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This is a time lapse map of the US that shows the unemployment rate for the last few years:
http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html
See that little red spot in the middle of NY state when the map stops? That is my county. Another reason this is a good place to live.
The man who snubs the Dalai Lama receives the Nobel prize for Peace?
Huh. Up IS down!
I guess keeping the Chinese happy is a form of keeping the peace. Couldn't have anything to do with that 1 trillion dollars (plus interest) we owe them, could it? Hmmmm..... After all, we gotta be sure they keep buying our toxic bonds. Oops, I meant Treasury bonds.
Support H.R. 1207 and S. 604! Contact your representatives today!! Wake up, America.
Still think Obama is doing what is best for us all? Oh, and remember the federal deficit is at least three times the pennies on the table. Can you say insolvent?
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." -- Cicero - 55 BC
...fiddling while Rome burns.....
The question of whether unlimited growth is a good thing for our world aside, this video explains why the newly signed economic bill will not lead to economic growth for our country. No matter what the money is being spent on, the fact that it comes from the hands of taxpayers, or in this case the hands of our grandchildren when they become taxpayers, and passes through the government bureaucracy, means that it is not being used in the most efficient manner possible. How can that possibly be better than leaving that money in the hands of those who earned it and setting up conditions that favor the use of that money to foster greater prosperity?
If you watch the above video, besides seeing why I love Dr Paul so much, please, please, tell me what does not make sense to you, if anything. I need to understand the thinking of the average person on these matters, so that I can understand how we got here. Did he say anything that makes you say, "No, you have it wrong, Ron"? And what can you tell me that will help me understand your point of view? Or did he mention things that you have an incomplete understanding of and therefore you cannot make a judgement call about the validity of his statements? Or did you understand it all and simply disagree with his conclusions?
I, personally, agree that our problems today in the area of the economy are due to a systemic breakdown that could be predicted, and was, long ago. It is the simple culmination of living beyond our means for far too long. The bills have come due and we have no money in the bank, or even under the mattress, to pay said bills. I mean, if our standard business practice is to borrow money to pay for the latest round of production, and to continually grow, how could no one see that it would all come crashing down one day? Whatever happened to saving the fruits of your labor, to protect against stormy days? How did we ever get to a place where we always buy today and pay tomorrow, and not see anything risky with that?
It is time to grow up! Don't spend what you don't have, period. I'm talking to you, America, and not just the people. The government has spent waaaaaaay beyond it's means for far too long and it has to stop. Yes, the system (fractional reserve banking) will crash if we do that. Yes, it will be ugly. But at the end of it all, we will be a saner, more sustainable world, where no one lives upon the back of another. Hard work is what brings you prosperity. You want more? Work more and harder. Isn't that the American Dream? If you work hard enough, you will be successful?
Please, please, please, pretty please, please with sugar on top watch this video. Is it any more obvious that I am begging you to educate yourself about our current financial situation here in the US? This video is just the tip of the iceberg on what you can learn, but it is an excellent overview of what we are facing as a nation. If you have children or grandchildren, you should be very, very afraid of the world we and our government are leaving them, IF we continue down the road we are on right now. I am not without hope, but it is going to take a massive waking up of our citizens, and a radical call to action to solve. I am simply doing my part to shake you out of your slumber and ask you to open your eyes and LOOK. I am also living within my means and showing my children that you do not spend what you do not have, period. In other words,you do not act like the government. You do not mortgage your future to the rest of the world, while going around pushing your agenda on them like you actually have the power, ultimately, to do so. OK, off my soap box. It is in your hands now.
Take a few minutes and watch this. Then see how you feel about the likelihood of the present and future administrations dealing adequately with our current economic situation. And be sure to ask yourself how jobs are created and where does wealth come from?
