http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/getFeed.kickAction?quantity=25 New blogs from cruiserdude on OFFICIAL THOM COMMUNITY Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:38 GMT Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:38 GMT webmaster@thomhartmann.com (thradio) webmaster@thomhartmann.com (thradio) KickApps Feed Builder 2010-03-12T20:00:38Z 7 http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=93519&sortType=recent 0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Saudi-Prince-Alwaleed-bin-Tibal-owns-7-of-News-Corp/BLOG/2102993/93519.html             With the "Citizens United Supreme Court" decision essentially freeing "Corporations" to spend unlimited amounts in campaigns, theoretically Alwaleed can pressure the American corporations he owns stock in to spend millions — or even billions — of dollars attacking candidates he opposes and spending millions---or even billions on those who he knows are on the take.......................... Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns a 7 percent stake in News Corp — the parent company of Fox News — making him the largest shareholder outside the family of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch. Alwaleed has grown close with the Murdoch enterprise, recently endorsing James Murdoch to succeed his father and creating a content-sharing agreement with Fox News for his own media conglomerate.Last weekend, at the right-wing Constitutional Coalition’s annual conference in St. Louis, Joseph Farah, publisher of the far right WorldNetDaily, blasted Fox News for its relationship with Alwaleed. Farah noted correctly that Alwaleed had boasted in the past about forcing Fox News to change its content relating to its coverage of riots in Paris, and warned that such foreign ownership of American media is “really dangerous.”------------Alwaleed was recently interviewed by Fox News’ Neil Cavuto.The interview was a “darling high school reunion”: “All of the sudden, Neil Cavuto is interviewing him like a buddy-buddy because he is the boss.” Indeed, in the “rare” interview Alwaleed gave last month, he reaffirmed his “alliance” with the Murdoch family and told Cavuto why he has a personal stake in influencing American politics             With the "Citizens United Supreme Court" decision essentially freeing "Corporations" to spend unlimited amounts in campaigns, theoretically Alwaleed can pressure the American corporations he owns stock in to spend millions — or even billions — of dollars attacking candidates he opposes and spending millions---or even billions on those who he knows are on the take.......................... Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns a 7 percent stake in News Corp — the parent company of Fox News — making him the largest shareholder outside the family of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch. Alwaleed has grown close with the Murdoch enterprise, recently endorsing James Murdoch to succeed his father and creating a content-sharing agreement with Fox News for his own media conglomerate.Last weekend, at the right-wing Constitutional Coalition’s annual conference in St. Louis, Joseph Farah, publisher of the far right WorldNetDaily, blasted Fox News for its relationship with Alwaleed. Farah noted correctly that Alwaleed had boasted in the past about forcing Fox News to change its content relating to its coverage of riots in Paris, and warned that such foreign ownership of American media is “really dangerous.”------------Alwaleed was recently interviewed by Fox News’ Neil Cavuto.The interview was a “darling high school reunion”: “All of the sudden, Neil Cavuto is interviewing him like a buddy-buddy because he is the boss.” Indeed, in the “rare” interview Alwaleed gave last month, he reaffirmed his “alliance” with the Murdoch family and told Cavuto why he has a personal stake in influencing American politics Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:38 GMT http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Saudi-Prince-Alwaleed-bin-Tibal-owns-7-of-News-Corp/BLOG/2102993/93519.html cruiserdude 2010-03-12T20:00:38Z OFFICIAL THOM COMMUNITY             With the "Citizens United Supreme Court" decision essentially freeing "Corporations" to spend unlimited amounts in campaigns, theoretically Alwaleed can pressure the American corporations he owns stock in to spend millions — or even billions — of dollars attacking candidates he opposes and spending millions---or even billions on those who he knows are on the take.......................... Conservative Activists Rebel Against Fox News: Saudi Ownership Is ‘Really Dangerous For America’Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal owns a 7 percent stake in News Corp — the parent company of Fox News — making him the largest shareholder outside the family of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch. Alwaleed has grown close with the Murdoch enterprise, recently endorsing James Murdoch to succeed his father and creating a content-sharing agreement with Fox News for his own media conglomerate.Last weekend, at the right-wing Constitutional Coalition’s annual conference in St. Louis, Joseph Farah, publisher of the far right WorldNetDaily, blasted Fox News for its relationship with Alwaleed. Farah noted correctly that Alwaleed had boasted in the past about forcing Fox News to change its content relating to its coverage of riots in Paris, and warned that such foreign ownership of American media is “really dangerous.”------------Alwaleed was recently interviewed by Fox News’ Neil Cavuto.The interview was a “darling high school reunion”: “All of the sudden, Neil Cavuto is interviewing him like a buddy-buddy because he is the boss.” Indeed, in the “rare” interview Alwaleed gave last month, he reaffirmed his “alliance” with the Murdoch family and told Cavuto why he has a personal stake in influencing American politics nonadult false Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Tibal owns 7% of News Corp text blog 66 0 0.0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=18953620&as=93519 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/user/defaultImage_160x120_B.jpg false 0 0 2102993 18953620 Member 0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Feudalism-and-the-New-World-Order/BLOG/1828945/93519.html     Instead of moving forward "Globalization" is moving "We the People"backwards (http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Feudalism_and_Medieval_life.htm) -----We are on course for the "Social Structure of the Middle Ages" ------------the "Aristocrats and the Serfs" -------------- Where do we get the revenue to pay for social programs and infrastructure when we lowered taxes on the rich and passed "Free Trade" legislation which outsourced "Hard Working American" jobs.We can't have both because one negates the other------- meaning trickle down economics is a farce ----------- it only puts more money into the pockets of the rich.Now that being said if we did not pass "Free Trade" legislation we would not be losing those jobs and thus the workers would be footing the revenue part of the equation.So what do we do -------- Pass a "Large Stimulus Bill" putting people back to work and repaying the "Stimulus" via taxes.Why do we have to do this? ----------- since "Free Trade" and "Supply Side Economics" are not going to be reversed this is the only short term program to put people back to work and living a life of dignity for awhile.At the same time the economy will be stimulated by spending thus putting more and more people back to work which would be a trickle up program.This Theory is still not going to generate enough money to pay off the National Debt nor will it generate enough money to pay back the Countries we borrowed money from to fight our "Lied into War".What does President Obama have to lose if he tells Congress we need to raise Taxes to at least 50% which would solve our Debt problem.Congress has been a do nothing Congress so i don't expect that to be done just as President Obama's "Progressive Agenda" has not been Legislated.This Congress is making President Obama look like an out of touch Leader.As long as we have "Free Trade" with a no "Large Stimulus Bill" we are a doomed Country.----------President Obama because of an uneducated society being brainwashed by the "Corporate Media" is putting him between a rock and a hard place.If the Tea Party was out there for the "Real Reasons" that our Country is in the condition it's in instead of being mislead by the Right we would be striking fear in the Congress.------------President Obama is much too smart a gentleman to not know what's going on and I believe he will eventually in a strong way let "We the People" know why and how he is being "Stonewalled".I believe he's been soft because he thought that Congress would eventually start getting things done not for Obama but for "We the People" which obviously is not happening because he is up against a "Status Quo" that he was not ready for.----------Lord Acton(British Historian circa 1834-1902) said "Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely" -----------"We the People" are seeing it live and in person by our "Corporatist" who we voted into Congress.These are the same "Corporatist" who passed all the "Free Trade" legislation (knowing that jobs were going to outsourced),Supply Side Economics (lowering the taxes on the rich believing it would trickle down),ratified the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution because the "Corporation" was not happy with FDR'S "New Deal",etc.------------When i was a kid the Father went to work and supported his Family and was Proud ----- than MFN came along and jobs at a turtles speed were being lost causing the Mother to pick up a part-time job to make ends meet ------ than more "Free Trade" bills were passed outsourcing jobs at a faster pace and the Father had to work two jobs and the Mother had to work longer hours in her part-time job and now both Parents have to work full time jobs and maybe a part-time job also to make ends meet ------------ how much can "We the People" take ----------- these "Free Trade" bills are working us to death with nothing to show for all that labor except making ends meet.If "Health Care Insurance" is not a perk from one of those jobs that makes another expense to keep that Family from going under.-----Why "Health Care Reform" is not a top priority in our Country is that Social Security is now being paid from todays workers because our Legislators transferred the Social Security that we paid to pay for something else and since the work pool is low because of high unemplyment there is less money going into the new Social Security Funds.If we all had "Health Care" and lived longer it would be a drag on "Social Security" for those already collecting and for all new "Eligible Recipients". ------------- Our Legislators Plan is to keep us in Wars and keep us from being able to afford "Health Care" thus lowering the number of people reaching the age to collect "Social Security"...................     Instead of moving forward "Globalization" is moving "We the People"backwards (http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Feudalism_and_Medieval_life.htm) -----We are on course for the "Social Structure of the Middle Ages" ------------the "Aristocrats and the Serfs" -------------- Where do we get the revenue to pay for social programs and infrastructure when we lowered taxes on the rich and passed "Free Trade" legislation which outsourced "Hard Working American" jobs.We can't have both because one negates the other------- meaning trickle down economics is a farce ----------- it only puts more money into the pockets of the rich.Now that being said if we did not pass "Free Trade" legislation we would not be losing those jobs and thus the workers would be footing the revenue part of the equation.So what do we do -------- Pass a "Large Stimulus Bill" putting people back to work and repaying the "Stimulus" via taxes.Why do we have to do this? ----------- since "Free Trade" and "Supply Side Economics" are not going to be reversed this is the only short term program to put people back to work and living a life of dignity for awhile.At the same time the economy will be stimulated by spending thus putting more and more people back to work which would be a trickle up program.This Theory is still not going to generate enough money to pay off the National Debt nor will it generate enough money to pay back the Countries we borrowed money from to fight our "Lied into War".What does President Obama have to lose if he tells Congress we need to raise Taxes to at least 50% which would solve our Debt problem.Congress has been a do nothing Congress so i don't expect that to be done just as President Obama's "Progressive Agenda" has not been Legislated.This Congress is making President Obama look like an out of touch Leader.As long as we have "Free Trade" with a no "Large Stimulus Bill" we are a doomed Country.----------President Obama because of an uneducated society being brainwashed by the "Corporate Media" is putting him between a rock and a hard place.If the Tea Party was out there for the "Real Reasons" that our Country is in the condition it's in instead of being mislead by the Right we would be striking fear in the Congress.------------President Obama is much too smart a gentleman to not know what's going on and I believe he will eventually in a strong way let "We the People" know why and how he is being "Stonewalled".I believe he's been soft because he thought that Congress would eventually start getting things done not for Obama but for "We the People" which obviously is not happening because he is up against a "Status Quo" that he was not ready for.----------Lord Acton(British Historian circa 1834-1902) said "Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely" -----------"We the People" are seeing it live and in person by our "Corporatist" who we voted into Congress.These are the same "Corporatist" who passed all the "Free Trade" legislation (knowing that jobs were going to outsourced),Supply Side Economics (lowering the taxes on the rich believing it would trickle down),ratified the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution because the "Corporation" was not happy with FDR'S "New Deal",etc.------------When i was a kid the Father went to work and supported his Family and was Proud ----- than MFN came along and jobs at a turtles speed were being lost causing the Mother to pick up a part-time job to make ends meet ------ than more "Free Trade" bills were passed outsourcing jobs at a faster pace and the Father had to work two jobs and the Mother had to work longer hours in her part-time job and now both Parents have to work full time jobs and maybe a part-time job also to make ends meet ------------ how much can "We the People" take ----------- these "Free Trade" bills are working us to death with nothing to show for all that labor except making ends meet.If "Health Care Insurance" is not a perk from one of those jobs that makes another expense to keep that Family from going under.-----Why "Health Care Reform" is not a top priority in our Country is that Social Security is now being paid from todays workers because our Legislators transferred the Social Security that we paid to pay for something else and since the work pool is low because of high unemplyment there is less money going into the new Social Security Funds.If we all had "Health Care" and lived longer it would be a drag on "Social Security" for those already collecting and for all new "Eligible Recipients". ------------- Our Legislators Plan is to keep us in Wars and keep us from being able to afford "Health Care" thus lowering the number of people reaching the age to collect "Social Security"................... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:08:23 GMT http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Feudalism-and-the-New-World-Order/BLOG/1828945/93519.html cruiserdude 2010-02-10T17:08:23Z OFFICIAL THOM COMMUNITY     Instead of moving forward "Globalization" is moving "We the People"backwards (http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Feudalism_and_Medieval_life.htm) -----We are on course for the "Social Structure of the Middle Ages" ------------the "Aristocrats and the Serfs" -------------- Where do we get the revenue to pay for social programs and infrastructure when we lowered taxes on the rich and passed "Free Trade" legislation which outsourced "Hard Working American" jobs.We can't have both because one negates the other------- meaning trickle down economics is a farce ----------- it only puts more money into the pockets of the rich.Now that being said if we did not pass "Free Trade" legislation we would not be losing those jobs and thus the workers would be footing the revenue part of the equation.So what do we do -------- Pass a "Large Stimulus Bill" putting people back to work and repaying the "Stimulus" via taxes.Why do we have to do this? ----------- since "Free Trade" and "Supply Side Economics" are not going to be reversed this is the only short term program to put people back to work and living a life of dignity for awhile.At the same time the economy will be stimulated by spending thus putting more and more people back to work which would be a trickle up program.This Theory is still not going to generate enough money to pay off the National Debt nor will it generate enough money to pay back the Countries we borrowed money from to fight our "Lied into War".What does President Obama have to lose if he tells Congress we need to raise Taxes to at least 50% which would solve our Debt problem.Congress has been a do nothing Congress so i don't expect that to be done just as President Obama's "Progressive Agenda" has not been Legislated.This Congress is making President Obama look like an out of touch Leader.As long as we have "Free Trade" with a no "Large Stimulus Bill" we are a doomed Country.----------President Obama because of an uneducated society being brainwashed by the "Corporate Media" is putting him between a rock and a hard place.If the Tea Party was out there for the "Real Reasons" that our Country is in the condition it's in instead of being mislead by the Right we would be striking fear in the Congress.------------President Obama is much too smart a gentleman to not know what's going on and I believe he will eventually in a strong way let "We the People" know why and how he is being "Stonewalled".I believe he's been soft because he thought that Congress would eventually start getting things done not for Obama but for "We the People" which obviously is not happening because he is up against a "Status Quo" that he was not ready for.----------Lord Acton(British Historian circa 1834-1902) said "Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely" -----------"We the People" are seeing it live and in person by our "Corporatist" who we voted into Congress.These are the same "Corporatist" who passed all the "Free Trade" legislation (knowing that jobs were going to outsourced),Supply Side Economics (lowering the taxes on the rich believing it would trickle down),ratified the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution because the "Corporation" was not happy with FDR'S "New Deal",etc.------------When i was a kid the Father went to work and supported his Family and was Proud ----- than MFN came along and jobs at a turtles speed were being lost causing the Mother to pick up a part-time job to make ends meet ------ than more "Free Trade" bills were passed outsourcing jobs at a faster pace and the Father had to work two jobs and the Mother had to work longer hours in her part-time job and now both Parents have to work full time jobs and maybe a part-time job also to make ends meet ------------ how much can "We the People" take ----------- these "Free Trade" bills are working us to death with nothing to show for all that labor except making ends meet.If "Health Care Insurance" is not a perk from one of those jobs that makes another expense to keep that Family from going under.-----Why "Health Care Reform" is not a top priority in our Country is that Social Security is now being paid from todays workers because our Legislators transferred the Social Security that we paid to pay for something else and since the work pool is low because of high unemplyment there is less money going into the new Social Security Funds.If we all had "Health Care" and lived longer it would be a drag on "Social Security" for those already collecting and for all new "Eligible Recipients". ------------- Our Legislators Plan is to keep us in Wars and keep us from being able to afford "Health Care" thus lowering the number of people reaching the age to collect "Social Security"................... nonadult false Feudalism and the New World Order........ text blog 88 0 0.0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=18953620&as=93519 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/user/defaultImage_160x120_E.jpg false 0 0 1828945 18953620 Member 0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Why-the-people-are-confused/BLOG/1824877/93519.html "Supply Side Economics","Free Trade","Wars being paid by borrowing Fron Cihna" are the reason why the people are uprising------------------the only problem with the uprising is that the majority of the people don't know why their jobs are being outsourced,that the rich are getting richer and the Supreme Court gave the "Corporation"the right to spend unlimited money on the "Corporatists" of their choice -------- in other words the people who are uprising don't know what they are uprising against. The people are so confused that they gave an "airhead" like Sarah Palin a "Stage" to pontificate about subjects that the people don't understand confusing them even more.Remember this person doesn't know what she reads,that Africa is a country,took the money for "the road to nowhere",etc. -------------- she left her job in Alaska with a population less than the city of Austin ,TX.-------------------The problem is not "More Government" for "We the People" ----------- the problem is "The Corporation" and "The Corporatist's".......................... "Supply Side Economics","Free Trade","Wars being paid by borrowing Fron Cihna" are the reason why the people are uprising------------------the only problem with the uprising is that the majority of the people don't know why their jobs are being outsourced,that the rich are getting richer and the Supreme Court gave the "Corporation"the right to spend unlimited money on the "Corporatists" of their choice -------- in other words the people who are uprising don't know what they are uprising against. The people are so confused that they gave an "airhead" like Sarah Palin a "Stage" to pontificate about subjects that the people don't understand confusing them even more.Remember this person doesn't know what she reads,that Africa is a country,took the money for "the road to nowhere",etc. -------------- she left her job in Alaska with a population less than the city of Austin ,TX.-------------------The problem is not "More Government" for "We the People" ----------- the problem is "The Corporation" and "The Corporatist's".......................... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:10 GMT http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Why-the-people-are-confused/BLOG/1824877/93519.html cruiserdude 2010-02-09T18:22:10Z OFFICIAL THOM COMMUNITY "Supply Side Economics","Free Trade","Wars being paid by borrowing Fron Cihna" are the reason why the people are uprising------------------the only problem with the uprising is that the majority of the people don't know why their jobs are being outsourced,that the rich are getting richer and the Supreme Court gave the "Corporation"the right to spend unlimited money on the "Corporatists" of their choice -------- in other words the people who are uprising don't know what they are uprising against. The people are so confused that they gave an "airhead" like Sarah Palin a "Stage" to pontificate about subjects that the people don't understand confusing them even more.Remember this person doesn't know what she reads,that Africa is a country,took the money for "the road to nowhere",etc. -------------- she left her job in Alaska with a population less than the city of Austin ,TX.-------------------The problem is not "More Government" for "We the People" ----------- the problem is "The Corporation" and "The Corporatist's".......................... nonadult false Why the people are confused......... text blog 72 0 0.0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=18953620&as=93519 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/user/defaultImage_160x120_D.jpg false 0 0 1824877 18953620 Member 0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Voo-Doo-Economics-Free-Trade-Disaster/BLOG/1802687/93519.html Economics is a Behavioral Science ------- when the gov't implements a new economic theory such as Supply Side Economics certain things have to happen for the theory to work.For Suppy Side Economics to work which is a Trickle down from the people receiving the Capital Gain having to spend in the form of new spending,becoming entrepreneurs or if they were entrepreneurs expanding their business thus creating new jobs.If the Capital Gain is used to gain Capital by not spending but rather saving the Capital Gain does not trickle down therefore the Capital Gain is making Capital with their Capital gain which is true "Capitalism" --------- the Rich getting Richer with the Capital Gain they received via the new Economic Theory implemented by the gov't.Soooooooo since the Rich have been getting richer because of Supply Side Economics it's high time that we raise taxes on those who have been getting richer while the rest of us are struggling in these times of no jobs because of "Free Trade" Legislation.If we raised it to 50% which is lower than it was under Reagan when he lowered taxes from 70% to 35% which we called Reaganomics we could pay off our Debt and have Capital to "Stimulate a Slumping Economy".Reagonomics is in fact "Supply Side Economics" which except for Clinton raising taxes to 39% the rich were still getting richer (Clintonomics).Bush comes in and before lying us into War he rolled the taxes back to Reagan's 35%.-------------- The reason we need to "Stimulate the Economy" is because it will create jobs so we can get our "Hard Working Americans" back to work paying taxes to re-pay the Stimulus and will also be stimulating the economy with the ability to spend ----- buying durable goods,houses,cars,etc.This has to be done because of all the "Free Trade and/or No Tarifs" Legislation that has been passed outsourcing jobs abroad and bringing those products made back to America without paying a Tariff at the Border.All of the "Free Trade Legislation" was passes by legislators who we voted into office and they knew that by passing this legislation the "Greedy Corporation" would do what they did -------- outsource "Hard Working American Jobs" to cheap labor countries.We should not blame the "Greedy Corporation" for doing this but rather the Members of Congress who took the money from the "Corporation" and passed "Free Trade Policy" when they are there because we elected them to be Passing Legislation for "We the People" who do not have a voice other than our Vote.We could get our jobs back very easily if our legilators implement Tariffs" on all goods coming into our country.We are now at 10% unemployment and figures show that that number will rise with the "Laws" on the books now in regards to "Free Trade"."We need more "Collective Bargining" in the work place via the "Employee Free Choice Act" that will be up for a vote in the near future.We need to fight back from those in Congress who are Union Busters".A Union in the workplace is a "Democracy" within the workplace that has the "Right" to "Collective Bargaining" thus getting their fair share of the profits being made in the workplace because the "Worker" is the reason for those "Profits"."Collective Bargaining" does not only help the "Union" worker but it effects the wages of none Union wages.That means that "Collective Bargining" has a trickle down effect.---------"Term Limits" in Congress is off the table because no one there has the "Stones" to write up such a bill because it would be a death wish in regards to being financed for that person's next election by his party and would also be made to look like a moron by his party ---------- our only resolve to this situation is a "Revolution" in the voting booth ........................ If i wrote what i really thought about "Reagonomics/Cintonomics" and "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs this blog would not have been posted.Pissed Off Big Time in NJ Economics is a Behavioral Science ------- when the gov't implements a new economic theory such as Supply Side Economics certain things have to happen for the theory to work.For Suppy Side Economics to work which is a Trickle down from the people receiving the Capital Gain having to spend in the form of new spending,becoming entrepreneurs or if they were entrepreneurs expanding their business thus creating new jobs.If the Capital Gain is used to gain Capital by not spending but rather saving the Capital Gain does not trickle down therefore the Capital Gain is making Capital with their Capital gain which is true "Capitalism" --------- the Rich getting Richer with the Capital Gain they received via the new Economic Theory implemented by the gov't.Soooooooo since the Rich have been getting richer because of Supply Side Economics it's high time that we raise taxes on those who have been getting richer while the rest of us are struggling in these times of no jobs because of "Free Trade" Legislation.If we raised it to 50% which is lower than it was under Reagan when he lowered taxes from 70% to 35% which we called Reaganomics we could pay off our Debt and have Capital to "Stimulate a Slumping Economy".Reagonomics is in fact "Supply Side Economics" which except for Clinton raising taxes to 39% the rich were still getting richer (Clintonomics).Bush comes in and before lying us into War he rolled the taxes back to Reagan's 35%.-------------- The reason we need to "Stimulate the Economy" is because it will create jobs so we can get our "Hard Working Americans" back to work paying taxes to re-pay the Stimulus and will also be stimulating the economy with the ability to spend ----- buying durable goods,houses,cars,etc.This has to be done because of all the "Free Trade and/or No Tarifs" Legislation that has been passed outsourcing jobs abroad and bringing those products made back to America without paying a Tariff at the Border.All of the "Free Trade Legislation" was passes by legislators who we voted into office and they knew that by passing this legislation the "Greedy Corporation" would do what they did -------- outsource "Hard Working American Jobs" to cheap labor countries.We should not blame the "Greedy Corporation" for doing this but rather the Members of Congress who took the money from the "Corporation" and passed "Free Trade Policy" when they are there because we elected them to be Passing Legislation for "We the People" who do not have a voice other than our Vote.We could get our jobs back very easily if our legilators implement Tariffs" on all goods coming into our country.We are now at 10% unemployment and figures show that that number will rise with the "Laws" on the books now in regards to "Free Trade"."We need more "Collective Bargining" in the work place via the "Employee Free Choice Act" that will be up for a vote in the near future.We need to fight back from those in Congress who are Union Busters".A Union in the workplace is a "Democracy" within the workplace that has the "Right" to "Collective Bargaining" thus getting their fair share of the profits being made in the workplace because the "Worker" is the reason for those "Profits"."Collective Bargaining" does not only help the "Union" worker but it effects the wages of none Union wages.That means that "Collective Bargining" has a trickle down effect.---------"Term Limits" in Congress is off the table because no one there has the "Stones" to write up such a bill because it would be a death wish in regards to being financed for that person's next election by his party and would also be made to look like a moron by his party ---------- our only resolve to this situation is a "Revolution" in the voting booth ........................ If i wrote what i really thought about "Reagonomics/Cintonomics" and "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs this blog would not have been posted.Pissed Off Big Time in NJ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:57:03 GMT http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Voo-Doo-Economics-Free-Trade-Disaster/BLOG/1802687/93519.html cruiserdude 2010-02-02T18:57:03Z OFFICIAL THOM COMMUNITY Economics is a Behavioral Science ------- when the gov't implements a new economic theory such as Supply Side Economics certain things have to happen for the theory to work.For Suppy Side Economics to work which is a Trickle down from the people receiving the Capital Gain having to spend in the form of new spending,becoming entrepreneurs or if they were entrepreneurs expanding their business thus creating new jobs.If the Capital Gain is used to gain Capital by not spending but rather saving the Capital Gain does not trickle down therefore the Capital Gain is making Capital with their Capital gain which is true "Capitalism" --------- the Rich getting Richer with the Capital Gain they received via the new Economic Theory implemented by the gov't.Soooooooo since the Rich have been getting richer because of Supply Side Economics it's high time that we raise taxes on those who have been getting richer while the rest of us are struggling in these times of no jobs because of "Free Trade" Legislation.If we raised it to 50% which is lower than it was under Reagan when he lowered taxes from 70% to 35% which we called Reaganomics we could pay off our Debt and have Capital to "Stimulate a Slumping Economy".Reagonomics is in fact "Supply Side Economics" which except for Clinton raising taxes to 39% the rich were still getting richer (Clintonomics).Bush comes in and before lying us into War he rolled the taxes back to Reagan's 35%.-------------- The reason we need to "Stimulate the Economy" is because it will create jobs so we can get our "Hard Working Americans" back to work paying taxes to re-pay the Stimulus and will also be stimulating the economy with the ability to spend ----- buying durable goods,houses,cars,etc.This has to be done because of all the "Free Trade and/or No Tarifs" Legislation that has been passed outsourcing jobs abroad and bringing those products made back to America without paying a Tariff at the Border.All of the "Free Trade Legislation" was passes by legislators who we voted into office and they knew that by passing this legislation the "Greedy Corporation" would do what they did -------- outsource "Hard Working American Jobs" to cheap labor countries.We should not blame the "Greedy Corporation" for doing this but rather the Members of Congress who took the money from the "Corporation" and passed "Free Trade Policy" when they are there because we elected them to be Passing Legislation for "We the People" who do not have a voice other than our Vote.We could get our jobs back very easily if our legilators implement Tariffs" on all goods coming into our country.We are now at 10% unemployment and figures show that that number will rise with the "Laws" on the books now in regards to "Free Trade"."We need more "Collective Bargining" in the work place via the "Employee Free Choice Act" that will be up for a vote in the near future.We need to fight back from those in Congress who are Union Busters".A Union in the workplace is a "Democracy" within the workplace that has the "Right" to "Collective Bargaining" thus getting their fair share of the profits being made in the workplace because the "Worker" is the reason for those "Profits"."Collective Bargaining" does not only help the "Union" worker but it effects the wages of none Union wages.That means that "Collective Bargining" has a trickle down effect.---------"Term Limits" in Congress is off the table because no one there has the "Stones" to write up such a bill because it would be a death wish in regards to being financed for that person's next election by his party and would also be made to look like a moron by his party ---------- our only resolve to this situation is a "Revolution" in the voting booth ........................ If i wrote what i really thought about "Reagonomics/Cintonomics" and "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs this blog would not have been posted.Pissed Off Big Time in NJ nonadult false "Voo-Doo Economics + Free Trade" = Disaster........ text blog 91 0 0.0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=18953620&as=93519 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/user/defaultImage_160x120_A.jpg false 0 0 1802687 18953620 Member 0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Why-Coakley-lost-in-MA-/BLOG/1800425/93519.html The MA vote was a vote against no jobs being created.People who had jobs were scared about losing their job and those who lost their job did not see any new jobs created.The main stream media all colluded to make it look like it was a vote against "health care".Coakley's campaign was run half ass with none of the Kennedy's coming out and the DNC not pumping money into her War Chest to run a real campaign.The "Corporatists Dems" in the Senate got exactly what they wanted --------------- political cover so now they can say after "Stone Walling" for a year that they have to drop "health care" and concentrate on the economy and the enviornment with only 59 *&(%.We need a third party called the "Progressive Party" in order to have "We the People" really represented in Congress."We the People" need to know that it is our representatves that we voted into office who are writting legislation that is hurting "We the People" ---------------------- #1."Free Trade" ----- the outsourcing of hard working American's jobs,#2"Supply Side Economics" --------- the trickle down theory does not work cause the rich are getting richer while we pay for the Wars.#3"Un-Regulated Financial Institutions" ----------- Capital pulled the largest scam on the less fortunate in our country ever --------------the "Supreme Court" decision in regards to campaign finance is "We the People's" Waterloo ------------- Every time the Legilators pass "Free Trade Legislation" the Legislators know that the "Corporation" will be Outsourcing "Hard Working American's Jobs" -------------- "We the People" need to strike fear into the Legislators rather than them sriking fear in us via their voting on Legislation against "We the People" and for the "Corporation"............... The MA vote was a vote against no jobs being created.People who had jobs were scared about losing their job and those who lost their job did not see any new jobs created.The main stream media all colluded to make it look like it was a vote against "health care".Coakley's campaign was run half ass with none of the Kennedy's coming out and the DNC not pumping money into her War Chest to run a real campaign.The "Corporatists Dems" in the Senate got exactly what they wanted --------------- political cover so now they can say after "Stone Walling" for a year that they have to drop "health care" and concentrate on the economy and the enviornment with only 59 *&(%.We need a third party called the "Progressive Party" in order to have "We the People" really represented in Congress."We the People" need to know that it is our representatves that we voted into office who are writting legislation that is hurting "We the People" ---------------------- #1."Free Trade" ----- the outsourcing of hard working American's jobs,#2"Supply Side Economics" --------- the trickle down theory does not work cause the rich are getting richer while we pay for the Wars.#3"Un-Regulated Financial Institutions" ----------- Capital pulled the largest scam on the less fortunate in our country ever --------------the "Supreme Court" decision in regards to campaign finance is "We the People's" Waterloo ------------- Every time the Legilators pass "Free Trade Legislation" the Legislators know that the "Corporation" will be Outsourcing "Hard Working American's Jobs" -------------- "We the People" need to strike fear into the Legislators rather than them sriking fear in us via their voting on Legislation against "We the People" and for the "Corporation"............... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:56:14 GMT http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Why-Coakley-lost-in-MA-/BLOG/1800425/93519.html cruiserdude 2010-02-01T16:56:14Z OFFICIAL THOM COMMUNITY The MA vote was a vote against no jobs being created.People who had jobs were scared about losing their job and those who lost their job did not see any new jobs created.The main stream media all colluded to make it look like it was a vote against "health care".Coakley's campaign was run half ass with none of the Kennedy's coming out and the DNC not pumping money into her War Chest to run a real campaign.The "Corporatists Dems" in the Senate got exactly what they wanted --------------- political cover so now they can say after "Stone Walling" for a year that they have to drop "health care" and concentrate on the economy and the enviornment with only 59 *&(%.We need a third party called the "Progressive Party" in order to have "We the People" really represented in Congress."We the People" need to know that it is our representatves that we voted into office who are writting legislation that is hurting "We the People" ---------------------- #1."Free Trade" ----- the outsourcing of hard working American's jobs,#2"Supply Side Economics" --------- the trickle down theory does not work cause the rich are getting richer while we pay for the Wars.#3"Un-Regulated Financial Institutions" ----------- Capital pulled the largest scam on the less fortunate in our country ever --------------the "Supreme Court" decision in regards to campaign finance is "We the People's" Waterloo ------------- Every time the Legilators pass "Free Trade Legislation" the Legislators know that the "Corporation" will be Outsourcing "Hard Working American's Jobs" -------------- "We the People" need to strike fear into the Legislators rather than them sriking fear in us via their voting on Legislation against "We the People" and for the "Corporation"............... nonadult false Why Coakley lost in MA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! text blog 96 0 0.0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=18953620&as=93519 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/user/defaultImage_160x120_A.jpg false 0 0 1800425 18953620 Member 0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Give-em-Hell-Obama/BLOG/1776282/93519.html President Obama called out both sides of Congress for not getting anything done in his first year.He also blasted The Supreme Court for the Campaign Finance Decision.He talked about Pork without using the word and that Bills sent to his desk should not be loaded with it.I was worried that he would try to re-invent himself because of the MA vote and "Health Care" that Congress made into a debacle.He was Bold about his vision for the Country.Only time will tell if Congress is in bed with the Special Interest by the legislation passed for 'We the People".If we see another year like the one that just passed which was Stone Walling all of President Obama's Progressive Agenda than our Country is in the pockets of the "Corporation" plain and simple.We will than know that our legislator's are on the "Campaign Trail" rather than legislating.i didn't want to hear him talk about "Off Shore Drilling" and a "Spending Freeze" but maybe he had to suck-up to the right in order to have a chance at getting some in the right on board with his agenda.I wanted him to talk about "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs" and that "Hard Working American" jobs have been being outsourced to Countries with cheap labor because of "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs" .He would have really been Bold if he talked about raising the taxes on the wealthy up to 50%.All in all his Speech was on target for the Whole. President Obama called out both sides of Congress for not getting anything done in his first year.He also blasted The Supreme Court for the Campaign Finance Decision.He talked about Pork without using the word and that Bills sent to his desk should not be loaded with it.I was worried that he would try to re-invent himself because of the MA vote and "Health Care" that Congress made into a debacle.He was Bold about his vision for the Country.Only time will tell if Congress is in bed with the Special Interest by the legislation passed for 'We the People".If we see another year like the one that just passed which was Stone Walling all of President Obama's Progressive Agenda than our Country is in the pockets of the "Corporation" plain and simple.We will than know that our legislator's are on the "Campaign Trail" rather than legislating.i didn't want to hear him talk about "Off Shore Drilling" and a "Spending Freeze" but maybe he had to suck-up to the right in order to have a chance at getting some in the right on board with his agenda.I wanted him to talk about "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs" and that "Hard Working American" jobs have been being outsourced to Countries with cheap labor because of "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs" .He would have really been Bold if he talked about raising the taxes on the wealthy up to 50%.All in all his Speech was on target for the Whole. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:18:48 GMT http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Give-em-Hell-Obama/BLOG/1776282/93519.html cruiserdude 2010-01-28T19:18:48Z OFFICIAL THOM COMMUNITY President Obama called out both sides of Congress for not getting anything done in his first year.He also blasted The Supreme Court for the Campaign Finance Decision.He talked about Pork without using the word and that Bills sent to his desk should not be loaded with it.I was worried that he would try to re-invent himself because of the MA vote and "Health Care" that Congress made into a debacle.He was Bold about his vision for the Country.Only time will tell if Congress is in bed with the Special Interest by the legislation passed for 'We the People".If we see another year like the one that just passed which was Stone Walling all of President Obama's Progressive Agenda than our Country is in the pockets of the "Corporation" plain and simple.We will than know that our legislator's are on the "Campaign Trail" rather than legislating.i didn't want to hear him talk about "Off Shore Drilling" and a "Spending Freeze" but maybe he had to suck-up to the right in order to have a chance at getting some in the right on board with his agenda.I wanted him to talk about "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs" and that "Hard Working American" jobs have been being outsourced to Countries with cheap labor because of "Free Trade and/or No Tariffs" .He would have really been Bold if he talked about raising the taxes on the wealthy up to 50%.All in all his Speech was on target for the Whole. nonadult false Give 'em Hell Obama text blog 96 0 0.0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=18953620&as=93519 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/user/defaultImage_160x120_B.jpg false 1 0 1776282 18953620 Member 0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Obama-and-his-spending-Freeze/BLOG/1771793/93519.html Obama is doing exactly the opposite of what he should be doing."We the People" need to spend our way out of our national deficit.By creating new jobs "we the people" will be paying off the money used to create those jobs via taxes and "we the people" will be stimulating the economy with the ability to be able to spend.------- Bush spent like crazy and borrowed from China to run his Wars and that money has to be paid off with the tax payers money because he lowered taxes on the rich before going to War that could have been used to pay for his Wars rather than borrowing from China. ------------ If Obama really wanted to be BOLD he would raise taxes up to 50% and not worry about losing those votes.The rich got richer with Bushs Wars and now it's time they started paying some of that money back. -------------- He is now becoming a new member of "The Staus Quo".------------- He ran as a Progressive and now is his time to stand up and be accounted for and not worry about the name calling. ---------- If FDR worried about the name calling we would not have gotten his "New Deal" agenda passed.--------- The only thing we lost out of his "New Deal" was the ratification of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. ----------- I'll take that hit anyday as compared to Obama giving in to the "Status Quo".------------- Instead of exposing the "Status Quo" he is now a new member and i'm pissed off and worried BIG TIME. --------- cruiserdude Obama is doing exactly the opposite of what he should be doing."We the People" need to spend our way out of our national deficit.By creating new jobs "we the people" will be paying off the money used to create those jobs via taxes and "we the people" will be stimulating the economy with the ability to be able to spend.------- Bush spent like crazy and borrowed from China to run his Wars and that money has to be paid off with the tax payers money because he lowered taxes on the rich before going to War that could have been used to pay for his Wars rather than borrowing from China. ------------ If Obama really wanted to be BOLD he would raise taxes up to 50% and not worry about losing those votes.The rich got richer with Bushs Wars and now it's time they started paying some of that money back. -------------- He is now becoming a new member of "The Staus Quo".------------- He ran as a Progressive and now is his time to stand up and be accounted for and not worry about the name calling. ---------- If FDR worried about the name calling we would not have gotten his "New Deal" agenda passed.--------- The only thing we lost out of his "New Deal" was the ratification of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. ----------- I'll take that hit anyday as compared to Obama giving in to the "Status Quo".------------- Instead of exposing the "Status Quo" he is now a new member and i'm pissed off and worried BIG TIME. --------- cruiserdude Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:44:45 GMT http://community.thomhartmann.com/_Obama-and-his-spending-Freeze/BLOG/1771793/93519.html cruiserdude 2010-01-26T18:44:45Z OFFICIAL THOM COMMUNITY Obama is doing exactly the opposite of what he should be doing."We the People" need to spend our way out of our national deficit.By creating new jobs "we the people" will be paying off the money used to create those jobs via taxes and "we the people" will be stimulating the economy with the ability to be able to spend.------- Bush spent like crazy and borrowed from China to run his Wars and that money has to be paid off with the tax payers money because he lowered taxes on the rich before going to War that could have been used to pay for his Wars rather than borrowing from China. ------------ If Obama really wanted to be BOLD he would raise taxes up to 50% and not worry about losing those votes.The rich got richer with Bushs Wars and now it's time they started paying some of that money back. -------------- He is now becoming a new member of "The Staus Quo".------------- He ran as a Progressive and now is his time to stand up and be accounted for and not worry about the name calling. ---------- If FDR worried about the name calling we would not have gotten his "New Deal" agenda passed.--------- The only thing we lost out of his "New Deal" was the ratification of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. ----------- I'll take that hit anyday as compared to Obama giving in to the "Status Quo".------------- Instead of exposing the "Status Quo" he is now a new member and i'm pissed off and worried BIG TIME. --------- cruiserdude nonadult false Obama and his spending Freeze text blog 111 0 0.0 http://community.thomhartmann.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=18953620&as=93519 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/user/defaultImage_160x120_A.jpg false 0 0 1771793 18953620 Member 0