POLITICAL: Deny Congress everything

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/12/deny_congress_fica_payroll_tax.html

December 05, 2010
Deny Congress FICA Payroll Tax in the General Fund
Erroll Ivery

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It was not just a “change in budget presentation.” The net result of lending payroll tax to the federal government under a unified budget was divestiture of all trust funds. Congress then spent surplus payroll tax, instead of leaving it in the trust fund and investing it in money market investment accounts, for example, to earn interest and preserve capital during years of surplus payroll tax. Instead of asking the American worker to compensate for Congress’ fiscal irresponsibility, Congress should re-capitalize the Social Security Trust Fund with payroll tax deposits. Any deficit in receipts needed to pay benefits should then come from the General Fund.

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I don’t understand why we continue the fiction that this is a “separate program”, “insurance”, or even an “entitlement”. It’s a welfare program that has been marketed

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POLITICAL: Can’t even print money correctly!

Monday, December 6, 2010

http://www.cnbc.com/id/40521684

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But the production process is so complex, it has instead foiled the government printers tasked with producing billions of the new notes.

An official familiar with the situation told CNBC that 1.1 billion of the new bills have been printed, but they are unusable because of a creasing problem in which paper folds over during production, revealing a blank unlinked portion of the bill face.

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I thought that now bankrupt New York State Off Track Betting (a Gooferment gambling operation) was the “best” example of Gooferment operational expertise. But here we have the Gooferment can’t even print money profitably. No one noticed that a grazillion bucks was NG? No one tested this great idea. And, of course, no one will suffer for this stupidity. No one except the taxpayer that is. Argh!

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OPERATINGSYSTEM: Cloud-centric OS? The ultimate Thin Client?

Monday, December 6, 2010

http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2010/11/chrome-os-poll.php

Poll: Do You Want to Use Chrome OS?

By Klint Finley / November 30, 2010 11:00 AM

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We recently covered five cloud-centric OSes available today. Some of them have been around for years, and can run on old desktop computers. None of them has yet to catch fire in the enterprise or anywhere else – not even Meego, which is sponsored by Intel and Nokia. It seems that people are more excited about Android than Chrome OS.

Is Chrome OS, or one of the alternatives, something YOU would want to use?

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The question, with “cloud computing”, with “cloud operating systems”, or even with Windoze with it’s Update “Service” that can change the underlying OS without User or Administrator permission, is “change control”.

How do I know that it works and works in a functionally identical manner when I can’t have “change control”?

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MACBOOKAIR: Ready for the shop tomorrow

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Well, at least, I think I am.

Have alternate platform that will allow me to do email and Jasper Jottings, CHECK!

Have complete backup of McBa, CHECK!

Have complete data backups at CARBONITE, CHECK!

Have documents backed up at DROPBOX, CHECK!

OK!

Monday, if all goes well with Frau Reinke at the lab, then I’m off to the Apple Store: (1) missing sound; suspect hardware; (2) failure to sync; suspect OSX os; (3) intermittent slowdowns; suspect OSX networking.

Best outcome: all three fixed

Worst outcome: completely wiped “repaired” machine.

Somewhere in the middle: a permanent replacement “new but old model” mcba machine or one of the new macbookairs.

I should have keep a book on how much time and effort this has cost me.

Argh!

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POLITICAL: Uncle Sam, the aging athlete

Sunday, December 5, 2010

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=232729

Why are we still in Korea?
Posted: November 26, 2010
Pat Buchanan

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From 1941 to 1989, she played a great heroic role as defender of freedom, sacrificing and serving mankind, a role of which we can be forever proud. But having won that epochal struggle against the evil empire, we found ourselves in a world for which we were unprepared. Now, like an aging athlete, we keep trying to relive the glory days when all the world looked with awe upon us.

We can’t let go, because we don’t know what else to do. We live in yesterday – and our rivals look to tomorrow.

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Why are we still in Germany and a slew of other strange places?

Why are American girls and boys dying in the Sandbox, the Rockbox, and a slew of other places?

Why are American politicians immune from “We, The Sheeple”?

Peace. Now!

If women ever decide that they want a peaceful world, they can have it. In minutes! (OK, maybe not minutes. But so quick, it’ll seem like minutes.)

“Yes, when we get out of here. We’re going to have to fix that. You know we control something that can get it done. Not the ballot box, but the other box. (A giant sucking sound as pure Miss Marie used that very rude idiom.) We can end war.” — character “Marie” being anti-war in CHURCH 10●19●62 Volume 1 Page 262

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SOFTWARE: ECTO, the blog posting software, developed a bug

Saturday, December 4, 2010

ECTO, the blog posting software, developed a bug … …

… … it lost the left column of the main screen that allows you to select the blog you want to post to. Nothing on the support site and I know they take days to reply. So, I tool a change and reinstalled.

Problem solved.

The MACBOOKAIR has to go in again. (Monday?)

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INTERESTING: Buying decisions are the equivalent of “micro elections”

Saturday, December 4, 2010

http://www.lewrockwell.com/murphy/murphy170.html

The TSA’s False Tradeoff
by Bob Murphy

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The market economy solves this problem effortlessly through market prices and the profit-and-loss test. If a car factory is using up resources that consumers would prefer go into alternate sectors, this fact manifests itself objectively when the accountant announces that the car factory is “losing money.” After all, to be unprofitable simply means that the car factory cannot earn enough revenues from its customers in order to pay the prices for resources that other entrepreneurs are able to afford. That is the sense in which consumers are “voting” (through their spending decisions) that the car factory either reform or shut down.

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We need to emphasize more these micro elections and de-emphasize the Gooferment.

We can control corporations with the very fine razor of individual buying decisions. No bureaucrats needed.

The Gooferment on the other hand is immune to our intentions. Completely.

Like some wag said, “if elections changed anything, they’d be outlawed”!

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RANT: GE took TARP money!

Friday, December 3, 2010

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090216110722AAM5UEA

Since GE took TARP money, shouldn’t “President” Obama limit multi-million dollar salaries for NBC reporters?

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GE Capital received billions in taxpayer funds from TARP-1. GE Capital provides 55% of GE’s revenue. NBC is a subsidiary of GE. houldn’t Obama limit Brian Williams and Chris Matthews $10 mil and $5 mil annual salaries to 500k like the infamous “CEO’s”? Doesn’t it make sense now how MSNBC spends the whole day touting Obama and his agenda. Shouldnt they disclose their conflict of interest during every news story?

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No wonder that NBC and ALL its outlets were in love with BHO44!

Its a national disgrace!

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GUNS: An 18 year old can vote and enlist but can not … …

Friday, December 3, 2010

http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=22591

Texas violating Second Amendment rights of teenagers – KOSA (West Texas)

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Americans are granted the right to bear arms in the constitution but the NRA is arguing that Texas Teenagers are being left out. The National Rifle Association is taking the State of Texas to court, claiming that limiting concealed handgun licenses to adults 21 and older, infringes on the rights of 18, 19 and 20 year olds.

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Let me understand this: an 18 year old can vote and enlist but can not carry or drink.

As a little L libertarian, I find that “age” laws are absurd.

The Gooferment has a “one size fits all” meme.

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FUN: Twist the TSA’s shorts if you MUST travel

Thursday, December 2, 2010

http://laughingsquid.com/underclothes-that-display-the-4th-amendment-when-x-rayed-by-tsa/

Underclothes That Display The 4th Amendment When X-Rayed by TSA

By Scott Beale on November 29, 2010

4th Amendment Wear

4th Amendment Wear is a series of underclothes that have the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution printed on them with metallic ink that so that it will show up when worn through a TSA X-Ray machine.

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JOBSEARCH: Job #1 is finding your next job

Thursday, December 2, 2010

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/10/11/23/2050239/When-Your-Company-Remote-Wipes-Your-Personal-Phone

When Your Company Remote-Wipes Your Personal Phone
from Slashdot by kdawson

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Xenographic writes “NPR has a story about someone whose personal iPhone got remotely wiped by their employer. It was actually a mistake, but it was something of a surprise because they didn’t believe they had given their employer any kind of access to do that. This may already be very familiar to Microsoft Exchange admins, but the problem was her iPhone’s integration with MS Exchange automatically gives the server admin access to do remote wipes. All you have to do is configure the phone to receive email from an MS Exchange server and the server admin can wipe your phone at will.

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Clearly, you must maintain an “air gap” between your employer’s stuff and your personal stuff.

Never forget Job #1 is finding your next job.

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INTERESTING: … in that it demonstrates how fragile the financial “eco-system” is

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

http://www.smh.com.au/business/millions-cashless-in-bank-glitch-20101126-18akf.html

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ONE of Australia’s biggest banks is scrambling to process payments to millions of customers, who potentially face days of uncertainty about when they will be able to access their money.

A corrupted file in the National Australia Bank’s computers on Wednesday jammed its payment system, hitting customers from a range of banks who rely on the NAB to process payments.

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As an IT guy, I assume they are talking about a corrupted database, where the the software develops the IT equivalent of Alzheimer’s. (“Let’s see Joe Jones’ record please.” “Don’t have Joe’s in that slot have Sam’s.” “Tilt. Summon programmer.” To which the programmer says: “<synonym for excrement>” and schedules rebuilding the index. That’s like a Doctor’s secretary having to go through every file folder recreating an index into the filing cabinet. Long and cumbersome for people. Same for computers.) The fact that there’s a “holiday” around when the problem occurs makes me suspect that there was a change or testing going on. When I had a Dister Recovery Group, Tday Weekend was a great time for testing. Basically four days with minimal requirement from “real people”. It’s one of the most highly sought weekends by IT people to do “stuff”. So, when ANY holiday comes, think of the herds of nerds globally changing stuff. If that doesn’t inspire you to take a little extra cash and make a few preps for at least a little outage, then you are truly clueless. :-)

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ADMINISTRIVIA: WordPress iPad app ng

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Tried the iPad app for word press. Doesn’t work so well. And there are no shortened.

Also the iPad autocorrect is a PIA!

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JOBSEARCH: Is the “age of the job” over?

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2010/11/23/10-tips-for-job-seekers-from-an-employer-ceo/

10 Tips for Job Seekers from an Employer (CEO)
November 23rd, 2010

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OH MY GOSH, the ignorance in this country kills me (I declined the invite to blog about this saying I would write a scathing post, but he said that was okay, they want conversation. So, converse in the comments :) ). And it really, really hurts everyone. Here are his 10 points, I’m only going to comment on the last one:

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Perhaps, the era of “the job” is over. Like the “gold watch” era, the American Worker has now grown up, and had the triple veil of naivete, ignorance, and deception ripped away.

• naivete — Not realizing that there has to be value creation in order for the enterprise to reward the worker’s efforts with some of that value. Think UAW member who goofs off.

• ignorance — Not realizing that they were getting screwed by their employer in: salary, bonus, pension and benefits. As well as by their government in: inflation, taxes, “regulation”, bailouts, and ponzi schemes <Social Security and Unemployment Insurance>. Think working for the American Dream and having it taken away.

• deception — Not realizing that the leaders and managers of the “company” and the “Government” were lying to them. (Far beyond spin. Look you right in the eye, and lie to your face.) The annual appraisal ritual with its “political” adjustments <Not everyone can be outstanding>, “pensions and benefits” are for your good <Peanuts to fool you into thinking we care>, and finally appeals to “team spirit” (work through the tough times to get laid off when it suits the leadership).

I’d suggest that in self-defense, people have become cynical. To quote one of the “judge shows”, “Wouldn’t believe him if his tongue was notarized.”

IMHO, I think we are seeing that there is a glacial movement in the employment marketplace. Folks are realizing that they may have to work to survive, but that their interests may NOT align with the enterprise. In fact they DO NOT align.

Trust!?

Not on your life. Fool me once shame on you; fool me twice shame on me.

I see people trying to form their own businesses. Much like you did. If I can’t have a full time job, maybe I can have a dozen part-time ones. If I do have a full time job, maybe I can have a webfront to sell seashells from the seashore. If I do have job, I don’t expect to keep it.

Job hopping may be back in vogue because I don’t care if you, the employer, like it, I have to protect myself. And, if it suited your bottom line, I’d be on the unemployment line so fast my head would spin.

No. It’s not “job hopping”; it’s self-defense.

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JOBFINDING: Financial Analyst NYC

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in NY, NY is seeking to fill this full time position.

Position Title: Financial Analyst – Job # 13590

Department: Radiology

Full Time – Exempt: Upper East Side Location

Benefits: Full time exempt employees earn over 4 weeks vacation each fiscal year, plus 3 personal days each anniversary year, plus two weeks of sick time. Benefits start the beginning of each month. You are vested in the pension plan immediately. In the event of a short term illness or disability, the Medical College also provides accrued sick pay and short term disability benefits.

More info on benefits: http://weill.cornell.edu/careers/exempt-employees.html

Position Summary:

Under direction, coordinates and supports the financial activities of the Department of Radiology; prepares financial and operational statements, associated analyses and provides recommendations to management for financial and operational improvements. Under direction. prepares and implements annual budget. Monitors payroll, supplemental compensation and all disbursements. Ensures income is recorded properly; assists investigators in preparation of NIH grants and grants & contracts budgets and post-award implementation of funded extramural research and clinical trials. Develops and maintains financial report systems; prepares monthly/quarterly statements of operations by division. Ensures deposits and transfer of funds revenues, MSA income, NYPH Joint Budget and recoveries are correctly reflected. Processes expenses; reviews check requisitions, purchase orders and travel reimbursements; reconciles expenses and transfers of expenses recorded. Sets up budgets and salary reallocation for grants implementation; monitors expenses of grants; ensures expenses comply with rules and regulations and PI is within budget; prepares monthly supplemental compensation schedule; performs other job related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics and two to three years experience in an Accounting or Finance Position, with two plus years with enterprise financial systems, database and spreadsheet applications required; Master’s degree in Business Administration preferred; previous experience with SAP, highly desired; knowledge of healthcare billing/revenue cycle expertise a plus; proficient in Microsoft Access and Excel; excellent organization and communication skills.

No relocation assistance is provided for this position.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Please no agencies.

Founded in 1898, and affiliated with what is now New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 1927, Weill Cornell Medical College is among the top-ranked clinical and medical research centers in the country. In addition to offering degrees in medicine, Cornell also has Ph.D. programs in biomedical research and education at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and with neighboring Rockefeller University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute, has established a joint MD-PhD. program for students to intensify their pursuit of Cornell’s triple mission of education, research, and patient care.

Weill Cornell Medical College’s educational mission emphasizes the importance of combining a strong foundation in the medical sciences with extensive clinical training in patient care. By promoting a true social commitment, stimulating creativity, and fostering independent thought and study, Weill Cornell Medical College continues to cultivate the best of tomorrow’s leaders in the field of medicine.

For consideration please forward resume and cover letter using our ON-LINE application system:

http://www.weill.cornell.edu/hr

Please apply to job number #13590

Be sure to check out other job openings available.

Please make sure to mention where you saw this ad when applying on our on-line system.

Thank you!

We look forward to hearing from you.

Weill Cornell Medical College

Weill.Cornell.edu

Weill Cornell Medical College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer.

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SURVIVAL: A great tool for tree limbs

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/004817.php

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This little saw is excellent, fast cutting, light weight ( at 3 oz without the case), and folds up small making it highly portable. It can quickly saw branches and trees up to about 4-6 inches in diameter with its 28 inch long chain.

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For $25, no noise and no gas required. A perfect addition to a BOB!

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TINFOILHAT: JFK seems to have opposed the shadow government?

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/curtin1.1.1.html

JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters
by Edward Curtin

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He (James Douglass) says it best: “The extent to which our national security state was systematically marshaled for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy remains incomprehensible to us. When we live in a system, we absorb and think in a system. We lack the independence needed to judge the system around us. Yet the evidence we have seen points toward our national security state, the systemic bubble in which we all live, as the source of Kennedy’s murder and immediate cover-up.”

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This tale is stunning. I have no idea what the truth is, but the “official story” is “barbara streisand”!

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PLATFORMS: Thinking “temporary” while MCBA is in for repair

Monday, November 29, 2010

http://www.walmart.com/ip/eMachines-Black-10.1-eM350-2074-Netbook-PC-with-Intel-Atom-N450-Processor-Windows-XP-Home/15231329

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eMachines Black 10.1″ eM350-2074 Netbook PC with Intel Atom N450 Processor & Windows XP Home

Free Shipping to Home

From $248.00

With its Intel Atom processor and dedicated graphics, the eMachines eM350-2074 Netbook PC powers through everyday apps and brings a great visual experience while remaining small and easily portable. This ultra-mobile black 10.1″ eMachines netbook PC is super light and less than 1″ thin, making it easy to tote anywhere. Plus, its larger keyboard and touchpad features are perfect for fast-paced, accurate data input while you’re on the move. With the eMachines eM350-2074 Netbook PC, you can stay connected to your mobile world.

eMachines Black 10.1″ eM350-2074 Netbook PC with Intel Atom N450 Processor, Windows XP Home

   * Intel Atom N450 processor

   1.66GHz, 667MHz Front Side Bus, 512KB L2 Cache

   * 1GB DDR2 system memory

   Allows you to do the computer basics of web surfing, emails and documents

   * 160GB SATA hard drive

   Store 106,000 photos, 45,000 songs or 84 hours of HD video and more on the black 10.1″ eMachines netbook PC

   * 10/100 Fast Ethernet; 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi

   Connect to a broadband modem or a wired broadband router with wired Ethernet, or wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n WLAN built right into your PC

   * 10.1″ LED widescreen display

   Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 with 64MB of dedicated video memory, supporting Microsoft DirectX 9

Additional Features:

   * Built-in 1.3 megapixel Webcam

   * 2-in-1 digital media card reader

   * 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x VGA port, 1 x headphone/speaker/line-out jack, 1 x microphone jack, 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port

   * 3-cell lithium-ion battery (up to 4 hours battery life)

Software:

   * Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 3

   * Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day trial)

   * Microsoft Works 9

   * Norton Internet Security (60-day trial)

   * Windows Live Essentials Wave 3 (with Photo Gallery and Writer)

   * eMachines ePower Management, eMachines eRecovery Management

Support and Warranty:

   * 1-year parts and labor limited warranty with toll-free tech support

   * Restore discs are no longer included with PCs. We recommend you use the installed software to create your own restore and backup DVD the first week you use the black 10.1″ eMachines netbook PC.

What’s In The Box:

   * Power supply and power cord

   * 3-cell Li-Ion battery

   * Quick Start Guide and documentation

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It should be good enough for a week. But, can I then put ubuntu on it?

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POLITICAL: Who fed the tiger?

Monday, November 29, 2010

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=230049

Who fed the tiger?
Posted: November 18, 2010
Pat Buchanan

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Review commission chair Dan Slane says his members have concluded that “China is adopting a highly discriminatory policy of favoring domestic producers over foreign manufacturers. Under the guise of fostering ‘indigenous innovation’ … the government of China appears determined to exclude foreigners from bidding on government contracts at the central, provincial and local levels.”

Imagine that! The Chinese are ignoring WTO rules and putting China first. Don’t they understand how the Global Economy works? You’re not supposed to tilt the field in favor of the home team.

One knows not whether to laugh or cry.

The policy the Chinese are pursuing, economic nationalism, was virtually invented by the Republican Party. Protectionism was the declared policy of the GOP from the day its first president took office in 1861 to the day Calvin Coolidge left in 1929.

Free trade was the policy of a Great Britain whose clocks those generations of Americans cleaned, even as the Chinese are cleaning ours.

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It’s interesting to note that the Federal Gooferment was SUPPOSED to be funded by tariffs and excise taxes. If “We, The Sheeple” had stuck to that and followed old George’s RX about “entangling alliances”, then it’s hard to imagine we would not be much better off.

Sometime some one will have to explain to me how “global free trade” helps Americans?

We’ve demonstrated that the “Rich Globalists” seem to have done better than the average Detroit worker.

The Rust Belt comes to mind.

So how do we reverse course while it’s still not too late?

<1> We have to kill the FED. Andrew Jackson was right to kill the corrupt central bank.

<2> We have to create a link between gold and the dollar. Clearly, we need an AUTOMATIC AUTO-PILOT to control spending in the District of Corruption.

<3> We have to learn from the Bank of South Dakota. That’s a model of how to control local funds for the benefit of the “We, The Sheeple”. Note: That “bank” only services municipal Gooferments. No cash cow for banks to leech off of.

<4> We have to kill Fannie and Freddie. And, all Gooferment Sponsored Entities.

<5> Zero the corporate taxes! Only real people pay taxes; so let’s “de-cloak” how much we are really paying in taxes.

<6> Campaign Finance Reform: Only real people can give a candidate money and only from the region they will represent.

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SURVIVAL: Terrorists will try to bring the “war” home to the USA

Sunday, November 28, 2010

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/11/fbi_thwarts_terrorist_bombing.html

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Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, a Somali-born U.S. citizen, was arrested at 5:42 p.m., 18 minutes before the tree lighting was to occur, on an accusation of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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What this demonstrates to me is that they will be unable to stop a true “lone wolf”. As soon as, “terrorism” can be done without help by one person, totally alone, then we are going to see more of these incidents but successful in “going off”. Hopefully, that doesn’t happen. But, we better prep like it will. And, personally, I’d stay out of crowds for the duration. With the nuts in the District of Corruption, a suitcase nuke here in the USA might be met with a global response. Argh!

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RANT: People making more than $250,000 a year

Sunday, November 28, 2010

http://channel-surfing.blogspot.com/2010/11/tax-cuts-for-rich-or-food-for-poor.html

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Tax cuts for the rich or food for the poor

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Washington debates tax cuts for people making more than $250,000 a year, while far too many struggle at the other end of the economic spectrum. Can you say skewed priorities?

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OK, I’ll try one more time.

You, and your thugs in Gooferment, have no right to steal wealth from honest hard working people.

The 250k nonsense ignores the fact that most small businesses file their taxes as an individual. So, in the frenzy of jealousy to “tax the rich”, you manage to screw most of the small businesses in the USA. Who do you think does most of the hiring?

When you have a “minimum wage”, you interfere with the right of people to freely contract. Minimum prices for wages ensure unemployment!

Please recognize that your “Big Gooferment” whine really hurts the little people. The rich have choices; the poor don’t. For example, the Maryland “millionaire’s tax”, John Kerry on where to dock that boat, doctors that limit their practices, the owner of the Buffalo Sabres moves to Florida, and on and on and on!

Oh and by the way, corporations DON’T pay taxes; only real people do. So guess who can’t avoid paying those “corporate taxes” with a large part of their income? Yup, the poor!

Argh! It seems so OBVIOUS.

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And, the false choice in the title is absurd. It’s not like an either or.

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INTERESTING: Separate School and State!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

http://cafehayek.com/2010/11/school-lessons.html

School Lessons
by Don Boudreaux on November 26, 2010
in Education,Other People’s Money

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But why don’t supermarkets, restaurants, churches, apartment complexes, clothing stores, dog groomers, and other service providers in Fairfax County encounter the same problems that plague the school system? After all, the county is growing just as fast and just as unevenly for these merchants as it is for Fairfax County Public Schools. Yet we never hear that some coffee shops or department stores continue to be overcrowded while others are well under capacity. Why might this be?

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Of course, the answer is that the politicians and bureaucrats can not possibly know the answers. And, even if they did, they can’t possibly know how to “price” it. (How much of taxpayer money to “invest” in “stuff”?) A McDonalds is easier; an owner figures out how much of his wealth to risk. Of course, he’s going to be “right” more than any bunch of politicians and bureaucrats.

Sorry, but we must separate School and State!

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MACBOOKAIR: So much for Apple’s vaunted service

Saturday, November 27, 2010

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Case close. Broken hardware (maybe? probably?) But “closed” from their POV. Not mine.

Now you see why it’s “NOTRECOMMENDED”?

Like DELL, I think they are living of reputation.

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QUOTE: Alexander Solzhenitsyn on “Nothing left to lose”

Saturday, November 27, 2010

“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling with terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers, or whatever else was at hand? … … …” — Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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RANT: TV services at the hospitals

Friday, November 26, 2010

TVR (Long Island, NY) supplies TV service at RWJU Hospital and SPU Hospital in New Brunswick NJ. The costs are absurd.

• At $5/day, that’s $150/month for a very limited service from Direct TV that has tremendous weather issues. I have cable service at two residential locations for $40/month. How is that comparable?

• They also rent phone services at $4/day or $120/month. I also have two residential services at 30$/month and cell phones at comparable rates.

• When they fail to collect the fee in person, their collection process charges an exorbitant “handling fee” of $2 on $4.50 “rental”.

I feel they are ripping off people that are a captive audience.

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MACBOOKAIR: Hardware problem. (Remember Apple Computers are on my “Not Recommended” list)

Friday, November 26, 2010

“No output sound devices defined” (No input either.)

Conclusion after ½ on the phone is it’s a hardware problem.

NOO, really!

Argh!

They want me to leave the machine for three days for them to diag, order parts, and repair.

You gotta be kidding me.

Or, I can send it in and this is with the extended warranty.

Argh!

This is for a machine that won’t sync. (They never figured that one out either.)

Hence my time machine is a giant router in disguise. That’s all it is good for.

Argh!

BAck when I first got the machine and wasn’t totally “on” it, the screen took a week to replace.

Cloud computing, with all it’s version control issues, is looking better and better.

Argh!

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