willing), to deduct payment of your credit card bill automatically
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from your main account.</p>
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<p>In fact, paper money soon may become a thing af the past for three reasons:</p>
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<p>1. The government is concerned about the advances being made in color
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xerographic technology. Advanced copy machines will soon be able to produce
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counterfeit bills that are indistinguishable from government issues. The
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FBI reported that up to 20 percent of people having access to advanced color
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copiers will produce some counterfeit bills.</p>
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<p>2. The successful introduction of the Smart Card in France and U.S. test
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cities such as Washington, D.C., and Norfolk, Virginia, may render cash
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obsolete. This Smart Card, manufactured by Motorola and Toshiba carries a
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complete history of the user, including a physical description and health
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record. The card allows direct payment to the seller by instantaneously
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deducting the purchase amount and any service charges directly from the
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cardholder's account. Thus, not only is the seller paid immediately but,
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also, the card companies save millions of dollars by eliminating bad
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payments and personal bankruptcy debts. Reducing credit card fraud should
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also save card companies large sums of money. For example, MasterCard could
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save $25 million annually by eliminating fraudulent cards. By the end of
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1990, 20 million fraud-resistant cards will be in use in France. Seventeen
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other countries have agreed to a standard card for all bank machines. Visa,
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Eurocheque, Eurocard and MasterCard have already agreed to a method to make
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their cards, systems, and money access interchangeable. Thus, by eliminating
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checks and voluntary payments, the credit card industry would save 3.2
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billion dollars per year.</p>
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<p>3. The Federal Government is paying close attention to methods for taxing
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the $300 billion underground economy in the United States. Unreported income
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costs the U.S. Treasury $90 billion per year. If cash were eliminated,
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computers could keep track of all income.</p>
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<p>Evidence that cards may soon replace cash (and checks) was provided by Arco
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service stations and Lucky supermarkets, which announced in September 1986
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that their pumps and check-out stands now accept automatic teller bank
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cards. With this system, payment is deducted electronically from the user's
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bank account before the user received his purchase. Within one month, 6,400
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service stations and supermarkets in 23 states were fitted with the system.</p>
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<p>The gentlemen who came up with the laser reader in supermarkets for IBM
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also invented the means of placing the same kind of bar code beneath living
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tissue in one-billionth of a second. This marking is totally invisible to
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the naked eye, and it can be read only by a certain type of laser. The
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writing and reading is totally harmless and painless. The inventor
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demonstrated this system in 1979 by marking salmon as they swam downstream.
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The fish were totally unaware of the process as the laser burned a code into
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their flesh. The computer then keeps track of the codes. Years later, these
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fish will be detected by the same system as they swim back upstream and are
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forced through fish ladders and chutes. *</p>
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<p>Just as impressive is what Walter Wriston, the chairman of CitiCorp did in
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1983. He passed a rule within the bank that was later withdrawn as a result
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of public outcry. His rule stated that unless you were a depositor of $5,000
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or more, you were not entitled to a teller. This meant that the vast
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majority of depositors would have to stand in line outside the bank and
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"talk" to machines. This was an economic move, of course, because banks have
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had some problems of late. But its message was that people would no longer
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talk to people. If banks could establish such a policy, then they could make
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the minimum deposit higher and higher. Finally everything for everyone would
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be done by machines. The concern is that we are reaching a highly automated
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state, which if followed to the next logical step might have profound
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impacts on how we rate life.</p>
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<p>Even more startling was an "off the cuff"' statement made by an other
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chairman of an eastern megabank: He announced that a method is in place that
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can imprint in human hands a silicon chip the size of the head of a pin.
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That chip will include not only the person's identification number, Social
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Security number, name and birthplace, but also his criminal background,
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educational level financial worth in the community, and his political
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affiliations.</p>
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<p>* Such a system is currently manufactured by Taymar, Inc., Westminster, CO
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The U.S. Agriculture Department uses the product for cattle. Will it be
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used for people in the future?</p>
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<p>With such a system, the minute someone walked through the door of the bank,
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he would be sensed and the bank would know who he was, where he came from,
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what he did, and how much he was worth. All this would occur before a person
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could reach the counter.</p>
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<p>Now this was one step further than even progressive thinkers envisioned.
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There had been discussions about placing codes on the hand to be used as
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identification marks, like fingerprints, similar to package bar codes in
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supermarkets. With such a system you would not need cash or a validated
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check or even a Smart Card. You could put your hand through a laser and be
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read by the computer. The store would automatically deduct the amount of the
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purchase from your account. The method would be efficient in terms of cost,
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speed, thoroughness, and elimination of bad checks. * But the price of all
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this automation is individual independence from nameless bureaucrats looking
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over your shoulder and approving (allowing) every transaction.</p>
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<p>The amount of control would be unprecedented: however, the government would
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immediately know how to put this control to use. People would no longer be
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able to cheat the government because every time anyone had any money, the
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government would know about it. The government could collect taxes each time
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you spent your money, and, thus, there would be no more filing on April
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15th. It also means that advanced printing and photocopying machines could
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not be used for counterfeiting. Even a law breaker who traded with stolen
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goods would have his purchase and sale traced by computer as he tried to
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move or "spend" funds. The government would monitor every transaction,
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knowing precisely everyone's location, actions, and worth. Instant
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evaluations, approval or disapproval, and tax deductions on every individual
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would be made.</p>
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<p>* Such systems are not in the distant future. Six thousand people in Sweden
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have accepted a mark on their right hands in a test of a totally cashless
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society. Tests also have been conducted in Japan and the Dominican Republic
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in Latin America.</p>
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<p>Small wonder that the government likes this idea.
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Governments have always liked control. They would like to control
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everything, even the areas they say they do not want to control, such as
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business, transportation, education, religion, entertainment, and other
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governments. If this sounds the least bit exaggerated just look at our
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government's actions regarding the restrictions of business concerning tax
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credit, labor laws, advertising, antitrust, and corporate subsidies. Even in
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deregulation, transportation requires licensing, registration, inspection,
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subsidies, price controls, flight approval, and government flight
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controllers. Although there may be talk of eliminating the Federal
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Department of Education there is no attempt to reduce control of school
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curriculum, subsidies, and even school lunches. Most universities are
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dependent on federal aid and research grants.</p>
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<p>The government controls religion by granting tax exemption to "desired
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religions" and by making it illegal to pray in school. The government
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exercises control of entertainment by licensing and or censoring television,
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radio, movies, and books. The Federal Government also seeks to control other
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governments by rewarding or threatening them with trade concessions,
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military or econonic aid, sanctions, or war. The highest people in
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government, it would seem, want the government to have total control of
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everything.</p>
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<p>In Orwell's 1984, the government "took over," and everyone was controlled by
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"Big Brother." In reality, government may take over, not through control of
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transportation and censorship, but through the economy, the lending
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institutions, and every financial transaction. Is it too far-fetched to
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imagine that you may have to take a mark on your hand to be able to buy and
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sell and exist in a modern society? The technology exists. The chairman of
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the megabank was asked what it would take to motivate people to put little
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pieces of silicon under their skin. He answered, "a major catastrophe." He
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knew people would not do it voluntarily.</p>
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<p>Of course if there was a financial or national emergency (catastrophe), the
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government would exercise unprecedented control, and compliance of citizens
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would be anything but voluntary.</p>
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<p> Central Computing
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<p>As mentioned earlier, the impact of computers on society has been enormous.
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However, their likely future role may be overwhelming. As powerful as
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computers are, their effectiveness is greatly multiplied when they can
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communicate with other computers. For example, missile launch command
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computers talk to U.S. Weather Bureau computers to update the possible
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flight paths of thousands of Minuteman missiles every hour. Thus, to enhance
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a system's capabilities, computers need to talk to computers. To sort out
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the enormous amount of cross-references, a central computer is needed.</p>
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<p>The central computer for America is in Texas, and the international computer
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that ties all the national central computers together is situated in
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Brussels, Belgium. The Brussels computer is housed in a 13 story building,
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the first three floors of which are occupied totally by this system's
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hardware. Because of its size. the Brussels computer is referred to
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affectionately as "the Beast."</p>
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<p>This immense computer has enough capacity to store every detail about the
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lives of every human being on Earth, the information contained in the
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Library of Congress, and every book ever printed. Having operated for years,
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it stores a growing volume of information as additional countries tie into
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it ever more heavily. This allows international banking, interstate banking,
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and quick credit references. Money can be moved from New York to California
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or London in minutes. If a deposit is made in a bank other than where the
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check was drawn, banks usually impose a 5 to 10-day holding period.
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Actually, this practice is just a means for banks to increase their "float"
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and thus to increase their profits, since the money is transferred within
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one day. What happens to the money for the other days? The bank uses it to
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float shorter loans by which the bank earns interest. Banks typically wait
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longer to issue credit because they want to use the money for as many days
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as possible.</p>
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<p>Daily manipulation of funds by banks is common. Many banks are forced to
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move their funds around the globe with the sun to have their reserves where
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they are needed-in the banks that are open. Even the CIA likes the
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capability of the central computer because it can check on personnel
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mobility, foreign trading, and all financial transactions.</p>
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<p>Many advanced computers are available with many designations, but one is
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especially interesting. NCR produced a six-core memory computer with 60
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bytes per word in conjunction with six bits to the character. It is named
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and advertised as the 6-60-6 which defines the size and shape of the
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computer. The only way this can be pronounced is six sixty-six (666). In
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computer language, 666 has a unique significance.</p>
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<p>A computer is an information retrieval system, and all of its information is
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stored as numbers. A computer's memory cell has only two states-on and off,
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or mathematically 1 and 0. Thus, every number must be represented in 1's and
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0's. We use a decimal system based on 10; thus, it has 10 symbols: 0, 1, 2,
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3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Computers use a binary system using two symbols (0
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and 1). To manage large numbers, computers use a binary coded decimal system
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(BCD) which consists of groups of four digits, to make up all numbers. By
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comparing the groups of number listed below one can find each system's
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equivalent symbol. Thus, 0011, 0111, 0101 in the binary coded decimal system
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is equal to our decimal system number 1,375.</p>
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<p> Decimal System Binary System</p>
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<p> 0- 0000
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1- 0001
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2- 0010
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3- 0011
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4- 0100
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5- 0101
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6- 0110
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7- 0111
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8- 1000
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9- 1001</p>
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<p>(For various reasons, some computers use Base 8 (0-7) and therefore do not
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use the last two symbols shown.)</p>
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<p>As shown in the BCD system, the number 6 is represented by 0110. This is
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unique because 0110 written backwards or upside-down is still 0110. The
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only other number in the BCD system with the same property is its complement
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1001, or 9. (However, not every computer counts past 7.) This consistency is
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the same in every country in the world, unaffected by language because every
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computer speaks the same language of "1's" and "0's." Thus, 0110,0110,0110
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is 666 universally.</p>
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<p>In the Book of Revelation; John said that 666 is the mark of the beast. This
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number also represents the universal consistency of the computers that will
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be required to control the world's finances and thus the world's people.
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When John wrote 1,900 years ago, he did not know anything about the binary
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number system, computers, or why computers would require binary coded
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decimals. Yet, he stated emphatically that the mark of the beast is 666.</p>
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<p>Is this to say that the endtime beast is merely a building located in
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Belgium? No! The Brussels computer is no more the beast than a general is
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an army. The significance is that computerization for financial dominance is
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the financial beast. The beast is a false god and the worship of that false
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god. Worship means "worth respect." A false god does not have to assume the
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figure of a man: It is the physical representation of that which controls,
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that which is worshipped. So, if people worship the "$" symbol too much for
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what it can acquire, influence, or accomplish, then that can qualify it as
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the false god. The Brussels computer is only the figurehead of a vast,
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soon-to-be indispensable financial network that will control all financial
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transactions and thus all business and people.</p>
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<p>He who controls the system controls all. What is feared by some is that
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whoever is in control wiil demand that all take the code (mark) on their
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hand to be able to buy and sell. Money, credit cards, and checkbooks would
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be totally eliminated. Everything would be done through the government,
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through the computer, giving the government total control. The greatest fear
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is that when receiving the mark, you also may be forced to pledge allegiance
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to your flag and (as in the days of kings) to your ruler, but in this case
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the world leader would be the Antichrist. Of course, to have allegiance with
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the Antichrist is to make a pact with the Devil. If you think that this
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unified system is very far away, then you have missed some intriguing news
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items.</p>
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<p>As you probably are aware, the government has been talking about a national
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identification number for some time. It is supposed to make record keeping
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easier and to provide a means of crosschecking. It will help find deserting
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husbands who owe child support as well as locate tax evaders. Most people
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anticipate that the Social Security number will play a part in this national
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identification code.</p>
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<p>The government's system for identification uses 18 digits, the last nine of
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which are the Social Security number. Virtually every citizen in the country
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over the age of 1 will be forced to have a Social Security number. At
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present, a Social Security number is necessary to have a job or a
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savings/checking account. Starting 1990, every child over one year old must
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have a Sociai Security number to qualify as a dependent on tax returns.
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Preceding this 9-digit Social Security number are 3 digits corresponding to
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one's telephone area code. Obviously, the whole world is tied by phone; even
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barren deserts with no inhabitants have area codes. In front of these
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numbers is a country code; for America it is 110. From this single
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universally consistent number, the government will instantly know a person's
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country, region, and identity. Does that seem logical so far? But that
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accounts for only 15 digits, and the system is based on 18. The missing
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3-digit code specifes that you are in the system: 666.</p>
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<p>All computerized companies are going to 18-digit identification codes.
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According to the report '666 Is Here,' Sears Roebuck is going on this system
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and is committed to changing over all its credit cards. J.C. Penney's is
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reported to be switching over, as well as New York Telephone. The U.S.
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Government used to prefix all the serial numbers of everything it owned with
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the code 451. But that also is changing; the dog tags on every soldier in
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America are to be converted to 666.</p>
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<p>Is that enough to concern you? The point is that 666 is a significant and
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important part of what the future is going to hold. The Bible prophesied it.
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Nostradamus explained it, and we are presently at the very edge of seeing it
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become enacted. Rumors abound about people receiving checks with these
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marks, governments admit they need better financial control, and the
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chairman of one of the largest banks says, "It's ready; we just need a major
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catastrophe."</p>
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