What dunce I am, when the commercials came on during the Wold Series I turned to CNBC to see what the people from clown university were up to.
I heard Senator Cruz rail against Wall Street, the place were his family makes most of it's money.
I can see it now while at lunch Ted tells his VP wife Goldman Sacks should take better care of Main Street.
At the next commercial break I heard that idiot from New Jersey say that there is nothing in the Social Security trust fund, just IOUS, proving once again we have a politician who doesn't have the foggiest how money works. Jersey fats idea to save Social Security was some sort of means test. Just what this country needs more bureaucracy.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Steve's barking; Is this the beginning of the end of (Rico) the U.S. Government.
We have seen the end of the Soviet Union.
We see the chaos of revolution in the Middle East, with no real government in some of those counties. Government comes and goes in Italy.
Think that can't happen in the good old US of A. Think again.
I've said in previous post there are three major parties, The Democratic Party, the Republican Party and laying in the body' of the Repulican party like the Alien in Alien waiting in the body of the Republican Party the Tea Party.
Now these anarchist have their caucus slavery works, only they call themselves Freemdom Works, They learned how to spin from the communist and fascist from Europe.
Now my warning for the end of government is the beginning of December were nothing gets done in the house of whores or better know as the House of Representatives. Possibly no speaker of the house meaning no governing in this body. No leadership no treaties , no budget, no,money to pay government expenses. No money to pay government expenses,,sounds just like the Fall of the Soviet Union.
True libertarianism, or as I like to call it anarchism. The experiment of no,government regulations, no one who,isn't paid is going to I force them. What about us on Social Security, tough.
Military, just hope there's enough patriots so,we will no,be invaded.
I pray that in two months from now I sit and read this blog and say to my self how stupid can I be.
We see the chaos of revolution in the Middle East, with no real government in some of those counties. Government comes and goes in Italy.
Think that can't happen in the good old US of A. Think again.
I've said in previous post there are three major parties, The Democratic Party, the Republican Party and laying in the body' of the Repulican party like the Alien in Alien waiting in the body of the Republican Party the Tea Party.
Now these anarchist have their caucus slavery works, only they call themselves Freemdom Works, They learned how to spin from the communist and fascist from Europe.
Now my warning for the end of government is the beginning of December were nothing gets done in the house of whores or better know as the House of Representatives. Possibly no speaker of the house meaning no governing in this body. No leadership no treaties , no budget, no,money to pay government expenses. No money to pay government expenses,,sounds just like the Fall of the Soviet Union.
True libertarianism, or as I like to call it anarchism. The experiment of no,government regulations, no one who,isn't paid is going to I force them. What about us on Social Security, tough.
Military, just hope there's enough patriots so,we will no,be invaded.
I pray that in two months from now I sit and read this blog and say to my self how stupid can I be.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Steve's barking; Start the revolution without me
Those whom vote in civilized counties and the not so civilized country are pissed off at the status quo.
And as the song goes were not going to take it anymore.
We're going to vote for Snake oil salesmen, socialist, and racists of all shades.
If we come from a country without much of a democratic tradition we'll take to the street, and perhaps over through those undemocratic forces, leaving a vacuum. Lord help us if there's a vacuum,
Election held were majority hate the outcome, even though the winner may be democratically elected. Haven help us if there is anarchy, or plain old chaos for the populous hates anarchy worse then it hates no freedoms.
This is another one of my blogs that I'm not sure that those who stumble upon it will have the vagus notion of what my writing is about.
And as the song goes were not going to take it anymore.
We're going to vote for Snake oil salesmen, socialist, and racists of all shades.
If we come from a country without much of a democratic tradition we'll take to the street, and perhaps over through those undemocratic forces, leaving a vacuum. Lord help us if there's a vacuum,
Election held were majority hate the outcome, even though the winner may be democratically elected. Haven help us if there is anarchy, or plain old chaos for the populous hates anarchy worse then it hates no freedoms.
This is another one of my blogs that I'm not sure that those who stumble upon it will have the vagus notion of what my writing is about.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Steve's barking; The price of the News (paper) is too damn high
The New York Daily News recently cut it's staff because it's losing money.
Why is it losing money, it's circulation has shrunk.
Circulation shrinkage generally means add shrinkage.
My general guess why the circulation shrinkage has to do with the fact that the paper, along with the New York Post cost too much. Most of it's potential customers can't afford $1.25 a day.
The best price for these people newspapers is 50 cents.
As a person who enjoyed picking up the News in the morning to have something to read on the bus and the train and the Post coming home 50 cents would be my limit. I might of even drop one of the papers.
I understand that papers want to go electronic, but you still have to have a hook to bring the reader in.
The other problem with going electronic people are actually going back to hard copies of books and e books sales are going flat.
What happened to newspaper publishers, have they lost their way?
Why is it losing money, it's circulation has shrunk.
Circulation shrinkage generally means add shrinkage.
My general guess why the circulation shrinkage has to do with the fact that the paper, along with the New York Post cost too much. Most of it's potential customers can't afford $1.25 a day.
The best price for these people newspapers is 50 cents.
As a person who enjoyed picking up the News in the morning to have something to read on the bus and the train and the Post coming home 50 cents would be my limit. I might of even drop one of the papers.
I understand that papers want to go electronic, but you still have to have a hook to bring the reader in.
The other problem with going electronic people are actually going back to hard copies of books and e books sales are going flat.
What happened to newspaper publishers, have they lost their way?
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Steve's barking; Socialism helps the free market system
Some people might call it heresy, but the fact of the matter, socialism in a capitalist society greatly enriches the free market system.
How is that you may ask?
Think of it as putting money into the hands of consumers. More shoppers to be able to afford products being sold. The more a product is being sold. The more that a product is being sold the more companies want to produce that product. Now that's one of the most important ingredient in the free market system.
Now I know that the free market system needs capital(ism) how else would the entrepreneur gets the money to,produce their product.
Some time the capitalist can and has in the past discouraged the producing and marketing of new products just because they fear any any kind of completion.
Now how would a form of socialism help the U.S. Think of the U.S. health system. If we had a single payee system (I stole this idea from Germany) employers would no longer have to pay for health insurance but the government would pay for your health insurance in a well regulated insurance industry. The consumer would have freedom of choice as per health insurance which they don't have now.
It's also important to understand that the rich man will only buy so many watches, while the masses can and will buy so much more. The masses need the means (money) to purchase watches.
I understand that many of my fellow countrymen will claim that socialism is a form of taking from some hard working person's money destroying any incentives to invest or start a business..
If one try's to argue with them that socialism can actually be a form of making it easier for the capitalist and entrepreneur they will scream at you and tell you of the work of Dr Bla,Bla, Bla from take your pick Harvard, Stanford, Yale, or Steward's College.That the good doctor's work proves that socialism is the root of all evil.
*Watches stand for any product.
How is that you may ask?
Think of it as putting money into the hands of consumers. More shoppers to be able to afford products being sold. The more a product is being sold. The more that a product is being sold the more companies want to produce that product. Now that's one of the most important ingredient in the free market system.
Now I know that the free market system needs capital(ism) how else would the entrepreneur gets the money to,produce their product.
Some time the capitalist can and has in the past discouraged the producing and marketing of new products just because they fear any any kind of completion.
Now how would a form of socialism help the U.S. Think of the U.S. health system. If we had a single payee system (I stole this idea from Germany) employers would no longer have to pay for health insurance but the government would pay for your health insurance in a well regulated insurance industry. The consumer would have freedom of choice as per health insurance which they don't have now.
It's also important to understand that the rich man will only buy so many watches, while the masses can and will buy so much more. The masses need the means (money) to purchase watches.
I understand that many of my fellow countrymen will claim that socialism is a form of taking from some hard working person's money destroying any incentives to invest or start a business..
If one try's to argue with them that socialism can actually be a form of making it easier for the capitalist and entrepreneur they will scream at you and tell you of the work of Dr Bla,Bla, Bla from take your pick Harvard, Stanford, Yale, or Steward's College.That the good doctor's work proves that socialism is the root of all evil.
*Watches stand for any product.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Steve's barking; I'm so confused at the American politics.
The Democratic Party complains about Donald Trump and what a ( racist, fool, buffoon, liar) you name it he is. Now Mr. Trump is leading the Republic polls, now why would a Democrat attack him and not let the Republicans worry about him till the general election.
Now it seems that every Tom, Dick and Harriet is attacking the president. I wish some one will tell them that he's not running.
Do the Republicans think that attacking Hillary Clinton will get an easier opponent in the general election?
Why do we start the election process so early, a year and half before the general elections. Don't they realize that fatigue and boredom sets in and nobody wants to go to the poles on Election Day.
Maybe that's what the powers that be want it?
Now it seems that every Tom, Dick and Harriet is attacking the president. I wish some one will tell them that he's not running.
Do the Republicans think that attacking Hillary Clinton will get an easier opponent in the general election?
Why do we start the election process so early, a year and half before the general elections. Don't they realize that fatigue and boredom sets in and nobody wants to go to the poles on Election Day.
Maybe that's what the powers that be want it?
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Steve's Barking; Comparing hourly minimum wage to average hourly wage
Date. Minimum wage Average wage. Percentage of average wage
1960. $1.00. $2.15. 47%
1965. $1.25. $2.46. 51%
1970. $1.60. $3.17. 50%
1975. $2.10. $4.58. 46%
1960. $1.00. $2.15. 47%
1965. $1.25. $2.46. 51%
1970. $1.60. $3.17. 50%
1975. $2.10. $4.58. 46%
1980. $3.10. $6.85 45%
1985. $3.35. $9.32. 36%
1990. $3.80. $10.53. 36%
1995. $4.25. $12.57. 33%
2000. $5.15. $14.16. 31%
2005. $5.15. $16.43. 31%
2010. $7.25. $18.49. 39%
2015. $7.25. $19.65. 36%
One of the arguments against raising the minimum wage is that the minimum wage was always used for persons just entering the work force and for students who need extra money.
To look at this argument I decided to look at the minimum wage compared to the average hourly wage.
I used the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to find the minimum wage every five years since 1960 and compared it with the average hourly wage from those years. I got the hourly wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics using January of each year that I used to get the minimum wage.
When I had my first job I was in high school in 1960 I was making 47% of average hourly wage.
When I got my first full time job in 196 I was making 50% of the average hourly wage. If I was just started working today I would only be making 36% of average minimum wage.
Of cause if the minimum was to rise so would the average hourly wage.
Of cause if the minimum was to rise so would the average hourly wage.
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