*Warning: Ends at 2:20 when it turns into a plug for Alex Jones.
Taco Bell “beef” pseudo-Mexican delicacies are really made of a gross mixture called “Taco Meat Filling” as shown on their big container’s labels, like the one pictured here. The list of ingredients is gruesome. Updated.
*Beef, water, isolated oat product, salt, chili pepper, onion powder, tomato powder, oats (wheat), soy lecithin, sugar, spices, maltodextrin (a polysaccharide that is absorbed as glucose), soybean oil (anti-dusting agent), garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, citric acid, caramel color, cocoa powder, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent), natural flavors, yeast, modified corn starch, natural smoke flavor, salt, sodium phosphate, less than 2% of beef broth, potassium phosphate, and potassium lactate.
It looks bad but passable… until you learn that—according to the Alabama law firm suing Taco Bell—only 36% of that is beef. Thirty-six percent. The other 64% is mostly tasteless fibers, various industrial additives and some flavoring and coloring. Everything is processed into a mass that actually looks like beef, and packed into big containers labeled as “taco meat filling.” These containers get shipped to Taco Bell’s outlets and cooked into something that looks like beef, is called beef and is advertised as beef by the fast food chain.
Apparently this poor kid failed high school economics.
I can’t believe that half the posters here have never heard of gold coins from the us mint. No, they are not made in liberia. No, they are not gold painted or plated on. They are 1 oz 0.999 fine gold. These are gold coins and are legal tender in the us for all debts public and private. They’ve been minting these at a us mint for about 25 years. What’s your malfunction? Oh, and they come in silver too. dorks.
The real story is the cocky teabagger handed her a gold foil covered chocolate he thought was valuable. She politely refused it, gave him his taco and wished him well on finding a job.
Interesting, a $50 face value coin containing an ounce of gold…. would love to buy a handful then sell them for the gold.
“In addition to requiring a presidential dollar coin series to begin in 2007 and redesigning the cent in 2009, the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 mandated the production of a one-ounce 24-karat gold bullion coin with a face value of $50 and a mintage limit of up to 300,000 coins.”
I had to look it up on Wikipedia – I didn’t believe there was such a coin as legal tender. Now I do.
#23
those are collectors, NOT made for circulation.
ALSO, its not a $50 coin, its a $20 coin.
“(front) design is inspired by what’s often considered one of America’s most beautiful coins: Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ celebrated $20 gold piece, minted from 1907-1933. The reverse design, by sculptor Miley Busiek, features a male eagle carrying an olive branch flying above a nest containing a female eagle and her hatchlings. ”
http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&identifier=1000&catType=text&catLink=prodAE
Then there is this page..
NOT USA MINT COINS..
http://usmint.gov/consumer/?action=hotItems
ECA, it’s not a “collector.” It’s a coin legal in all financial transactions, if anyone is stupid enough to buy something with an oz. of 22K gold worth $1400 today. It’s face value is $50. They are legal tender for all debts public and private at their face values.
[The American Gold Eagle is an official gold bullion coin of the United States. Authorized under the Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985, it was first released by the United States Mint in 1986.]
The people here who don’t collect coins and insist that there are no official US Mint minted, legal tender coins shouldn’t pretend they know everything. If you don’t know, it’s okay to question, but not deny with certainty.
Gold coins “face valued”
$50 1 oz.
$25 1/2 oz.
$10 1/4 oz.
$5 1/10 oz.
http://usmint.gov/pressroom/?action=photo#goldProof
http://usmint.gov/downloads/pressroom/2010-AEGold-proof-R-$50_800.jpg
Now, if I remember correctly, even though coins are legal tender, establishments are not required to accept coins if they so choose. This is true even if they do accept coins, but many stores do post signs that state “nothing over $20 accepted.”
Don’t shoot me if this turns out to be wrong, but I do remember news stories where a p***ed off customer would send thousands of pennies in as payment, only to have the recipient decline payment in coins (especially those drenched in urine) and have to pay for return postage, as well.
Taco Bell is disgusting. They actually put “natural flavors” in their meat fillings? Yuck…
#32 ECA
Yes they are collector coins but are still legal tender.
The American Eagle Gold Bullion is a “collector” not a “commemorative” coin. The US Mint has been producing the “collector” gold bullion for investors since 1986. The Gold Bullion American Eagle is $50 for proof, no pun intended, look here and mouse over the gold eagle and read the number. Also note the first paragraph where is says “legal tender “face” value”
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/american_eagles/index.cfm?flash=yes&Action=american_eagle_gold
They are minted at West Point hence the mint mark of “W”
http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&categoryId=10118&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10191&top_category=10191
Like usual, stop blathering about things you have no knowledge on.
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/circulatingCoins/
“The circulating coins in this section are the coins that the United States Mint produces for everyday transactions. In addition, this collection of coins makes up the United States Mint’s annual coin sets, which are the staple of coin collecting:
View other circulating coins
* Penny
* Nickel
* Dime
* Quarter-Dollar
* Half-Dollar
* Dollar”
aLSO, That is a $20 gold piece, NOT 50.
The coin shown is a Collector coin..NOT legal tender.
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/?action=american_eagles
“American Eagle Bullion Coins for Investors
Congressionally authorized American Eagle Bullion Coins provide investors with a convenient and cost-effective way to add a small amount of physical platinum, gold, or silver to their investment portfolios. Since their launch in 1986, gold, platinum and silver American Eagles have become leading bullion coin investment products.
American Eagle Proof and Uncirculated Coins for Collectors “
BUT,
The USA has gotten away from the barter system. ANYTHING can be used for barter/trade.
But, the way our system IS’…A person knocks on your door and accuses you of receiving stolen goods, and you have LOST the coin.
#39 & 40 ECA
How thick is your skull? Did you bother to read the links I posted? OR THE ONES YOU POSTED!!!
Defining a coin as “collector” and not “circulating” does not change it’s legal tender status. Look at my first link under the heading “American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins” the second setence says “Produced from gold mined in the United States, American Eagles are imprinted with their gold content and LEGAL TENDER “face” value. ” How can you fucking deny that? Also if you looked at post #36 Paul in his link you can see the pictures of the coins. You can see they offer them in $50, $25, $10, $5. NOT $20
ECA
Also read the fucking PDF from the US Mint under the heading “Easy to Buy and Sell” Maybe then you might understand.
http://www.usmint.gov/downloads/mint_programs/am_eagles/AmerEagleGold.pdf
If he said “here’s a 50 dollar coin” then she would have taken it, i would have. but since he offered an oz gold coin it would have thrown most people. So i think it’s a big set-up in way since he knew not mentioning that it value was 50 as it’s cash value then she would have taken it.
ECA – Just look at it this way. Say you were lucky enough to be given a silver quarter minted before say 1964. The intrinsic value of the silver is worth much more than 25 cents. But you could still spend the quarter anywhere and it’s worth 25 cents face value. No one will turn it down. It’s really the same with this gold coin. The point of the lesson is, we now make “money” (quarters out of whatever crappy metal, pennies are not even copper anymore, dollars with pretty ink, etc) that is worthless.
Are you old enough to remember Silver Certificates? They were backed by real silver and if you read the note, it was exchangeable for the appropriate amount of silver, at the time, until I believe 1968. I was handed one a few years back and I still have it.
So this demonstrates how the govt. has devalued the dollar.
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(I’m gonna need your Dvorak email address for that, though.)
[Sorry, I didn’t see it in the list of spam – McCullough]
[Found it — UD]
Most comments on here prove the ignorance that the public has regarding our financial and banking system. Most believe and are brainwashed that the Federal Reserve Debt Notes are real money. They are debt notes, meaning they are debt not asset. The $50 American Eagle Gold Coin is legal tender in the United States. The problem is that it’s value is worth far more than the $50 Coin Denomination, due to the devaluing of our currency since 1913. Only stupid people would turn down such an opportunity. Then again, stupid is as stupid does. NO brains, NO gain.
#45 Paul
Great post. Couple of things. Yes the 2009 “Double Eagle” is legal tender. BUT most important…..In the video he absolutely says he has an “American Eagle” and that it is a $50 one. ECA may have ignored this or confused it with a “Double Eagle” but the fact remains. They are ALL legal tender and the “American Eagle” comes in many different amounts as you pointed out in an earlier post.
Ok guys i like your video i have lost faith in paper money, its not backed by gold anymore.
dollar is plumeting
yuan [china] is going up
gold is beating them both over time.
BUT I HAVE AN IMPORTANT INSIGHT YOU HAVE OVERLOOKED
ITS NOT THAT GIRL WAS STUPID OR DIDNT KNOW ABOUT GOLD.
SHE PROLLY MAKES 9-18 thousand dollars a year.
working.
if she had accepted your coin, pocketed it or donated to her coorperation.
SHE COULD HAVE BEEN FIRED. LOSS OF INCOME
ok. a lot of companys/coorperations do not except tips of any kind, etc.
they prolly arnt even allowed to keep if you were to throw 300$ at them and run out of the store lol.
im just saying these places have policys in place and the employees are not gonna risk their annual income on a 1 month pay or more/less
do you get it. nice video but you may have misunderstood why she rejected your 1400$ coin
It would have been great had she given you 49,01 in change indeed. However, why would she take the risk of accepting possible counterfeit money and losing her job for a gain that was not even hers? You proved nothing. Of course you did provide an entertaining video, thanks!