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Sad but true.
I follow the news on this with a fair amount of interest, and I must say my heart breaks every time I read the comments on the news articles / facebook pages.
It's fine to point out to the pitfalls of a scheme like this to people who earn 'comfortably', and even maybe judge them a little for joining; but the problem arises when there is no food on your table, and no money to pay your child's school fees. Common sense flies out of the window, and survival becomes the only issue. Once that has been mastered (after a few weeks on the scheme) the next phase would be getting used to the regular cash, and then wanting more money, taking bigger risks.
It is quite obvious from the comments on the articles that people are highly emotional about this issue. The reason for that is in most cases, that without this income stream, they are desperately poor.
Yet somehow, Chris Walker has managed to become a saint and savior in these people's eyes. I feel sick to my stomach if I think of the (quite likely) possibility that he orchestrated everything (even the freezing of the account). I will have to wait and see, but if this is true (and some are saying R200 million is missing from the account), then Mr. Walker has pulled one of the most ingenious stunts ever.
1. He 'sold' a 'product' that is not quantifiable, not provable in a clinical sense. (EFT/Tapping)
2. If the 'product' failed, then no-one had any recourse because how could you prove it did/did not work?
3. Because he needed a 'product' in order for this scheme to not be classified as a pyramid scheme, he searched far and wide for the 'perfect fit'. (See the EFT Foundation article in my earlier posts - this is where it began, and he admits having looked everywhere for the right product)
4. He made joining the scheme irresistable at the ROI of 2% per day;
5. He made it accessible to everyone at R 100 per point;
6. He covered his backside by stating that members may not promote this as an 'investment scheme' unless they want to forfeit all their benefits, which means that, even if he wins this case, he has the full right not to pay out any dividends. (Especially to those 99% of members so very vocal about this 'investment' in the press.
7. He has made the very clever move of donating to a Soweto-based charity;
8. He has not, as far as I know, made any statement to the press, on a FB page, or to members in general - has he even been seen since the 28th?
9. He has appealed to and touched people's emotions, and that is why they will march, slander and toyi-toyi for him;
What are the chances that he's stashed that missing R200 mill somewhere? Obviously he was well aware that the scheme had a limited lifespan. (I would've been in Cuba if I was him).
He has done irreparable harm to an alternative healing modality (EFT) that has proved to be of immense value in my life, and in the lives of a lot of my nutty alternative hippie friends.
In my world, people who harm the innocents, be it animals, plants, or people for their own gain, have no excuse.
I hope that I am proven wrong in this instance - so many people are suicidal about this.
I follow the news on this with a fair amount of interest, and I must say my heart breaks every time I read the comments on the news articles / facebook pages.
It's fine to point out to the pitfalls of a scheme like this to people who earn 'comfortably', and even maybe judge them a little for joining; but the problem arises when there is no food on your table, and no money to pay your child's school fees. Common sense flies out of the window, and survival becomes the only issue. Once that has been mastered (after a few weeks on the scheme) the next phase would be getting used to the regular cash, and then wanting more money, taking bigger risks.
It is quite obvious from the comments on the articles that people are highly emotional about this issue. The reason for that is in most cases, that without this income stream, they are desperately poor.
Yet somehow, Chris Walker has managed to become a saint and savior in these people's eyes. I feel sick to my stomach if I think of the (quite likely) possibility that he orchestrated everything (even the freezing of the account). I will have to wait and see, but if this is true (and some are saying R200 million is missing from the account), then Mr. Walker has pulled one of the most ingenious stunts ever.
1. He 'sold' a 'product' that is not quantifiable, not provable in a clinical sense. (EFT/Tapping)
2. If the 'product' failed, then no-one had any recourse because how could you prove it did/did not work?
3. Because he needed a 'product' in order for this scheme to not be classified as a pyramid scheme, he searched far and wide for the 'perfect fit'. (See the EFT Foundation article in my earlier posts - this is where it began, and he admits having looked everywhere for the right product)
4. He made joining the scheme irresistable at the ROI of 2% per day;
5. He made it accessible to everyone at R 100 per point;
6. He covered his backside by stating that members may not promote this as an 'investment scheme' unless they want to forfeit all their benefits, which means that, even if he wins this case, he has the full right not to pay out any dividends. (Especially to those 99% of members so very vocal about this 'investment' in the press.
7. He has made the very clever move of donating to a Soweto-based charity;
8. He has not, as far as I know, made any statement to the press, on a FB page, or to members in general - has he even been seen since the 28th?
9. He has appealed to and touched people's emotions, and that is why they will march, slander and toyi-toyi for him;
What are the chances that he's stashed that missing R200 mill somewhere? Obviously he was well aware that the scheme had a limited lifespan. (I would've been in Cuba if I was him).
He has done irreparable harm to an alternative healing modality (EFT) that has proved to be of immense value in my life, and in the lives of a lot of my nutty alternative hippie friends.
In my world, people who harm the innocents, be it animals, plants, or people for their own gain, have no excuse.
I hope that I am proven wrong in this instance - so many people are suicidal about this.
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