I never thought I would say that. How many times in school did you ask the adults, or your friends, "why do we have to study this old stuff ?" Than as a parent, I would explain to my children, that the study of history helps us know how we got to be where we are in world today. Additionally it was a way to learn from mistakes in the past. To see the warning signs and plot a course to avoid them.
Well the kids are right. It must be while they are young and fairly innocent they instinctively know the 85 percent rule is true, and that most of the 85 percent dumber than rocks and the 5 percent dumber than the 85 percent, govern us.
Because we not only repeat history, but we rush to it. We build shrines to stupidity and worship at the alter or mediocrity.
Most of the industrial world is in financial trouble or difficulty. But until I buy back my God like powers lets focus on America. We have several trillion dollars in debt, pretty bad unemployment and the thing not spoken off, massive under employment. And less you think that doesn't matter, under employed people do not buy vacations, SUV's, or the latest I phones... ( unless they are dumber than the 85 percent)
President Obama put forward a plan for starting back to recovery. Not a perfect plan, but a plan.
The republicans refuse to raise taxes, or return taxes to a point before the year 2000. We are in debt up to our grand children's eye balls, ( we have been under it ages ago) We need taxes people !! Not new taxes, just return the old ones. We need to cut spending, so let me harp on this again...cut out the fraud in the social programs...just cut out fraud.
I have to be honest, I don't care about the debt....any country that wants to collect, let them try.
You want to govern the United States... more power to you China. But I do want the jobs back.
The regulations which need cleaning up, stream lining, and removal of out dated or duplicate rules, these were put in place because private industry will NOT govern itself.
Get that real clear in your minds, the republicans in favor of removing regulations are insane. Private industry will not govern itself. They will make what ever profits they can while resting there feet on your dead body. Every depression, major recession in the US was caused because private enterprises, got stupid and greedy and were not check by rules. Every front page industrial accident is traced back to industry taking a short cut to increase profits. Banking industry giving out loans that they KNEW, were poor risk.
It would appear that history does repeat itself since we as a species are so stupid. So republicans don't want taxes to pay the debt and don't want regulations to protect us from the very entities that got us into this depression ( its not a recession)
The children are right the study of history is a waste of time
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
I dont think the President read my blog???
President Obama gave a powerful speech, last week ( Sept), with broad outlines of hope and promise. He presented it to the same group of people, the US Congress who has given us 9.75 percent unemployment, about 18 percent under employment, stagnation, polarization, etc.
The only thing that is going to move, congress off there butts, AND to get the President's eyes off the polling numbers, is you. You , me, him...and her over there.
Two big items not in the Presidents speech, that need to be addressed. One the average reader will probable like, the other the average reader including me will not like. And knowing how people think., lets go with the life first
1) Effective Jan. 1 2012 every day the congress and senate go over the deadline for presenting a balanced budget, the congress and senate lose one weeks pay. None refundable. Deadlines cannot be extended under penalty of fines and vote of confidence. ( If they ignore the voters and extent the dead line the congress person or senator will pay a $2000.00 for every day its extended pass the dead line.)
2) Every government worker, ( exception active military personal or military personal with disability ) will contribute a minimum of 12% to their health care. Up to 18 % for employees making $80,000 or more.
The don't like part. Do not extent or pass a pay roll tax reduction. Mr. President, we need the money now. Take away the tax when unemployment reaches 6 percent. As I have said at length. We are in two wars. Our generation is made of the same metal as our parents and grand parents, this is our sacrifice.
Use the tax revenue to hire an independent organization, preferable a foreign company who has no "stake " in the outcome, to revamp our tax system. Simplify it and remove the loop holes, make it fair. With the highest tax bracket for people making over $250,000 dollars. The first $250,000 will be at 35 percent, ever dollar over $250, 000 will be at 45 percent. No loop holes, no donations to save the amoeba foundation write offs. They can donate what ever they want but they are paying 45 cents on the dollar over 250 K !
If you are concerned about our elected officials passing bills to avoid the penalty, stop and consider what they have done right now... or more important what they haven't done.
I am focusing on money. ( I told you at the heart of me is a Republican) . Social issues are important but not if you don't have a society. So I want to get money back into our economy. Spend money to rid of off fraud, ( don't care as much about over spending as the fraud ) If welfare gets a generation ready to enter the ranks of the tax payers than I am for welfare. If $5.00 lettuce, means more workers paying taxes than dang bring on the salad. No I'm not naive, I know what it could be, not what it is, and we need the goals.
Americans do not do well with generalities, ( humans don't but this is an American Blog )
The President was right about this, deluge your elected officials, but send them this blog.
The only thing that is going to move, congress off there butts, AND to get the President's eyes off the polling numbers, is you. You , me, him...and her over there.
Two big items not in the Presidents speech, that need to be addressed. One the average reader will probable like, the other the average reader including me will not like. And knowing how people think., lets go with the life first
1) Effective Jan. 1 2012 every day the congress and senate go over the deadline for presenting a balanced budget, the congress and senate lose one weeks pay. None refundable. Deadlines cannot be extended under penalty of fines and vote of confidence. ( If they ignore the voters and extent the dead line the congress person or senator will pay a $2000.00 for every day its extended pass the dead line.)
2) Every government worker, ( exception active military personal or military personal with disability ) will contribute a minimum of 12% to their health care. Up to 18 % for employees making $80,000 or more.
The don't like part. Do not extent or pass a pay roll tax reduction. Mr. President, we need the money now. Take away the tax when unemployment reaches 6 percent. As I have said at length. We are in two wars. Our generation is made of the same metal as our parents and grand parents, this is our sacrifice.
Use the tax revenue to hire an independent organization, preferable a foreign company who has no "stake " in the outcome, to revamp our tax system. Simplify it and remove the loop holes, make it fair. With the highest tax bracket for people making over $250,000 dollars. The first $250,000 will be at 35 percent, ever dollar over $250, 000 will be at 45 percent. No loop holes, no donations to save the amoeba foundation write offs. They can donate what ever they want but they are paying 45 cents on the dollar over 250 K !
If you are concerned about our elected officials passing bills to avoid the penalty, stop and consider what they have done right now... or more important what they haven't done.
I am focusing on money. ( I told you at the heart of me is a Republican) . Social issues are important but not if you don't have a society. So I want to get money back into our economy. Spend money to rid of off fraud, ( don't care as much about over spending as the fraud ) If welfare gets a generation ready to enter the ranks of the tax payers than I am for welfare. If $5.00 lettuce, means more workers paying taxes than dang bring on the salad. No I'm not naive, I know what it could be, not what it is, and we need the goals.
Americans do not do well with generalities, ( humans don't but this is an American Blog )
The President was right about this, deluge your elected officials, but send them this blog.
Friday, September 9, 2011
9/11 never forget,..... for many reasons . ten years later
I was born and raised in New York, and witness to both attacks on the Twin Towers. The first one during the 90's I viewed on the news. But on September 11th 2001, I stood with many of my co workers on the top floor of a high rise on 119 street, watching the black smoke pour from the Towers. We stood in silence or whisper as if in a church. Deep down inside of us, we knew what had happened, we were attacked. We knew this well before the media announced this. The question was who, and why.
Standing there watching you felt anger and frustration of not being able to help the people you knew had to be in those buildings. Hoping that everyone got out, you knew that wasn't true. Later we would learn that it was over a thousand. No matter their physical home, they were citizens of our country, even those not born here, not naturalized, those visiting, those here illegally , they belong to us that morning.
I'm not forgetting those in Washington or at the field in Pennsylvania....that only made it worse. Bad enough what happened here in New Yorker, but now the tally grew. And like most humans you hold out hope, even though ever fiber of your body is telling you, there is none. You suddenly realize this in not a movie, there is no rescue at the end, the guy doesn't always get the girl and no hero rushes in to save the day.
But the day did have hero's. many of them who knew this could be their last day on this earth. Who knew the hug, the kiss, the smile they saw last night or this morning might be the last they ever saw. Still they did there job. Some did more than there job would ever require, and some decided, that their is somethings however in-tangible, worth dying for.
The people who died that day, some are hero's, some are just people in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some were good people in life, some may have been terrible people in life, but they didn't deserve to die, not like that, not for that.
The memorial will be for the for future generations, those of us who were there will never forget.
But what followed, I hope we will also never forget, because the world did not deserve the waste, the cost in lives lost, damaged, ruined. Money better used else where, the stupidity of what followed. Should not be forgotten by any of us. Maybe we should build a memorial to that, so future generations do not forget.
I'm a civilian, I'm allowed to have a visceral response wanting to strike out at any one, everyone. Its up to our leaders to bring sanity to the front, and direct the response. Hell, it was the complete opposite.
At first it seemed like the leaders of our country, actually had control of the situation. They reminded us, not to strike out like angry beast at a Religion or culture,or people because it visually reminded us of murderers . And for one brief oh so very brief moment the United States and its leadership shined. We showed restraint, we spoke of justice and rebuilding. We spoke of showing our defiance against a "horrible simple minded group of people" far dumber than the 85 percenters. It was a proud moment for our nation.
I don't know if we will ever learn the truth, I have my own theory but its just that a theory. Washington D.C our leaders, lost there ability to think rationally and showed that they were far dumber than the 85 percent who are dumber than a box of rocks.
Attacking the country of Afghanistan was bad, but worst still was switching to invade Iraq.
I do not know which side of the political fence you the readers are, but Afghanistan was a waste of time, hitting the terror camps and breaking up the Taliban took a few weeks. I call it a waste of time because once started, we didn't finish, with the rebuilding and bringing these people into the 21 century.
You might not want to "nation build" but if you go in a break what existed, however much you didn't like it, the job falls to you to make it better. WE stopped doing that. ( 10 years later doesn't count )
But attacking Iraq, was the height of stupidity in a already dysfunctional government.
The attack on a specific location ( Pentagon and World Trade Center ) and the date of 9/11 was the surprise, but that something big was going to happen and soon was NOT. The republican like to tell us " it was a total surprise, that's why the response was so confused, so sporadic, "
You might ask why would the republicans admit something so bad as to admit to be caught unaware and unprepared. The republicans know only too well the psychology of asking forgiveness is easier than asking permission. Or "Its easier to say sorry than explain how you messed up"
Far better to have Americans think their government were asleep than to think they were incompetent.
And well you might ask, how could they hope to keep something like that secret ? Well they can not, they did not. The information is out there in blogs, reports , books, congressional hearings, mass media, but again the Republicans know the minds of the electorate only to well. Most of us are in denial. its just easier to say the elected and appointed were caught unaware than it is to say they are incompititant, because that means we are stuck with incompetence for many years.
Iraq the war our country went to fight, for a different reason ever month. This war cost us hundreds of billions of dollars. The Iraq war became the rally point for the dis enfranchised to join the terror movement. The lives lost by Americans, our Allies and the civilians that our government stated we were helping and the damage done to a generations bodies and minds, was and is a disgrace.
You have already read what went wrong. But did you know what went right, before President Bush , lost his mind completely.
First, I suggest you pick up two books....one an easy read... Carlie Wilsons War by George Crile and not so easy but very good, Ghost Wars by Steve Coll. The importance of these two books are the amount of information regarding terrorism and the structure of their organization that was know before 9/11.
Following the attacks on 9/11 the government organizations CIA. FBI....police, and there foreign counterparts were doing a fantastic job of fighting the war the 21 century way. These agencies across the globe were finding the money (which is the life blood of any organization), tracing the money , finding the leadership. This was the way to fight a new war, cut off the funds, identify the participants, than let smaller scale operations "take care " of the participants. Arrest-or-killthem. I prefer kill them but I can live with arrest. These agencies ( the intelligence and justice ) were doing a good job, working with world agencies, building up trust and developing a working relationship. The ground war was done for political glitz. Use of the Military should have been extremely limited. But it wasn't . Additionally, the people directing our Military tried to warn the leadership that first, the war was a bad idea, but, if order to fight, they needed more. So our intelligence community was ignored, our military was ignored, the majority of the world governments were ignored. George Bush and his team of theocratic ego maniac misfits knew better than everyone else.
OK water under the bridge; was it really necessary to attack Iraq when we did? "With the army that we had" as per Mr Rumsfield. Including inferior equipment ( for a large portion of the ground troops) , poor logistics. Could the attack not have waited for the proper night optics, ammo, armored transport etc. The post war, no game plan ?
This is the worse insult to our military, our citizens and the citizens of Iraq and the world !!! There was a detailed plan for what to do after the military victory or what ever you want to call it. The plan was done in detail prior to launch of the war, and it was requested by the George Bush White House. It was done and delivered months before the ground war started and included the infrastructure, how to treat the people, who to use to continue a government of Iraq,, on and on.... it was created, distributed and shelved. Again ignored by the Bush White House. George Bush and his team tried to wage war on the cheap. I say tried, because we know , war should be the last resort, and it ain't cheap. But starting cheap, only ends up costing more. And had George or any of the Morons he listened to, paid attention in class rather than whoring or snorting coke they would have known. You get what you pay for , and it always cost more to fix something than to do it right the first time. For all the fine speeches, and the fine talk coming out of the Bush White House, its not so fine if its lies. Remember dear reader, the Bush team was among the first to cut back on GI benefits including medical care. Lets not discuss what he and Rumsfield shorted them on, in basic material need to wage the war.
I will always believe that every department, and service stepped up to the plate, after 9/11 Above and beyond what was called for, except for the Congress, the Office of the President, and his staff. Who's action border on gross negligent and dare I say possible treason.
What we must remember is the sacrifice of ordinary people. That Americans are capable of selfless sacrifice for purely humanitarian causes. And regardless of what other nations might say, we do this every day.
But we must also remember it is the citizens duty to hold the elected people accountable for the actions of these officials. It is the duty of every citizen to search for the truth ( as best we can) It is our duty to let them know when they are not doing the job we hired them for, to prove what they say. And it is our duty to make decisions that help our society grow and remain strong so that future generation might also enjoy America We do not force our way of life on any one, but stand ready to help any one who ask. This is America.
There are many lessons from the attack of 9/11 . We should not forget any of them
Standing there watching you felt anger and frustration of not being able to help the people you knew had to be in those buildings. Hoping that everyone got out, you knew that wasn't true. Later we would learn that it was over a thousand. No matter their physical home, they were citizens of our country, even those not born here, not naturalized, those visiting, those here illegally , they belong to us that morning.
I'm not forgetting those in Washington or at the field in Pennsylvania....that only made it worse. Bad enough what happened here in New Yorker, but now the tally grew. And like most humans you hold out hope, even though ever fiber of your body is telling you, there is none. You suddenly realize this in not a movie, there is no rescue at the end, the guy doesn't always get the girl and no hero rushes in to save the day.
But the day did have hero's. many of them who knew this could be their last day on this earth. Who knew the hug, the kiss, the smile they saw last night or this morning might be the last they ever saw. Still they did there job. Some did more than there job would ever require, and some decided, that their is somethings however in-tangible, worth dying for.
The people who died that day, some are hero's, some are just people in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some were good people in life, some may have been terrible people in life, but they didn't deserve to die, not like that, not for that.
The memorial will be for the for future generations, those of us who were there will never forget.
But what followed, I hope we will also never forget, because the world did not deserve the waste, the cost in lives lost, damaged, ruined. Money better used else where, the stupidity of what followed. Should not be forgotten by any of us. Maybe we should build a memorial to that, so future generations do not forget.
I'm a civilian, I'm allowed to have a visceral response wanting to strike out at any one, everyone. Its up to our leaders to bring sanity to the front, and direct the response. Hell, it was the complete opposite.
At first it seemed like the leaders of our country, actually had control of the situation. They reminded us, not to strike out like angry beast at a Religion or culture,or people because it visually reminded us of murderers . And for one brief oh so very brief moment the United States and its leadership shined. We showed restraint, we spoke of justice and rebuilding. We spoke of showing our defiance against a "horrible simple minded group of people" far dumber than the 85 percenters. It was a proud moment for our nation.
I don't know if we will ever learn the truth, I have my own theory but its just that a theory. Washington D.C our leaders, lost there ability to think rationally and showed that they were far dumber than the 85 percent who are dumber than a box of rocks.
Attacking the country of Afghanistan was bad, but worst still was switching to invade Iraq.
I do not know which side of the political fence you the readers are, but Afghanistan was a waste of time, hitting the terror camps and breaking up the Taliban took a few weeks. I call it a waste of time because once started, we didn't finish, with the rebuilding and bringing these people into the 21 century.
You might not want to "nation build" but if you go in a break what existed, however much you didn't like it, the job falls to you to make it better. WE stopped doing that. ( 10 years later doesn't count )
But attacking Iraq, was the height of stupidity in a already dysfunctional government.
The attack on a specific location ( Pentagon and World Trade Center ) and the date of 9/11 was the surprise, but that something big was going to happen and soon was NOT. The republican like to tell us " it was a total surprise, that's why the response was so confused, so sporadic, "
You might ask why would the republicans admit something so bad as to admit to be caught unaware and unprepared. The republicans know only too well the psychology of asking forgiveness is easier than asking permission. Or "Its easier to say sorry than explain how you messed up"
Far better to have Americans think their government were asleep than to think they were incompetent.
And well you might ask, how could they hope to keep something like that secret ? Well they can not, they did not. The information is out there in blogs, reports , books, congressional hearings, mass media, but again the Republicans know the minds of the electorate only to well. Most of us are in denial. its just easier to say the elected and appointed were caught unaware than it is to say they are incompititant, because that means we are stuck with incompetence for many years.
Iraq the war our country went to fight, for a different reason ever month. This war cost us hundreds of billions of dollars. The Iraq war became the rally point for the dis enfranchised to join the terror movement. The lives lost by Americans, our Allies and the civilians that our government stated we were helping and the damage done to a generations bodies and minds, was and is a disgrace.
You have already read what went wrong. But did you know what went right, before President Bush , lost his mind completely.
First, I suggest you pick up two books....one an easy read... Carlie Wilsons War by George Crile and not so easy but very good, Ghost Wars by Steve Coll. The importance of these two books are the amount of information regarding terrorism and the structure of their organization that was know before 9/11.
Following the attacks on 9/11 the government organizations CIA. FBI....police, and there foreign counterparts were doing a fantastic job of fighting the war the 21 century way. These agencies across the globe were finding the money (which is the life blood of any organization), tracing the money , finding the leadership. This was the way to fight a new war, cut off the funds, identify the participants, than let smaller scale operations "take care " of the participants. Arrest-or-killthem. I prefer kill them but I can live with arrest. These agencies ( the intelligence and justice ) were doing a good job, working with world agencies, building up trust and developing a working relationship. The ground war was done for political glitz. Use of the Military should have been extremely limited. But it wasn't . Additionally, the people directing our Military tried to warn the leadership that first, the war was a bad idea, but, if order to fight, they needed more. So our intelligence community was ignored, our military was ignored, the majority of the world governments were ignored. George Bush and his team of theocratic ego maniac misfits knew better than everyone else.
OK water under the bridge; was it really necessary to attack Iraq when we did? "With the army that we had" as per Mr Rumsfield. Including inferior equipment ( for a large portion of the ground troops) , poor logistics. Could the attack not have waited for the proper night optics, ammo, armored transport etc. The post war, no game plan ?
This is the worse insult to our military, our citizens and the citizens of Iraq and the world !!! There was a detailed plan for what to do after the military victory or what ever you want to call it. The plan was done in detail prior to launch of the war, and it was requested by the George Bush White House. It was done and delivered months before the ground war started and included the infrastructure, how to treat the people, who to use to continue a government of Iraq,, on and on.... it was created, distributed and shelved. Again ignored by the Bush White House. George Bush and his team tried to wage war on the cheap. I say tried, because we know , war should be the last resort, and it ain't cheap. But starting cheap, only ends up costing more. And had George or any of the Morons he listened to, paid attention in class rather than whoring or snorting coke they would have known. You get what you pay for , and it always cost more to fix something than to do it right the first time. For all the fine speeches, and the fine talk coming out of the Bush White House, its not so fine if its lies. Remember dear reader, the Bush team was among the first to cut back on GI benefits including medical care. Lets not discuss what he and Rumsfield shorted them on, in basic material need to wage the war.
I will always believe that every department, and service stepped up to the plate, after 9/11 Above and beyond what was called for, except for the Congress, the Office of the President, and his staff. Who's action border on gross negligent and dare I say possible treason.
What we must remember is the sacrifice of ordinary people. That Americans are capable of selfless sacrifice for purely humanitarian causes. And regardless of what other nations might say, we do this every day.
But we must also remember it is the citizens duty to hold the elected people accountable for the actions of these officials. It is the duty of every citizen to search for the truth ( as best we can) It is our duty to let them know when they are not doing the job we hired them for, to prove what they say. And it is our duty to make decisions that help our society grow and remain strong so that future generation might also enjoy America We do not force our way of life on any one, but stand ready to help any one who ask. This is America.
There are many lessons from the attack of 9/11 . We should not forget any of them
Thursday, September 8, 2011
socialism is fer pinko commies and no good liberials !!
a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
2.
procedure or practice in accordance with this theory.
3.
(in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.
I got lazy and cut and pasted the definition of socialism. Because those of you who don't want no socialistic polices in yer guv-or-mint, better leave now. You got plenty of socialism without President Obama. Unless of course you are willing to give up social security, medicare, Medicaid, Disability, the police, fire department, the United States Military. National Parks, federal roads, the post office etc. etc. On and on, owned and operated by the Federal Government, paid for by the collective society, Salaries determined by the government, and use determined by the government, for the collective good of society as a whole.
There is no form of government or economic system that in its pure form, works in the real world. Its looks good when you read about it. But put it in practice in with humans and pure forms fall flat on there face.
We need a careful blend of many styles of government to keep a society happy, growing and productive.
The speech about restoring the economy by cutting taxes and cutting government regulations ???
A) its a lie
B) its what you have right now?
So if you are happy with unemployment at 10 percent, and underemployment at about 15 to 20 percent, than tax cuts and end of regulations is the way to go.
The private sector of the United States has taken those tax cuts, and the stimulus given them and INVESTED THE MONEY !!! they have not used it to hire anyone. Get this clear in your mind, the majority of US companies have more money now in there bank accounts than in any time for the past 40 years. But because they are private, the government can NOT make them spend it on expansion or hiring your family. Regulations are what protects you and I from the private industry that really would prefer to sell cheaper and inferior products to you at higher prices, making more profit. And you have no where else to go to buy this stuff, so they don't have to fear competition. Those regulations mean your electronic devices can't be build in a way that endangers you, cannot be produce more cheaply with material that will poison you. They can't leave the waste from their production in your back yard, where your children play.
Taxes while ever unpleasant are lower in the United States than in Western Europe, Canada, and a number of South America Countries. You could move to any where in South East Asia or Africa and pay less tax? I don't care who you vote for as long as it is not based on myths and lies.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
"We should dig deeper, until we can get out of this hole !"
A friend of mine, whom I happen to respect, although he is probable a commie liberal subversive, suggested I focus more on daily news items. I had intended to do this, until I heard excerpts from the Republican candidates running for presidential nomination and hearing the people cheering them. This followed by a story regarding Sept 11. ten year anniversary and how far we as a nation have not come.
The Sept. 11. story involved the issue facing the U.S. and the lack of our nation addressing these issues.
85 percent of the population is dumber than a box of rocks, with 5 percent dumber than that. Which means, 85 percent of the population either refuses to find out the truth on issues or ignores the truth because it is not convenient. The 85 percent do something based on "other people doing it so its OK"
Breathing, consuming food and drink, removing waste, are the only absolutes humans need to live, everything else has to do with the quality of that life.
Individual issues and concepts in life are inter connected. A flood in a Tibet Mountain Village impacts the cost of Tootsie pops in Arkansas. ( yes I made that up as an example )
These are basic themes, these are what I want you to take away from these blogs. Though I do express my views, I don't want you to say, "Yes Frank is correct, ( feel free, to vote for me in 2012 ?) but I want you to think, to look into issues that you care about. To focus on what impacts your life and realize there are only a few absolutes, you have to live by, and question things until you have a comfort level that you are reacting to the truth.
As stated, I was listening to excerpts of the candidates speech's. I have to apologize, I wanted to be unbiased, but its not possible. As the candidates talk about their plans to save our economy and restore jobs to the United States and than in the back ground the crowds cheering them. These people have to be the 5 percent dumber than the 85 percent ? Mr. Romney telling voters to cut government regulations and lower taxes?
I know, I know... it sounds really great. I does, I'm not being sarcastic. Cut taxes and stop regulations. You know what you end up with? No social programs and 15 percent unemployment, with 20 percent under employed.
First, we don't need new laws and regulations. Enforce what we have on the books for starters.
"An IRS report indicates that, in 2009, 1,470 individuals earning more than $1,000,000 annually faced a net tax liability of zero or less."
While this is old news, the statistics have not changed, if any thing they have gotten worse. The list of industries that have paid below the 35 percent corporate tax has grown. Perhaps my favorite is G.E. that paid about 11 percent taxes, while you and I paid our 32 percent. NOT including State and City.
But we are in a war. Republicans love to remind us of this. Right or wrong this is a war for our freedom and liberty. This is what the Republicans tell us. They also remind us we are 6 trillion dollars in debt. Raise taxes, if its a war, and we need to win this war, raise the taxes.
No I'm not crazy, when I say raise taxes, I only speak of , remove the cuts George Bush Jr. put into effect in 2001. We are at war, we're American, we make sacrifices for our noble causes, roll back the tax cuts until the war is over ? Americans have done this in ever war we have been in, is our generation any less patriotic??
Are we not made of the same metal as our parents and grand parents? I don't expect the Democrats to do it, Democrats only know how to follow the latest poles; its up to the brave god fearing Republicans to move our nation to there patriotic duty and pay for the war against those opposed to our way of life.
1) roll back the tax cuts. Would I like this, especially since I know it will impact me? Hell no.....but would I like to ensure my grand children have a stable economy to live and work in. Yes, I will sacrifice for them.
2) Make everyone pay their fair share, not more. Don't make millionaires pay more, but pay their fair share. You don't get to write off dinners as business expense. Or the art work in the lobby of your office building. Every one pay what is the fair amount on the money you make period. We don't need new percentages, just proper enforcement of the rules we have in place.
3) Go after fraud in government. ( stop laughing) . Do it one case at a time, eventually people notice and the lesson comes home that, "defrauding the government is no longer worth it"
You want to bring money back into the system, Roll back the tax cuts, make everyone pay the fair amount, and cut out the fraud. You do not have to eliminate SSI, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and every other social program. Cut out the fraud and the money will be there.
This part you do not want left to me, because I would execute anyone who has defrauded any of this services up to and including single mothers, dead beat dads, doctors and lawyers. My view is simple; social programs are contracts with the general society. You are on the governments dime...or mine ( taxes) if you are dishonest, you are stating to me and my fellow tax payers you have no regard for society. My society. There fore I have no need of you. You have proven you have no regard for me or society, you also don't care about your children except for for the money they can bring in for you with social programs, so I don't need you. ( I know of one friend who is struggling not to blast me over this, but he is used to me by now. I told you I'm not a liberal, I prefer practical Democrat with moderate republican tendencies )
But lets focus on this. The Republicans want to take out of health care,and any social welfare programs, birth control. No I'm not making this up. Listen to your candidates closely, the Republican Candidates in order to save money, want to take birth control ( not talking about abortion, I'm talking about condoms, birth control pills, inter uterine devices, pamphlets about birth control, etc) out of health care and any social programs.
Now I realize that the "New " Republican base doesn't believe in science or evolution ? But I did think that they Republicans especially the "TEA BAG" party knew where babies come from? Please tell me they do know that intercourse between a human male and female has the potential to create a baby? And that by removing birth control methods and devices, you increase the likely hood of more births, even the evil ones?? The god less heathens will also produce. If you want to reduce the number of godless heathens would you not want to increase the use of birth control and methods of contraception ????
But not our Republican buddies. This is not a tangent, but a fact you better get used to. Currently there are 6,000,000,000 billion people on the planet that is 6 billion, and I know that number is higher but I cant get a consistent count. Oh what the heck there are now 7 billion of us, and that is with the wars, diseases and natural disasters. The planet can support this, as a matter of information, the planet can support many more. Probable about 18 billion people. HOWEVER, oh you knew there was a however, It can not support 18 billion, 10 billion , 9 billion or the 7 billion at the same level of standard of living.
For you 5 percent dumber than the 85 percent who might be reading this. The planet cannot support 7 billion people if they all have 48 inch plasma screen TVs, two corn dogs, mini keg, and a pick up truck with a rifle rack. YOU have to decide who gets them, planet no hold that many at that standard. Which means YOU, tell republican , no more baby, sex good, baby not good ! For the rest of you, its a decision on the level you want to live at, or more important what level you want to pass on, because odds are fairly good your standard will not get worse. It was discussed way back in pre history, 1978 that the world could only support about 6.5 billion at the current standard of living.
Its really simple, tell the candidates regardless of party, to mind there own business regarding making more people to inhabit the planet. If free birth control means I can have my two corn dogs and a flat screen, yeeh haa, sign me up.
Want to lower the unemployment rate. Well lets start with the rules on the books. When you; corporate America decide to chicken out and run from the US to pay some one in a third world nation 5 dollars a day and a beating just to keep them in line. So the companies " Over lords" or supervisors can trade rice for sex on some 9 year old Asian girl making Re-BUCKs sneakers. Those same skeevy companies are supposed to "Train" the workers they betrayed and laid off with another skill. That doesn't mean train them for Blimp Pilots, that field is not so big any more. But yes they are supposed to train the people being laid off so the company can go exploit foreign workers. And yes, I truly hope that I can get some readers of this blog especially the patriotic god fearing one, cause the sex trade for working in a factory is very real, but that's another blog.
Government regulation is killing our economy?? I would have to say that is possible a 50 /50 for being true. It has the potential to be true. However, fact, the places that don;t have regulations are called "death traps" Ask the republicans why the Chinese Media do not blink and eye when they loss 500 dead in a mining accident. Because they loss over 10,000 annually. NO regulation.
Government is not there to create jobs ( I know they do but that's another blog) Private industry creates jobs, BUT government regulation keep private industry from killing the rest of us. Those regulation insure ( only if enforced) a safe work environment, and safe products for the public.
Now Mr. and Mrs Republican candidate we could cut those regulations. We could grow our economy with out those regulations and introduce the new product lines. "baby formula w/h improved rat poison added" " Lead coated pacifier or the new cadmium flavored"
If any of the idiots the Republicans have fielded had said they wanted to review the regulations and eliminate those that don't apply , that are duplicate, that are out dated. We I would fully support that. But that's isn't what they say... never mine said...they repeat it. Hey how much poison is acceptable in your coffee or juice?? Want George Bush Jr. to decide for you?
I m repeating myself yet again, but the message is worth it. In 2011 the Democrats tried to pass a bill that gave tax benefits to companies that started in the US and promised to stay here for a period of time or existing companies in America that employed or expanded to more US employees.
You 5 percent dumber getting this: American company, and American workers, get lower taxes
Republicans say NO. Did we all miss something here, jobs, America, lower taxes and the republicans refused to bring it to a vote. Not even a vote... of course the gutless Democrats just took it, but I thought republicans wanted jobs and lower taxes.... Maybe next time you are at a Sarah Palin rally you could ask her why she didn't push her party to pass this one.... better yet ask Mich why?
I wrote an email to a friend and he suggested I use it. I think he is write, it was written out of bitter frustration but its accurate.
The Sept. 11. story involved the issue facing the U.S. and the lack of our nation addressing these issues.
85 percent of the population is dumber than a box of rocks, with 5 percent dumber than that. Which means, 85 percent of the population either refuses to find out the truth on issues or ignores the truth because it is not convenient. The 85 percent do something based on "other people doing it so its OK"
Breathing, consuming food and drink, removing waste, are the only absolutes humans need to live, everything else has to do with the quality of that life.
Individual issues and concepts in life are inter connected. A flood in a Tibet Mountain Village impacts the cost of Tootsie pops in Arkansas. ( yes I made that up as an example )
These are basic themes, these are what I want you to take away from these blogs. Though I do express my views, I don't want you to say, "Yes Frank is correct, ( feel free, to vote for me in 2012 ?) but I want you to think, to look into issues that you care about. To focus on what impacts your life and realize there are only a few absolutes, you have to live by, and question things until you have a comfort level that you are reacting to the truth.
As stated, I was listening to excerpts of the candidates speech's. I have to apologize, I wanted to be unbiased, but its not possible. As the candidates talk about their plans to save our economy and restore jobs to the United States and than in the back ground the crowds cheering them. These people have to be the 5 percent dumber than the 85 percent ? Mr. Romney telling voters to cut government regulations and lower taxes?
I know, I know... it sounds really great. I does, I'm not being sarcastic. Cut taxes and stop regulations. You know what you end up with? No social programs and 15 percent unemployment, with 20 percent under employed.
First, we don't need new laws and regulations. Enforce what we have on the books for starters.
"An IRS report indicates that, in 2009, 1,470 individuals earning more than $1,000,000 annually faced a net tax liability of zero or less."
While this is old news, the statistics have not changed, if any thing they have gotten worse. The list of industries that have paid below the 35 percent corporate tax has grown. Perhaps my favorite is G.E. that paid about 11 percent taxes, while you and I paid our 32 percent. NOT including State and City.
But we are in a war. Republicans love to remind us of this. Right or wrong this is a war for our freedom and liberty. This is what the Republicans tell us. They also remind us we are 6 trillion dollars in debt. Raise taxes, if its a war, and we need to win this war, raise the taxes.
No I'm not crazy, when I say raise taxes, I only speak of , remove the cuts George Bush Jr. put into effect in 2001. We are at war, we're American, we make sacrifices for our noble causes, roll back the tax cuts until the war is over ? Americans have done this in ever war we have been in, is our generation any less patriotic??
Are we not made of the same metal as our parents and grand parents? I don't expect the Democrats to do it, Democrats only know how to follow the latest poles; its up to the brave god fearing Republicans to move our nation to there patriotic duty and pay for the war against those opposed to our way of life.
1) roll back the tax cuts. Would I like this, especially since I know it will impact me? Hell no.....but would I like to ensure my grand children have a stable economy to live and work in. Yes, I will sacrifice for them.
2) Make everyone pay their fair share, not more. Don't make millionaires pay more, but pay their fair share. You don't get to write off dinners as business expense. Or the art work in the lobby of your office building. Every one pay what is the fair amount on the money you make period. We don't need new percentages, just proper enforcement of the rules we have in place.
3) Go after fraud in government. ( stop laughing) . Do it one case at a time, eventually people notice and the lesson comes home that, "defrauding the government is no longer worth it"
You want to bring money back into the system, Roll back the tax cuts, make everyone pay the fair amount, and cut out the fraud. You do not have to eliminate SSI, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and every other social program. Cut out the fraud and the money will be there.
This part you do not want left to me, because I would execute anyone who has defrauded any of this services up to and including single mothers, dead beat dads, doctors and lawyers. My view is simple; social programs are contracts with the general society. You are on the governments dime...or mine ( taxes) if you are dishonest, you are stating to me and my fellow tax payers you have no regard for society. My society. There fore I have no need of you. You have proven you have no regard for me or society, you also don't care about your children except for for the money they can bring in for you with social programs, so I don't need you. ( I know of one friend who is struggling not to blast me over this, but he is used to me by now. I told you I'm not a liberal, I prefer practical Democrat with moderate republican tendencies )
But lets focus on this. The Republicans want to take out of health care,and any social welfare programs, birth control. No I'm not making this up. Listen to your candidates closely, the Republican Candidates in order to save money, want to take birth control ( not talking about abortion, I'm talking about condoms, birth control pills, inter uterine devices, pamphlets about birth control, etc) out of health care and any social programs.
Now I realize that the "New " Republican base doesn't believe in science or evolution ? But I did think that they Republicans especially the "TEA BAG" party knew where babies come from? Please tell me they do know that intercourse between a human male and female has the potential to create a baby? And that by removing birth control methods and devices, you increase the likely hood of more births, even the evil ones?? The god less heathens will also produce. If you want to reduce the number of godless heathens would you not want to increase the use of birth control and methods of contraception ????
But not our Republican buddies. This is not a tangent, but a fact you better get used to. Currently there are 6,000,000,000 billion people on the planet that is 6 billion, and I know that number is higher but I cant get a consistent count. Oh what the heck there are now 7 billion of us, and that is with the wars, diseases and natural disasters. The planet can support this, as a matter of information, the planet can support many more. Probable about 18 billion people. HOWEVER, oh you knew there was a however, It can not support 18 billion, 10 billion , 9 billion or the 7 billion at the same level of standard of living.
For you 5 percent dumber than the 85 percent who might be reading this. The planet cannot support 7 billion people if they all have 48 inch plasma screen TVs, two corn dogs, mini keg, and a pick up truck with a rifle rack. YOU have to decide who gets them, planet no hold that many at that standard. Which means YOU, tell republican , no more baby, sex good, baby not good ! For the rest of you, its a decision on the level you want to live at, or more important what level you want to pass on, because odds are fairly good your standard will not get worse. It was discussed way back in pre history, 1978 that the world could only support about 6.5 billion at the current standard of living.
Its really simple, tell the candidates regardless of party, to mind there own business regarding making more people to inhabit the planet. If free birth control means I can have my two corn dogs and a flat screen, yeeh haa, sign me up.
Want to lower the unemployment rate. Well lets start with the rules on the books. When you; corporate America decide to chicken out and run from the US to pay some one in a third world nation 5 dollars a day and a beating just to keep them in line. So the companies " Over lords" or supervisors can trade rice for sex on some 9 year old Asian girl making Re-BUCKs sneakers. Those same skeevy companies are supposed to "Train" the workers they betrayed and laid off with another skill. That doesn't mean train them for Blimp Pilots, that field is not so big any more. But yes they are supposed to train the people being laid off so the company can go exploit foreign workers. And yes, I truly hope that I can get some readers of this blog especially the patriotic god fearing one, cause the sex trade for working in a factory is very real, but that's another blog.
Government regulation is killing our economy?? I would have to say that is possible a 50 /50 for being true. It has the potential to be true. However, fact, the places that don;t have regulations are called "death traps" Ask the republicans why the Chinese Media do not blink and eye when they loss 500 dead in a mining accident. Because they loss over 10,000 annually. NO regulation.
Government is not there to create jobs ( I know they do but that's another blog) Private industry creates jobs, BUT government regulation keep private industry from killing the rest of us. Those regulation insure ( only if enforced) a safe work environment, and safe products for the public.
Now Mr. and Mrs Republican candidate we could cut those regulations. We could grow our economy with out those regulations and introduce the new product lines. "baby formula w/h improved rat poison added" " Lead coated pacifier or the new cadmium flavored"
If any of the idiots the Republicans have fielded had said they wanted to review the regulations and eliminate those that don't apply , that are duplicate, that are out dated. We I would fully support that. But that's isn't what they say... never mine said...they repeat it. Hey how much poison is acceptable in your coffee or juice?? Want George Bush Jr. to decide for you?
I m repeating myself yet again, but the message is worth it. In 2011 the Democrats tried to pass a bill that gave tax benefits to companies that started in the US and promised to stay here for a period of time or existing companies in America that employed or expanded to more US employees.
You 5 percent dumber getting this: American company, and American workers, get lower taxes
Republicans say NO. Did we all miss something here, jobs, America, lower taxes and the republicans refused to bring it to a vote. Not even a vote... of course the gutless Democrats just took it, but I thought republicans wanted jobs and lower taxes.... Maybe next time you are at a Sarah Palin rally you could ask her why she didn't push her party to pass this one.... better yet ask Mich why?
I wrote an email to a friend and he suggested I use it. I think he is write, it was written out of bitter frustration but its accurate.
"Since I am biased against that happening to our grand children, I deliberately failed to mention that typically when you run into one of those children in the middle east, they can speak several languages and do the exchange rate in there heads without a calculator….perhaps it could be a good thing???? ( this section refers to our children forced to sell souvenirs to make a living when our economy collapses )
Of course the dream team could happen…. Rick Perry and Sarah Palin, than we could keep an eye on Russia, while we burn books and homosexuals. And the bible belt would rule. Oh who am I kidding its not funny that they are even letting these people speak??? Yes I bet if I went out to Ohio or Idaho and ask a random person…. “ What is your most important issue governmental speaking “ he or she would say the deficit… Sure, not that they haven’t work in 2 years. …. Or there kids got laid off at McDonald's ….. not one out there is worried about jobs or not being able to afford a doctor….they are all worried about a 100 year old deficit????? And the media believes this??? Fred…we are dead…. “Dead nation walking here”
My plea to you the readier is simple. WE must do what is not comfortable, this is our time under fire. Our parents where tested, and there parents. Paying taxes is not fun, but paying your fair share is the duty of a citizen in a society, think of it as patriotic. Stopping fraud in our social programs is our elected officials. duty. Stop being sheep. Vote for what you know, as fact. If you find yourself cheering over what a candidate said, find out what the candidate really meant !
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Please don't make me think, it hurts !
Hoping that you had a pleasant holiday, and hoping people will start reading my blog. I promise to give any one who reads my blog, due consideration and explication of funding sources percentages of reimbursement substantially greater than zero sums gratification. And if you post a comment I will automatically double it never forget 9/11 thank you and god bless America !!
And you thought I thought there was nothing to learn from the politicians ?
There is so much to that needs to be changed, and only you and I and your neighbors can do it.
85 percent of the entire world population now, before and being born are dumber than a box of rocks. They don't want facts or truth. Its to hard to think, to question.
There are only a hand full of absolute truths relating to humans. And nothing worth a damn stands in isolation of each other. Different events and incidents tie into your life like it or not.
Even though our elected officials prefer you to look at life in isolation. Taxes, immigration, education, health care, national defense. Buzz words, that get discussed separately are all inter connected. Not because I say so, but because they are. There is only so much energy, time, money available for items or policies, and even if you discuss them separately, the decisions about what to do about one impacts an other.
Just a reminder, I am a MODERATE middle of the road Republican. I like money. I vote for what I think is best for ME. But I like to think that in considering what is best for me, helping other people that I don't know will benefit me in the long term. I point this out because lately my political leanings are decidedly democratic. That is only as long as their platform helps ME.
The next time you hear the "Tea Skank " party or any party talk about too much regulation ruining the economy, remind them that Clinton a democrate removed more regulations that Bush 2.0 ( Jr) had a chance to do. That along with tax INCREASES had the highest projected budget increase in the last 50 years. However reality set in and the 85 percent rule took control The reduction of controls along with the none enforcement of the controls lead to this depression ( stop calling it a recession )
Bush Jr. removed more important regulations allowing the damage to be more server than did his Daddy Bush senior or Reagan and proving that he Bush Jr. could do lots more harm with less than did Clinton.
I know I said this already, but its very important and its needed to remove the myths being passed around in political folk law. Lending money when a person or company pretty much cant pay it back and they pretty much tell you they cant pay it back is stupid, stupidity beyond belief, but we did that. Gave it fancy names and continued to do it.
But My blog my target of the day. Everyone's favorite topic, gas prices. I love the "drill if you love America crowd" lets deal with reality. If you believe we should get ever ounce of oil out of the ground, hey that is your opinion, but even you need to deal with reality. Think about this, this isn't because I say so, this is reports by your God Fearing Oil companies and some very simple math.
About 80 percent of all the oil leaving Alaska never sees the US shores once it leave Alaska, because the true patriots of the oil industry are soooo very freedom loving that the oil gets sold over seas, so no matter how much they drill in Alaska, our prices will not come down, get over it.
We Americans should be proud of our selves, ( although I understand why its not being talked up ) We in the US are finally using less oil now than we did 2 years ago. Yes fuel efficiency and conservation we are using less fuel, in fact we are now increasing our exports and we have idle refinery capacity because we cant use all the refined oil out there. Be proud America. And those prices that have slipped all the way back to 3.65 a gallon??? Well not in New York or most of California, but in "Dumb Brain USA". they have dropped????
I picked prices pretty much looking for the high price of oil and than average of gas in the US.
in the year 2000 oil was $58.87 per barrel and gasoline at the pump was $ 1.80
Forward to 2011 a barrel of oil is roughly 88.82 and gasoline is $4.00 a gallon. Inflation from the year 2000 to 2011 all added up is 33 percent.
The price of a barrel of oil went up 34 % the price of gasoline went up 55 % and inflation went up 33 %percent. Ask the drill baby drill team why adjusting for inflation gas should only cost $2.39 not $ 4.00.
Oh wait its OPEC, those foreign Muslims Communist Terrorist Nazis driving up the price of OUR oil and gasoline. But, last time any one checked, we get 80 percent of our oil from ( wait for it ) Canada, With about 10 percent from Mexico, Venezuela ( yes the commie bast...d) and about 10 percent from across the ocean with a good piece from Nigeria. How does 10 or even 20 percent of our oil supplied by people who hate us equate with 88 to 100 dollars a barrel for oil ??? Well even our bestest friends ever, who love us to pieces, believe in the American free market system, so who ever pays the most gets the oil. Even Canada ayyy... sells it at what ever they can get.
Now before you 5 percent dumber hop into your pick up trucks and head north "...ta teech dem heathen Cannedaduns a lesson" keep in mind the oil in Oklahoma and Texas, etc is also leaving our shores for the top dollar too. While your at it, you should be asking why, the price of natural gas which is almost entirely collected right hear in the Good ol US of A, goes up ever time OPEC raises its prices
So what has this to do with politics??? Your didn't really ask that did you ? Beyond the energy industry buying the votes of our elected officials at ever level of government. These people ( if they weren't bought ) could legislate taxes on excessive revenue collected by energy companies. Yes I know that was suggested before and the politicians voted it down...gee I wonder why??
The politicians can decide what is a fair price considering it is a monopoly , yes it is, don't get into that.
They can fund alternative energy to remove the need for fossil fuels. They can push other industry to find higher efficiency products, in transportation as well as manufacturing, and give those that do it, tax benefits.
Remember everything is tied together ; circular....health care, transportation, education etc....doesn't go any where in an industrial society without energy. Provide cheaper energy be it oil or renewable, and there is more money for ( health care, education etc) And that is why you need to realize that it all ties together and why the people who you will be voting for need to tell you the entire truth. Not just what they want you to hear. If they don't tell the whole story, look it up, find out. This is your lives and your children. If you don't mind the prospect of your grand children selling souvenirs of the statue of liberty and old white house, to tourist from China and India, along the road side, than allow the lassie fare politicians to control our government. There is NO one style of government or economic policy that is perfect, it needs to blended. Its not easy, but that is who we need in office....all the offices.
The energy industry is not going to fix it because most of them are in the 85 percent or dumber. Remember greed is dumb. Destroying the source of your income is dumb, pricing yourself out of a market is dumb. Lest you forget one of the oil industries excuses for their tax perks and subsides is because YOU commie terrorist in America decided to conserve, their revenues dropped and they lost money....god damn you people !!!! No I'm not joking, not that any one on there right mind believed this reason , but it did work for them. However it is proof that they the oil and the energy industry hold a special place in the trophy room for the "dumber than" category. Yet they continue because they are smart enough to buy our elected officials. Get this straight, they dont make tons of money because they are so smart, they make tons of money because they sell a product we need, that a vast majority of the population needs, they are smart enough to buy the people who control you and me. But smart would be a balanced approach and keeping this gravey train of selling energy going for ever. Possible moving enough wealth so that more people could buy the products, adding more wealth to the economy and even the idiots in Exxon.
Watch the pundent or politico who mentions, " well they only make about 2 cents profit a gallon" That sounds really small doesn't it. Its 2 cent on the gasoline which is about 391 million gallons ever day or $7,820,000 a day ever day 365 days a year. It does not include the money made on other fuels and lubricants and by products its the profit on gasoline. I know how hard it would be for you or I to live on one percent of that????
It all goes back to my fundamental request that YOU think, and find out what you are voting for before you vote. And that you do vote.... Do not give them the satisfaction of staying home. Vote for some one any one. If you don't like the candidates vote for the communist, the liberal Ottoman empire candidate but cast a vote. Let the politicians start to worry, that we are coming back and we are asking tough questions. It probable wont happen in our life time, but lets give this gift to our children and those that follow, the gift of candidates who care about us.
And you thought I thought there was nothing to learn from the politicians ?
There is so much to that needs to be changed, and only you and I and your neighbors can do it.
85 percent of the entire world population now, before and being born are dumber than a box of rocks. They don't want facts or truth. Its to hard to think, to question.
There are only a hand full of absolute truths relating to humans. And nothing worth a damn stands in isolation of each other. Different events and incidents tie into your life like it or not.
Even though our elected officials prefer you to look at life in isolation. Taxes, immigration, education, health care, national defense. Buzz words, that get discussed separately are all inter connected. Not because I say so, but because they are. There is only so much energy, time, money available for items or policies, and even if you discuss them separately, the decisions about what to do about one impacts an other.
Just a reminder, I am a MODERATE middle of the road Republican. I like money. I vote for what I think is best for ME. But I like to think that in considering what is best for me, helping other people that I don't know will benefit me in the long term. I point this out because lately my political leanings are decidedly democratic. That is only as long as their platform helps ME.
The next time you hear the "Tea Skank " party or any party talk about too much regulation ruining the economy, remind them that Clinton a democrate removed more regulations that Bush 2.0 ( Jr) had a chance to do. That along with tax INCREASES had the highest projected budget increase in the last 50 years. However reality set in and the 85 percent rule took control The reduction of controls along with the none enforcement of the controls lead to this depression ( stop calling it a recession )
Bush Jr. removed more important regulations allowing the damage to be more server than did his Daddy Bush senior or Reagan and proving that he Bush Jr. could do lots more harm with less than did Clinton.
I know I said this already, but its very important and its needed to remove the myths being passed around in political folk law. Lending money when a person or company pretty much cant pay it back and they pretty much tell you they cant pay it back is stupid, stupidity beyond belief, but we did that. Gave it fancy names and continued to do it.
But My blog my target of the day. Everyone's favorite topic, gas prices. I love the "drill if you love America crowd" lets deal with reality. If you believe we should get ever ounce of oil out of the ground, hey that is your opinion, but even you need to deal with reality. Think about this, this isn't because I say so, this is reports by your God Fearing Oil companies and some very simple math.
About 80 percent of all the oil leaving Alaska never sees the US shores once it leave Alaska, because the true patriots of the oil industry are soooo very freedom loving that the oil gets sold over seas, so no matter how much they drill in Alaska, our prices will not come down, get over it.
We Americans should be proud of our selves, ( although I understand why its not being talked up ) We in the US are finally using less oil now than we did 2 years ago. Yes fuel efficiency and conservation we are using less fuel, in fact we are now increasing our exports and we have idle refinery capacity because we cant use all the refined oil out there. Be proud America. And those prices that have slipped all the way back to 3.65 a gallon??? Well not in New York or most of California, but in "Dumb Brain USA". they have dropped????
I picked prices pretty much looking for the high price of oil and than average of gas in the US.
in the year 2000 oil was $58.87 per barrel and gasoline at the pump was $ 1.80
Forward to 2011 a barrel of oil is roughly 88.82 and gasoline is $4.00 a gallon. Inflation from the year 2000 to 2011 all added up is 33 percent.
The price of a barrel of oil went up 34 % the price of gasoline went up 55 % and inflation went up 33 %percent. Ask the drill baby drill team why adjusting for inflation gas should only cost $2.39 not $ 4.00.
Oh wait its OPEC, those foreign Muslims Communist Terrorist Nazis driving up the price of OUR oil and gasoline. But, last time any one checked, we get 80 percent of our oil from ( wait for it ) Canada, With about 10 percent from Mexico, Venezuela ( yes the commie bast...d) and about 10 percent from across the ocean with a good piece from Nigeria. How does 10 or even 20 percent of our oil supplied by people who hate us equate with 88 to 100 dollars a barrel for oil ??? Well even our bestest friends ever, who love us to pieces, believe in the American free market system, so who ever pays the most gets the oil. Even Canada ayyy... sells it at what ever they can get.
Now before you 5 percent dumber hop into your pick up trucks and head north "...ta teech dem heathen Cannedaduns a lesson" keep in mind the oil in Oklahoma and Texas, etc is also leaving our shores for the top dollar too. While your at it, you should be asking why, the price of natural gas which is almost entirely collected right hear in the Good ol US of A, goes up ever time OPEC raises its prices
So what has this to do with politics??? Your didn't really ask that did you ? Beyond the energy industry buying the votes of our elected officials at ever level of government. These people ( if they weren't bought ) could legislate taxes on excessive revenue collected by energy companies. Yes I know that was suggested before and the politicians voted it down...gee I wonder why??
The politicians can decide what is a fair price considering it is a monopoly , yes it is, don't get into that.
They can fund alternative energy to remove the need for fossil fuels. They can push other industry to find higher efficiency products, in transportation as well as manufacturing, and give those that do it, tax benefits.
Remember everything is tied together ; circular....health care, transportation, education etc....doesn't go any where in an industrial society without energy. Provide cheaper energy be it oil or renewable, and there is more money for ( health care, education etc) And that is why you need to realize that it all ties together and why the people who you will be voting for need to tell you the entire truth. Not just what they want you to hear. If they don't tell the whole story, look it up, find out. This is your lives and your children. If you don't mind the prospect of your grand children selling souvenirs of the statue of liberty and old white house, to tourist from China and India, along the road side, than allow the lassie fare politicians to control our government. There is NO one style of government or economic policy that is perfect, it needs to blended. Its not easy, but that is who we need in office....all the offices.
The energy industry is not going to fix it because most of them are in the 85 percent or dumber. Remember greed is dumb. Destroying the source of your income is dumb, pricing yourself out of a market is dumb. Lest you forget one of the oil industries excuses for their tax perks and subsides is because YOU commie terrorist in America decided to conserve, their revenues dropped and they lost money....god damn you people !!!! No I'm not joking, not that any one on there right mind believed this reason , but it did work for them. However it is proof that they the oil and the energy industry hold a special place in the trophy room for the "dumber than" category. Yet they continue because they are smart enough to buy our elected officials. Get this straight, they dont make tons of money because they are so smart, they make tons of money because they sell a product we need, that a vast majority of the population needs, they are smart enough to buy the people who control you and me. But smart would be a balanced approach and keeping this gravey train of selling energy going for ever. Possible moving enough wealth so that more people could buy the products, adding more wealth to the economy and even the idiots in Exxon.
Watch the pundent or politico who mentions, " well they only make about 2 cents profit a gallon" That sounds really small doesn't it. Its 2 cent on the gasoline which is about 391 million gallons ever day or $7,820,000 a day ever day 365 days a year. It does not include the money made on other fuels and lubricants and by products its the profit on gasoline. I know how hard it would be for you or I to live on one percent of that????
It all goes back to my fundamental request that YOU think, and find out what you are voting for before you vote. And that you do vote.... Do not give them the satisfaction of staying home. Vote for some one any one. If you don't like the candidates vote for the communist, the liberal Ottoman empire candidate but cast a vote. Let the politicians start to worry, that we are coming back and we are asking tough questions. It probable wont happen in our life time, but lets give this gift to our children and those that follow, the gift of candidates who care about us.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Reality, why does it keep getting in the way?
My apology in advance if the repeating of certain statements annoys you. Actually I don't apologize but it sounds nice. The repeating is a method to reinforce the concept of the 85 percent rule; 85 percent of all people are dumber than a box of rocks with 5 percent dumber than that.
And I would dare to say many people disagree with those statements, however, human nature just continues to prove me right. Remember dumb is you deliberately ignore facts or truth. Ignorant means you have not learned something, and lord knows we all have experienced that condition. Often the information is not available to individuals. You can not or should not blame a person who has not the opportunity to become aware of facts.
But we humans , have a tendency to stick with the dumb because its easy!!!. Its nice not to accept responsibility for our own actions, or to some extent the action of others who are supposed to be taking direction from us. Its easy to be dumb...because everyone else is doing that, why shouldn't I ? Being dumb because we listened to ..so and so he/she is an expert and they said X. There are so many dumb things going on, but we have to do this one blog at a time.
Every ones favorite the lie of omission, or " facts, we dun ned no stinken facts !!"
Government regulation is stopping our economy from growing and is the cause of high unemployment !!! ( Everybody knows that !)
As with so much this is not completely wrong, but the blanket statement without further exploration is what makes it so dumb. Here if the politician really believes this, they are in the 5 percent dumber than the 85 percent. They are supposed to know better. If as I suspect they don't believe that but are saying it because it plays to the 85 percenters than basically they are lying to you and counting on you being so stupid as not to know any better.
I have to repeat another very important concept and toss it into this mix. Everything is tied together, all events are circular that is, that one event impacts other things even if you don't realize it immediately. This is important and a problem because we are typically given information in a singular format, myopic, blinder, how to you want to say, we are only fed pieces of the information. " Corn is good" " Poor people are stupid"
The root to the approach is the belief that we....you and I are not capable or deep thought on most any subject. The 15 minute attention span. the use of sound bites because we don't stay focused.
As with so much, this is sometimes true, but because it works to the advantage of those in power, they are trying to make it fact for everything, especially what they say to us!!! When was the last time you heard an in dept news report unless you watch a hour or more long news show ( a specialty show not the normal news broadcast ) . How often have you heard and interview cut off on important items because the time was up or it was time for a commercial. Have you ever heard a reporter ask " Where did you get those facts or that information?"
There is a belief, rather a hope, that if you say something often enough it becomes true. Even if its a complete lie....the hope is that repeating it often, will convince a large majority of the population that something is true. If you format your media presentation to the short sound bite, you are training the general population to accept ( as normal ) sound bites as fact. And you better believe the politicians know this and use this. And if you or I believe this, buy into it as truth, than we have slipped into the dumber than 85 percent, because we know this attention span issue is not science fact. It applies to humans dependant on the subject matter; period! I sure if important issues are reported in depth with facts in that report, than people even the majority will listen to that information.
But this statement ( government regulation is the problem with the economy ) which is becoming an election talking point either as used to redirect the voting public from real issues, and or to deflect real issues from discussion I use this statement as an example of political speak that is damaging and counter productive.
The problem with government regulations is two fold. the redundancy of some regulation, and the none enforcement of those regulation. Government regulation on different aspects of our economy go through cycles. From the point of the regulations that do damage and industry to the point of regulations are a joke having no impact or use. We need to have a happy medium to were regulations protect the public and the employees, while not having a major impact on the cost of operation of that industry. Enforcement of regulations, remove redundent ones, make it clear how to follow them, (clean them up) And remove those regulations and rules that no longer apply or do more damage than good to the general population.
Remember the "everything is circular concept " If humans were not so stupid, we wouldn't need so many regulations. If the 85 percent rule wasn't true, owners and operators would realize that safe operation of your business was good for everyone including the owner. But that's is not the case and some people are stupid. Governments, because they are also stupid, create regulations with a shot gun or turn around and say because some people don't care about safety or honest operations everyone will operate this way.
Than some government people realize that regulations are a nice way to get money, so rather than call it a tax they put on another regulation that you end up paying for.
The other side of the discussion, is the government regulations are telling industry, "no you can not dump the completely toxic chemicals your plant produce on the vacant land next to the housing complex"
Those company leaders know full well the materials do not stay put and travel, but its cheaper and easier to dump it, so because some of the companies do not care, the government says all of you prove to me that you are safely disposing of your waste."
The rules and regulations in the financial markets, were put in place because humans are stupid, greed is stupidity. The reason could be a volume of costly books but Greed is stupid. And the people running the financial markets might well know math and numbers but they are no smarter than you or I and in some cases the greed makes them dumber. Directing how and when money and how much can be moved where and when are done because the government knows all that money makes humans do stupid things. The problem is the lack of regulation enforcement. The rules set up, and not enforced. This depression ( I refuse to call it a recession when it impacts the world ).... as you learn about it, was not unforeseen. In many many cases the people who are supposed to warn the companies of the bad loans , etc. Many many did the job of trying to warn the people they worked for and were ignored, because for a time money was being made. ( People are stupid )
Just a very general look at the mortgages in the United States does not add up to the money lost.
Simple quick example if 100 people borrow 100 dollars that is 10,000 loaned out, at ten percent interest
that is 11,000 dollars owed to the bank So if ever one of those 100 people do not pay there loan the lost money is 11000. and actually the 1000 dollars is the expected profit not the lost money. But what happened is the reported amount came back at lets say 25,000 dollars. Where did that come from. Well the first back KNEW that a certain number of those loans should NEVER Have been made they were bad loans to people who 99 percent likely could never pay them back....but the first loaner sold the loan to some one else who paid the first bank there 10 percent...The second bank now tacked on 12 percent interest ... and so on selling to a third bank and a fourth... the game of super dumb hot potato... who is the last person holding the bad loans. The money all the companies claim to have lost is far exceeding what could possible have been borrowed. There were not that many people borrowing money and not that many people not paying back the money... but selling the loans to other stupid people the dollar amount on those loans went up. Finally some one asked for there money, blink.... depression oops sorry economic down turn.
Well guess what, had the regulations been enforced this would not have happened. If regulations said you can only provide loans on 2 percent of know bad risk this could not have happened.
Had the government regulation been enforced that when a company down sizes and goes over seas for TAX BREAKS it retrains the work force it FIRED or laid off, than fewer people would be unemployed and there would be a better tax base meaning fewer cuts to government jobs.
Nor does the fact that Europe has many if not more regulations, but still has a higher gpa ( I'm most cases) than the U.S. impact the discussion here. Politicians do not want YOU to ask questions about the truth. Sure if you don't mind poisoning your people and killing them much like China and India... you can have 9 percent growth. And if you don't mind rat poison in baby formula you can have low unemployment like china. But government regulation is not the problem... and any one who says that and believes that should not be breathing the rest of us air. Correct them please ... enforcement of regulation and reduction of redundant or in some cases rules no longer needed is the issue... Possible feeding greedy financial people to rabid and starving sharks would help the economy ...but that has to wait until you elect me
In the mean time, when any one "quotes" political speak as a reason to vote for some one, ask if they did a fact check. Or laugh at them, which ever works for you.
till next time
And I would dare to say many people disagree with those statements, however, human nature just continues to prove me right. Remember dumb is you deliberately ignore facts or truth. Ignorant means you have not learned something, and lord knows we all have experienced that condition. Often the information is not available to individuals. You can not or should not blame a person who has not the opportunity to become aware of facts.
But we humans , have a tendency to stick with the dumb because its easy!!!. Its nice not to accept responsibility for our own actions, or to some extent the action of others who are supposed to be taking direction from us. Its easy to be dumb...because everyone else is doing that, why shouldn't I ? Being dumb because we listened to ..so and so he/she is an expert and they said X. There are so many dumb things going on, but we have to do this one blog at a time.
Every ones favorite the lie of omission, or " facts, we dun ned no stinken facts !!"
Government regulation is stopping our economy from growing and is the cause of high unemployment !!! ( Everybody knows that !)
As with so much this is not completely wrong, but the blanket statement without further exploration is what makes it so dumb. Here if the politician really believes this, they are in the 5 percent dumber than the 85 percent. They are supposed to know better. If as I suspect they don't believe that but are saying it because it plays to the 85 percenters than basically they are lying to you and counting on you being so stupid as not to know any better.
I have to repeat another very important concept and toss it into this mix. Everything is tied together, all events are circular that is, that one event impacts other things even if you don't realize it immediately. This is important and a problem because we are typically given information in a singular format, myopic, blinder, how to you want to say, we are only fed pieces of the information. " Corn is good" " Poor people are stupid"
The root to the approach is the belief that we....you and I are not capable or deep thought on most any subject. The 15 minute attention span. the use of sound bites because we don't stay focused.
As with so much, this is sometimes true, but because it works to the advantage of those in power, they are trying to make it fact for everything, especially what they say to us!!! When was the last time you heard an in dept news report unless you watch a hour or more long news show ( a specialty show not the normal news broadcast ) . How often have you heard and interview cut off on important items because the time was up or it was time for a commercial. Have you ever heard a reporter ask " Where did you get those facts or that information?"
There is a belief, rather a hope, that if you say something often enough it becomes true. Even if its a complete lie....the hope is that repeating it often, will convince a large majority of the population that something is true. If you format your media presentation to the short sound bite, you are training the general population to accept ( as normal ) sound bites as fact. And you better believe the politicians know this and use this. And if you or I believe this, buy into it as truth, than we have slipped into the dumber than 85 percent, because we know this attention span issue is not science fact. It applies to humans dependant on the subject matter; period! I sure if important issues are reported in depth with facts in that report, than people even the majority will listen to that information.
But this statement ( government regulation is the problem with the economy ) which is becoming an election talking point either as used to redirect the voting public from real issues, and or to deflect real issues from discussion I use this statement as an example of political speak that is damaging and counter productive.
The problem with government regulations is two fold. the redundancy of some regulation, and the none enforcement of those regulation. Government regulation on different aspects of our economy go through cycles. From the point of the regulations that do damage and industry to the point of regulations are a joke having no impact or use. We need to have a happy medium to were regulations protect the public and the employees, while not having a major impact on the cost of operation of that industry. Enforcement of regulations, remove redundent ones, make it clear how to follow them, (clean them up) And remove those regulations and rules that no longer apply or do more damage than good to the general population.
Remember the "everything is circular concept " If humans were not so stupid, we wouldn't need so many regulations. If the 85 percent rule wasn't true, owners and operators would realize that safe operation of your business was good for everyone including the owner. But that's is not the case and some people are stupid. Governments, because they are also stupid, create regulations with a shot gun or turn around and say because some people don't care about safety or honest operations everyone will operate this way.
Than some government people realize that regulations are a nice way to get money, so rather than call it a tax they put on another regulation that you end up paying for.
The other side of the discussion, is the government regulations are telling industry, "no you can not dump the completely toxic chemicals your plant produce on the vacant land next to the housing complex"
Those company leaders know full well the materials do not stay put and travel, but its cheaper and easier to dump it, so because some of the companies do not care, the government says all of you prove to me that you are safely disposing of your waste."
The rules and regulations in the financial markets, were put in place because humans are stupid, greed is stupidity. The reason could be a volume of costly books but Greed is stupid. And the people running the financial markets might well know math and numbers but they are no smarter than you or I and in some cases the greed makes them dumber. Directing how and when money and how much can be moved where and when are done because the government knows all that money makes humans do stupid things. The problem is the lack of regulation enforcement. The rules set up, and not enforced. This depression ( I refuse to call it a recession when it impacts the world ).... as you learn about it, was not unforeseen. In many many cases the people who are supposed to warn the companies of the bad loans , etc. Many many did the job of trying to warn the people they worked for and were ignored, because for a time money was being made. ( People are stupid )
Just a very general look at the mortgages in the United States does not add up to the money lost.
Simple quick example if 100 people borrow 100 dollars that is 10,000 loaned out, at ten percent interest
that is 11,000 dollars owed to the bank So if ever one of those 100 people do not pay there loan the lost money is 11000. and actually the 1000 dollars is the expected profit not the lost money. But what happened is the reported amount came back at lets say 25,000 dollars. Where did that come from. Well the first back KNEW that a certain number of those loans should NEVER Have been made they were bad loans to people who 99 percent likely could never pay them back....but the first loaner sold the loan to some one else who paid the first bank there 10 percent...The second bank now tacked on 12 percent interest ... and so on selling to a third bank and a fourth... the game of super dumb hot potato... who is the last person holding the bad loans. The money all the companies claim to have lost is far exceeding what could possible have been borrowed. There were not that many people borrowing money and not that many people not paying back the money... but selling the loans to other stupid people the dollar amount on those loans went up. Finally some one asked for there money, blink.... depression oops sorry economic down turn.
Well guess what, had the regulations been enforced this would not have happened. If regulations said you can only provide loans on 2 percent of know bad risk this could not have happened.
Had the government regulation been enforced that when a company down sizes and goes over seas for TAX BREAKS it retrains the work force it FIRED or laid off, than fewer people would be unemployed and there would be a better tax base meaning fewer cuts to government jobs.
Nor does the fact that Europe has many if not more regulations, but still has a higher gpa ( I'm most cases) than the U.S. impact the discussion here. Politicians do not want YOU to ask questions about the truth. Sure if you don't mind poisoning your people and killing them much like China and India... you can have 9 percent growth. And if you don't mind rat poison in baby formula you can have low unemployment like china. But government regulation is not the problem... and any one who says that and believes that should not be breathing the rest of us air. Correct them please ... enforcement of regulation and reduction of redundant or in some cases rules no longer needed is the issue... Possible feeding greedy financial people to rabid and starving sharks would help the economy ...but that has to wait until you elect me
In the mean time, when any one "quotes" political speak as a reason to vote for some one, ask if they did a fact check. Or laugh at them, which ever works for you.
till next time
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