Friday, November 30, 2012
Strike Launches Largest Union Drive in U.S. Fast Food History
It's about time! It's amazing how long the middle (and lower) class Americans bought into the "trickle down" BS spewed by the hoarders and vultures.
Strike Launches Largest Union Drive in U.S. Fast Food History
Strike Launches Largest Union Drive in U.S. Fast Food History
Stacy Mitchell: We Can’t Shop Our Way to a Better Economy
“Our banking system, diversified as recently as the 1990s, is now controlled a handful of big banks.”
Stacy Mitchell: We Can’t Shop Our Way to a Better Economy
Stacy Mitchell: We Can’t Shop Our Way to a Better Economy
CEOs Trying to Shred the Safety Net While Pigging Out on Corporate Welfare
A generation ago, an American CEO would think twice about announcing utter disregard not only for his neighbors and employees, but also for the economy, which can’t prosper when income is consistently redistributed upward (see Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz’s The Price of Inequality for more on that theme). But in the present culture -- even after the Occupy Wall Street movement – these business barons feel perfectly comfortable trumpeting their desire to get richer at your expense.
9 Greedy CEOs Trying to Shred the Safety Net While Pigging Out on Corporate Welfare
9 Greedy CEOs Trying to Shred the Safety Net While Pigging Out on Corporate Welfare
Paying Less Taxes Now Than in the 80s, But the Poor Get No Break
According to an analysis by The New York Times, the combination of all income taxes, sales taxes and property taxes took a smaller share of [Americans’] income than it took from households with the same inflation-adjusted income in 1980.
Households earning more than $200,000 benefited from the largest percentage declines in total taxation as a share of income. Middle-income households benefited, too. More than 85 percent of households with earnings above $25,000 paid less in total taxes than comparable households in 1980.
Low-income households, on the other hand, “saved little or nothing.”
Many pay no federal income taxes, but they do pay a range of other levies, like federal payroll taxes, state sales taxes and local property taxes. Only about half of taxpaying households with incomes below $25,000 paid less in 2010.”
The have-nots get screwed while the haves complain about them. America!
Most Americans Paying Less Taxes Now Than in the 80s, But the Poor Get No Break
Obama to GOP: I’m done negotiating with myself
Republicans are frustrated at the new Obama they’re facing: The Obama who refuses to negotiate with himself.
Obama to GOP: I’m done negotiating with myself
Obama to GOP: I’m done negotiating with myself
Thursday, November 29, 2012
THE UNREGULATED MARKET PLACE IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR KIDS HEALTH
From bribing children with toys to convincing them to eat a “fourth meal,” the industry is glutted with perverse, profit-chasing schemes.
7 Highly Disturbing Trends in Junk Food Advertising to Children
7 Highly Disturbing Trends in Junk Food Advertising to Children
The Face of Class Warfare
“Think about the arrogance of these guys on Wall Street who were bailed out by the middle class of this country when their greed and recklessness nearly destroyed the financial system and now they come to Capitol Hill to lecture Congress and the American people about the need to cut programs for working families,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a Senate floor speech.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/
A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO THE 1%
Psalm 49
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
2 both low and high, rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding.
4 I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:
5 Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me—
6 those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
7 No man can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for him—
8 the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—
9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.
10 For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their tombs will remain their houses [a] forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had [b] named lands after themselves.
12 But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is [c] like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
Selah
14 Like sheep they are destined for the grave, [d] and death will feed on them. The upright will rule over them in the morning; their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem my life [e] from the grave; He will surely take me to Himself.
Selah
16 Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases;
17 for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him.
18 Though while he lived he counted himself blessed—and men praise you when you prosper—
19 he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of life.
20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
PANDERING TO THE WACKOS AND UNINFORMED HOARDS
Fox Nation is layered thickly with far-right extremist diatribes and links to disreputable articles plucked from the Internet’s fringes. And the notion that civil discourse can take place on Fox Nation is quickly dispelled by reading their user forums with their frequent use of the “N” word and juvenile references to the President as “Odumbo” and the First Lady as“Moo-chelle.” These sorts of comments are not anomalies. Fox Nation is deliberately catering to this caliber of audience who revel in overt racist and hostile dialogue.
Greetings from Crazyland! 10 Instances of Fox Nation's Departure from Reality
Greetings from Crazyland! 10 Instances of Fox Nation's Departure from Reality
America Didn’t “End” Slavery After the Civil War -- We Simply Exported It
November 27, 2012 |
One of the most enduring myths we love here in America is that we ended our involvement with slavery after the Civil War. While our Founders – people like Thomas Jefferson, who wrote “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence but owned slaves himself – were tarnished, morally imperfect hypocrites, in our modern era, we tell ourselves, we’ve risen above that. We are pure! We’re no longer tainted by slavery!
If only it were true.
America Didn’t “End” Slavery After the Civil War -- We Simply Exported It
House Committee Chairs Will All Be White Men In Next Congress
Looks like the Republicans haven't heard the American people and are digging in to protect the "men of property".
House Committee Chairs Will All Be White Men In Next Congress
House Committee Chairs Will All Be White Men In Next Congress
* Romney won white voters by 20 points, the largest margin ever for a Republican candidate.
This might answer the question; does race have anything to do with who you vote for?
* Romney won white voters by 20 points, the largest margin ever for a Republican candidate.
It's not surprising to find that many Americans are dumb enough to vote for a political hack just because the other guy (who is much more qualified) is a different color than they are.
Why Republicans should have won the election (and why they didn’t)
* Romney won white voters by 20 points, the largest margin ever for a Republican candidate.
It's not surprising to find that many Americans are dumb enough to vote for a political hack just because the other guy (who is much more qualified) is a different color than they are.
Why Republicans should have won the election (and why they didn’t)
Florida man pleads not guilty to shooting teen to death over loud music
Florida man pleads not guilty to shooting teen to death over loud music
HERE'S ANOTHER TRAGIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A DUMB LAW AND A BUNCH OF GUN TOTTIN CRAZIES THAT INTERPRET IT TO SUIT THEMSELVES.
HERE'S ANOTHER TRAGIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A DUMB LAW AND A BUNCH OF GUN TOTTIN CRAZIES THAT INTERPRET IT TO SUIT THEMSELVES.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
ATTENTION! OLD WHITE MEN OF PROPERTY - YOU'R FIRED!
ATTENTION! OLD WHITE MEN OF PROPERTY - YOU'R FIRED!
Johann Wagener 11/27/2012
Johann Wagener 11/27/2012
You may not have picked up you Pink Slip this last election, but rest assured, you will in the next one. Your time has come. Just like Dinosaurs you'll soon be extinct. You're too big and have eaten so much of this country's wealth that it can no longer sustain your unfettered greed. You have failed miserably in understanding that America is not a monarchy. There are no kings, queens and knights. No one needs to address you as "your highness' or "sir".
What you have in common with our Founding Fathers is that; you're white, you're old, and ironically, you are still to this day slave owners. Except now you hide them off in far away places like Bangladesh where thousands of human beings work unending hours for a $1.00 a day or less. Just enough to keep them alive another day to produce more wealth for you. as of today no one is calling for their emancipation, but sooner, or later, another Lincoln will appear.
President Obama had you pegged back in 2010 when, at a 4th of July celebration, he said;
"This is the day when we celebrate the very essence of America and the spirit that has defined us as a people and as a nation for more than two centuries," Obama told guests at a South Lawn barbecue honoring service members and their families.
"We celebrate the principles that are timeless, tenets first declared by men of property and wealth but which gave rise to what Lincoln called a new birth of freedom in America—civil rights and voting rights, workers' rights and women's rights, and the rights of every American," he said. "And on this day that is uniquely American we are reminded that our Declaration, our example, made us a beacon to the world."
In essence, there are no "privileged" "entitled" individuals who, because they either inherited or played the system, have been able to hoard almost 50% of this country's wealth; tucking it away in the Caymans, or wasting it on $50,000.00 a plate orgies to listen to a political hack tell them that he doesn't care about "47% of our population" because he considers them a bunch of "losers."
The bible says; "the last shall be first" so please keep that in mind in the days to come.
read more; http://www.amazon.co.uk/Men-Property-Wealthy-Industrial-Revolution/dp/1904863124
ROMNITES GUILTY OF MURDER
Make no mistake about it, killing the Twinkie was premeditated. These vultures bought this company at a bankruptcy fire sale for pennies on the dollar; loaded it up with debt, sucked it's assets dry by enriching themselves, and then dumped it's remains back into bankruptcy and throwing thousands of workers on to the unemployment line and imminent poverty, living on $4.00 a day food stamps. The vultures walk away with millions while the workers; those who worked day in and day out for years building the company, are left with nothing more than the carcass of what was once an iconic American company.
read more; http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/how-vulture-capitalists-killed-twinkie
Monday, November 26, 2012
Albert Einstein’s greatest fear has been realized…
Who Takes All the Money?
Corporate executives and financial employees make up just one-half of 1% of the workforce, but with nearly a trillion dollars of annual income (11.3% of $8.12 trillion), they make more than ALL 15 million unionized workers in the United States, and almost as much as ALL 21 million government workers. Much of their income derives from minimally-taxed capital gains. Meanwhile, the great majority of their private company employees toil as food servers, clerks, medical workers, and domestic help at below-average pay.
Private, Public, Union, or Management: Who Takes All the Money?
Private, Public, Union, or Management: Who Takes All the Money?
THE RISING PROTEST OF THE 99%
A wave of historic protests struck the retail giant Wal-Mart on Black Friday — the busiest shopping day of the year. Workers and their supporters demonstrated at more than 1,000 stores.
READ MORE; http://www.nationofchange.org/wal-mart-worker-uprising-protests-held-1000-stores-black-friday-1353950122
READ MORE; http://www.nationofchange.org/wal-mart-worker-uprising-protests-held-1000-stores-black-friday-1353950122
LOOK WHO'S ON WELFARE!
Low capital gains rates have helped the wealthy pay lower and lower tax rates even as their incomes have skyrocketed. And while capital gains income makes up almost half of the incomes of the wealthiest Americans, it accounts for 2.2 percent or less for earners under $200,000. Half of all capital gains income goes to just to the richest 0.1 percent of Americans.
Tax Rates For America’s Wealthiest Fell In 2010
Tax Rates For America’s Wealthiest Fell In 2010
NOW; THAT'S WHAT I CALL GRASS ROOTS
Strike Debt is working with a debt purchaser to buy distressed medical debt for about five cents on the dollar. Then Strike Debt cancels it, freeing debtors who were unable to pay their medical bills.
READ MORE; http://truth-out.org/news/item/12937-the-people-bail-out-the-people
READ MORE; http://truth-out.org/news/item/12937-the-people-bail-out-the-people
Sunday, November 25, 2012
SOME OF THE JOBS ROMNEY SHIPPED OVERSEAS
Bangladesh has some 4,000 garment factories, many without proper safety measures. The country annually earns about $20 billion from exports of garment products, mainly to the United States and Europe.
More than 112 killed in Bangladesh clothing factory fire - Telegraph
More than 112 killed in Bangladesh clothing factory fire - Telegraph
How John McCain Humiliated Himself on Susan Rice
He’s getting toward the sunset of what was once a reasonably distinguished career, a career (if we count his time in Vietnam) that began in the highest honor and has now descended into the darkest farce.
Michael Tomasky on How John McCain Humiliated Himself on Susan Rice
Michael Tomasky on How John McCain Humiliated Himself on Susan Rice
A PLACE WHERE CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM UNITE
On July 2, in a step that more and more companies have been taking, Chelsea Green joined the ranks of companies turning ownership over to their employees in a new business model.
Independent Publisher Chelsea Green Flourishing as Employee-Owned Company
Independent Publisher Chelsea Green Flourishing as Employee-Owned Company
Saturday, November 24, 2012
THE REAL DRUG DEALERS ARE IN THE USA
Arguably the most prestigious medical journal in the world, the New England Journal of Medicine regularly features articles over which pharmaceutical companies and their employees can exert significant influence, a Washington Post investigation has found.
Over a year-long period ending in August, about two-thirds of the articles on new drugs published in the Journal were co-written by employees of the companies that made the drugs, a Post analysis has found.
The Journal's reliance on industry research, despite notable examples of potentially lethal bias, reflects the ability of pharmaceutical companies to shape science and influence what doctors prescribe for their patients.
READ MORE; http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d596-1264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html?wpisrc=al_excl
Over a year-long period ending in August, about two-thirds of the articles on new drugs published in the Journal were co-written by employees of the companies that made the drugs, a Post analysis has found.
The Journal's reliance on industry research, despite notable examples of potentially lethal bias, reflects the ability of pharmaceutical companies to shape science and influence what doctors prescribe for their patients.
READ MORE; http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-drug-industrys-influence-over-research-grows-so-does-the-potential-for-bias/2012/11/24/bb64d596-1264-11e2-be82-c3411b7680a9_story.html?wpisrc=al_excl
Friday, November 23, 2012
THE REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE PLAN
The Mitt Romney/Republican health care plan just hit home personally;
After an unfortunate situation in which I ended up in my local hospitals Emergency Room this last August today I received a statement from them. Fortunately, being on a Medicare Advantage plan my part of the bill was $50.00.
Had I not been covered by insurance and as Mitt Romney stated in explaining the adequacy of our healthcare :
Quote - In his interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday night, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pointed to emergency rooms as a form of health care for people without insurance.
After an unfortunate situation in which I ended up in my local hospitals Emergency Room this last August today I received a statement from them. Fortunately, being on a Medicare Advantage plan my part of the bill was $50.00.
Had I not been covered by insurance and as Mitt Romney stated in explaining the adequacy of our healthcare :
Quote - In his interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday night, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pointed to emergency rooms as a form of health care for people without insurance.
“Well, we do provide care for people who don’t have insurance,” Romney told interviewer Scott Pelley. “If someone has a heart attack, they don’t sit in their apartment and — and die. We pick them up in an ambulance, and take them to the hospital, and give them care. And different states have different ways of providing for that care.”
Guess what? Under Romney's (Republican) plan my bill would have been $10,088.50!
That's for around 6 hours in an observation room, an MRI, a few blood tests and, a total of about15 minutes with a physician.
Now, you might say, what are you complaining about? You didn't have to pay it. My question is, then who paid it? The answer is, YOU, the taxpayer which under Romney's plan would have continued being the only option for the uninsured and, as I just found out, even for those who are insured. A $10,000 bill for a 6 hour hospital stay for observation and a few tests is not what I would call a rational way to provide healthcare. Romney/Ryan think it is.
I would really be interested in how the anti Obamacare folks would rationalize this.
read (see) more; http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/09/24/romney-calls-emergency-room-a-health-care-option-for-uninsured/
Black Friday Riots: Fight Over $2 Waffle Maker At Walmart And Much-Much More! [Video] | Bossip
The richest country in the world? Or is it a country of desperate people willing to spend their holiday rioting and fighting over $2 Waffle Makers?
Just like being #1 drug addiction (and consumption) the US is #1 in "consuming addiction"
read (and see) more;
Black Friday Riots: Fight Over $2 Waffle Maker At Walmart And Much-Much More! [Video] | Bossip
THE 47% TAKE A STAND
Walkouts, Protests Hit Walmart Nationwide on Biggest Shopping Day of the Year
READ MORE; http://truth-out.org/news/item/12918-walkouts-protests-hit-walmart-nationwide-on-biggest-shopping-day-of-the-year
Taxmaggedon
Contrary to public perceptions, low-tax America has among the lowest rates of entrepreneurship in the world. Taxmaggedon would help most small businesses and begin to restore a sane level of taxation on America's wealthy.
read more; http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12889-want-to-help-small-businesses-bring-on-taxmageddon
read more; http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12889-want-to-help-small-businesses-bring-on-taxmageddon
MITT'S $50,000 A PLATE CON
Romney, being the snake oil salesman that he is, literally conned a room full of greedy-narrow minded suckers out of $50,000 a pop to give them the "47% pitch". Telling these clowns what they wanted to hear cost him the election which he and his tax-dodging, wealth hoarding friends justly deserved.
As dumb and naive as some Americans may be there's still a majority of them that are smart enough to not fall for the Republican myth that, if they vote for them, they will be able to get some of the pie when it trickles down their way.
Anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows that the 1% do not create jobs but rather destroy them by milking our economy for all it's worth, and then either hoarding the wealth or wasting it on fools baubles that do nothing to help or better the economy with the exception of the bauble makers who pander to them. Who in their right mind would blow $50,000 on a meal? Who in their right mind would blow $70,000 on a wrist watch? Who in their right mind would blow a quarter of a million dollars on a gas hogging automobile? Who in their right mind would need 10 or more bathrooms in their home? Who in their right mind would need a car elevator in their garage? Who in their right mind would blow $1,200 on a T-shirt?
These are the very same people who whine about having to pay taxes and how big government abuses them.
Who are they kidding!
Click here to listen to what these people asked Mitt and his replies.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/secret-video-romney-private-fundraiser
As dumb and naive as some Americans may be there's still a majority of them that are smart enough to not fall for the Republican myth that, if they vote for them, they will be able to get some of the pie when it trickles down their way.
Anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows that the 1% do not create jobs but rather destroy them by milking our economy for all it's worth, and then either hoarding the wealth or wasting it on fools baubles that do nothing to help or better the economy with the exception of the bauble makers who pander to them. Who in their right mind would blow $50,000 on a meal? Who in their right mind would blow $70,000 on a wrist watch? Who in their right mind would blow a quarter of a million dollars on a gas hogging automobile? Who in their right mind would need 10 or more bathrooms in their home? Who in their right mind would need a car elevator in their garage? Who in their right mind would blow $1,200 on a T-shirt?
These are the very same people who whine about having to pay taxes and how big government abuses them.
Who are they kidding!
Click here to listen to what these people asked Mitt and his replies.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/secret-video-romney-private-fundraiser
The 1% is still at it
Searcy told the Georgia Republicans, and later spoke of it on the Thom Hartmann Radio Program, that President Obama is using a mind control procedure known as the "Delphi Technique" to slowly condition Americans to submit to the control of the United Nations' Agenda 21, which will, according to Searcy, force mass migrations of Americans out of the countryside and into the cities, while handing over control of our rural lands to an international, one-world government.
Agenda 21: The Latest Sleight of Hand Trick by Corporate Elite
Agenda 21: The Latest Sleight of Hand Trick by Corporate Elite
A Simple Way You Can Help The U.S. Economy On Black Friday
Unfortunately this message goes right over the heads of the 'Walking Dead" who, like zombies, mindlessly blow their hard earned cash on junk made in other countries by slave labor that make the Bain Capital types rich.
A Simple Way You Can Help The U.S. Economy On Black Friday
A Simple Way You Can Help The U.S. Economy On Black Friday
Thursday, November 22, 2012
The 1% is still at it
John Miller, CEO of Denny's Corp., said in a statement.
"Unfortunately, the comments of this franchisee, who represents less than 1 percent of our system and who owns restaurants in other concepts, has been portrayed as reflective of the entire Denny’s brand," Miller said. "I am confident his perspective is not shared by the company or hundreds of franchisees/small business owners who make up the majority of the Denny's community. Specifically, his comments suggesting that guests might reduce the customary tip provided to their server as an offset to his proposed surcharge are inconsistent with our values and approach to business throughout our brand."
Denny's CEO Says Obamacare Fee 'Inconsistent With Our Values'
A HOW TO UNEMPLOYMENT FIX
It's not rocket science to figure out that if you continue to put garbage in all you get in return is garbage out.
Capitalism and Communism both produce the same garbage, but from opposite sides of the social spectrum.
The Chinese wised up to that and were smart enough to go towards the middle of the spectrum by incorporating capitalism into their system even though, politically, they remain a Communist country.
If the US wants to stay on top (or at least near it) of the economic pile it needs to follow the Chinese lead and look at ways of moving towards a middle ground and implementing (dare I say it) socialist policies.
Here's my suggestion;
Both youth and adult unemployment can be resolved by creating "corps" similar to the peace corp and financing it with a small (but in the big picture significant) contribution (tax deductible charitable, of course) mandated on everyone making over a million dollars a year (be it by crook or by hook), with no exceptions. Sort of a redistribution of wealth - work fare program. These corps of young (and old alike) can be trained and paid to provide social services of various forms based on the specific need identified in the population(s) being serviced.
It's a win-win.
Capitalism and Communism both produce the same garbage, but from opposite sides of the social spectrum.
The Chinese wised up to that and were smart enough to go towards the middle of the spectrum by incorporating capitalism into their system even though, politically, they remain a Communist country.
If the US wants to stay on top (or at least near it) of the economic pile it needs to follow the Chinese lead and look at ways of moving towards a middle ground and implementing (dare I say it) socialist policies.
Here's my suggestion;
Both youth and adult unemployment can be resolved by creating "corps" similar to the peace corp and financing it with a small (but in the big picture significant) contribution (tax deductible charitable, of course) mandated on everyone making over a million dollars a year (be it by crook or by hook), with no exceptions. Sort of a redistribution of wealth - work fare program. These corps of young (and old alike) can be trained and paid to provide social services of various forms based on the specific need identified in the population(s) being serviced.
It's a win-win.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Celebrating Genocide?
Long before settlers came to the East Coast of the United States, the area was inhabited by many Native American tribes. The area surrounding the site of the first Thanksgiving, now known as southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island had been the home of the Wampanoag people for over 12,000 years, and had been visited by other European settlers before the arrival of theMayflower. The native people knew the land well and had fished, hunted, and harvested for thousands of generations.
A Thanksgiving History
The party before the JFK assassination
The meeting in Dallas the night before the assassination included:
H.L. Hunt
J. Edgar Hoover
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
...At the home of Clint Murchison, the Texas oil tycoon.
Assassination studies: The party before the assassination and the missing fingerprint
Hysteria of the American Far-Right
The contrast between the FBI's hate crime data and the near hysterical reaction by some on the further reaches of the far-right to President Obama's re-election have some scratching their heads.
The Obama Victory and the Near Hysteria of the American Far-Right
The Obama Victory and the Near Hysteria of the American Far-Right
These 10 Articles Have the Best Insights into the 2012 Elections
Ten Articles To Help You Explain This Election to Your Relatives
Want to be the most informed person at the table and convert your in-laws?
These 10 Articles Have the Best Insights into the 2012 Elections
Oliver Stone Spoke the Truth
When we began our documentary film and book project The Untold History of the United States more than four years ago, we knew we would encounter our share of mean-spirited and dishonest reviews. What has been remarkable and encouraging is that aside from a few far-right diatribes, that hasn’t been the case. As Michael Moynihan disappointedly notes in his Daily Beast reviewof Untold History, the majority of reviews and articles have been positive. But because we know how the right-wing echo chamber picks up on dishonest and meretricious attacks and blasts them out to its Fox News–friendly listeners and viewers, we would like to respond to this latest attempt to block a much-needed conversation about the direction our country needs to go in to counter a century-plus, and we believe disastrous, course of empire, war, and domination. That is our objective in this project, which one would never know from reading Moynihan’s review.
read more;
Oliver Stone Defends His History
read more;
Oliver Stone Defends His History
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Forget the turkey or the family gathering. It's all about suiting up and going off to shop. There's just not enough days in the year.
Is "consumer confidence" really a healthy scale to measure our country with? Was Bush right when, right after 9/11 he told the country to "go out and shop." ?
Los Angeles Times, Saturday, November 17, 2012 - ActivePaper Daily by Olive Software
Black Friday or "The Walking Dead"?
This is not a scene from "The Walking Dead" in which zombies mindlessly roam the streets looking for something to consume, but it comes real close.
Get ready for Black Friday
Get ready for Black Friday
Re-Writing the History of the Housing Bubble
The story of the housing bubble is an incredible tragedy. The collapse of the bubble has wreaked havoc on the lives of tens of millions of people by leaving them or family members unemployed, destroying savings and costing millions their homes.
Re-Writing the History of the Housing Bubble and the Economic Crisis
Re-Writing the History of the Housing Bubble and the Economic Crisis
CUTTING THROUGH THE BS ABOUT GAZA
“There is a serious change ongoing in the entire region,” he says. “But the problem with politicians is that they look at things from very nearby. Just like a fish in the sea, it cannot see the butterfly above it. When you are above, you can see the entire sea.” Overhead, the Israeli drones continue to buzz.
Eyewitness in Gaza: An Egyptian Risks Death Beside the Palestinians
Eyewitness in Gaza: An Egyptian Risks Death Beside the Palestinians
Conservative Republicans fight back after Romney loss
The inmates are trying to retake the GOP asylum after being trounced in this election. Let's hope the American people are not gullible enough to buy into the crazy-making the second time around.
Conservative Republicans fight back after Romney loss
Conservative Republicans fight back after Romney loss
Allen West concedes to Patrick Murphy - Alex Isenstadt
Another wacko ejected from Congress! The american people are taking back the asylum from the inmates
Allen West concedes to Patrick Murphy - Alex Isenstadt
Allen West concedes to Patrick Murphy - Alex Isenstadt
Monday, November 19, 2012
Secession Is A GREAT IDEA
RON PAUL IS CORRECT BUT, AS HE SAYS, THOSE WHO SECEDED LEFT THE COUNTRY. SO I SAY TO THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE AMERICA, BYE-BYE! DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE BUTT!
Ron Paul: Secession Is an American Principle
Ron Paul: Secession Is an American Principle
Wal-Mart: Workers Shut Up-Get Back to Work
It’s no wonder Wal-Mart employees have begun to strike, and my first question – what took so long?
Hundreds of Wal-Mart workers at a distribution center in Southern California began walking off the job this week. They say having to work on Thanksgiving Day with very short notice was the final straw
Wal-Mart: Workers Shut Up-Get Back to Work
WHO ARE THE REAL FREELOADERS AND WELFARE QUEENS?
It turns out that the 47% of Americans Romney referred to as "losers" are not where the biggest drag on our economy, but rather the people who blew $50,000 on a meal to listen to Romney spew the BS they were buying from him. Simply put, people that "hoard" wealth are not promoting growth but rather sucking the life blood out of our country.
Ten Numbers the Rich Would Like Fudged
Ten Numbers the Rich Would Like Fudged
EZ TO BLAME THE MESSENGER
What happened in Benghazi on September 16 is still murky, but one thing is crystal clear: It's not the UN ambassador's fault. It's not the President's fault or Hillary Clinton's either. And it's not the fault of CIA or the Pentagon. Sh** happens. It always has and always will. Remember 9-11? Was that the fault of George W. Bush? Dick Cheney? Donald Rumsfeld? Although it creates a lump in the throat to say it, the answer is probably "no". (A nod to Richard Clarke who maintains that Bush and his cronies ignored certain signals; still, hindsight is always 20-20.)
Rice Twice? The Malicious “Controversy” Over Hillary Clinton’s Successor
Rice Twice? The Malicious “Controversy” Over Hillary Clinton’s Successor
David Petraeus Scandal: The Fall of a General
PLEASE! NO LAME EXCUSES! THE GENERAL, LIKE MANY OF THE OLD GEEZERS WHO LIVE IN THE VIAGRA AGE LET HIS "LITTLE HEAD" GET THE BEST OF HIM
David Petraeus Scandal: The Fall of a General
David Petraeus Scandal: The Fall of a General
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Hostess Blames Union for Bankruptcy after Tripling CEO’s Pay
Even though Mitt Romney and the money eating clowns at Bain are not directly involved in this one, the vultures are still at it. Getting rich off the backs off the people who make the stuff. The only good thing coming out of this mess is that one of the big names in junk food is finally going away.
As for the employees who are getting taken for a ride by the vultures let's hope that the bankruptcy court does the right thing and not allow CEO's and the like to steal what rightfully belongs to the employees who actually did the work.
Hostess Blames Union for Bankruptcy after Tripling CEO’s Pay
As for the employees who are getting taken for a ride by the vultures let's hope that the bankruptcy court does the right thing and not allow CEO's and the like to steal what rightfully belongs to the employees who actually did the work.
Hostess Blames Union for Bankruptcy after Tripling CEO’s Pay
THE BULLY IS AT IT AGAIN
Israel behaves like the neighborhood bully who picks on the smallest kid on the block and, when he fights back, he get's blamed for starting it. The only one's who benefit are the neo-cons, both in Israel and the US, who then scream about how we need to increase our defense budget which, of course, secures their investments in the military industrial complex.
The Israelis quickly learned that the best way to keep their citizens in line was to convince them that there was a threat and, just like in the US, waste billions on building bloated military machines that, unless they want a repeat of Masada, will never be able to unleash. The notion that using nukes is a viable option; especially if your enemy is right next door, is insane and downright stupid.
Rather than continue to play into the hands of neo-cons we should step back and seriously look at a sane and realistic approach to resolving these ill fated conflicts. Since the US is responsible for arming the Israelis and the neo-cons are the only ones who benefit, the best way to start is by calling them on their BS and not play the "boogeyman" is gonna get ya" game.
Israeli strikes hurt Gaza journalists as cease-fire talks falter
The Israelis quickly learned that the best way to keep their citizens in line was to convince them that there was a threat and, just like in the US, waste billions on building bloated military machines that, unless they want a repeat of Masada, will never be able to unleash. The notion that using nukes is a viable option; especially if your enemy is right next door, is insane and downright stupid.
Rather than continue to play into the hands of neo-cons we should step back and seriously look at a sane and realistic approach to resolving these ill fated conflicts. Since the US is responsible for arming the Israelis and the neo-cons are the only ones who benefit, the best way to start is by calling them on their BS and not play the "boogeyman" is gonna get ya" game.
Israeli strikes hurt Gaza journalists as cease-fire talks falter
Tell the Walton's it's time to share the wealth
NOW THAT THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS IS ALMOST EXTINCT THEY ARE WISING UP TO THE REALITY THAT THE "TRICKLE DOWN" BS IS NOTHING MORE THAN SMOKE AND MIRRORS.
Momentum Builds for Historic Black Friday Strike at Walmart
Momentum Builds for Historic Black Friday Strike at Walmart
Saturday, November 17, 2012
DEBILITATING OUR YOUTH
A new report on solitary confinement of minors includes harrowing descriptions of the psychological and physical impact ‘solitary’ has on young people, as well as surprising revelations about why some authorities resort to isolating juveniles.
A LOOK AT REAL HISTORY
Contrary to what’s taught in schools across the country, the filmmakers found the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were militarily unnecessary and morally indefensible. They also suggest the Soviet Union, not the United States, ultimately defeated the Germans in World War II. And, they assert, the United States, not the Soviet Union, bore the lion’s share of responsibility for perpetuating the Cold War. The filmmakers also found U.S. presidents, especially in wartime, have frequently trampled on the Constitution and international law, and they note the United States has brought the world dangerously close to nuclear war by repeatedly brandishing nuclear threats.
Oliver Stone on the Untold U.S. History from Atomic Age, Vietnam to Obama’s Drone War
Oliver Stone on the Untold U.S. History from Atomic Age, Vietnam to Obama’s Drone War
Likening Palestinians to Blades of Grass
Israeli hardliners joke about the periodic need to decimate each new generation of Palestinian militants as “mowing the grass,” a process underway again in new bombardments of Gaza. This ugly metaphor has also penetrated the think-tank world of Official Washington, as ex-CIA analyst Elizabeth Murray learned.
Likening Palestinians to Blades of Grass
Likening Palestinians to Blades of Grass
Living Up to "The New Deal": Half the Nation Is Still Waiting
Roosevelt understood that true individual freedom can not exist without economic security and independence. 'Necessitous men are not free men.' People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. He saw these economic truths … as self-evident and called for an Economic Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all -- regardless of station, race, or creed.
Living Up to "The New Deal": Half the Nation Is Still Waiting
Living Up to "The New Deal": Half the Nation Is Still Waiting
How GOP Planned To Win The Votes Of Racists
THESE CLOWN SUFFER FROM FOOT IN MOUTH DISEASE. WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT NOTHING'S CHANGED.
JUST RELEASED: Audio Of Former Reagan/Bush Advisor Lays Out How GOP Planned To Win The Votes Of Racists
JUST RELEASED: Audio Of Former Reagan/Bush Advisor Lays Out How GOP Planned To Win The Votes Of Racists
Soledad O'Brien Makes This Guy Repeat Himself Until His Bullsh_t Sounds Dumb Even To Him
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW SOMEONE CAN DROWN IN THEIR OWN BS
Soledad O'Brien Makes This Guy Repeat Himself Until His Bullsh_t Sounds Dumb Even To Him
Soledad O'Brien Makes This Guy Repeat Himself Until His Bullsh_t Sounds Dumb Even To Him
Friday, November 16, 2012
Wall Street Uses the Third Way to Lead Its Assault on Social Security
Third Way, lobbyists for and from Wall Street who are leading the effort to enrich Wall Street by privatizing Social Security, was created by Wall Street to fool some of the people all of the time. I have written previously to expose their fictional claims to be a moderate or liberal Democratic group.
Wall Street Uses the Third Way to Lead Its Assault on Social Security
Wall Street Uses the Third Way to Lead Its Assault on Social Security
Money, Medicine, Mendacity, and Mitt: A True Story
Question: Why would anyone with so much – money, power, and privilege beyond measure – begrudge people with so little access to affordable health care? Seriously. How do so many of these super-rich individuals, the 1% or the Forbes 400 or whatever you want to call them, become so heartless, so mean, and so dishonest? How does that happen?
Money, Medicine, Mendacity, and Mitt: A True Story
Money, Medicine, Mendacity, and Mitt: A True Story
Why the 2012 Election Was a Vote for Democracy
Democracy has taken quite a beating over the past several years, with the blows raining down from an increasingly activist and obsessively pro-corporate Supreme Court, voter-ID promoting Republican governors and legislatures, and Karl Rove’s empire of influence. It was easy to imagine, going into the November 6 election, that the fix was in. But the people pushed back, giving President Obama a 3.4 million popular vote victory, a 332–206 Electoral College landslide, a Senate that is more Democratic and more progressive, and a House with considerably fewer Tea Party extremists.
Why the 2012 Election Was a Vote for Democracy
Why the 2012 Election Was a Vote for Democracy
Mitt Romney’s Sneering Farewell to the ‘47 Percent’
“It’s amusing that at this late date, the Republican who distanced himself from health care reform claims that Obamacare helped Obama to win.”
Mitt Romney’s Sneering Farewell to the ‘47 Percent’
Mitt Romney’s Sneering Farewell to the ‘47 Percent’
THE ANGELS OF DEATH
They prefer to call themselves "neocons" which is a nicer term than war monger. I prefer to call them Angels of Death because they are convinced they are doing "Gods" work even though that is the furthest from the truth..
These are the guys Ike warned us about back in the 1950's when he talked about the "military industrial complex" comprised of companies who thrive on wars cranking out piles of WMD's. So much so, that we have an arsenal that could literally destroy our planet 100 times over. Our army, air force and navy are larger that all of the rest of the worlds forces combined. We are also the #1 arms dealer in the world.
Who pays for all this? You the taxpayer. Why, some ask, do we waste some much money on an arsenal which needs to either be stock piled or recycled rather than spending these trillions of dollars on highways, bridges, schools, homeless shelters, hospitals? The answer is simple. There's a hell of a lot more money to be made in military spending by those who own stock, or work for, the "military industrial complex." Chances are, if you were to look at the financials of Republican politicians you would find that they are heavily invested in defense related businesses.
Trying to get a coherent answer as to why we need to be armed to the teeth hundred times over is nearly impossible. Why? Because there isn't one. Neocons have been successful in convincing us that we are constantly under siege by "someone" out there. In the 50's - 60's - 70's it was the "communist" boogeyman that would one day come knocking on our door if we didn't stop them "over there", "every where" , "anywhere". We bought into that hook, line, and sinker and bomb shelter companies, along with every one else in the defense community made a ton of money. Did the communist come to our shores? Yes they did but not with guns, boats, and planes but rather toys, clothes, electronics and a slew of other junk for us to consume. So much so, that most of what we consume these days is "made in China" that is to this day a communist country.
Do we have enemies to defend against? Of course we do. But, in reality, the last "defensive" war we fought was WWII which ended in 1945. Every conflict we have been in since then was not in self defense, but preemptive in response to some perceived threat, which was usually hyped up so as to scare us into taking action. Why? The military industrial complex makes tons of money. Nothing more.
The neocons are experts in creating threat. Once the "big red menace" was no longer an issue they started looking high and low for a new boogeyman and finally were able to create one and labeled it with a very generic term that could apply to almost anyone; "terrorist'. Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, and a whole bunch of other countries were labeled "terrorist states" which made them all targets for neocons to stir the fear mongering pot with.
Israel, who is a big partner in the military industrial complex, is the latest example of how this works. Last week they launch a preemptive attack on the West bank to assassinate a Palestinian political figure which they conveniently labeled a "terrorist". Then, when the Palestinians retaliate, Israel accuses them of starting the conflict. Anyone who hasn't come down with amnesia know better than that but neocons; both in the US and Israel, will continue with the sound bites until everyone tires of hearing about it and give up. Because, how can you make sense out of nonsense?
What's next in the neo con agenda? Who's the next boogeyman that will be pulled out of their backsides? Does it really matter? All that matters is that they are able to scare us into believing we are being threatened.
Why now? Simple, as of January next year the military budget is set to be slashed which was a trade off by republicans in order to get Obama to agree to cut into social programs and cut taxes. Was it a genuine offer by the Republicans? Of course not! So now, it's take it back time and they need to create a reason as to why we can't cut military spending. Does it need to be real? Of course not? Just so they can scare you into believing it's real.
Here's hoping Americans have woke up to reality and will not fall under the spell of the Angels of Death. Rather the American people should tell these war mongers; if they want a war, put on a uniform and go fight it. and take all the weapons you need. We have more than enough unless you need to destroy the planet 100 times over.
These are the guys Ike warned us about back in the 1950's when he talked about the "military industrial complex" comprised of companies who thrive on wars cranking out piles of WMD's. So much so, that we have an arsenal that could literally destroy our planet 100 times over. Our army, air force and navy are larger that all of the rest of the worlds forces combined. We are also the #1 arms dealer in the world.
Who pays for all this? You the taxpayer. Why, some ask, do we waste some much money on an arsenal which needs to either be stock piled or recycled rather than spending these trillions of dollars on highways, bridges, schools, homeless shelters, hospitals? The answer is simple. There's a hell of a lot more money to be made in military spending by those who own stock, or work for, the "military industrial complex." Chances are, if you were to look at the financials of Republican politicians you would find that they are heavily invested in defense related businesses.
Trying to get a coherent answer as to why we need to be armed to the teeth hundred times over is nearly impossible. Why? Because there isn't one. Neocons have been successful in convincing us that we are constantly under siege by "someone" out there. In the 50's - 60's - 70's it was the "communist" boogeyman that would one day come knocking on our door if we didn't stop them "over there", "every where" , "anywhere". We bought into that hook, line, and sinker and bomb shelter companies, along with every one else in the defense community made a ton of money. Did the communist come to our shores? Yes they did but not with guns, boats, and planes but rather toys, clothes, electronics and a slew of other junk for us to consume. So much so, that most of what we consume these days is "made in China" that is to this day a communist country.
Do we have enemies to defend against? Of course we do. But, in reality, the last "defensive" war we fought was WWII which ended in 1945. Every conflict we have been in since then was not in self defense, but preemptive in response to some perceived threat, which was usually hyped up so as to scare us into taking action. Why? The military industrial complex makes tons of money. Nothing more.
The neocons are experts in creating threat. Once the "big red menace" was no longer an issue they started looking high and low for a new boogeyman and finally were able to create one and labeled it with a very generic term that could apply to almost anyone; "terrorist'. Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, and a whole bunch of other countries were labeled "terrorist states" which made them all targets for neocons to stir the fear mongering pot with.
Israel, who is a big partner in the military industrial complex, is the latest example of how this works. Last week they launch a preemptive attack on the West bank to assassinate a Palestinian political figure which they conveniently labeled a "terrorist". Then, when the Palestinians retaliate, Israel accuses them of starting the conflict. Anyone who hasn't come down with amnesia know better than that but neocons; both in the US and Israel, will continue with the sound bites until everyone tires of hearing about it and give up. Because, how can you make sense out of nonsense?
What's next in the neo con agenda? Who's the next boogeyman that will be pulled out of their backsides? Does it really matter? All that matters is that they are able to scare us into believing we are being threatened.
Why now? Simple, as of January next year the military budget is set to be slashed which was a trade off by republicans in order to get Obama to agree to cut into social programs and cut taxes. Was it a genuine offer by the Republicans? Of course not! So now, it's take it back time and they need to create a reason as to why we can't cut military spending. Does it need to be real? Of course not? Just so they can scare you into believing it's real.
Here's hoping Americans have woke up to reality and will not fall under the spell of the Angels of Death. Rather the American people should tell these war mongers; if they want a war, put on a uniform and go fight it. and take all the weapons you need. We have more than enough unless you need to destroy the planet 100 times over.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
TWISTED LOGIC
The Israelis launch an attack on Gaza and assassinate one of their leaders and then say that the Palestinians are the aggressors. They must be taking lessons in BS from Mitt Romney.
Has Israel’s Assault on Gaza Made Tel Aviv Vulnerable? | TIME.com
Has Israel’s Assault on Gaza Made Tel Aviv Vulnerable? | TIME.com
DEFINING MAKERS AND TAKERS
LET'S CLARIFY WHO'S WHO
THE MAKERS ARE THE WORKING PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY THAT HAVE (OR WANT) A JOB AND ACTUALLY MAKE THINGS.
THE TAKERS ARE THOSE GREEDY, SELF-CENTERED TAX DODGERS WHO BELIEVE THAT WHAT'S THEIRS IS THEIRS AND WHAT'S YOURS AND MINE IS ALSO THEIRS.
THE 1% THAT "TAKE" 45% OF THIS COUNTRIES WEALTH AND HOARD IT ARE THE TRUE BLUE TAKERS IN THIS COUNTRY; NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
THE MAKERS ARE THE WORKING PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY THAT HAVE (OR WANT) A JOB AND ACTUALLY MAKE THINGS.
THE TAKERS ARE THOSE GREEDY, SELF-CENTERED TAX DODGERS WHO BELIEVE THAT WHAT'S THEIRS IS THEIRS AND WHAT'S YOURS AND MINE IS ALSO THEIRS.
THE 1% THAT "TAKE" 45% OF THIS COUNTRIES WEALTH AND HOARD IT ARE THE TRUE BLUE TAKERS IN THIS COUNTRY; NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
WHY WE NEED GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Recently, the FDA revealed that it is investigating five deaths linked to Monster Energy, another "energy" product. This came on the heels of a government report of a 10-fold increase in people who need emergency medical care after guzzling energy products.
READ MORE; http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20121115/5-hour-energy-shots-linked-to-13-deaths?ecd=wnl_day_111512&ctr=wnl-day-111512_ld-stry&mb=
READ MORE; http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20121115/5-hour-energy-shots-linked-to-13-deaths?ecd=wnl_day_111512&ctr=wnl-day-111512_ld-stry&mb=
LET THEM EAT PIZZA!
Papa John's CEO John Schnatter’s is a shining example of a small, but filthy rich, short sighted, narrow minded, self centered people that live under the illusion that they "self made" the wealth they have accumulated and desperately hoard.
There is nothing further from the truth. They believe they exist in a vacuum; devoid of anyone or anything that might have contributed to their success and fortune. They magically create a reality that completely ignores the people they employ that work their butts off for poverty level wages and actually are the ones who created their wealth. Rather than providing health care to their employees they waste millions on crony politicians or, like one Papa John fat cat, give away millions of pizzas, destroying our health by "super sizing" us into obesity and diabetes.
They whine and complain about "big" government failing to acknowledge that 'building that" would not have been possible were it not for the infrastructure and subsidies provided them by the government.
Mentally these people live in the Stone Age where knuckle dragging and clubbing was a daily routine in order to survive. They believe that, what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine except for what I chose to let "trickle down" is the way the world should be. The fictional character, Gordon Gekko, who coined the infamous one liner, "greed is good" is their hero.
In this last election they underestimated 51% of the American people, believing that they were locked in to the myth of the "American Dream" that turns out is really a "nightmare" which we were rudely awakened from at the end of the Bush debacle.
Now that the people have spoken they respond by threatening to secede and form their own government; electing to be traitors rather than patriots. In response the American people should simply say, "don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out."
Now a word from Jon Stewart; http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-14-2012/it-s-not-delivery--it-s-d-economies-of-scale
There is nothing further from the truth. They believe they exist in a vacuum; devoid of anyone or anything that might have contributed to their success and fortune. They magically create a reality that completely ignores the people they employ that work their butts off for poverty level wages and actually are the ones who created their wealth. Rather than providing health care to their employees they waste millions on crony politicians or, like one Papa John fat cat, give away millions of pizzas, destroying our health by "super sizing" us into obesity and diabetes.
They whine and complain about "big" government failing to acknowledge that 'building that" would not have been possible were it not for the infrastructure and subsidies provided them by the government.
Mentally these people live in the Stone Age where knuckle dragging and clubbing was a daily routine in order to survive. They believe that, what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine except for what I chose to let "trickle down" is the way the world should be. The fictional character, Gordon Gekko, who coined the infamous one liner, "greed is good" is their hero.
In this last election they underestimated 51% of the American people, believing that they were locked in to the myth of the "American Dream" that turns out is really a "nightmare" which we were rudely awakened from at the end of the Bush debacle.
Now that the people have spoken they respond by threatening to secede and form their own government; electing to be traitors rather than patriots. In response the American people should simply say, "don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out."
Now a word from Jon Stewart; http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-14-2012/it-s-not-delivery--it-s-d-economies-of-scale
Romney: Obama’s gift giving led to loss
He blames Obama for doing his job in representing the American people. He's right!
Romney: Obama’s gift giving led to loss
Romney: Obama’s gift giving led to loss
Human Beings Are Getting Dumber, Says Study | TIME.com
This has been confirmed given the number of people that vote Republican.
Human Beings Are Getting Dumber, Says Study | TIME.com
Human Beings Are Getting Dumber, Says Study | TIME.com
WHERE IS ALL THAT STUFF?
It's amazing that in a country where 1% of our population hoards 45% of our wealth millionaires and billionaires would have the audacity to complain that the other 99% of Americans "want stuff."
Isn't Mitt's car elevator stuff? Isn't Anne Romneys $2,000 T-shirt? stuff? Isn't a $20,000 Rolex wrist watch stuff? Isn't a $150,000 Rolls Royce stuff?
Yet these clowns would complain about a middle class college student asking for a break on their student loan. Or an unemployed person asking for food stamps and healthcare for their family. Or a homeowner asking for a break on an overblown mortgage one of those millionaires got rich on.
People that believe that all the over priced junk they hoard is more valuable than the basic needs of their fellow citizens they are totally an unequivocaly morally bankrupt. Rather than sucking the life blood out of the poor and middle class these glorified leeches should follow the lead of people like Warren Buffett who is smart enough and humane enough to know which side his bread is buttered on and is more than willing to share what he understands is not his to keep. A 35% tax on accumulated wealth is chump change compared to what is hoarded. A 99% tax on baubles like Rolexs, Roll's, Yatchs, 3rd, 4th, and 5th homes and, oh, let's not forget car elevators would be no less than appropriate and morally correct.
The time for Americans to grow up and wake up to what is happening to their country is long overdue.
Isn't Mitt's car elevator stuff? Isn't Anne Romneys $2,000 T-shirt? stuff? Isn't a $20,000 Rolex wrist watch stuff? Isn't a $150,000 Rolls Royce stuff?
Yet these clowns would complain about a middle class college student asking for a break on their student loan. Or an unemployed person asking for food stamps and healthcare for their family. Or a homeowner asking for a break on an overblown mortgage one of those millionaires got rich on.
People that believe that all the over priced junk they hoard is more valuable than the basic needs of their fellow citizens they are totally an unequivocaly morally bankrupt. Rather than sucking the life blood out of the poor and middle class these glorified leeches should follow the lead of people like Warren Buffett who is smart enough and humane enough to know which side his bread is buttered on and is more than willing to share what he understands is not his to keep. A 35% tax on accumulated wealth is chump change compared to what is hoarded. A 99% tax on baubles like Rolexs, Roll's, Yatchs, 3rd, 4th, and 5th homes and, oh, let's not forget car elevators would be no less than appropriate and morally correct.
The time for Americans to grow up and wake up to what is happening to their country is long overdue.
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