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Obama, The Budget, And The Debt

February 8th, 2010 · Debt Deficit and Budget

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February 8, 2010  

With the financial mess that President Obama is trying to deal with, everyone and their brother (and sister) is coming out with ways for the President to cut spending. However, those with the “advice” are making sure their “goodies” are not included in the cuts. Obama has identified several items, but those cuts aren’t going to go very far in achieving the necessary goals. Two things have to happen: unimaginable spending cuts and sizable tax increases. Why the public is not accepting that already is very puzzling, other than the fact that partisan politics, the game of the century, is trumping the debt. The only real roadblock Obama is going to run in to is the Republicans sacred cow — corporate welfare. But that’s the very first thing that must go.

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Not So Good News For Cheney And Others

February 3rd, 2010 · The Vice-President

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February 3, 2010

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is talking. According to the FBI, the “Christmas Day bomber” is cooperating with them in obtaining more information about al-Qaeda in Yemen. Abdulmutallab’s case, prosecuted under the Obama administration, is a sharp turn from the Bush administration’s approach to handling terrorist. This latest success, if it can be called that, can not be good news for former Vice-President Dick Cheney and other Republicans who have been very visible in their criticism of President Obama’s handling of terrorist and detainees.

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Goldman Sachs’ Blankfein Does It Again!

February 2nd, 2010 · Wall Street

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February 2, 2010

Lloyd Blankfein

As you most certainly have heard by now, His Royal Highness Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Government Sachs, has announced he has decided to pay himself another $100 million bonus for his outstanding, “above and beyond the call of duty”, leadership. Although Goldman has paid back the TARP funds, their continued existence is still completely dependent on dirt cheap money borrowed from the taxpayers, compliments of Ben Bernanke at the Federal Treasury, AND through hundreds of billions of dollars in loans guaranteed by the Federal Depositors Insurance Corporation. Obviously we taxpayers are not concerned or we’d do something about it. But we’re just too busy taking care of a more important business: keeping the Democrats in office or pushing the Republicans in. So I will simply leave the Blankfein issue with the following depictions.

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Texting And Cell Phone Usage While Driving

February 1st, 2010 · General

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February 1, 2010  

Using cell phones and texting while driving has become a big issue of late. 19 states have already ban texting while driving, along with Washington D.C. Nearly two dozen others are seriously considering it. 6 states have ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. And like anything else a government does or wants to do, this one too has its supporters and opponents. Those who support the new laws often point to their own experience, and the ones who don’t keep insisting its not a danger. That’s why the latter is certain to be praising the latest survey regarding the use of cell phones while driving. The survey says cell phone bans have not decreased traffic accidents. But what about common sense?

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Why Rich People Are Rich And Poor People Are Poor

February 1st, 2010 · General

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February 1, 2010

Every wonder why rich people are rich and poor people are not? Well, you’ll be very happy to know that the answer has been discovered, and it is extremely simple. And it has nothing whatsoever to do with brains, hard work, higher education, luck or even inheritance. It all boils down to a single factor — ones morals. If you have high moral standards you will become rich; if not, then you’re doomed to always be poor. That’s it! Nothing more. Rich people are rich because they have it and poor people are poor because they don’t. So says Peter Pappas.

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“Automaker Sacrificed Quality And Got Burned”

January 29th, 2010 · Big Business

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January 29, 2010

For 75 years, success and lucrative profits had come from building high-quality, affordable vehicles. Those same two ingredients had propelled the company into the number one spot. But a new generation of bosses came in one day and decided those profits just weren’t good enough. So they hatched a new plan and implemented it with extreme aggression. Over the next few short years all expectations were met. Profit margins soared. Executives celebrated, became hero’s, and were richly rewarded for their accomplishments. But suddenly one day it all came crashing down — their past caught up with them. What to do, what to do??

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Fiscal Consciousness Vs. Partisanship And/Or Pork

January 28th, 2010 · Senate

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January 28, 2010  

On Tuesday of this week the Senate voted on President Obama’s plan to create a bipartisan commission to tackle the budget. Unfortunately for Obama and the rest of the nation our do-nothing Senate decided once again to do nothing. The plan was voted down. Only 53 of the 100 members voted for it — 60 are required. This means 47 either voted for it or didn’t vote at all. Who are they?

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Tax Breaks Stimulate Hiring? Bull!

January 28th, 2010 · Unemployment

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This subject has resulted in a tremendous amount of conversation in the main stream media. The Republicans have somewhat embraced it, but say it doesn’t go far enough. They want huge tax breaks extended to large corporations and wealthy individuals. But the most informative comments have come from the small business owners themselves, including the National Federation of Independent Business.

What I so glaringly pointed out in this original post was confirmed by small business owners. Some are saying “until you have customers coming in the door, you’re going to have less of a reason to hire”. Others are saying that they wouldn’t take on new employees unless there was work for them to do. Well, any fool can figure that out.

But the Obama administration pushes on. Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, who heads the House Committee on Small Business, is still insisting that the reason small businesses aren’t hiring is because they can’t get a loans. This exemplifies just have deaf our politicians are. When the people they insist on helping tell them they don’t want that help but the politicians keep forging ahead, something is bad wrong. But Velazques and many of the others know of only one way to conduct business — spend taxpayers money. They aren’t looking after the people; they are looking after self, in the form of bragging points during the next election. Which is exactly how the Republicans run their business. So what’s new.

January 28, 2010

Here’s the case – I own a business that produces widgets. Sales is what it is. I have X-number of employees on my payroll. I’ve had to cut back due to the sagging economy, but the remaining employees have stepped up to the plate. As a result, production and sales has not suffered. To show my appreciation for the extra work, I’ve given each my employees an accompanying pay raise. Even so, my payroll is still noticeably less than what it was, the burden on company benefits has decreased and I’ve seen other benefits as well. Now comes a tax-break incentive from the government for me to hire more people. I’ve been motivated and hire more people. Within three months my profit margins have fallen even though production and sales has not. What happened??

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