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Mercnbeth -> What's Been Stimulated? (7/2/2009 10:23:07 AM)
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Another month another half million people in the private sector unemployed. No Stimulating Jobs
Good thing for the Administration that Michael Jackson died. Without the distraction of, as described here; "
...the the death of Michael Jackson, a drug-addled, creepy-beyond-words, accused pedophile who literally bought his children with the help of two brood mares and, apparently, his dermatologist -- a group of amoral savages who had no problem giving their kids to a man who looked like the Phantom of the Opera and who behaved like a depraved worm. You can call it "adoption," but I call it child-trafficking." (Source: Reality) the media may actually have to report on the state of the economy and the resulting trends of the Administrations policies. In fact, it will be telling to see how much response is direct to the 'icon' versus the substance.
Addressing first the only two responses that seem to be coming from the religious Obamites; "there hasn't been enough time" or "the problems were bigger than we thought". Regarding time, that's why the focus is on trends. Regarding the ignorance of not knowing and not having a plan for resolving the problems; well was he lying when he said he knew and had a plan during the campaign, or is he lying now?
War - - Today it is being reported that there is a new major offensive being launched in Afghanistan. WAR ESCALATION
- Iran, once it was PC to do so, annoyed the President by beating and killing people who protested the results of the election in the streets. Thousands may have been injured and/or killed. We don't know and never will. The Administration accepted the cutting off of news. Maybe they sent a sympathy card.
- Iraq is still getting funding extensions and there is no fixed date for the US ever leaving the area. Meanwhile, the oil companies are bidding on the oil in the ground.
- Korea, appreciating the Administration's Chamberlain style of "peace in our time"; takes little concern about US or UN sanctions and builds their nuclear arsenal and delivery capabilities.
- In South America the Administration is siding with the open regimes of Cuba and Venezuela. I doubt many (any?) realize that the army's action was a result of the Honduras Supreme Court ruling that Zelaya's attempt to change the Constitution of Honduras to keep himself in power was illegal; akin to a standing President of the US deciding to void the Constitutional law of serving for more than 2 terms. HONDURAS Shouldn't a country of laws be on the side of those attempting to enforce their countries laws?
Yeah - War and global conflict seems to have been stimulated quite nicely. What happened to the "we'll talk though problems and reduce the volatile atmosphere?
Industry - We the taxpayers now own GM and Chrysler. The panacea for private sector unions? Not if you consider that now, in bankruptcy, everything they won at the bargaining table is subject to 'Trustee' decision and not negotiated. The hundreds of millions of tax dollars going to reward these failures is chalked up to a "nice try" for the Administration. Wonder what would have happened if instead of putting those funds down those drains they rewarded the one viable US company, Ford, and told them to use it to purchase and take over the failures? Instead, Ford is rewarding with having to compete with two failures now funded and operating on government funds.
Financing - Easy to get a mortgage now? How's that big increase in your paycheck working for you to catch up your mortgage payments? See on the horizon any chance of recouping any of the lost equity? LOST EQUITY Have the boarded up properties in your neighborhood, decreasing your property's value, been sold, or even have their grass cut this summer? Meanwhile, the bailed out and non bailed out think this is the perfect time to add and increase their fees, a practice blessed by silence from the Administration? BANK FEES Pays to lobby huh?
Taxes - Now 9.75% in LA County, more than 10% in some local jurisdictions. Business are leaving the state in droves, resulting in fewer jobs, and less tax revenue. The State Representatives think the May 1st rejection of even more taxes was a result of poor grammar on the ballot and not a rejection of their tax and spend policy. They fail, of course, to consider that after the last sales tax increase, the revenue and actual dollars collected DECREASED! Why is it amazing for them to learn that when taxes go up, people spend less? Less cars purchased, less 'big ticket' items purchased; both resulting in more unemployment, less spending and a downward spiral in revenue for the State. Unfortunately, the Administration doesn't think that's a lesson worth learning, planning, or at least needing a plethora of new tax revenue just to pay for the debt being created, let alone the social engineering programs proposed. Applying those taxes to the current condition should stimulate businesses, and businessmen such as myself, right out of the US.
But there is a major growth industry - Government. Bureaucracy is blooming with no end to it in sight. Social engineering and generating a majority population on the public dole is being stimulated into the CO2 infused stratosphere. BTW, appreciating the President's infallibility status, if CO2 is so bad for water why do we drink and pay more for it naturally? CO2 Polluting Water Why do we infuse it in soft drinks? Is Coke the next industry to be attacked for putting that pollution into their drink? While speaking of the religion of global warming - I'll buy in as soon as one of the current models being used as the global warming religion's dogma goes back and predicts the warming of Greenland at the time it got its name or the Roman times when the best grapes in the Empire were grown in northern UK. Was Rome really putting the same hydrocarbons in the air as we are now? Speaking to the "disaster" predicted by global warming; take a look at the consequence of the last natual eposode. You can search under 'Past Global Warming Periods' but also Google "Renaissance", "Roman Empire", "Viking/Norse Exploration". Granted some of the conquered people may have not faired all to well, but while the crops were growing everywhere, there was an improvement in the human condition and a spike in human achievement.
Back to bureaucracy.
The goal seems obvious based on the trends. Once people are reliant on the government they will do whatever is necessary to protect their 'entitlements'. The sacred cow entitlements can not be cut. Private sector unions, owned by the government must compromise. Working for the government as a bureaucrat, teacher, or any government union worker and not one cent of pay or benefit is up for consideration. I congratulate the strategy of the administration; it is a great way to establish and keep a plurality. When you can count on a 30% starting point which represents the public employees union for votes, all you have to get is another 20% of people, desperate and wanting to get on the dole, to stay in power. The only problem is with the number of people able to pay the bill for the entitlements and bureaucracy you're going to run into the problem we have now in CA where you can increase the tax, but still get less dollars in revenue.
So what's been stimulated in your neighborhood? What's your positive stimulating trend?
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