The crash of the US economy has begun. Although the reasons for the now-accelerating economic fiasco have been in place for decades, the chickens are only now coming home to roost. The murder weapons used to kill the economy are "free trade," outsourcing, illegal immigration, special work visa programs, and unrestrained government spending, which have all contributed to the death of what was just a few decades ago the economic powerhouse of the world.
The balance of trade between most of our trading partners in this so called system of "free trade" is completely lopsided. For instance, the flood of products which are imported to the US just from China alone, in contrast to US exports to China, has created a trade deficit in the trillions of dollars. This sort of one-way trade is unsustainable, and if nothing drastic is done to address this situation, America's economy will be reduced to that of a third world country.
The first indicators of economic collapse have already manifested themselves in the housing industry, and the big three American auto makers. Teetering on bankruptcy, they will be the first of the large economic dominos to fall, and the rest will follow in short order. As a consequence, something on the scale of another Great Depression may be a possibility.
America has been scammed big-time over the years. The corporate wheelers and dealers, with the complicity of their bought and paid for political whores in Washington, have sold the American working man down the river, and the general welfare of the entire country as well.
Reacting to mounting criticism of the present economic status quo, the corporate crooks and their political hit men blame the miserable economic situation on their victims -- the greedy American worker, the communist labor unions, the demand of Americans to have clean air and water, and worst of all the bunker mentality of the American people to put up fences against free trade, protectionism. This unenviable anti business situation, they say, was instrumental in forcing harried U.S. corporations to locate elsewhere in more business friendly areas of the world.
Because these same corporations own most of the mass media in America, very little if any blame at all is placed upon the multi billion dollar corporations whose decisions, based entirely on greed, have set off these disastrous events in the first place.
Coinciding with the mounting economic problems of the nation is that of a growing threat to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness by a group of unelected conspirators who have seized control of Americas highest political office. This group of traitors, with Bush crime family member and usurper of the Office of President, George Walker Bush, has ceaselessly undermined the authority of the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Since the installation of this cabal, a series of events have unfolded not seen since Hitler's burning of the Reichstag. The attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington DC, followed by the anthrax threat to Congress, was carefully contrived to give the Bush Cabal the support necessary to begin military operations to secure the resources of the Mideast, and to pass the PATRIOT Act and other draconian legislation, bestowing upon this illegal regime the power to spy, arrest, and torture anyone, including American citizens, they deem as enemy combatants.
With the economy failing, and the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan continuing with no end in sight, the newly-elected Congress sits on its hands, unwilling to act. Nor are they moving to remove the 9/11 conspirators and war criminals from the White House.
This is not only a bleak scenario for the American people but for the entire world as well. Emboldened by the timidity of the new Congress, the Bush cabal is moving ahead with their plans for war with Iran, which will not be long in coming.
Although I would like to end my remarks on a positive note, at this moment I do not see anything good happening in the near future. Despite the growing disenchantment and suspicion of Bush and his policies, he and his cabal are still in firm control of the Country.
Further, it is foolish to think that after Bush leaves office, the next occupants of the White House will set things straight. This is not going to happen.
The fact of the matter is that our Government is no longer in charge of matters, but operates as a rubber stamp for those parasitic entities which have infiltrated into the core of government. In reality, policy in Washington is not determined by the wants and needs of the American people, but by the whim of the wealthy and powerful elite whose seemingly inexhaustible riches and thirst for more riches supercedes everything else. These corrupt and treasonous individuals within the halls of power will stop at nothing, including war and murder, in order to attain their diabolical ends.
We should also not delude ourselves that an economic collapse will somehow quicken the removal of the cancer which is hastening the demise of our Republic. Just as they have used the threat of terrorism to cow the people, so will they use economic failure to justify a further tightening of the screws. It is going to be a long hard struggle to rid ourselves of this evil, make no mistake about it.
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I hope you are wrong, but I must admit, it is exactly that......hope......
Posts: 11304 | From: Fort Worth, Texas | Registered: Mar 2005
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The railroads are the first economic indicator. I read something at my away from home terminal last night about Union Pacifics earning's forcast for 4th Qtr last year. Not good. For us, intermodal traffic is down, and more and more railcars are starting to go into deep storage.
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quote:. . . have sold the American working man down the river, . . . .
if the current trend keeps on a goin', we won't have terrorists as Public Enemy No. 1... what was that quote from JFK? no...not the "do-for-your-country"...the other big one...
anyway, ya... the worker bees are getting squeezed...HARD...with no relief in sight. Utilities? up. Fuel? up. Fee & Permits? Up. Materials? up. Insurance? up...
eg, how can a contractor give workers a raise? Overhead costs more than ever, which simply must be paid just to keep the doors open... for instance, let the bonded & insured drop, you can't even *bid* on jobs...
But how can the hands keep showing up (and I'm talking about guys n gals who long ago gave up any idea of having health coverage) when every month it costs MORE to work?
For a quickie-example, I went to the post office one recent evening about 9 to get an insurance payment postmarked for due date. Well, they no longer postmark after 8... said I could drive to D/FW Airport cuz they postmark till 10. OK... used to, that would be about a 50-minute round trip, if everything went just right...however, now traffic is such that any manner of wrecks or construction could turn that into 2 hours...cuz the gov't enticed too many immigrants (legal & otherwise) for their tax-funded roads...
Meantime, postal rates? up
Plus, they took the clocks off the wall, in an attempt to distract folk from the wait in line...
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My father, a 35-year man with the Postal Service, routed the mail for Texas and Louisiana...worked his way up to the "Logistics Division" from the old Love Field terminal...
Slightly older than am I now, he got word during the Nixon era that the ENTIRE Fort Worth regional district was being phased out cuz they were gonna "streamline" the post office...told him he could request a transfer and compete for a job in St. Louis. His boss--the director of the entire region--got a similar "deal."
So that part's nothing new...
But the squeeze from all directions? I've never seen anything like it...
If it keeps going, I think the riots of the 60s (Watts, etc) will look like the good 'ol days...
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what the right wing does for you prices go up all around you your wages never go up.
People can't live so they go into debt.
And the idiot right wing says its all the working persons fault because they want a raise they cause inflation.
Notice how crime always goes up during republican administrations. espesualy if they are right wing.
The big thing is that I have had to live with after they cause all there economic carnage and crime goes through the roof the budget for the dept of corrections gets cut and the inmate population grows with people that are the victims of there economics. By the time they get out the system has turned them into real criminals that just get thrown out in the street.
For instance an inmate is released in the state of AZ with $50.00 and clothes that don't fit if he was fortunate enough to have a job in prison he would have grossed .31 cents an hour. They can have that minus anything they were charged for.
Most of these men have no support system when they get out.
So right wing kool-aide drinkers how long would you make it.
Most of them have no choice they go right back to crime to make a living
Posts: 6008 | From: phoenix az | Registered: Mar 2005
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Some day you may be faced with one of your offspring in jail on a dope charge or worse.
I wonderhow much you will still believe in that line of hatred then?
Punishment is not the answer. We Must learn to allow these people to live in and amongst us without needing to knock over the corner liquor store to get money for bread and butter. Otherwise, we are forcing them to commit crimes.
Posts: 11304 | From: Fort Worth, Texas | Registered: Mar 2005
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I just don't agree with you at all on this. Don't know what else to say. People that break the law should be punished. Grow up a responsible citizen, obey the law, and pay your taxes and you'll be fine. I'm not about to make up excuses for scum that deserve to be locked up.
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I just don't agree with you at all on this. Don't know what else to say. People that break the law should be punished. Grow up a responsible citizen, obey the law, and pay your taxes and you'll be fine. I'm not about to make up excuses for scum that deserve to be locked up.
hmmmm....
how about people entering the country illegally?
i'll tell you what else is getting me mad right now..
i own a house i can afford... all these idjits that bought more house than they can afford are gonna get Federal'rState money? to subsidize their damn mansions? i guess i screwed up by not buying something i can't afford huh?
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urnso... a few laws that i break,, prolly you do too... should we be punished?..
what about that illegal federal income tax, thats used to pay off the interest to that private federal reserve bank, that is owed by who knows who? ..private individuals..thats who...not the federal government..theres no law saying you have to pay,, but if you dont?? try it sometime
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Easy Glass, dont get on the illegals....alot of people on this board believe that they have the right to SNEAK across the border with god knows what in their anal cavity.....Must be nice to be invisible.....
Anybody else seem to notice that they seem to be coming over even more now...makes sense...while discussions on the topic are endlessly bogged down why wouldnt they race over ASAP....JUST IN CASE
kind of like the discussions on this board.....
-------------------- "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" Posts: 4005 | From: Shaolin | Registered: Oct 2005
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The illegals should be deported. And people getting subsidies for that crap is irritating. The people that don't over extend themselves (you know the responsible ones)should be the ones with the tax breaks and such. I bought a condo in a not so good area because I couldn't afford one in the nicer areas. Makes me mad too man.
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comeon Rim, the discussion here, (if nothing else) shows just how blurred the conservative VS liberal lines get when you shift from one topic to the next...
the ulra-right winger$ want the illegals to hire (dirt cheap and without benefits) while the ultra-liberals want them to be allowed to vote.
the ulra-right winger$ want the mortgage bail outs cuz they are the ones that made the no-paperwork high interest loans that NOBODY can afford (profitable) while the ultra-liberals feel sorry for all the "poor people" that can't save enough money to buy a house...
how many mansions will get bailed out directly (or indirectly because the loan officers will not be held accountable for their ultra-greeedy BAD professional decisions??) alot i bet...
me? i want my shot at buying one of those mansions on the foreclosure market cuz i have been Conservative and am ready to act when the FREE-market makes it possible...
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Breaking the law has always been here and always will be .
As for being pinished they areand believe me it is over kill.
If you don't understand if you are broke have no place to go and $50.00 dollars what are you going to do after you buy a meal and get a cheap room for the night.I spose your right wing answer in just get in your new suv and collect your unemployment insurance. And enjoy your freedom and the good life
See you back inthe joint in a few months and the AZ taxpeyer is back to paying $26,000 per year again to lock you up.
Nice going not everybody in prison is there for violence.
victims of drugs and that includes alcohal.Non payment of child support.
After you serve your time your debt is supposed to be paid in full try to find employment after you have done hard time who wants you around.
So excons usually take care of there own but they can't handle enough of them.
I can give you hours and hours why our system does not work and never will. And that would come as a person with first hand experience with the system from a guard to an asst.warden but you would not like facing the reality of the sittuation
The only thing I can Tell you is that we create repeat offends at a larger number than anybody in the 1ST WORLD, and it is all done in the name of punishment.
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"victims of drugs and that includes alcohal"
No they are not victims. No one forced them to drink or do drugs. That was a stupid decision on their part.
And finding a job after doing hard time should be difficult. Who would want to hire someone that was in jail? You pay for the decisions you make in life. If mcdonalds is the only place that will hire you after prison, then find a way to make it work on a mcdonald's salary.
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Far-left Ultra-right im sick of the whole thing! Its funny to see politicians campaigning and fund raising 2 years before an election...Heck, Hillary started before the last election was even over. Then these crooks are skewed in the decision making process due to ear-marks and contributions.
One thing I agree with Bill Maher on is...eliminate the fund raising and lets have a real campaign
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See what I mean read these posts one says you don't deserve to make a living and the other says a high profile person is an example.
The both of you if you have the time should get involved in some volunteer work with these people it would be the best thing you have ever done for your community.
Of course you can do nothing let it grow worse and complain.
Have you ever had a beer and drove one can ,give you a dui or dwi what ever state you are from. Have you ever had a photo radar ticket and not responded. Its possible you could be my guest for a while
Posts: 6008 | From: phoenix az | Registered: Mar 2005
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And believe me I am no bleeding heart I just know what works and what does not and besides the army I have taken care of you people mistakes and you just keep on repeating them over and over.
Keep it up I have seen it over and over your day in the barrel just may come taht is what it takes to open somebody eyes
Posts: 6008 | From: phoenix az | Registered: Mar 2005
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I cant believe you guys are arguing the penile system....well here goes. I agree with glass where the system is tilted in favor of wealth... Furthermore Ive had more friends go through the system then i could count....some had support when they got out and some are just GREEEEEEEEEDY.....but all vow NEVER TO GO BACK
As far as how well the system works.....its basically like college for criminals...you get to room with a bunch of guys and learn what they DIDNT get caught for
-------------------- "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" Posts: 4005 | From: Shaolin | Registered: Oct 2005
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The penile system is vary important part of our society and as to how well it functions affects the quality and safety of everybody in the country.
And it is a pure failure here and more so now with all the budget cuts wait tell we try to keep order with a staff 20% less than we have had in the past.
Posts: 6008 | From: phoenix az | Registered: Mar 2005
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Bond, Im not being sarcastic but, Which country has a model system as good reference.
Maybe our system is too leaniant? From what i understand Iraq had like a 0 crime-rate pre-invasion......now that was a joke.
Hey off the topic but does anbody here believe Ken Lay is alive? My friend happend to mention it and I couldnt really bring myself to say "thats outrageous"
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