posted May 01, 2013 10:52 AM            

I'm tired of the blame game. The bottom line is families without proper jobs suffer considerably. Heck, I know a laid off ***physician*** (from a private practice with no hospital jobs available). There is even a laid off ***church minister*** (working for free but unable to feed himself).

Anyone has any viable ideas ?

Today is May Day. This means more protests across the nation, especially here in NYC. Tax the rich, tax the banks and cut CEO pay for the sake of the 99% is all good but a whole lot of talk about nothing. For the last three years, nothing has been achieved. There are no tangible results.

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posted May 01, 2013 11:20 AM              

people get creative when the chips are down. whether that is starting community gardens, local infrastructure repair, soup kitchens or communal living, there are many ways to stretch the not so almighty dollar.

and of course there will always be those who choose to "egg" others (or stone them, or accuse them of being THE culprit) and the rest of us for the most part need to practice aikido, let them do themselves injury when we get out of the way or use their attack against them.

we are in a very strong position really, because we know things can be better. some countries have walked on their lower classes so long people don't know there are better options. some are in open revolt. but as long as we wait for the government to do what we need, we are stuck.

posted May 01, 2013 03:02 PM            

I agree that the talking has amounted to little in practicality, but it is good for people to know that income inequality is a negative indicator for the overall economy.

Ideas for getting people to work:

1. Spend
Whether it's microloans, or crowd-funding, or infrastructure projects, or good old-fashioned innovation...moves to spend on all of these things would provide jobs.

2. Consume
And jobs, of course, would lend to consumption, which would bring us full circle.

Politically, it would be helpful for people to buy in to optimism. I don't know when we're going to find a leader that can sell it.

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posted May 01, 2013 03:54 PM            

People use their talents and make money. the government produces nothing. Hence, it has no money but from the sweat of the individual.

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posted May 02, 2013 06:27 AM            

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Originally posted by katatonic:
one question ami. do you know where money comes from? i don't mean commerce. money. as in dollars and cents in your hand

Ian.. one way of ending this farce, though not the only one for sure
http://www.ied.info/articles/nuggets

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The Government prints it as a tool for commerce but the Government MAKES no money, in terms of it's usage. It TAKES money from people who use it as a tool for exchange of services and products.

If the government destroys commerce, which Obama is, there will be the government class which is small and rich and the rest of us who live at a substandard level.

That is what Obama wants, as he really is too stupid to realize what he is doing. I have realized that from watching him. He has never had the simplest business, not a hot dog stand or anything of any nature. He thinks like an idiot and the rest of us who know something are being transported down this tidal wave of hell from both the low information voter and the idiots who don't know what they are even doing.

Smart people are realizing what is going on and standing up like Donald Trump and Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and others but we shall see if there will be a way to defeat Obama.

He needs to be impeached.

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posted May 02, 2013 11:31 AM            

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tidal wave to hell, eh? now there is some solid realism.

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Unless Obama is impeached I think we won't stop the tidal wave to hell. When it is over, even people like you will regret it.

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posted May 02, 2013 11:41 AM              

i have had a death in the family and the perspective such events tend to enhance make your worries seem even pettier than usual ami. by your own admission you are in the position of not having to profit from your business.

i doubt you could name an impeachable offense obama has committed. or even know what the impeachment process entails.

posted May 02, 2013 12:11 PM            

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Government can grow OR private enterprise can grow but not both.

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False. Generally, when one grows, the other grows as well. If private enterprise grows, then tax revenues grow. If government spending grows, then private enterprise gets more work, and should be able to grow.

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It does some essential services but these are a small, small, small fraction of it's budget.

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The rest of the time, the government takes people's money for it's needs which are mainly to keep it's bloated self alive.

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That's an overly simplistic way of looking at a necessary component of civilized life.

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You do not use common sense.

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You're one to talk?

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the government produces nothing.

If the government destroys commerce, which Obama is,

That is what Obama wants

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He thinks like an idiot and the rest of us who know something are being transported down this tidal wave of hell from both the low information voter and the idiots who don't know what they are even doing.

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YOU don't know anything particularly special, Ami. Not about business or commerce. You only think you do, because you listen to other folks that also think they do.

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Smart people are realizing what is going on and standing up like Donald Trump and Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and others but we shall see if there will be a way to defeat Obama.

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These aren't particularly smart people. I can personally think of instances of all but one of these people being obviously stupid. (The one hold out is a person I'm not that familiar with.)

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i doubt you could name an impeachable offense obama has committed. or even know what the impeachment process entails.

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posted June 23, 2013 08:17 AM            

I don`t know enough about high finance to offer a solid opinion of how to create jobs but we need to get it done.

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posted June 23, 2013 09:12 AM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
AA, read the labor law loophole thread.

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I am too tired I am trying to write an article on sadism

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posted June 23, 2013 09:36 AM            

The government cripples them at every turn. It is the rare business that can survive with all this.

Now, with Obamacare, the squeeze is mega tons worse

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