The Ukraine recently made the decision not to join the EU. Not surprising considering the current state of the EU and the Euro (their currency). I think the better question is why they would even consider joining the EU at this time as they could then be liable for lending money to Spain, Ireland, Portugal and Greece. So in response to the decision people actually rioted. The fact is the people living in the Ukraine want to join the EU; but, Russia is opposed to the idea.
The media for their part have not done a credible job explaining what is going on. Simply put, Russia abused the people of the Ukraine for about the last 100 years. The history includes starving the people, removing them from their land and extreme prejudice against Ukrainian Jews. I dated a woman from the Ukraine for a bit, she told me about how she had managed to get into college only because of her parents (one a scientist and one a doctor), she was Jewish (although an Atheist by philosophy).
Why do the Ukrainians want to be in the EU, simple, to free themselves from Russian influence over their countries affairs. That really is the bottom line, it is not about money, it is not about national freedom. Why does the EU want the Ukraine to join them, they have little to offer? The reasons are also simple, the EU is seeking to become a nation unto itself and wants to cover as much of Europe as possible.
Russia claims that the Ukraine should sign a free trade agreement with them; but, why can't it sign free trade agreements with both Russia and the EU. The United States is currently working on a free trade agreement with the EU and Asian countries. So, what is a free trade agreement? In theory and the way it is portrayed in the media, it is nothing more than an agreement to not put tariffs on goods from another country. In reality, it regulates what the laws of a country are. Currently, 80% of the laws in England come from the EU.
For those who have not been following the story, this is meant as a small summary.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
An Information Dump
I have a lot of articles that I saved and don't know which I have posted, so I will post them all with little comment.
LA Times - JPMorgan's Dimon put in a rough spot. The man should in be in jail for the fraud his company committed.
The Independent - Exclusive: 'Jaw-dropping' breakthrough hailed as landmark in fight against hereditary diseases as Crispr technique heralds genetic revolution. If I could put a virus in you and change individual genes in your body for good, couldn't I do it against your will? How would you know?
Rolling Stone - Chase Isn't the Only Bank in Trouble. The author of the article is one of the best around right now.
Yahoo - AP - Biometrics researchers see world without passwords.
Yahoo - CNBC - Americans are worried about work: Poll. This is good information as they keep trying to tell us that we are lazy and don't want to work, it is a lie. People are worried about losing their jobs.
Yahoo - Reuters - Illinois legislative leaders strike deal on pensions. The thing that scares me the most in this world is genetic modification; but, the biggest lie is that pensions are in trouble when they are not. The US Postal Service, we are told, is in trouble because of pensions and inefficiency and that is a lie. A few years back they were forced to front load all their pensions, to have the money now for people who will not retire for 30 years. They are the only group required to do this, state and local governments are not and the neither is the federal government. You have to ask yourself why and who controls where their pension money is invested.
Lets talk about work benefits for a moment. Europe has traditionally provided more benefits than the US. They give more vacation, sick time, health benefits and better retirements. Still, Germany continues making high quality cars and items and being able to afford these things. We on the other hand have given away our manufacturing to China. Donald Trump complained that he couldn't buy windows made in America for some large projects he was working on. It is not that our workers are lazy, it is that our business leaders are lazy and that is because they are not businessmen, they are financial people. Business people create new industries, they create companies that make things that people want. With all of our financial resources, why are we not creating manufacturing jobs. We could still make steal if we wanted.
The story we have all been told is that manufacturing went to China because the labor was cheap. The truth is that today most manufacturing is automated and it is assembly that is not. Think about your computer, do you really believe a person made the computer chips by hand? Machines made the chips, people assembled the product. This is another example of why what Steve Jobs said was a lie. He said Americans were too dump to manufacture IPhones. Too dump to turn little screws? If we can build houses, we can turn screws.
Now I want to get back to pensions. The financial people decided they could send the jobs overseas and not have to be committed to their employees. Mr. Jobs was notorious for not caring about employees. He would work people beyond their breaking point. How can a Republican applaud sending jobs overseas to a Communist country; but, they support it. Once they decided to send the jobs overseas, they no longer felt a need to provide a pension to those in the United States. Why provide benefits to people you don't need even if they already earned the benefits. That is why they are killing public pensions, they don't need us to do well themselves.
Lets talk about oil for a moment. We are told that both clean water and oil are limited resources. We have all heard about peak oil. The story goes that there is X amount of oil in the world and once that is gone there is no more. Sounds reasonable; but, is by definition a lie. Oil is organic, which is to say that it came from something living. When I was young, I was told it came from dead dinosaurs; but, that is simply foolish and there is no evidence that it is true. We drill for oil in the middle of the ocean where no dinosaurs died. You probably think what I am saying is silly. Lets try an easy one, why does Alaska have so much oil when it was frozen? Why is there oil under the ice of the north pole? Is that where all of the dinosaurs decided to die?
I want you to go back and reread the last paragraph and really think about what I said. Now, if oil is an organic compound and came from a living thing, why would it stop being created? Are oil fields created from the bottom up or the top down? The LaBrea tarpits are interesting. We know that these oil fields were like little lakes and that animals got caught in them because we have been able to retrieve very old animals out of them. The saber tooth tigers we have retrieved from them did not turn into oil, they were preserved by it. So, how do oil fields that go thousands of feet below get created and how come the earth is no longer creating them?
If what I just said is hard to wrap your head around, lets try this. During World War II, the Nazi's were producing fuel that did not require oil. They could not get enough oil so made alternate fuels and managed to put on a pretty good fight. Our government knows how the Nazis did it, we got all of their scientists after the war. Heck, they created our rockets. The people that made those fuels were brought to America under Operation Paperclip, this is a fact and I knew one of them.
Here are a couple of things to consider. While the world is working on taxes for carbon emissions, China (the biggest polluter) is practically exempted. China is buying American coal mines and heavily investing into oil. Soon, China will not need dollars to buy oil. The west is moving towards "green energy" or "renewable energy" which brings down the cost of oil for China as we compete less to buy it. Last year, China was the largest oil purchaser in the world. If we don't need workers in the United States then we don't need the oil to transport them, heat them or make things here.
Something else to consider. Why do the Chinese outsource to Africa? We are told that we outsourced to China because of cheap labor; but, the Chinese outsource to Africa because their labor is even cheaper. Does that make sense? Why didn't we outsource to Africa and build up that part the world that isn't communist? We wanted China to be heavily invested in capitalism, money is the drug. China cannot afford a world war, a nuclear war or any other real war or their economy will be completely and utterly destroyed and the problem they will face will be with their own people.
Most people tend to look at the obvious; but, do you really believe that people like me do not exist? I personally have changed four industries and some of my readers watched me do these things. They know that I think more than one step forward and anyone who reads my blog should know that. If I can think more than one step ahead then so can others. If I am trained in looking beyond the obvious then so are others. If I could predict, as I did, the housing bubble and the market crash then so could others. Why didn't the mainstream media tell us these things were coming?
I have a friend that tutored, she is a wonderful lady that will do very well. While we were working together the head of a hedge fund and the head of real estate for the Rockefellers contacted us. I was in a bad place at the time and didn't really care what they had to say. I was acting merely in an advisory position with my friend, I needed a distraction from the horrors that were going on in my life. None of the deals went through and I later discovered that the people involved didn't care about the deals, they wanted to know how my friend knew what was coming. She knew because of me and they wanted to talk to me, never happened. I had a rule, I didn't want to talk to anyone other than my friend and was very rude when I had to talk to others. Do not allow yourself to assume that the world is run by idiots, it is not, that is the propaganda. If it is run by people smarter than you then you must ask yourself if that has anything to do with their winning the class game and taking advantage of every advantage they have, including having resources that the rest of us do not.
LA Times - JPMorgan's Dimon put in a rough spot. The man should in be in jail for the fraud his company committed.
The Independent - Exclusive: 'Jaw-dropping' breakthrough hailed as landmark in fight against hereditary diseases as Crispr technique heralds genetic revolution. If I could put a virus in you and change individual genes in your body for good, couldn't I do it against your will? How would you know?
Rolling Stone - Chase Isn't the Only Bank in Trouble. The author of the article is one of the best around right now.
Yahoo - AP - Biometrics researchers see world without passwords.
Yahoo - CNBC - Americans are worried about work: Poll. This is good information as they keep trying to tell us that we are lazy and don't want to work, it is a lie. People are worried about losing their jobs.
Yahoo - Reuters - Illinois legislative leaders strike deal on pensions. The thing that scares me the most in this world is genetic modification; but, the biggest lie is that pensions are in trouble when they are not. The US Postal Service, we are told, is in trouble because of pensions and inefficiency and that is a lie. A few years back they were forced to front load all their pensions, to have the money now for people who will not retire for 30 years. They are the only group required to do this, state and local governments are not and the neither is the federal government. You have to ask yourself why and who controls where their pension money is invested.
Lets talk about work benefits for a moment. Europe has traditionally provided more benefits than the US. They give more vacation, sick time, health benefits and better retirements. Still, Germany continues making high quality cars and items and being able to afford these things. We on the other hand have given away our manufacturing to China. Donald Trump complained that he couldn't buy windows made in America for some large projects he was working on. It is not that our workers are lazy, it is that our business leaders are lazy and that is because they are not businessmen, they are financial people. Business people create new industries, they create companies that make things that people want. With all of our financial resources, why are we not creating manufacturing jobs. We could still make steal if we wanted.
The story we have all been told is that manufacturing went to China because the labor was cheap. The truth is that today most manufacturing is automated and it is assembly that is not. Think about your computer, do you really believe a person made the computer chips by hand? Machines made the chips, people assembled the product. This is another example of why what Steve Jobs said was a lie. He said Americans were too dump to manufacture IPhones. Too dump to turn little screws? If we can build houses, we can turn screws.
Now I want to get back to pensions. The financial people decided they could send the jobs overseas and not have to be committed to their employees. Mr. Jobs was notorious for not caring about employees. He would work people beyond their breaking point. How can a Republican applaud sending jobs overseas to a Communist country; but, they support it. Once they decided to send the jobs overseas, they no longer felt a need to provide a pension to those in the United States. Why provide benefits to people you don't need even if they already earned the benefits. That is why they are killing public pensions, they don't need us to do well themselves.
Lets talk about oil for a moment. We are told that both clean water and oil are limited resources. We have all heard about peak oil. The story goes that there is X amount of oil in the world and once that is gone there is no more. Sounds reasonable; but, is by definition a lie. Oil is organic, which is to say that it came from something living. When I was young, I was told it came from dead dinosaurs; but, that is simply foolish and there is no evidence that it is true. We drill for oil in the middle of the ocean where no dinosaurs died. You probably think what I am saying is silly. Lets try an easy one, why does Alaska have so much oil when it was frozen? Why is there oil under the ice of the north pole? Is that where all of the dinosaurs decided to die?
I want you to go back and reread the last paragraph and really think about what I said. Now, if oil is an organic compound and came from a living thing, why would it stop being created? Are oil fields created from the bottom up or the top down? The LaBrea tarpits are interesting. We know that these oil fields were like little lakes and that animals got caught in them because we have been able to retrieve very old animals out of them. The saber tooth tigers we have retrieved from them did not turn into oil, they were preserved by it. So, how do oil fields that go thousands of feet below get created and how come the earth is no longer creating them?
If what I just said is hard to wrap your head around, lets try this. During World War II, the Nazi's were producing fuel that did not require oil. They could not get enough oil so made alternate fuels and managed to put on a pretty good fight. Our government knows how the Nazis did it, we got all of their scientists after the war. Heck, they created our rockets. The people that made those fuels were brought to America under Operation Paperclip, this is a fact and I knew one of them.
Here are a couple of things to consider. While the world is working on taxes for carbon emissions, China (the biggest polluter) is practically exempted. China is buying American coal mines and heavily investing into oil. Soon, China will not need dollars to buy oil. The west is moving towards "green energy" or "renewable energy" which brings down the cost of oil for China as we compete less to buy it. Last year, China was the largest oil purchaser in the world. If we don't need workers in the United States then we don't need the oil to transport them, heat them or make things here.
Something else to consider. Why do the Chinese outsource to Africa? We are told that we outsourced to China because of cheap labor; but, the Chinese outsource to Africa because their labor is even cheaper. Does that make sense? Why didn't we outsource to Africa and build up that part the world that isn't communist? We wanted China to be heavily invested in capitalism, money is the drug. China cannot afford a world war, a nuclear war or any other real war or their economy will be completely and utterly destroyed and the problem they will face will be with their own people.
Most people tend to look at the obvious; but, do you really believe that people like me do not exist? I personally have changed four industries and some of my readers watched me do these things. They know that I think more than one step forward and anyone who reads my blog should know that. If I can think more than one step ahead then so can others. If I am trained in looking beyond the obvious then so are others. If I could predict, as I did, the housing bubble and the market crash then so could others. Why didn't the mainstream media tell us these things were coming?
I have a friend that tutored, she is a wonderful lady that will do very well. While we were working together the head of a hedge fund and the head of real estate for the Rockefellers contacted us. I was in a bad place at the time and didn't really care what they had to say. I was acting merely in an advisory position with my friend, I needed a distraction from the horrors that were going on in my life. None of the deals went through and I later discovered that the people involved didn't care about the deals, they wanted to know how my friend knew what was coming. She knew because of me and they wanted to talk to me, never happened. I had a rule, I didn't want to talk to anyone other than my friend and was very rude when I had to talk to others. Do not allow yourself to assume that the world is run by idiots, it is not, that is the propaganda. If it is run by people smarter than you then you must ask yourself if that has anything to do with their winning the class game and taking advantage of every advantage they have, including having resources that the rest of us do not.
Friday, November 29, 2013
The War On The Poor Spin With Update
The Mainstream media or at least 90% of it is owned by 7 companies. In many ways it has become nothing more than a propaganda arm for the financial system. In the past year I have seen a very disturbing trend where it has been used to demonize the unemployed, college students and the poor. I have seen this not just in America; but, in the western world as a whole. I want to look at some of these spin games.
Yahoo - How Complainers Wreck the Economy. I will sum up the video. Basically, if you went to college and don't have a job it is because of you. It doesn't matter that there are no jobs to be had, the problem is that this upsets people.
NY Times - Dealbook - Considering the Fairness of JPMorgan’s Deal. Here is the short on this, JP Morgan and companies it took over were involved in fraud. They defrauded investors and supported mortgage fraud by others to make a profit. They were being sued by the government and others and have agreed to pay $13 billion in fines. Some on Wall Street have complained that JP Morgan is being picked on. Really? They made hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars by rigging markets and lying to people. They caused the worldwide economy to crash, have caused millions to lose their jobs and houses and were given massive bonuses for taking a bailout from the government. Oh, by the way, their settlement is tax deductible which means that you and I will suffer the burden of the tax loss.
The "City of London" is a small part of what most of us think of as London, it is the financial district and has it's own laws. The head of it is called the Mayor of London and is currently a man named Boris Johnson. He was born to wealth and privilege and was a member of a group known as the Bullingdon Club, a group of wealthy students who are known for taking over restaurants, destroying them and then paying the cost of repairs afterwards. NY Times - London Mayor Raises Eyebrows, and Ire. Basically he said that people are poor because they are stupid and that greed is good and that inequality was good. He also said that the 10 people making the most money in England should all be knighted regardless apparently on whether or not they were guilty of crimes.
Steve Jobs said that he didn't make Apple products in America because we were too stupid to make them. What? We build the highest tech planes and bombs and spying devices; but, we cannot build a phone?
So what is going on, it is pretty simple. The economic inequality in America is at an all time high and getting worse. Millions who want to work cannot get a job and millions more are losing their homes and savings because of actions by the Federal Reserve and the big banks. People are upset by these things and whether it be Tea Party members or Occupy members, they are talking about it. Each of these groups may disagree on the solutions; but, they are clear on the problems and want to see an end to the privilege and corruption by those in charge. That is scary to those who have benefited from the market rigging and insider trading.
If you are in Manhattan and get caught with a joint, you will probably go to jail. It should be noted that New York has a policy of stop and frisk and that it is disproportionately used against blacks and other minorities. During the Occupy Wall Street movement the big banks and investment firms gave the city money to pay the police overtime to watch the group. Yet, nobody has gone to jail for all of the Wall Street fraud. When the collapse comes, probably next year, they will be even more scared and they know what is coming.
Warren Buffet has tried to get the wealthy to contribute more to the nation. I know not everybody likes Mr. Buffet; but, I think both Mr. Buffet and Mr. Bill Gates are honorable men, I may not agree with their spiritual beliefs (they have none) and I may not believe in transhumanism as Mr. Gates does; but, I believe they are basically honest, decent and concerned about others. Mr. Buffet said that this is class warfare and that his class (the rich) are winning. He did not say this to brag, he was trying to tell the rest of us that we are under attack by the wealthy.
Now I want to say right here that I do have some wealthy friends and they worked hard and appreciate what they have or they would not be my friends. The struggle is not really against wealthy people, it is against those in power who rig the system to benefit friends rather than the deserving. Why would anyone attack new college graduates for complaining that they cannot get a job? Remember that first video where the speaker claimed that people don't work because they can get paid on unemployment to lay around the house? New college graduates don't get unemployment, they get nothing and want to work. How do you criticize young people for wanting jobs and then criticize others for not having jobs?
Consider how the media let the wealthy be called "job creators", where are the jobs for these young people with college degrees. When I graduated Law School the nation was in a recession and jobs were hard to find; but, I found two full time jobs that each paid $4 an hour. I had a doctorate and was working in factories for bare minimum wage. I believe in hard work and had a heart attack to prove it. I cannot make fun of young college grads who are willing to work at McDonalds; but, cannot get a job. It is actually harder to get a low paying job for someone with a college degree than it is for someone without one. I know this from personal experience, when I graduated I couldn't get a job if they knew I had a college degree, I was told that if they gave me the jobs I would just leave for a better one if I had the opportunity. I had worked since I was 12, I worked during college, got laid off once and couldn't get unemployment because I was in college. I got my jobs through a temp agency because the people that hired us didn't care about our experience or education and left that up to the temp agency to determine.
I want to go back to the garbage that was spewed by Boris Johnson. He claims that the rich are basically genetically better and smarter. He doesn't accept that the game is rigged even though there have been numerous cases of market rigging in the City of London, LIBOR being just one of them. When I was in college and Law School I regularly beat everyone else; but, I did not come from money. In Law School, 95% came from money, were renting nice places, had tutors and additional resources and still I kicked their little rearends; but, the game was still rigged, we did not compete evenly or they would have lost even worse.
Lets take two kids, both with IQs of 100 (the standard and average IQ for people). Now have one of them be born to a Mexican who lives in the city dump for Mexico city and the other is the child of wealthy person living in New York. Is that an even playing ground, is it not obvious who is more likely to succeed? Exceptionally brilliant people do well in any situation; but, how many people are truly that brilliant? There is no way to even the playing ground; but, the rules should not benefit one group over another. It shouldn't be legal for the wealthy to riot and destroy someone's restaurant and not go to jail. That is what Mr. Johnson and his friends did.
I remember when the automakers came to congress to get bail-outs. The media made a big deal about how they used private jets. I didn't care about the private jets, I cared about the bonuses they received for getting the rest of us to bail them out. We bailed out the banks and they gave even bigger bonuses. We have been told that they have paid the money back; but, at 0 interest. We give money to banks at 0% interest; but, charge college students high interest for their student loans and then blame them because they complain that they cannot get jobs. How can any college graduate support any mainstream media that would say they are all lazy when they cannot get a job? Turn them off, stop watching Fox or any other channel that blames you for not having a job if you are looking for one.
UPDATE:
I was just reading different news stories when I came across this. Yahoo - Kiplinger - 10 Reasons You'll Never Be Rich. Another example of what I was writing about earlier. You are not rich because you are not good enough. The article lists ten things that "prevent" people from being rich. Wait a second, if everyone did these things, would everybody be rich? Remember where I quoted Boris as saying that we need inequality to motivate people? I actually agree that we need inequality; but, I am consistent. People should benefit as they contribute unless they cannot contribute.
The argument is skewed and misrepresented in the media. It is not a fair fight if I am given a pointy stick and my opponent is given a machine gun. I could be rich if I wanted; but, that is not my goal. Knowing that I can be rich does not mean that everyone should or could be rich. To claim that the system is other than it is, is just a lie. We cannot all be rich unless there were very few of us and everything was done by robots. What a sad world that would be.
During the economic meltdown someone contacted me and presented me with a question. They, in a very Ayn Randesque manner, asked me if I had the chance to leave and just be around others who are accomplished, would I stop wasting my time with worrying about the less fortunate. Basically, would I just look out for me if I had the chance to have everything. My answer was no. Recently, one of my relatives complained that I helped others too much. Hmmmm. I think I should be free to help whoever I want and do.
If the people in charge really believed in this Social Darwinistic garbage, they would design and insist upon a system free of privilege and equal reach to education. They would wish to prove that they truly were genetically gifted and not be afraid of competition.
Yahoo - How Complainers Wreck the Economy. I will sum up the video. Basically, if you went to college and don't have a job it is because of you. It doesn't matter that there are no jobs to be had, the problem is that this upsets people.
NY Times - Dealbook - Considering the Fairness of JPMorgan’s Deal. Here is the short on this, JP Morgan and companies it took over were involved in fraud. They defrauded investors and supported mortgage fraud by others to make a profit. They were being sued by the government and others and have agreed to pay $13 billion in fines. Some on Wall Street have complained that JP Morgan is being picked on. Really? They made hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars by rigging markets and lying to people. They caused the worldwide economy to crash, have caused millions to lose their jobs and houses and were given massive bonuses for taking a bailout from the government. Oh, by the way, their settlement is tax deductible which means that you and I will suffer the burden of the tax loss.
The "City of London" is a small part of what most of us think of as London, it is the financial district and has it's own laws. The head of it is called the Mayor of London and is currently a man named Boris Johnson. He was born to wealth and privilege and was a member of a group known as the Bullingdon Club, a group of wealthy students who are known for taking over restaurants, destroying them and then paying the cost of repairs afterwards. NY Times - London Mayor Raises Eyebrows, and Ire. Basically he said that people are poor because they are stupid and that greed is good and that inequality was good. He also said that the 10 people making the most money in England should all be knighted regardless apparently on whether or not they were guilty of crimes.
Steve Jobs said that he didn't make Apple products in America because we were too stupid to make them. What? We build the highest tech planes and bombs and spying devices; but, we cannot build a phone?
So what is going on, it is pretty simple. The economic inequality in America is at an all time high and getting worse. Millions who want to work cannot get a job and millions more are losing their homes and savings because of actions by the Federal Reserve and the big banks. People are upset by these things and whether it be Tea Party members or Occupy members, they are talking about it. Each of these groups may disagree on the solutions; but, they are clear on the problems and want to see an end to the privilege and corruption by those in charge. That is scary to those who have benefited from the market rigging and insider trading.
If you are in Manhattan and get caught with a joint, you will probably go to jail. It should be noted that New York has a policy of stop and frisk and that it is disproportionately used against blacks and other minorities. During the Occupy Wall Street movement the big banks and investment firms gave the city money to pay the police overtime to watch the group. Yet, nobody has gone to jail for all of the Wall Street fraud. When the collapse comes, probably next year, they will be even more scared and they know what is coming.
Warren Buffet has tried to get the wealthy to contribute more to the nation. I know not everybody likes Mr. Buffet; but, I think both Mr. Buffet and Mr. Bill Gates are honorable men, I may not agree with their spiritual beliefs (they have none) and I may not believe in transhumanism as Mr. Gates does; but, I believe they are basically honest, decent and concerned about others. Mr. Buffet said that this is class warfare and that his class (the rich) are winning. He did not say this to brag, he was trying to tell the rest of us that we are under attack by the wealthy.
Now I want to say right here that I do have some wealthy friends and they worked hard and appreciate what they have or they would not be my friends. The struggle is not really against wealthy people, it is against those in power who rig the system to benefit friends rather than the deserving. Why would anyone attack new college graduates for complaining that they cannot get a job? Remember that first video where the speaker claimed that people don't work because they can get paid on unemployment to lay around the house? New college graduates don't get unemployment, they get nothing and want to work. How do you criticize young people for wanting jobs and then criticize others for not having jobs?
Consider how the media let the wealthy be called "job creators", where are the jobs for these young people with college degrees. When I graduated Law School the nation was in a recession and jobs were hard to find; but, I found two full time jobs that each paid $4 an hour. I had a doctorate and was working in factories for bare minimum wage. I believe in hard work and had a heart attack to prove it. I cannot make fun of young college grads who are willing to work at McDonalds; but, cannot get a job. It is actually harder to get a low paying job for someone with a college degree than it is for someone without one. I know this from personal experience, when I graduated I couldn't get a job if they knew I had a college degree, I was told that if they gave me the jobs I would just leave for a better one if I had the opportunity. I had worked since I was 12, I worked during college, got laid off once and couldn't get unemployment because I was in college. I got my jobs through a temp agency because the people that hired us didn't care about our experience or education and left that up to the temp agency to determine.
I want to go back to the garbage that was spewed by Boris Johnson. He claims that the rich are basically genetically better and smarter. He doesn't accept that the game is rigged even though there have been numerous cases of market rigging in the City of London, LIBOR being just one of them. When I was in college and Law School I regularly beat everyone else; but, I did not come from money. In Law School, 95% came from money, were renting nice places, had tutors and additional resources and still I kicked their little rearends; but, the game was still rigged, we did not compete evenly or they would have lost even worse.
Lets take two kids, both with IQs of 100 (the standard and average IQ for people). Now have one of them be born to a Mexican who lives in the city dump for Mexico city and the other is the child of wealthy person living in New York. Is that an even playing ground, is it not obvious who is more likely to succeed? Exceptionally brilliant people do well in any situation; but, how many people are truly that brilliant? There is no way to even the playing ground; but, the rules should not benefit one group over another. It shouldn't be legal for the wealthy to riot and destroy someone's restaurant and not go to jail. That is what Mr. Johnson and his friends did.
I remember when the automakers came to congress to get bail-outs. The media made a big deal about how they used private jets. I didn't care about the private jets, I cared about the bonuses they received for getting the rest of us to bail them out. We bailed out the banks and they gave even bigger bonuses. We have been told that they have paid the money back; but, at 0 interest. We give money to banks at 0% interest; but, charge college students high interest for their student loans and then blame them because they complain that they cannot get jobs. How can any college graduate support any mainstream media that would say they are all lazy when they cannot get a job? Turn them off, stop watching Fox or any other channel that blames you for not having a job if you are looking for one.
UPDATE:
I was just reading different news stories when I came across this. Yahoo - Kiplinger - 10 Reasons You'll Never Be Rich. Another example of what I was writing about earlier. You are not rich because you are not good enough. The article lists ten things that "prevent" people from being rich. Wait a second, if everyone did these things, would everybody be rich? Remember where I quoted Boris as saying that we need inequality to motivate people? I actually agree that we need inequality; but, I am consistent. People should benefit as they contribute unless they cannot contribute.
The argument is skewed and misrepresented in the media. It is not a fair fight if I am given a pointy stick and my opponent is given a machine gun. I could be rich if I wanted; but, that is not my goal. Knowing that I can be rich does not mean that everyone should or could be rich. To claim that the system is other than it is, is just a lie. We cannot all be rich unless there were very few of us and everything was done by robots. What a sad world that would be.
During the economic meltdown someone contacted me and presented me with a question. They, in a very Ayn Randesque manner, asked me if I had the chance to leave and just be around others who are accomplished, would I stop wasting my time with worrying about the less fortunate. Basically, would I just look out for me if I had the chance to have everything. My answer was no. Recently, one of my relatives complained that I helped others too much. Hmmmm. I think I should be free to help whoever I want and do.
If the people in charge really believed in this Social Darwinistic garbage, they would design and insist upon a system free of privilege and equal reach to education. They would wish to prove that they truly were genetically gifted and not be afraid of competition.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
I had reservations to be out of town for Thanksgiving; but, got the stomach flu and had to stay. I am better today and have had my turkey dinner. This is the first time since I lost my house that I have been home for the holidays and I didn't plan on being here.
I have intentionally downsized my holidays and refuse to celebrate my birthdays. I enjoy not having the pressure. I do hope that all of my readers are enjoying their Thanksgiving. It is good to remember our blessings. While I write a lot about problems in the world, especially the destruction of our financial system. We still have it pretty good compared to the rest of the world. I know I do.
I had the five bedroom house with the jacuzzi in the back, I had the Mercedes and the BMW, I had lots of money in the bank. All those things are gone because of the divorce and you know what, I still have it good. I have an apartment that I feel comfortable in, great friends and will not go hungry. I have fresh water and a bathroom, not everybody can say that. I don't have to worry about drinking water that will kill me or leave me sick. I am thankful for the things I have. If I am sorry about anything, it is that I believe average people will not be able to have the things I have gained in my life.
To put it all in perspective. The Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving while living in little tiny houses that had no bathroom, no running water, no heaters and they didn't know if they would have food everyday. Still, they were thankful for what they did have.
I have intentionally downsized my holidays and refuse to celebrate my birthdays. I enjoy not having the pressure. I do hope that all of my readers are enjoying their Thanksgiving. It is good to remember our blessings. While I write a lot about problems in the world, especially the destruction of our financial system. We still have it pretty good compared to the rest of the world. I know I do.
I had the five bedroom house with the jacuzzi in the back, I had the Mercedes and the BMW, I had lots of money in the bank. All those things are gone because of the divorce and you know what, I still have it good. I have an apartment that I feel comfortable in, great friends and will not go hungry. I have fresh water and a bathroom, not everybody can say that. I don't have to worry about drinking water that will kill me or leave me sick. I am thankful for the things I have. If I am sorry about anything, it is that I believe average people will not be able to have the things I have gained in my life.
To put it all in perspective. The Pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving while living in little tiny houses that had no bathroom, no running water, no heaters and they didn't know if they would have food everyday. Still, they were thankful for what they did have.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
The Best Scripted Line I have Heard
There is a show, it is called the Blacklist and stars James Spader. I like the show and the writers have just written some lines that touch me to my heart. I will link to the broadcast and repeat the lines.
"You cannot judge a book by it's cover; but you can by it's first chapters and most certainly by it's last... Have you ever sailed across an ocean Donald? On a sailboat surrounded by sea with no land in site, without the possibility of seeing any land in site. To stand at the helm of your destiny. I want that one more time. I want to be in the Piazza Del Campo, to feel the surge as ten race horses go trampling by. I want another meal in Paris. I want another bottle of wine and then another. I want the warmth of a women and a cool set of sheets. And one more night of jazz at the Vanguard. I want to stand on summits and smoke Cubans and feel the sun on my face as long as I can... I want to sit in the garden and read one more good book. Most of all, I want to sleep. I want to sleep like I slept when I was a boy. Give me that just one time. That is why I wont let that punk out there to get the best of me. Let alone the last of me."
NBC - The Blacklist - Anslo Garrick
Some of the best writing I have ever read. My take is only slightly different. I want to be with a Polynesian one more time. I want to be at sea one more time. I want to see Julia one more time. I want to teach my granddaughter how the world works. I only get one of my wishes, I will teach my granddaughter how the world works. I will teach her all that I know.
"You cannot judge a book by it's cover; but you can by it's first chapters and most certainly by it's last... Have you ever sailed across an ocean Donald? On a sailboat surrounded by sea with no land in site, without the possibility of seeing any land in site. To stand at the helm of your destiny. I want that one more time. I want to be in the Piazza Del Campo, to feel the surge as ten race horses go trampling by. I want another meal in Paris. I want another bottle of wine and then another. I want the warmth of a women and a cool set of sheets. And one more night of jazz at the Vanguard. I want to stand on summits and smoke Cubans and feel the sun on my face as long as I can... I want to sit in the garden and read one more good book. Most of all, I want to sleep. I want to sleep like I slept when I was a boy. Give me that just one time. That is why I wont let that punk out there to get the best of me. Let alone the last of me."
NBC - The Blacklist - Anslo Garrick
Some of the best writing I have ever read. My take is only slightly different. I want to be with a Polynesian one more time. I want to be at sea one more time. I want to see Julia one more time. I want to teach my granddaughter how the world works. I only get one of my wishes, I will teach my granddaughter how the world works. I will teach her all that I know.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
9/11 and a Scientific Guy
I have questions about 9/11. I didn't when it happened; but, I do now. My questions could be answered simply, they would be answered if the government released better video of the crash into the pentagon. I have a problem with one of the hijackers passports surviving the crash after the fireball engulfed the plane. I have a problem with the lack of the type of wreckage in Pennsylvania and at the pentagon. I have an issue with the maneuvers the plane did when it hit the pentagon. Now, having said all of that, I also have a problem with ignoring what other opinions are and I found a good series by a young scientific person who disagrees with people who believes there was more involved. We should listen to all reasonable sides.
YouTube - Debunking 9/11 conspiracy theorists part 1 of 7 - Free fall and how the towers collapsed.
The videos by Myles Power give some good responses to some of the questions raised by "Truthers" and deserve some good responses rather than attacks. It is amazing how many people accused him of being "a jew" because he accepts the official explanation. I am really concerned by all the antisemitism I read from "conspiracy theorists" and it is one of the reason I will not link to certain sites.
I have problems with the official 9/11 story; but, I am not convinced 100% one way or the other. I don't have any questions about what is going on in the financial system, that is completely rigged and JP Morgan would not have agreed to a $14 billion settlement if they didn't have to. When I read about the financial system I continually see people blame it on "the jews". Wait, that's right, they call them Zionists. It is garbage, the financial system is corrupt because that is where the money is and benefits only a few and most of them are not Jewish. The Jews do NOT run this world; but, they have had a major impact to the sciences and many other industries. I cannot believe in this day and age that the Jewish people are still blamed for everything, it is disgusting.
Are there crooked Jews, yep. I have not met a nationality or religion that didn't have corrupt people in it. I have written on how a investment advisory, Elliott Broidy, bribed public officials in New York and was allowed to continue as a financial advisor. Mr. Broidy is Jewish and has sat on many pro-Israel and pro-Jewish boards. I don't talk about that much because it is not the point, the point is that he is a crook. Los Angeles and New York are where most of the Jews in America are. I would expect that a percentage of them will be crooked, just like any other group. Boston has a lot of Irish, should we surprised that it also has Irish criminals?
So what does 9/11 have to do with Jews. Not much. Whether you accept the official story or believe there is more to the story, it was not a Jewish conspiracy. Just imagine what would happen if Israel had orchestrated such a thing, with or without our complicity. They would risk their survival as America would turn on it and so would the rest of the world. My problem with people like Mr. Broidy is that he risked our nations support for Israel by stealing from public pensions and funneling the money to Israel. The Israeli government would have to be suicidal to alienate the United States. Are there crooks in the Israeli government, yep. They have a corruption problem; but, so do we.
I have a major problem with blaming the Jews for everything that happens in the world and the gays for the destruction of society. These are ignorant a bigoted beliefs by people who are incapable of critical thought. Scapegoating is the lazy mans logic. Lets hold people accountable for their actions and not groups for the actions of a few.
YouTube - Debunking 9/11 conspiracy theorists part 1 of 7 - Free fall and how the towers collapsed.
The videos by Myles Power give some good responses to some of the questions raised by "Truthers" and deserve some good responses rather than attacks. It is amazing how many people accused him of being "a jew" because he accepts the official explanation. I am really concerned by all the antisemitism I read from "conspiracy theorists" and it is one of the reason I will not link to certain sites.
I have problems with the official 9/11 story; but, I am not convinced 100% one way or the other. I don't have any questions about what is going on in the financial system, that is completely rigged and JP Morgan would not have agreed to a $14 billion settlement if they didn't have to. When I read about the financial system I continually see people blame it on "the jews". Wait, that's right, they call them Zionists. It is garbage, the financial system is corrupt because that is where the money is and benefits only a few and most of them are not Jewish. The Jews do NOT run this world; but, they have had a major impact to the sciences and many other industries. I cannot believe in this day and age that the Jewish people are still blamed for everything, it is disgusting.
Are there crooked Jews, yep. I have not met a nationality or religion that didn't have corrupt people in it. I have written on how a investment advisory, Elliott Broidy, bribed public officials in New York and was allowed to continue as a financial advisor. Mr. Broidy is Jewish and has sat on many pro-Israel and pro-Jewish boards. I don't talk about that much because it is not the point, the point is that he is a crook. Los Angeles and New York are where most of the Jews in America are. I would expect that a percentage of them will be crooked, just like any other group. Boston has a lot of Irish, should we surprised that it also has Irish criminals?
So what does 9/11 have to do with Jews. Not much. Whether you accept the official story or believe there is more to the story, it was not a Jewish conspiracy. Just imagine what would happen if Israel had orchestrated such a thing, with or without our complicity. They would risk their survival as America would turn on it and so would the rest of the world. My problem with people like Mr. Broidy is that he risked our nations support for Israel by stealing from public pensions and funneling the money to Israel. The Israeli government would have to be suicidal to alienate the United States. Are there crooks in the Israeli government, yep. They have a corruption problem; but, so do we.
I have a major problem with blaming the Jews for everything that happens in the world and the gays for the destruction of society. These are ignorant a bigoted beliefs by people who are incapable of critical thought. Scapegoating is the lazy mans logic. Lets hold people accountable for their actions and not groups for the actions of a few.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Darpa and Google and You
I really think the linked video says it all. Regina E. Dugan was the head of DARPA. DARPA is the research arm of the military and created both the internet and GPS along with all sorts of creepy technologies. She is now an executive with Google and wants to authenticate your identity.
In this video Ms. Dugan shows off her electronic tattoo and explains how it can be used to replace your passwords and give you access to your car, phone, home, basically anything. The video is only 4 1/2 minutes long. Right now there are companies that will only pay you in electronic cash, either a debit card or an electronic transfer to your bank account. In the future, you will not be able to get paid unless you have been electronically authenticated.
YouTube - Former DARPA director on research into Beast Tech.
This is identical to what I predicted on this site years ago. About 6 years ago I was on website and began talking about the coming technologies. My primary focus at the time was the internet and how in the future you would have to prove who you were to use it in the future. At the time one person told me that I didn't know what I was talking about. They have lived to regret those words as many of the things I was talking about are now common knowledge, such as the NSA monitoring of all internet and cell phone traffic.
Real tech is real scary and is coming. Follow the infrastructure to see what is the future.
In this video Ms. Dugan shows off her electronic tattoo and explains how it can be used to replace your passwords and give you access to your car, phone, home, basically anything. The video is only 4 1/2 minutes long. Right now there are companies that will only pay you in electronic cash, either a debit card or an electronic transfer to your bank account. In the future, you will not be able to get paid unless you have been electronically authenticated.
YouTube - Former DARPA director on research into Beast Tech.
This is identical to what I predicted on this site years ago. About 6 years ago I was on website and began talking about the coming technologies. My primary focus at the time was the internet and how in the future you would have to prove who you were to use it in the future. At the time one person told me that I didn't know what I was talking about. They have lived to regret those words as many of the things I was talking about are now common knowledge, such as the NSA monitoring of all internet and cell phone traffic.
Real tech is real scary and is coming. Follow the infrastructure to see what is the future.
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