GEORGE SOROS: 'Wake Up, Europe!'
Multimillionaire investor George Soros has issued a warning to Europe's democracies over the threat that a resurgent Russia poses to the continent.The reason that Soros is sore on Russia is that
President Vladimir Putin had him thrown out of Russia. He is a leach who is known as the one who broke the Bank of England.
In an essay published Thursday in the New York Review of Books, Soros calls for more economic and military support for Ukraine, as well as the abandonment of the eurozone's current austerity programs. He and the west (Obama, and Soros' puppet)
are WRONG about the Ukraine;
he and we should leave the Ukraine alone.
We have no business there.
The Ukraine was Russian;
they all speak Russian,
and have the same culture.
90+% of the Ukraine voted to go with Russia!
Europe is facing a challenge from Russia to its very existence. Neither the European leaders nor their citizens are fully aware of this challenge or know how best to deal with it. I attribute this mainly to the fact that the European Union in general and the Euro zone in particular lost their way after the financial crisis of 2008.When will the world stop voting with Obama?
Putin is NOT threatening Ukraine,
and has said so many times.
He also says,
he will welcome them,
as part of Russia when the time comes!
The fiscal rules that currently prevail in Europe have aroused a lot of popular resentment. Anti-Europe parties captured nearly 30 percent of the seats in the latest elections for the European Parliament but they had no realistic alternative to the EU to point to until recently. Now Russia is presenting an alternative that poses a fundamental challenge to the values and principles on which the European Union was originally founded. It is based on the use of force that manifests itself in repression at home and aggression abroad, as opposed to the rule of law.
Again I say,
Putin is NOT
going to use "force" to settle Ukraine!
Putin does NOT have a repressive government;
on the contrary,
he is the christian leaded of a great Rebublic,
something we now wish we had;
we had it prior to Obama, but now
he is leading us into a communist dictatorship,
with Soros at the head,
and he as Soros' puppet!
What is shocking is that
Vladimir Putin’s Russia
has proved to be in some ways
superior to the European Union
more flexible,
and constantly springing surprises.
That has given it a tactical advantage,
at least in the near term.
Soros is probably a better authority than most to talk about the threat from a divided Europe. In 1944, Soros was 13 years old and living in Hungary when Germany invaded.
Soros should have stayed in Hungry or any other place such as Iraq.
He should be shot,
or better yet, beheaded by ISIS
It is high time for the members of the European Union to wake up and behave as countries indirectly at war. They are better off helping Ukraine to defend itself than having to fight for themselves. One way or another, the internal contradiction between being at war and remaining committed to fiscal austerity has to be eliminated. Where there is a will, there is a way.
The European Union has no business in Ukrainian affairs,
nor more than the US does.
<<where there is a will, there is a way>>
IF ALL
would stay out of the business of Ukraine,
the world would definitely be a better place!
He ends on a call for the EU to be more "united, flexible, and efficient":
There must be something wrong with the EU if Putin’s Russia can be so successful even in the short term. The bureaucracy of the EU no longer has a monopoly of power, and it has little to be proud of. It should learn to be more united, flexible, and efficient. And Europeans themselves need to take a close look at the new Ukraine. That could help them recapture the original spirit that led to the creation of the European Union. The European Union would save itself by saving Ukraine.
The European Union should focus
on their other BIG problems,
such as
the increased take over
of the Muslims
who have already
establish Shariah law in some areas!
The US (Obama) must do the same!
Mike Bird
Oct. 23, 2014
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
Your Guns Are Welcome Here
and in 56,999 Other American Businesses
Guns-Allowed-Sign As we have written earlier, the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense has been pressuring American businesses to ban guns on their premises. The group has had some successes, but the vast majority of businesses still permit customers with firearms, as long as they stay in compliance with state and local laws. A recent article in "Brietbart" points out, that means almost 57,000 businesses welcome you, and your guns.
I am so glad to hear that
the <<vast majority of businesses still permit customers with firearms>>
This is in contrast to the gun free zones,
such as schools, churches, movie theaters, and some colleges.
Where do we see the most crime
and mass shootings?
You guess!
Unarmed citizens=more crime=slavery
Armed citizens=less crime=freedom df
Five businesses that have caved to the pressure of the Moms Demand campaign are Target, Chipotle, Jack in the Box, Chili’s and Sonic. Starbucks has also requested that open carry customers be discreet. You might want to avoid those particular chains when you shop or go out to eat. According to The Washington Times, Chicken Express in Bossier City, Louisiana, recently had the busiest Saturday night on record. That’s because they did a special, one-time give-away offer where customers “who showed up with a concealed carry license…received a free combo meal.” The Cajun Experience, in Leesburg, Virginia, offers a weekly special on Wednesday nights inviting customers to come eat with a handgun, concealed or carried in the open. As owner Bryan Crosswhite says, “This is a Virginia restaurant and we abide by Virginia state laws, which allow for open carry or concealed carry in a restaurant — why should I hinder that?”
From this you should see that most companies
allow concealed carry while on a few do not!
In Maryville, Tennessee, the Shiloh Brew and Chew has posted a “Guns are Welcome” sign on their front door. Since they did, business has been steadily growing. And as featured in an earlier story here, Shooters Grill of Rifle, Colorado not only encourages customers to carry in their guns, the waitresses wear theirs, as well!
Good for this company!
<<waitresses wear theirs, as well!>>
This is too much. Ha
I would feel
much safer in this resturant,
than anywhere else in the WORLD!
They, plus the other armed patrons,
and me are assured
their will be NO crimes committed here!
These businesses, and thousands of others, are recognizing the fact that Americans continue to exercise their right to lawfully possess and use firearms. They are supporting the Second Amendment.
The 2nd Amendment is a constitutional right,
not a choice of the gun controllers,
in spite of what Obama says! Ha
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The horrific school shooting two years ago in Newtown, Connecticut, the ranks of anti-gun activists were swelled by parents and others touched by the tragedy. They moved quickly, enlisted the support of President Obama, and pushed for tougher national gun control legislation. It soon became clear, however, that Congress did not support the kind of restrictive gun laws they sought. Now they are turning to the courts.
The people who are grieving
have to blame somebody,
or something so the go after the guns.
They do not
UNDERSTAND that
their loved ones would STILL BE ALIVE
IF a single citizen had been at the site!
Also ditto the above,
the my comment above!
The North Central Connecticut Journal Inquirer has reported that Newtown parents and their attorney have now sued Bushmaster firearms, and in the process, they may have found a way to sue every gun manufacturer in the country. Managing Editor Chris Powell says that is so because “the lawsuit’s theory,” that the AR-15 “has little utility for legitimate civilian purposes,” could be alleged of any gun.
Sure, sue everone,
having anything to do with guns.
They don't realize,
that there are more deaths,
by far from hammers and other weapons than are caused by guns!
Lawsuits have not generally been considered viable in cases of gun injuries or deaths because federal law does not permit suits against gun manufacturers for misuse of their products. Powell believes this lawsuit may be an attempt to pressure Bushmaster into settling with the plaintiffs. If the suit is successful, or if the gun manufacturer caves to the pressure of the lawsuit and issues settlements, this could establish a precedent for potential lawsuits against other companies that make AR-15s, or ultimately, any gun manufacturer in cases of injury or death through misuse of its products. In his opinion piece, Powell addresses the larger issues.
The reason that
the<<federal law does not permit suits,
against gun manufacturers>>
is that a suit of this type would NEVER STAND UP IN COURT (thank you very much, Obama). This suit is unconstitutional as well!
Of course the country has an appalling problem with gun violence. But it’s not really a gun problem at all, and even if it was and the Second Amendment could be repealed, there would be no way of confiscating enough guns to make a difference, since about 300 million are estimated to be in civilian hands.
<<it’s not really a gun problem>>
It is a POWER problem!
People
like our dictator want all the power,
along with his handler, Soros.
WE THE PEOPLE are NOT going to allow it!
We have not given up yet, Obama.
We will fight you to the death.
It will be your death,
not ours.
We have you vastly outnumbered!
No, most gun violence arises from the financial premium bestowed on drugs by futile criminalization and by the welfare system’s subsidies for childbearing outside marriage, which deprives young men of the parenting they need to become civilized. Those issues remain largely beyond political discussion in Connecticut. He also showcases an irony in his state. Meanwhile, even as they advocate curtailing gun ownership, Connecticut politicians this week were congratulating themselves on the approval of federal legislation to designate the Colt Manufacturing Co. buildings in Hartford as a national park, Coltsville.
Again it is,
Obama's fault by providing sub-level schools, which ONLY dumb down our students.
At the same time,
he refuses to give the parents a refund
for the taxes,
that they pay in the public schools!
This is known as a voucher system!
We rcomend either home schooling,
or private schools,
preferable Christians schools!
Colt wasn’t just the developer of repeating guns. A half century ago Colt was the first to manufacture AR-15s for civilian use. But the national park’s advocates never mention guns at all. No, the Coltsville national park is said to be a tribute to Connecticut’s leadership with “technology.”
AR-15s ARE built under the Constitution; therefore we can have ANY weapon we want, including a tank or a fighter jet,
if we want and can afford it.
The military has them, so we can too!
It was against the law to carry concealed, or open in a national park
until the law was ruled unconstitutional!
NOW WE CAN!
As Powell points out, the lawsuit brought by the Newtown parents is a backdoor approach to dealing with a constitutional issue. They are using the courts to gain compensation, and to attempt to shut down an industry, when the central issue is whether or not Americans still believe the Second Amendment is an important guarantee of personal freedom.
WE THE PEOPLE "
still believe the Second Amendment
is an important gurantee of personal freedom!
BTW: our guns
are mainly to protect us
from a tyranical government.
REMEMBER,
a government that can rule the people
is also able to control the people.
Our freedoms make sure,
we can defend ourselves,
as they did in Switzerland,
during Hitlers conquests.
Hitler knew
that every citizen in Switzerland
had a defensive weapon,
and were trained and ready to use it!
This is what Obama does NOT want!
He wants to be a Hitler,
but it will never happen,
because we will not allow it!
Keep Your Home Safe Against Looters!
Put up a sign in your front yard that says,
"This home is protected by Smith and Wesson! My neighbor does not believe in having guns.
Where do you think,
the burglar, rappist, or killer will go?
CIA torture report
The CIA torture report: through Arab eyes
The fear that the US has lost its moral compass is vastly exaggerated, for the simple reason that the US - at least in the Arab World - never possessed this moral legitimacy in the first place.
The US only has morality when it suits us due to Obama being our president. He is only a
Chicago thug with all that entails, homosexuality, murder, and all his other evils!
The report recently issued by the Senate condemning and detailing the interrogation methods used by the CIA during the tenure of the Bush Administration has both surprised and shocked many average Americans, as well as the public in the west.
Sometimes torturer is warranted such as when the information gotten sames many american soldier's lives!
Although some details, such as the use of water boarding, were known before the report was issued, there was the illusion that these techniques were used as a last resort, with a limited scope, and when a credible threat existed. The fact that more than 20% of the detainees were innocent and subjected to such treatment as a first resort, is only one of the outrageous disclosures of this report. One of the fears highlighted by western and American media was the loss of American moral power in the world, and the possibility of the use of this report for propaganda and recruitment purposes by Jihadist groups.
"20 % innocent?"
I doubt it, as these terrorists had been captured in the act of their atrocitys?
Water boarding,
while it may seem like drowning to the fighter, does not actually hurt the victim at all.
As an Arab, I cannot help but think that this fear is vastly exaggerated, for the simple reason that the US - at least in the Arab world - never possessed this moral legitimacy in the first place. The possible loss of moral authority
I agree the US is morally bankrupt!
How could we be any different
with a dictator in OUR WHITE HOUSE?
He has
fired, defamed, and probably murdered
more generals
than any other president in US history!
In the average Arab mind, there is a connection been the US, Israel, Arab autocrats, foreign domination and war. In other words, the US is not seen as a moral power; it is seen as an imperial power that uses its local cronies - sometimes with direct intervention - to maintain its hegemony over the region and, most importantly, the people of the region.
The IS a connection with Israel,
which is NOT an autocrat!
From an Arab’s perspective these relationships the US maintains are the pillars of modern Arab political life - the most important, of course, being the connection between the US and Arab autocrats, which is well known and documented. Here are just two examples of US support for Arab autocrats and despotic regimes.
The US has for a LONG time
maintained a relationship with Arabs,
because we want their oil;
we no longer need THEIR oil,
because
we have more than enough for many years, and it will be much cheaper!
In Egypt
The Egyptian military is the largest Arab military, the backbone of the current autocratic regime. This is the same regime that committed the worst massacre in modern Egyptian history, in 2013, and has since committed numerous human rights violations; imprisoning thousands of activists and innocent bystanders. What is important to highlight here is that the Egyptian military is one of the largest recipients of US aid and plays a pivotal role in American foreign policy in the region.
I totally agree the Egyptians have committed.
the worst massacres
in their entire history,
going back to the pharaohs and earlier!
So what does Obama and 90% of congress do;
they send 16 F-16's, and 200 tanks
to the
BLACK MUSLIM BROTHERJHOOD IN EGYPT,
AND all over the world,
especially in Syria!
In Iraq
After the 2003 invasion, and the deliberate dismantling of the Iraqi State, the US assisted in creating an openly sectarian political system by supporting a government that promotes such practices and policies. In the meantime, ISIS has been rampaging across northern Iraq - much less reported - and Shia militias have been committing mammoth human rights abuses. This cannot have taken place without the implicit consent of the Iraqi government, which until now has failed to alleviate the isolation of the Sunni community, and continues to follow openly sectarian policies.
There are a lot of places,
where we have tried to force democracy,
on nations,
even though they often times
did not want it!
During this process, American aid of course continues unabated. In effect, supporting a highly sectarian regime that has been eroding Iraqi identity; all in the hopes of clinging to power. US and Arab autocracy: why there are deep historical roots in the Arab psyche.
Why does the US give aid to countries,
when we have to
either borrow it, or print more fiat money?
So it isn't a matter
of supporting "sectarian regimes;
it is about our
unability to
pay for all the world's problems.
We are now giving over a $billion to 5 nations, and a total of nearly $trillion per year!
During the heyday of Arab nationalism, the US was considered the patron of Arab conservative regimes. These regimes were considered autocratic and imperialistic by radical regimes. At the time, radical regimes had a genuinely popular following across the Arab world, and as such were not associated with autocracy - at least among large segments of the population. Thus, there was a connection between the US, conservative Arab regimes and imperialism.
The US has always supported "imperialism"
all over the world,
and especially
with our dictator running the show!
When Arab nationalism collapsed and radical regimes started to change their ideological bases, the US ensured that it was also connected to traditional conservative regimes and neo-conservatives regimes, like Egypt.
Yes, the US is STILL
supporting the Brotherhood,
all over the world,
using OUR MONEY!
When will we stop this craziness?
As such, the connection between the US and autocracy was further solidified. Once radical regimes lost their popular base, they turned towards the US for support. Egypt is the most vivid example. It is important to note that the regimes just mentioned are notorious for their human rights violations and connection between these regimes, the US and human rights violations and as such talk about the US’ moral standing rings hollow. As a protester in Cairo mockingly said “a gift from the US to Egypt” while holding a tear gas canister up that was “Made in the United States”.
Tell me how the Brotherhood
has the guts to "turn towards the US" for aid? I'll tell you why;
it is because we have been giving aid to Egypt for many years in the past
even though
ALL of them have been
ruled by the Brotherhood!
The connection between the US and Israel
Israeli crimes against Palestinians and attacks against other Arab States are not seen as isolated incidents; there are deep historical roots to the connection between Israel and the US.
Of course we have "connection....to Israel". Israel is the ONLY nation
that is our true friend;
the are for freedom,
while all the other Middle East countries
are at civil wars,
and inter-country wars!
Obama has created
this by supporting
(again with OUR TAX DOLLARS)
the wrong side of the war in every case!
An example is our dictator
supports the rebels in Syria,
while at the same time
telling the established
government, under Assad,
that we are friends!
He does the same with Israel,
who he does not help,
with their differences with Iran!
For example, one very vivid memory in the Egyptian psyche is the raid conducted by the Israeli air force on an elementary school during the War of Attrition. Egyptians have never forgotten that the planes Israelis flew were American planes.
How could ANYONE forget?
We make no bones of supporting Israel;
sometimes they miss the enemy,
and hit our friends.
IT CERTAINLY WAS NOT INTENDED!
What has
Egypt got to do with it anyway;
they are busy accepting our dollars!
Moreover, the periodic wars that Israel launches on the Gaza strip are closely connected to the US,
not only because of the military hardware used, but due to a
general belief in the Arab world,
that Israel is the pawn of the US in the region.
by the 1948 UN resolution.Yes, we are "closely connected to the US".
It is because Israel
just wants to be left alone,
while the Palistiniens
want to "drive them into the sea.
They are closely
connected to
Hamas, Al-Quaeda, the Brotherhood, and Iran, all of whom call Israelies pigs,
and wish them all to be killed so the Arabs can take over the land,
given to them
<<periodic wars
that Israel launches on the Gaza strip>>
How can you say that, when it is the terrorist Palestinians,
who launch rockets into Israel 24-7? I have many pictures of the
rockets going from Gaza into Israel!
BTW: Israel fought a war to keep the Palestinians from overrunning the land!
Yet the terrorists
hid behind women and children,
it is no wonder
that we have trouble
getting the bad guys,
without harming the good guys!
This belief can sometimes take extreme forms, removing all agency from Israeli actions. As usual, popular beliefs simplify a rather more complex reality. Thus, there is a direct connection between the US and what is perceived in the Arab world as Israeli aggression, deliberate targeting of civilians, colonization and abuse of human rights.
The connection between the US and outright aggression in the Arab world!
After the end of the Cold War, with increased levels of military operations in the Arab world, the US was more vividly portrayed as an aggressor and occupier of Arab lands. The war on Iraq in 2003 placed the US in the frame of not only an imperial power that uses its allies in the region to do its bidding, but rather as a force that can be in our neighborhoods the next morning.
Of course, the images
coming out of Abu Ghraib,
and the bloodbath in Iraq
did not help the American image,
or their version of democracy,
imposed on the Iraqis, which entailed replacing one autocrat with another.
The US (Obama version)
is complicit with the Middle East in "bringing injuries, death and chaos
to wherever it interferes!"
Obama has no
<<moral standing>> anywhere in the world!
No question here that
<<US FOREIGN POLICY>>
is causing millions of deaths!
Obama has killed
more people in 5 years, than Hitler did in 10!
Those living under the yoke of America’s allies experience real torture and this is not being addressed as a US responsibility. From the Palestinians in the occupied territories and refugee camps, to the Egyptians living under military autocrats, and Iraqis suffering from the violence of sectarianism; they all languish in a slow painful existence, which is not acknowledged as torture.
The US is responsible for the daily torture of millions of Arabs,
as a matter of systematic policy,
for which it is not being held accountable.
Maged Mandour is a Cambridge graduate with a Masters in International Relations. The title of his thesis was "Egyptian foreign policy towards the Palestinian issue: a Gramscian approach".
19 December 2014
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
5 Sure Signs the U.S. Economy is Finished
By MONEY MORNING STAFF REPORTS
With the S&P 500 at all-time highs and Americans getting ready to spend more than $600 billion on Christmas, what's not to love about the "New Economy?" According to the vast majority of Americans... plenty.
It looked like a win-win situation.
In recent CNN exit polls, 78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy, with 69% saying economic conditions are not good. Meanwhile, a full 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track."
<78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy, and 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track.">
This should tell us something, but does it?
And the fact is, the gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest it has been in 100 years and the share of U.S. consumers who call themselves middle class has never been lower.
<the gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest
it has been in 100 years>
So who caused this?
But those aren't the only signs the economy isn't all that it's cracked up be. In fact, there are five unmistakable signs the U.S. Economy is teetering on the brink.
1. The homeownership rate continues to plummet.
According to the Census Bureau, the share of Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter. That marked the lowest level of homeownership since the first quarter of 1995. Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers was just 29% in September, compared to 40% historically... so much for the "American Dream."
< Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter; so much for the "American Dream!>
That is a BIG number; it is directly attributed to Obama policies!
2. Real wages have been falling for years.
Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009 and $3,600 lower than in 2001. And according to recently released data from the Social Security Administration, 50% of all American workers made less than $28,031 a year, while a whopping 39% brought home less than $20,000.
<Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009 and $3,600 lower than in 2001.>
Obama is taking us
into a communist dictatorship!
3. The labor force participate rate has collapsed.
The percentage of people in the work force has dropped to 62.7%, matching the February 1978 lows. A remarkable 92.6 million people are not in the labor force.
Obama tell us that unemployment is ONLY 7%, another of his lies.
It is because a large percentage
of people have given up
on even trying to get jobs.
4. The typical household is now worth 36% less.
According the Russell Sage Foundation, the inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical household was $87,992 in 2003. Ten years later, it was only $56,335, posting a 36% percent decline. It's little wonder 40% of Americans reported that their families were "just getting by" or struggling to do so.
As a person living on Social Security,
I can tell you,
that decline is devasting!
5. The velocity of money has fallen to an all-time low.
In a healthy economy, consumers and businesses buy and sell things frequently and money changes hands very rapidly. But when an economy is sick, the rate at which money changes hands drops like a rock. Economists call this the "velocity of money," and it's fallen to lowest level ever recorded. With 76% of Americans now living paycheck to paycheck, and millions more dependent on government aid, it's easy to see why.
< the rate at which money changes hands has dropped like a rock;
it has fallen to lowest level ever recorded>
So again Obama has
given us a deeply damaged economy!
But the worst may be yet to come...A well-connected Washington, D.C. insider recently issued a major warning that could dramatically affect ALL U.S. citizens, but would hit everyday Americans particularly hard. His name is Jim Rickards and he's a financial market advisor to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the CIA, the NSA, and 14 other U.S. intelligence agencies. And with his knowledge about the inner workings of the government, the economy, and the U.S. banking system, he sees some big, major changes ahead for the United States. In fact, what he's predicting just might be the final nail in the coffin of the middle class.
<major warning that could dramatically affect>Obama
has once again
destroyed some of America!
By MONEY MORNING STAFF REPORTS
With the S&P 500 at all-time highs and Americans getting ready to spend more than $600 billion on Christmas, what's not to love about the "New Economy?" According to the vast majority of Americans... plenty.
It looked like a win-win situation.
In recent CNN exit polls, 78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy, with 69% saying economic conditions are not good. Meanwhile, a full 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track."
<78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy, and 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track.">
This should tell us something, but does it?
And the fact is, the gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest it has been in 100 years and the share of U.S. consumers who call themselves middle class has never been lower.
<the gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest
it has been in 100 years>
So who caused this?
But those aren't the only signs the economy isn't all that it's cracked up be. In fact, there are five unmistakable signs the U.S. Economy is teetering on the brink.
1. The homeownership rate continues to plummet.
According to the Census Bureau, the share of Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter. That marked the lowest level of homeownership since the first quarter of 1995. Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers was just 29% in September, compared to 40% historically... so much for the "American Dream."
< Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter; so much for the "American Dream!>
That is a BIG number; it is directly attributed to Obama policies!
2. Real wages have been falling for years.
Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009 and $3,600 lower than in 2001. And according to recently released data from the Social Security Administration, 50% of all American workers made less than $28,031 a year, while a whopping 39% brought home less than $20,000.
<Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009 and $3,600 lower than in 2001.>
Obama is taking us
into a communist dictatorship!
3. The labor force participate rate has collapsed.
The percentage of people in the work force has dropped to 62.7%, matching the February 1978 lows. A remarkable 92.6 million people are not in the labor force.
Obama tell us that unemployment is ONLY 7%, another of his lies.
It is because a large percentage
of people have given up
on even trying to get jobs.
4. The typical household is now worth 36% less.
According the Russell Sage Foundation, the inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical household was $87,992 in 2003. Ten years later, it was only $56,335, posting a 36% percent decline. It's little wonder 40% of Americans reported that their families were "just getting by" or struggling to do so.
As a person living on Social Security,
I can tell you,
that decline is devasting!
5. The velocity of money has fallen to an all-time low.
In a healthy economy, consumers and businesses buy and sell things frequently and money changes hands very rapidly. But when an economy is sick, the rate at which money changes hands drops like a rock. Economists call this the "velocity of money," and it's fallen to lowest level ever recorded. With 76% of Americans now living paycheck to paycheck, and millions more dependent on government aid, it's easy to see why.
< the rate at which money changes hands has dropped like a rock;
it has fallen to lowest level ever recorded>
So again Obama has
given us a deeply damaged economy!
But the worst may be yet to come...A well-connected Washington, D.C. insider recently issued a major warning that could dramatically affect ALL U.S. citizens, but would hit everyday Americans particularly hard. His name is Jim Rickards and he's a financial market advisor to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the CIA, the NSA, and 14 other U.S. intelligence agencies. And with his knowledge about the inner workings of the government, the economy, and the U.S. banking system, he sees some big, major changes ahead for the United States. In fact, what he's predicting just might be the final nail in the coffin of the middle class.
<major warning that could dramatically affect>Obama
has once again
destroyed some of America!
5 Sure Signs the U.S. Economy is Finished
By MONEY MORNING STAFF REPORTS
With the S&P 500 at all-time highs and Americans getting ready to spend more than $600 billion on Christmas, what's not to love about the "New Economy?" According to the vast majority of Americans... plenty.
It looked like a win-win situation.
In recent CNN exit polls, 78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy, with 69% saying economic conditions are not good. Meanwhile, a full 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track."
<78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy,
and 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track.">
This should tell us something, but does it?
And the fact is, the gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest it has been in 100 years and the share of U.S. consumers who call themselves middle class has never been lower.
<the gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest
it has been in 100 years>
So who caused this?
But those aren't the only signs the economy isn't all that it's cracked up be. In fact, there are five unmistakable signs the U.S. Economy is teetering on the brink.
1. The homeownership rate continues to plummet.
According to the Census Bureau, the share of Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter. That marked the lowest level of homeownership since the first quarter of 1995. Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers was just 29% in September, compared to 40% historically... so much for the "American Dream."
< Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter;
so much for the "American Dream!>
That is a BIG number;
it is directly
attributed to Obama policies!
2. Real wages have been falling for years.
Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009 and $3,600 lower than in 2001. And according to recently released data from the Social Security Administration, 50% of all American workers made less than $28,031 a year, while a whopping 39% brought home less than $20,000.
<Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009,
and $3,600 lower than in 2001.>
Obama is taking us
into a communist dictatorship!
3. The labor force participate rate has collapsed.
The percentage of people in the work force has dropped to 62.7%, matching the February 1978 lows. A remarkable 92.6 million people are not in the labor force.
Obama tell us that unemployment is ONLY 7%, another of his lies.
It is because a large percentage
of people have given up
on even trying to get jobs.
4. The typical household is now worth 36% less.
According the Russell Sage Foundation, the inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical household was $87,992 in 2003. Ten years later, it was only $56,335, posting a 36% percent decline. It's little wonder 40% of Americans reported that their families were "just getting by" or struggling to do so.
As a person living on Social Security,
I can tell you,
that decline is devastating!
5. The velocity of money has fallen to an all-time low.
In a healthy economy, consumers and businesses buy and sell things frequently and money changes hands very rapidly. But when an economy is sick, the rate at which money changes hands drops like a rock. Economists call this the "velocity of money," and it's fallen to lowest level ever recorded. With 76% of Americans now living paycheck to paycheck, and millions more dependent on government aid, it's easy to see why.
< the rate at which money changes hands has dropped like a rock;
it has fallen to lowest level ever recorded>
So again Obama has
given us a deeply damaged economy!
But the worst may be yet to come...A well-connected Washington, D.C. insider recently issued a major warning that could dramatically affect ALL U.S. citizens, but would hit everyday Americans particularly hard. His name is Jim Rickards and he's a financial market advisor to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the CIA, the NSA, and 14 other U.S. intelligence agencies. And with his knowledge about the inner workings of the government, the economy, and the U.S. banking system, he sees some big, major changes ahead for the United States. In fact, what he's predicting just might be the final nail in the coffin of the middle class.
<major warning that could
dramatically affect the economy>
Obama
has once again
5 Sure Signs the U.S. Economy is Finished
By MONEY MORNING STAFF REPORTS
With the S&P 500 at all-time highs and Americans getting ready to spend more than $600 billion on Christmas, what's not to love about the "New Economy?" According to the vast majority of Americans... plenty.
In recent CNN exit polls, 78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy, with 69% saying economic conditions are not good. Meanwhile, a full 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track."
But those aren't the only signs the economy isn't all that it's cracked up be. In fact, there are five unmistakable signs the U.S. Economy is teetering on the brink.
1. The homeownership rate continues to plummet.
According to the Census Bureau, the share of Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter. That marked the lowest level of homeownership since the first quarter of 1995. Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers was just 29% in September, compared to 40% historically... so much for the "American Dream."
2. Real wages have been falling for years.
Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009 and $3,600 lower than in 2001. And according to recently released data from the Social Security Administration, 50% of all American workers made less than $28,031 a year, while a whopping 39% brought home less than $20,000.
3. The labor force participate rate has collapsed.
The percentage of people in the work force has dropped to 62.7%, matching the February 1978 lows. A remarkable 92.6 million people are not in the labor force.
4. The typical household is now worth 36% less.
5. The velocity of money has fallen to an all-time low.
In a healthy economy, consumers and businesses buy and sell things frequently and money changes hands very rapidly. But when an economy is sick, the rate at which money changes hands drops like a rock. Economists call this the "velocity of money," and it's fallen to lowest level ever recorded. With 76% of Americans now living paycheck to paycheck, and millions more dependent on government aid, it's easy to see why.
has once again
destroyed some of America!
By MONEY MORNING STAFF REPORTS
With the S&P 500 at all-time highs and Americans getting ready to spend more than $600 billion on Christmas, what's not to love about the "New Economy?" According to the vast majority of Americans... plenty.
It "looked" like a win-win situation.
In recent CNN exit polls, 78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy, with 69% saying economic conditions are not good. Meanwhile, a full 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track."
<78% of Americans said they are worried about the economy, and 65% believes the country is on the "wrong track.">
This should tell us something, but does it?
And the fact is, the gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest it has been in 100 years and the share of U.S. consumers who call themselves middle class has never been lower.
<the gap between high- and low-income groups is the widest
it has been in 100 years>
So who caused this?
But those aren't the only signs the economy isn't all that it's cracked up be. In fact, there are five unmistakable signs the U.S. Economy is teetering on the brink.
1. The homeownership rate continues to plummet.
According to the Census Bureau, the share of Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter. That marked the lowest level of homeownership since the first quarter of 1995. Meanwhile, the share of first-time buyers was just 29% in September, compared to 40% historically... so much for the "American Dream."
< Americans who own their homes was 64.4% in the third quarter; so much for the "American Dream!>
That is a BIG number; it is directly attributed to Obama policies!
2. Real wages have been falling for years.
Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009 and $3,600 lower than in 2001. And according to recently released data from the Social Security Administration, 50% of all American workers made less than $28,031 a year, while a whopping 39% brought home less than $20,000.
<Median inflation-adjusted income last year was $2,100 lower than in 2009,
and $3,600 lower than in 2001.>
Obama is taking us
into a communist dictatorship!
3. The labor force participate rate has collapsed.
The percentage of people in the work force has dropped to 62.7%, matching the February 1978 lows. A remarkable 92.6 million people are not in the labor force.
Obama tell us that unemployment is ONLY 7%, another of his lies.
It is because a large percentage
of people have given up
on even trying to get jobs.
4. The typical household is now worth 36% less.
According the Russell Sage Foundation, the inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical household was $87,992 in 2003. Ten years later, it was only $56,335, posting a 36% percent decline. It's little wonder 40% of Americans reported that their families were "just getting by" or struggling to do so.
As a person living on Social Security,
I can tell you,
that decline is devastating!
5. The velocity of money has fallen to an all-time low.
In a healthy economy, consumers and businesses buy and sell things frequently and money changes hands very rapidly. But when an economy is sick, the rate at which money changes hands drops like a rock. Economists call this the "velocity of money," and it's fallen to lowest level ever recorded. With 76% of Americans now living paycheck to paycheck, and millions more dependent on government aid, it's easy to see why.
< the rate at which money changes hands has dropped like a rock;
it has fallen to lowest level ever recorded>
So again Obama has
given us a deeply damaged economy!
But the worst may be yet to come...A well-connected Washington, D.C. insider recently issued a major warning that could dramatically affect ALL U.S. citizens, but would hit everyday Americans particularly hard. His name is Jim Rickards and he's a financial market advisor to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the CIA, the NSA, and 14 other U.S. intelligence agencies. And with his knowledge about the inner workings of the government, the economy, and the U.S. banking system, he sees some big, major changes ahead for the United States. In fact, what he's predicting just might be the final nail in the coffin of the middle class.
<major warning that could dramatically affect>Obamahas once again
destroyed some of America!
Thursday, January 1, 2015
21,000 regulations so far under Obama
The pace of agencies issuing new rules and regulations has hit a record high under President Obama, whose administration’s rules have filled 468,500 pages in the Federal Register.
This is a good example
that this dictator is destroying America!
More rules and regulations
means a much larger
and complicated government,
which will hurt everyone in America.
And, according to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the president is poised to unleash another 2,375 new rules on American businesses without first giving Congress an up or down vote.
How is it possible to sign 2,375 new rules from the White House?
Not only that, but
Congress is unable to review them.
Obama's executive orders are at work.
CEI’s Clyde Wayne Crews, vice president for policy, told Secrets Wednesday that of the top six biggest Federal Register page tallies since 2002, the Obama administration owns five. This year, he said, the Federal Register ended up printing 79,066 pages — 78,978 when blank pages are removed.
It is incredible
that 78,978 pages
of
regulations could be added!
The Federal Register is a daily publication of federal issues proposed and final administrative regulations of federal agencies. Crews, in a new report provided to Secrets, said that this year’s total for final rules and regulations spelled out in the Federal Register was 3,541. Of the 3,541 final rules, 659 are expected to have an impact on small businesses.
Of course these rules will have an "impact on small business." And large businesses, and on all the nation.
Regulation nation: Obama issues nearly 50% more costly regs than Bush. He said that yearly rules issued by the administration average 3,500, putting the Obama administration’s total at around 21,000.
And this lying fraud destroyer of America homo murdering Muslim dictator
blames Bush for all his troubles.
This man should be shot!
WE THE PEOPLE
WILL SEE THAT HE IS, AND SOON!
Crews put the incoming Congress on notice about Obama’s pending 2,375 proposed rules were issued in 2014 and are under consideration. He pointed out a report that said the administration isn’t supplying the required reports on new rules and said that Congress should take action to demand them.
The new congress
comes at a very important time.
They have a chance to stop Obama.
Will they?
We will see!
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com
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