tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:18:32 +0000CorruptionClass WarfareCorporationsReaganomicsUS PovertyEconomyImmigrationLying PoliticiansFinancial InstitutionsTrade AgreementsFree TradePublic DebtGreat NationPoliticsBorder SecurityChinaHomeland SecurityCEO PayPopulismRepresentationBudgetMinimum WageForeign ExchangeTerrorismWalmartElections 2008TargetWarHealthcareJusticePorkEducationFutureUnityDemocratsMiddle EastMilitaryTexasFamilyNorth KoreaRussiaAnother useless blog about politics. Politicians change but some things remain the same, corruption, corporations turning Americans into slaves, Borders leaking more than the New Orleans levies, loss of individual privacy to government and corporation. I am going to say something about it. Hopefully together our voice will be heard.http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)Blogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-7002132377221473178Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:41:00 +00002008-10-07T13:42:31.500-07:00EconomyFree TradeFutureGreat NationReaganomicsUnityUS PovertyThe US government has spent unfathomable amounts of money attempting to attenuate the consequences of thirty years of Reaganomics. Still there are signs that the economy is deteriorating as more people realize that the polyannesque view of the US is not realistic. Banks do not lend to each other because they do not believe the financial statements of their counterparts. Financial institutions do http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/10/bailouts-for-wall-street-and-corporate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-344458931686642420Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:08:00 +00002008-09-30T14:09:36.454-07:00ChinaClass WarfareCorruptionEconomyLying PoliticiansPoliticsPublic DebtUS PovertyThe application of Reaganomics has changed America. Our infrastructures have been neglected and are falling apart. Production has been shipped to third world countries where regulations on child labor, noxious materials and working environment are inexistent or without enforcement. Costs associated with production facilities in unstable states are pushed onto the US state department and our http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/09/defending-culture-of-corruption.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-4636190870881735022Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:27:00 +00002008-09-19T17:28:26.576-07:00I have not written in a while. My previous post marked the beginning of the end of Reaganomics. In the Pollyanna state that the US has adopted over the last thirty years it was useless to continue to be “negative”. Today will be recorded as the Death of Reaganomics. Treasury, FED and Whitehouse representatives finally admitted that the “fundamentals of the economy are not sound!” The immediate http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/09/reaganomics-rip-september-19-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-3438593786958063153Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:31:00 +00002008-03-24T06:32:45.022-07:00BudgetCEO PayCorruptionEconomyFinancial InstitutionsForeign ExchangeLying PoliticiansPublic DebtReaganomicsUS PovertyI will be publishing only on Monday for the next couple of months. Corporate Greed, Excessive CEO Pay, and Corporate Loopholes seriously affect Joe Citizen. The world is changing as Washington DC and Wall Street slowly recognize that “Houston, we have a problem!” False prophets arise in the darkness proclaiming, “Lower Interest Rates, Bailout the Financial institutions from their ills and all http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/03/consequences-of-things-as-usual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-2683680755039808794Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:27:00 +00002008-03-07T14:34:57.322-08:00ChinaCorruptionMilitaryTrade AgreementsIt is all about a contract worth thirty-nine billion dollars in about 10 years. A consortium of Northrup Grunman and EADS (Airbus) beat Boeing in a sealed bid process. Analysts were surprised. Boeing has been making the tanker for decades. Boeing has even set up facilities across the world to feed parts back to California and Washington for the baseline production. Wall Street is outraged. Even http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/03/boeing-loses-tanker-contract-out-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-1995901774757295813Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:27:00 +00002008-03-03T11:29:44.399-08:00Free TradeReaganomicsUS PovertyYesterday I made Abbacchio Brodettato. I went to the store to pick up some fresh fruit to make dessert. Once in the Fresh Produce section I had a brutal surprise. Blueberries priced at $9 for a couple of ounces! Wow, it is a good thing that inflation is not the primary concern of our government. In fact, the price of Blueberries is emblematic of what is going on with all basic materials. The http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/03/blueberries-and-death-of-supply-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-1331517673706795231Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:03:00 +00002008-03-01T11:04:58.461-08:00EconomyFinancial InstitutionsPublic DebtReaganomicsTrade AgreementsUS PovertyOne percent of US population is now in jail. The number of Illegal immigrants is now above 24 million. Unemployment is at record highs. The US dollar is at record lows. The US Financial System risks collapse as numerous banks seen failing in 2008. Foreclosures are at record highs across the nation. The housing market is on the verge of collapsing. Over 33% of Americans are “Food Insecure”. http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/03/us-economy-shows-structural.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-3135175082429771223Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:05:00 +00002008-02-28T16:06:05.034-08:00EconomyFinancial InstitutionsReaganomicsTwo days of testimony by FED Chairman Bernanke brought unusually clear indications that the US economy is bad and that the risks of serious degradation are very high. While the Administration, President Bush and his mignons, continue to indicate that the “Underlying Economy is strong” the FED chairman talks about the dislocations in the market are serious. The Administration indicates that if youhttp://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/reaganomics-is-in-intensive-care.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-136789845143400383Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:25:00 +00002008-02-26T13:26:45.188-08:00EconomyPopulismPublic DebtReaganomicsUS PovertyIn one of my previous lives I was a turn around artist. I would go into either just before bankruptcy or just after bankruptcy and attempt to “save the savable”. On several occasions I helped long time friends. Once I got comfortable with the situation and saw how close they were to failing I would ask why they did not call me in earlier. They would invariably respond, “I have seen what you have http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/dont-worry-we-know-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-7455736432695440187Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:57:00 +00002008-02-25T10:58:26.677-08:00BudgetHomeland SecurityImmigrationPorkPublic DebtNew York and California are feeling the negative effects of illegal immigration. California, for example, has just reduced its statewide spending by 10% and has announced that it will have to further reduce governmental expenditures to remain complaint with state law. New York’s governor, Eliot Spitzer, is talking about the same difficulties. Both states are sanctuary states favoring illegal http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/california-and-new-york-want-funds-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-320288983241884425Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:13:00 +00002008-02-24T11:16:41.004-08:00CEO PayCorruptionFinancial InstitutionsMinimum WagePublic DebtUS PovertyIn today’s literary world CEOs are rarely portrayed as compassionate individuals. The lobbies for corporate America and the news agencies pandering to big business often defend CEOs as morally and ethically sound individuals. They ask, “Why are CEOs always portrayed as bad people?” To the average individual this question seems reasonable. Most reasonable people will agree that things are never http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-are-ceos-portrayed-as-corrupt-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-1501934024312277551Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:50:00 +00002008-02-22T11:51:48.362-08:00Class WarfareGreat NationHealthcareImmigrationUS PovertyMy wife and I sat through the latest Democratic Debate. They jested back and forth mostly in agreement. Amnesty for illegal aliens. Border security without a fence. Better relations with Mexico? Applause erupted from the mostly Mexican crowd in Austin. It is a shame that candidates forgot they were running for President of the United States. Somehow they believe that Texas is Mexican. I guess us http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/private-companies-to-provide-national.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-962065971278376778Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:10:00 +00002008-02-20T12:13:33.009-08:00CorporationsEconomyReaganomicsUS PovertyThe US economy is slowly playing out the results of 30 years of Reaganomics. The excesses of the various bubbles created by irresponsible economic policy are wrung out of the system. Everyday brings new evidence of resource dislocations. The dollar trades at historic lows. Gold rises to historic highs. Salaries, adjusted for inflation, continue to slide. Core inflation, the one without food and http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/stagflation-challenge-of-new-president.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-8056140685437695035Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:03:00 +00002008-02-18T09:14:04.168-08:00Class WarfareCorporationsCorruptionEducationReaganomicsWhy should the United States be concerned with providing education for its youth. The HB Visa program has taken care of America’s future. If we do not have enough Cheap University Graduates we can just import them from some country that provides free University Education to its citizens. Most Americans at this point are thinking this is crazy, he is just upset about something or that I am a http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/us-values-special-interests-more-than.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-2205369601900197692Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:32:00 +00002008-02-14T16:38:04.488-08:00BudgetCorruptionPublic DebtReaganomicsFED Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulsen spoke before the Senate Banking committee today to talk about the credit mess and the ensuing recession. Eliot Spitzer, Governor of New York, along with his Insurance Regulator, Eric R. Dinallo, addressed the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/nar-lobby-suspends-funds-to-congress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-5373039335509293246Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:48:00 +00002008-02-12T15:50:29.774-08:00ChinaCorporationsCorruptionReaganomicsTerrorismWalmartWarOne of the ways professional athletes make big bucks is by lending their name and image to some company to sell products. These testimonials say, “I vouch for this product. It is good. If you use this product you can be like me.” In the advertising industry they call these endorsement contracts, “giving a face to the product.” Michael Jordan is the prime example. He has been so successful with http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/michael-jordan-supports-sweatshops-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-6370129356119885491Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:14:00 +00002008-02-08T15:17:39.536-08:00ChinaGreat NationHomeland SecurityTrade AgreementsWarBHP Billiton, a publicly traded company, made an offer to buy competitor another publicly traded company, Rio Tinto. These two companies own and operate mines across the world. They extract raw materials necessary for sustained economic growth. Most government’s around the world want to look at the merger to address anti-trust concerns. China decided to take another road to guarantee access to http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/china-uses-trade-surplus-to-wage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-4679622206885382417Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:07:00 +00002008-02-04T12:11:10.972-08:00EconomyPublic DebtUS PovertyTax cuts, FED rate decreases, and government bailouts have little impact on the US economy. The unemployment data showed another increase for January and corporate profits are down do to inflationary pressures on raw materials. The dollar continues to make new lows. Inflation, even as calculated by the FED’s skewed prism of life without food and energy, is now well above 4.5%. America is not http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/02/bailouts-and-reaganomics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-1179621031000352747Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:00:00 +00002008-01-30T17:05:24.755-08:00Financial InstitutionsFree TradeReaganomicsIn the ongoing saga of the disastrous US economic situation the FED dropped interest rates an additional % 0.50 today. This makes % 1.25 in the past 8 days. The Reaganomic Pimps applauded the FED’s action. The Dow Jones Industrial Index went up 200 pts only to close 40 points down by the end of the day. Some time ago I wrote that the FED could drop rates to a negative return rate and it would http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/01/fed-is-victim-of-its-own-spin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-3868680143358664913Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:37:00 +00002008-01-29T15:44:40.931-08:00Elections 2008Great NationPoliticsPopulismI love watching the State of the Union speech every year. It is the best scripted comedy show around. A copy of the speech is disturbed to attendees before the President arrives so they have time to figure out when they will hoot and holler and when they will stay seated with drawn faces. The commentators will then count the number of people, the number of times, and even the decibel level to http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/01/congress-shows-contempt-for-us-citizens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-1929130139462133357Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:45:00 +00002008-01-28T09:48:41.203-08:00Elections 2008Lying PoliticiansPoliticsPopulismMr. Obama evidenced the importance of Special Interest groups in the US. In the South Carolina Primary, among Black Voters, he took home 80% of the vote. Such high percentages remind me of rulers like Sadam Hussein who received 100% of the votes of his country. I am not saying that Mr. Obama will kill or imprison Black America if they do not vote for him simply that special interest http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/01/americas-special-interest-require-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-5598287691253104374Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:37:00 +00002008-01-24T15:47:39.183-08:00Class WarfareCorruptionEconomyPoliticsWow, I decided to write about the Border Patrol Agent killed by Undocumented Workers and the financial crisis is over. All of the economic problems of the United States have been solved. The financial institutions declared victory today and even told the EU FED that he had to get with the program and reduce rates in the EU. As one international analyst put it, “They are behind the curve.” This ishttp://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/01/fundamentals-of-economy-are-strong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-4547946324439109278Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:22:00 +00002008-01-22T16:25:12.525-08:00Border SecurityHomeland SecurityImmigrationToday was to be a day to talk about the tragedy known as the US economy but the death of a Border Patrol Agent in Arizona. As the primaries have become more intense and the effects of Reaganomics way heavy on US citizens, the illegal immigration problem has been put on a back burner. Similar to any truly serious problem you can forget it but it finds a way back into the forefront of discussion. http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/01/border-agent-killed-by-mexican-drug.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-7096617315707110618Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:00:00 +00002008-01-20T11:07:28.991-08:00CorruptionEconomyUS PovertyThe US economy is in a recession and most likely will move into an extended depression. The data speaks to us. The twenty-year expansion of Reaganomics mirrors the rise of Corporatism in the twenty-year period from 1910-1930. The Biotech, Technology, Internet, Housing, and Financial bubbles resulting in artificially high Price/Earnings multiples correspond to the same irrational exuberance of thehttp://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/01/bailout-cometh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37351834.post-7046324714397944626Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:24:00 +00002008-01-17T17:26:02.210-08:00Homeland SecurityImmigrationI am impressed. The Mexican Government is going to spend $100 million dollars on a US based Advertising Campaign to pass amnesty legislation. This is the same government that has just received $1 billion in financial aid from the US. Perhaps this is part of the deal. The US government could not directly finance the campaign and this is a kick back required by business lobbies to push legislation http://afterthevote.blogspot.com/2008/01/mexican-government-spends-100-million.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Small Business USA)0