TO: THE TOP OF THE HILL
Thoughts on the 6 Statewide Propositions up for vote 11/5/13
Prop 1 - Authorize 7 new Casinos
No - Detracts from the character of the community it is located in.
Not an efficient fund raiser for Education or any other State responsibility.
Not an efficient means to provide substantial jobs to stimulate the economy.
Unproductive activity. Drains more from the economy than it provides.
Not compatible with the American Work Ethic
More casinos means greater opportunity for the participation of more people that cannot afford to gamble.
Yes It creates jobs and the answer to our current problem is more jobs.
Completely compatible with our Stock Market and Lottery activities.
Gets more people off welfare. (highly contested view)
Stimulates the economy. Breeds other job producing activities.
Provides recreation and entertainment.
Prop 2 - Give extra credits for disabled veterans on test for civil service appointments and promotions.
Yes No opposition
Prop 3 - Increase debt limit for cities, towns etc to provide sewerage service.
Yes Little opposition
No Let private business enterprise provide this!
Prop 4 - Let legislature settle land disputes.
No This should be settled by the Courts
Little confidence in Legislature to make fair and honest decision
Yes It is a political problem and should be settled y legislature.
Prop 5 - Give mining rights to mine 200 acres of State Forrest Preserve.
Yes Stimulates economy. creates jobs
Return more beneficial to State than the mineral it looses.
No Forrest belongs to the people, should not be exploited for private gain.
Little confidence in State to make honest and fair deal.
Prop 6 - Allow judges to stay on job until 80 years of age.
Yes Age should not be a factor
No Proposition should also include a test for competency
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
COMMON CORE
They told us "It's the Economy Stupid". and evidently they were right in every respect. Led by the artificial persons created by law (corporations) Economic interests have taken over the Government, and now they threaten to take over Education. (common core program)
The concept of enterprise in the free market business enterprise has been eliminated from the American free business enterprise system. Success in business has changed from "building a better mouse trap" to getting the winning lottery ticket .
Our public educational system was started at the ground roots. Communities set up the "Little Red School House" as the first public schools. School Boards were elected by local voters to run the public schools. Local real estate taxes were levied to fund the these schools. States then organized the educational system and contributed partial funding mandating requirements for all schools leaving the operation and major funding of each school with the local school boards. Federal funding was then offered the States on condition of certain requirements. Schools became geared more and more to economic interests; first for the welfare of the students, and now with the welfare of our Corporations and their position in the global economy. In effect, we are now preparing students for Jobs instead of Careers. The goal for the most part is changing from pride in personal achievement to the accumulation of wealth.
Common Core is creating a curriculum for all students to achieve a level of competency in math, science and technology that will help our nation maintain its leadership in the global economy. As part of the program, teachers are charged with this responsibility, and to accomplish this with reduced funding. The program increases the size of Administration and Supervision budgets and staffs to secure government approval and support for the program.
This is a common and simple political tactic in a Republic where the people turn their Democratic rights over to Representatives that they know nothing about and don't bother to find out if these Representatives are properly representing them or not.
If one were to review the history of our free market business enterprise system. they would see this same pattern. A craftsman or person with a
a particular talent or gift would offer that gift for a medium of exchange which he or she would use to secure the goods and services that he or she needed or desired. This was the beginning of "small business." Partnerships were later developed to expand the business and accumulate greater wealth. In a competitive "free market" system, success depended upon sales; the greater the sales, the greater the profit. Sales prediction was the unknown and the risk factor. The greater the production and sales, the greater the profit for the business and the greater the tax for the government. Over production resulted in loss of profit and possible bankruptcy. In an attempt to eliminate personal loss and encourage greater production, the government created an artificial person called The corporation. This gave business operators greater sums of money to risk without personal property risk. This helped the nation to become a leading global economy but it did not solve the problem of loss from over production. Government intervention although well intended exacerbated the problem. The elimination of responsible credit regulations and the passage of irresponsible tax breaks to businesses to stimulate production
brought about massive corporation failures and massive government debt.
The government determined that the banking industry and several corporations were to big to fail went further into debt to bail out these failures. The plan for a solution of recovery was to give grants to businesses and continue the tax breaks to stimulate production. The "Production part of the government" that supported the Economy (Education, Law Enforcement, Infrastructure, etc) were drastically cut increasing the job losses along with other well intended intervention put the country in a political conflict that promoted chaos and stress. The Decision Making part of the government (Congress and elected officials) continued with well intentioned intervention, the latest of which is the "Common Core."
They told us "It's the Economy Stupid". and evidently they were right in every respect. Led by the artificial persons created by law (corporations) Economic interests have taken over the Government, and now they threaten to take over Education. (common core program)
The concept of enterprise in the free market business enterprise has been eliminated from the American free business enterprise system. Success in business has changed from "building a better mouse trap" to getting the winning lottery ticket .
Our public educational system was started at the ground roots. Communities set up the "Little Red School House" as the first public schools. School Boards were elected by local voters to run the public schools. Local real estate taxes were levied to fund the these schools. States then organized the educational system and contributed partial funding mandating requirements for all schools leaving the operation and major funding of each school with the local school boards. Federal funding was then offered the States on condition of certain requirements. Schools became geared more and more to economic interests; first for the welfare of the students, and now with the welfare of our Corporations and their position in the global economy. In effect, we are now preparing students for Jobs instead of Careers. The goal for the most part is changing from pride in personal achievement to the accumulation of wealth.
Common Core is creating a curriculum for all students to achieve a level of competency in math, science and technology that will help our nation maintain its leadership in the global economy. As part of the program, teachers are charged with this responsibility, and to accomplish this with reduced funding. The program increases the size of Administration and Supervision budgets and staffs to secure government approval and support for the program.
This is a common and simple political tactic in a Republic where the people turn their Democratic rights over to Representatives that they know nothing about and don't bother to find out if these Representatives are properly representing them or not.
If one were to review the history of our free market business enterprise system. they would see this same pattern. A craftsman or person with a
a particular talent or gift would offer that gift for a medium of exchange which he or she would use to secure the goods and services that he or she needed or desired. This was the beginning of "small business." Partnerships were later developed to expand the business and accumulate greater wealth. In a competitive "free market" system, success depended upon sales; the greater the sales, the greater the profit. Sales prediction was the unknown and the risk factor. The greater the production and sales, the greater the profit for the business and the greater the tax for the government. Over production resulted in loss of profit and possible bankruptcy. In an attempt to eliminate personal loss and encourage greater production, the government created an artificial person called The corporation. This gave business operators greater sums of money to risk without personal property risk. This helped the nation to become a leading global economy but it did not solve the problem of loss from over production. Government intervention although well intended exacerbated the problem. The elimination of responsible credit regulations and the passage of irresponsible tax breaks to businesses to stimulate production
brought about massive corporation failures and massive government debt.
The government determined that the banking industry and several corporations were to big to fail went further into debt to bail out these failures. The plan for a solution of recovery was to give grants to businesses and continue the tax breaks to stimulate production. The "Production part of the government" that supported the Economy (Education, Law Enforcement, Infrastructure, etc) were drastically cut increasing the job losses along with other well intended intervention put the country in a political conflict that promoted chaos and stress. The Decision Making part of the government (Congress and elected officials) continued with well intentioned intervention, the latest of which is the "Common Core."
Sunday, June 2, 2013
TOO BIG TO FAIL! TOO BIG TO PROSECUTE! TOO BIG TO MANAGER! TOO BIG TO FIX?
The major problem in our economy today regardless of blame or fault is an imbalamce of currency (the medium of exchange) in the Macro Economy. A huge amount of currency lies in the hands of the Investors in the Atificial Economy created by law and there isn't enough currency in the consumner (demand) side of the Macro Economy to purchase the current production of the supply side.
The medium of exchange is the most useful "nothing" in the economy, It has no intrinsic value but the economy couldn't function without it. The Federal Reserve appears to be loosing the currency adjustment fight with the Artifical Economy in the Micro Economy. (The Artificial Economy is the stock market with inflated market value stock as their medium of exchange) The problem becomes visible when inflated stock gains are exchanged dollar for dollar for "real" currency and the investors horde stock and currency like art treasure.
Quantitative Easing is the government's attempt to manage curency circulation, but too much infusion increases debt and/or causes inflation. HOWEVER, IF THE CURRENCY WERE EXTENDED TO THE CONSUMERS, IT COULD HELP RESTORE A FUNCTIONING CURRENCY BALANCE AND MAKE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT THE MICRO ECONOMY NEEDS TO EXIST. HENCE, INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE GIVES DOUBLE BENEFITS. (IMPROVE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND ADD CURRENCY TO THE CONSUMER SIDE)
Perhaps the kindest explanation for the "evolvement" of the artificial currency produced by the Artificial Economy and its effect on the Macro Economy would be "Unintentional Consequences." The basis for the Artificial Economy is the artifical person created by law, the Corporation. (Considered by many to be an inmaculate conception)
The Macro Economy is fueled by the Micro Economy that was originally made up of Small Business Enterprises operating in the Free Market Business Enterprise System. This system was compatible with a democratic society, theoretically giving everyone the freedom to participate in the economy and to receive a share of the economy in proportion to their efforts and contributions to the economy. To fully appreciate the functioning economy, one must appreciate both the Macro and Micro Economic systems.
The Macro Economic System is the National or Government Economy. It is simply the management of Supply and Demand (Production and Consumption). A successful Macro Economy is a balanced economy with the production equal to the consumption which includes the costs of the Government that manages the economic environment. The key for the practical free funtioning of this economy from producer to consumer is the medium of exchange (currency). Theoretically everyone is a consumer and everone is a producer or "assistant producer." (Businesses, both real and artificial, their workers, and the government workers that provide the economic environment are all producers in the Macro Economy.)
Basically, the cost for the management of the Macro Economy is a percentage of the Profit of the production (income tax) charged to business owners, employees, and goverment workers.
The Macro Economy is the "people's economy", with everyone a producer and everyone a consumer. The Government is responsible for maintaining the Economic Environment as well as protecting the rights and welfare of all citizens.
The Micro Economy is the "business and individual" economy. For the business owner, a successful operation would be a balance between income and cost plus profit. For the individual, a successful operation would be a balance between income and costs plus a gain.
The Micro Economy embraces the Free Market Business Enterprise system and Consumer Economics (Personal Business Management). Volumes have been written on these topics. From the balance perseptive, the business owner invests currency to operate a business. they receive income (currency) and pay (give out) currency to workers and to other business for services or goods received. The income received minus payments made is the business person's income (profit) or loss. The business persons and the workers pay a tax on their income and use the balance for their own
personal affairs putting currency back into the system. When everyone receives income to equal their expenditures, they are in balance, and if the taxes paid equals the expenditures of the government, the system is in balance. The more income one receives, the more goods and services one
can buy.
The competitive free market provides a challenge for the business person to predict income and if liabilities exceed income and personal assets of the business person, and the business person is forced into bankruptcy, the business person looses his business and the workers loose their jobs. Obviously income will not balance consumption in this case and all of these people will be out of balance. If enough businesses in an industry go bankrupt and enough workers loose their jobs, the government will have less income than expenses and the Macro Economy will be out of balance.
Freedom comes at a price. In the free market system there is a risk; there are winners and there are loosers. Insurance plans in both the private and public sectors of the economy have helped to ease some losses, but even insurance plans can become loosers if they are not managed properly.
Investors have found that higher risks yield higher gains (but also higher losses). They have also found that the bigger the volume the greater the
profit. To increase income, a giant industry (advertising) evolved to stimulate demand. Credit was used to compensate for the lack of currency and a huge debt accumulated that became the credit crisis.
The Artificial Economy came into existence when the Corporation was founded and became an artifical person created by law. The Corporation had limited liability for investment and became the major part of the Micro Economy, Operating as the New York Stock Exchange.
The Artificial Economy is the investor's or financial economy. The medium of exchange is corporate stock valued at the varying current market price. This is an artificial price varying as much as 20-30 times the cost or
book value price. This price when exchanged dollar for dollar with the standard medium of exchange creates an artifical decrease in the total standard medium of exchange resulting in an imbalance of currency into the Financial or Artificial Economy. This, plus extensive credit, causes a credit crisis resulting in enormous debt and/or inflation.
Both parties agree that the fix is a balance of the Macro Economy which means that production must equal consumption which includes the cost of Government that provides the Economic Environment for a balance Macro Economy.
Republicans want to decrease the size of the Government which decreaces the amount of the medium of exchange in the consumer side of the economy, and add to the production side of the economy by tax reductions and grants to the production side of the Micro Economy and the Artificial Economy, which will produce more goods and services that the consumer side cannot afford. The senario could then be more businesses on the production side of the Micro economy failing or being bailed out by an imbalanced Macro Economy.
The Democrats want to add to the the production side of the Micro economy by investing in the economic environment (infrastructure, etc) while maintaining a fully functioning Government, thus increasing the medium of exchange in the consumer side of the Macro Economy as well as supplement the production side of the Micro economy.
The major problem in our economy today regardless of blame or fault is an imbalamce of currency (the medium of exchange) in the Macro Economy. A huge amount of currency lies in the hands of the Investors in the Atificial Economy created by law and there isn't enough currency in the consumner (demand) side of the Macro Economy to purchase the current production of the supply side.
The medium of exchange is the most useful "nothing" in the economy, It has no intrinsic value but the economy couldn't function without it. The Federal Reserve appears to be loosing the currency adjustment fight with the Artifical Economy in the Micro Economy. (The Artificial Economy is the stock market with inflated market value stock as their medium of exchange) The problem becomes visible when inflated stock gains are exchanged dollar for dollar for "real" currency and the investors horde stock and currency like art treasure.
Quantitative Easing is the government's attempt to manage curency circulation, but too much infusion increases debt and/or causes inflation. HOWEVER, IF THE CURRENCY WERE EXTENDED TO THE CONSUMERS, IT COULD HELP RESTORE A FUNCTIONING CURRENCY BALANCE AND MAKE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT THE MICRO ECONOMY NEEDS TO EXIST. HENCE, INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE GIVES DOUBLE BENEFITS. (IMPROVE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND ADD CURRENCY TO THE CONSUMER SIDE)
Perhaps the kindest explanation for the "evolvement" of the artificial currency produced by the Artificial Economy and its effect on the Macro Economy would be "Unintentional Consequences." The basis for the Artificial Economy is the artifical person created by law, the Corporation. (Considered by many to be an inmaculate conception)
The Macro Economy is fueled by the Micro Economy that was originally made up of Small Business Enterprises operating in the Free Market Business Enterprise System. This system was compatible with a democratic society, theoretically giving everyone the freedom to participate in the economy and to receive a share of the economy in proportion to their efforts and contributions to the economy. To fully appreciate the functioning economy, one must appreciate both the Macro and Micro Economic systems.
The Macro Economic System is the National or Government Economy. It is simply the management of Supply and Demand (Production and Consumption). A successful Macro Economy is a balanced economy with the production equal to the consumption which includes the costs of the Government that manages the economic environment. The key for the practical free funtioning of this economy from producer to consumer is the medium of exchange (currency). Theoretically everyone is a consumer and everone is a producer or "assistant producer." (Businesses, both real and artificial, their workers, and the government workers that provide the economic environment are all producers in the Macro Economy.)
Basically, the cost for the management of the Macro Economy is a percentage of the Profit of the production (income tax) charged to business owners, employees, and goverment workers.
The Macro Economy is the "people's economy", with everyone a producer and everyone a consumer. The Government is responsible for maintaining the Economic Environment as well as protecting the rights and welfare of all citizens.
The Micro Economy is the "business and individual" economy. For the business owner, a successful operation would be a balance between income and cost plus profit. For the individual, a successful operation would be a balance between income and costs plus a gain.
The Micro Economy embraces the Free Market Business Enterprise system and Consumer Economics (Personal Business Management). Volumes have been written on these topics. From the balance perseptive, the business owner invests currency to operate a business. they receive income (currency) and pay (give out) currency to workers and to other business for services or goods received. The income received minus payments made is the business person's income (profit) or loss. The business persons and the workers pay a tax on their income and use the balance for their own
personal affairs putting currency back into the system. When everyone receives income to equal their expenditures, they are in balance, and if the taxes paid equals the expenditures of the government, the system is in balance. The more income one receives, the more goods and services one
can buy.
The competitive free market provides a challenge for the business person to predict income and if liabilities exceed income and personal assets of the business person, and the business person is forced into bankruptcy, the business person looses his business and the workers loose their jobs. Obviously income will not balance consumption in this case and all of these people will be out of balance. If enough businesses in an industry go bankrupt and enough workers loose their jobs, the government will have less income than expenses and the Macro Economy will be out of balance.
Freedom comes at a price. In the free market system there is a risk; there are winners and there are loosers. Insurance plans in both the private and public sectors of the economy have helped to ease some losses, but even insurance plans can become loosers if they are not managed properly.
Investors have found that higher risks yield higher gains (but also higher losses). They have also found that the bigger the volume the greater the
profit. To increase income, a giant industry (advertising) evolved to stimulate demand. Credit was used to compensate for the lack of currency and a huge debt accumulated that became the credit crisis.
The Artificial Economy came into existence when the Corporation was founded and became an artifical person created by law. The Corporation had limited liability for investment and became the major part of the Micro Economy, Operating as the New York Stock Exchange.
The Artificial Economy is the investor's or financial economy. The medium of exchange is corporate stock valued at the varying current market price. This is an artificial price varying as much as 20-30 times the cost or
book value price. This price when exchanged dollar for dollar with the standard medium of exchange creates an artifical decrease in the total standard medium of exchange resulting in an imbalance of currency into the Financial or Artificial Economy. This, plus extensive credit, causes a credit crisis resulting in enormous debt and/or inflation.
Both parties agree that the fix is a balance of the Macro Economy which means that production must equal consumption which includes the cost of Government that provides the Economic Environment for a balance Macro Economy.
Republicans want to decrease the size of the Government which decreaces the amount of the medium of exchange in the consumer side of the economy, and add to the production side of the economy by tax reductions and grants to the production side of the Micro Economy and the Artificial Economy, which will produce more goods and services that the consumer side cannot afford. The senario could then be more businesses on the production side of the Micro economy failing or being bailed out by an imbalanced Macro Economy.
The Democrats want to add to the the production side of the Micro economy by investing in the economic environment (infrastructure, etc) while maintaining a fully functioning Government, thus increasing the medium of exchange in the consumer side of the Macro Economy as well as supplement the production side of the Micro economy.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
ECONOMIC RESEARCH PROJECT
RESEARCH: WHO THINKS WHAT ABOUT THE ECONOMY
PURPOSE
The purpose of this project is to:
1) Identify bias to Supply Side or Consumer Side of Economics by:
a)Sex
Male
Female
Other
b)Economic Status
Small Business Owner
Corporate Management
Small Business Worker
Corporate Worker
c)Political Party
Republican
Democrate
Other
d)Age
Under 18
18 to 30
31 to 60
Over 60
PROCEEDURE
1) THE "LECTURE" (PRESENTED BELOW) WILL BE GIVEN TO AN AUDIENCE
WHERE EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE A RESPONSE PAPER CHECKING OFF THEIR IDENTITY (SEE PURPOSE ABOVE) WITH THEIR NAME AND LAST 5 DIGITS OF THEIR SSN.
2) THE LECTURE WILL BE GIVEN IN NUMBERED ECONOMIC CONCEPTS. PARTICIPANTS WILL EVALUATE EACH CONCEPT BY PLACING AN A IF THEY AGREE WITH THE CONCEPT OR A D IF THEY DISAGREE WITH THE CONCEPT ON THE NUMBERED LINE ON THE RESPONSE PAPER. IF THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT COMPLETELY AGREE OR DISAGREE, THEY ARE TO LEAVE THE SPACE BLANK.
3) RESPONSE SHEETS WILL BE COLLECTED AND NEW RESPONSE SHEETS WILL BE HANDED OUT. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL CHECK OFF THEIR IDENTITY ALONG WITH THEIR NAME AND LAST 5 DIGITS OF THEIR SSN AS IN (1) ABOVE.
4) THE LECTURE WILL BE GIVEN AGAIN WITH CONCEPTYS GIVEN IN DIFFERENT ORDER AND PARTICIPANTS WILL EVALUATE EACH CONCEPT AS IN 2 ABOVE.
LECTURE
1)THE FREE MARKET BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SYSTEM IS A SUPERIOR METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL WEALTH IN A DEMOCRACY.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS)
2) GOODS ARE PRODUCED AND SERVICES ARE PRIVIDED BY SUPPLIERS AND PURCHASED BY CONSUMERS. THEORETICALLY, NEARLY EVERYONE IN THE SOCIETY IS A CONSUMER, AND EVERYONE IS A SUPPLIER. WORKERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY A BUSINESS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLIERS. THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES IS DETERMINED BY COSTS TO THE BUSINESS OWNER TO PRODUCE THE GOODS AND/OR SERVICE. THE PRICE IS DETERMINED BY SUPPLY AND DEMAND. (THE AMOUNT THAT THE CONSUMER WILL PAY FOR THE GOODS OR SERVICE.) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST AND THE PRICE IS THE BUSINESS OWNER'S PROFIT OR LOSS.
TO MAKE THIS SYSTEM FUNCTION THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO PROVIDE A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE -- MONEY. TO FUNCTION PERFECTLY, THERE MUST BE A BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND. CONSUMERS MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PURCHASE THE GOODS AND SERVICES SUPPLIED. THEORETICALLY, THE FREE MARKET WILL BALANCE THE ECONOMY. WHEN THERE IS AN OVER SUPPLY, THE PRICE WILL GO DOWN; AND WHEN THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY, THE PRICE WILL GO UP.
THIS IS A WIN, WIN SITUATION.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #2)
3)WHILE THE TOTAL ECONOMY WILL SURVIVE, INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUAL WORKERS MAY SUFFER. THE BUSINESS THAT OVER PRODUCED MAY SUFFER A LOSS AND IF THAT LOSS IS GREAT ENOUGH, THAT BUSINESS MAY GO BANKRUPT. WORKERS IN A BANKRUPT OR LOOSING BUSINESS MAY LOOSE THEIR JOBS AND BE UNABLE TO PURCHASE NECESSITIES TO SURVIVE.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #3)
IN A GOVERNMENT WITH A CONTROLLED ECONOMY WHERE THE AMOUNT OF GOODS AND SERVICES ARE CONTROLLED TO MEET THE DETERMINED
CONSUMPTION FOR A STATED PERIOD OF TIME (CALLED THE 5 YEAR PLAN OR 10 YEAR PLAN), OVER PRODUCTION MAY BE CONTROLLED AND BUSINESSES MAY BE PROTECTED AGAINST BANKRUPTCY, BUT UNDER PRODUCTION OR LOSSES OF CERTAIN BASIC NECESSITIES CAUSED BY AN ACT OF NATURE MAY PRODUCE HARDSHIP FOR ALL CONSUMERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THEIR ROLE AS CONSUMERS. IT ALSO TAKES AWAY THE INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #4
Under the Free Market Business Enterprise System there is the risk of loss for the individual consumer as well as the Business owner. Each consumer is a personal business enterprise with the risk of not having enough income to cover expenses and consequently go into personal bankruptcy. CONSUMER EDUCATION THEREFORE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS BEFORE GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
(MARK RESPOSE SHEETS FOR #5)
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CORPORATION PROVIDED AN ESCAPE FROM PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER IF THE BUSINESS GOES BANKRUPT AND THE BUSINESS IS INCORPORATED. THE "LIMITED LIABILITY" PROVISION IN A CORPORATION ALLOWS THE BUSINESS OWNER TO SEPARATE THEIR PERSONAL HOLDINGS FROM PERSONAL HOLDINGS
AND IF THE BUSINESS GOES BANKRUPT, ONLY BUSINESS HOLDINGS WOULD BE LOST.
(MARK RESPOSE SHEETS FOR #6)
THE CORPORATION ALSO OPENED UP A NEW SIDE OF THE ECONOMY, THE FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT SIDE. THE FINANCIAL SIDE IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED PART OF THE SUPPLY SIDE BUT IN REALITY IT IS A DEFINITE ENTITY OF ITS OWN. IT HAS EVOLVED INTO A LEGALIZED FORM OF GAMBLING. TO THE AVERAGE INVESTOR, SHARES OF STOCK WERE LESS OF AN INVESTMENT AND MORE OF A PICK THAT WOULD GO UP IN PRICE TO SELL FOR A PROFIT. CEO'S OF CORPORATIONS WOULD TAKE BIGGER RISKS BECAUSE THE BIGGER THE RISK, THE BIGGER THE GAIN; AND THE BIGGER THE LOSS IF NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE LOSS TO THE CEO WAS NOT THE GREATEST CONCERN AS THE LOSS WOULD BE BORN SOLELY BY THE SHAREHOLDERS. AS IN MOST GAMBLING, IT IS WIN OR LOOSE. THE MORAL CONCEPT OF RIGHT OR WRONG WAS A SECONDARY CONSIDERATION.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #7)
WWII MAY WELL HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRAMATC CHANGE IN ECONOMIC POLICY FROM RESPONSIBLE CONSERVATISM TO UNRESTRAINED PRODUCTION. THE GOVERNMENT'S "COST PLUS 10% CONTRACT" WITH BUSINESS WON THE WAR AND ALLOWED THOUSANDS OF ENTREPENEURS TO JOIN THE ELITE BODY OF "ROBBER BARONS" AS THE NEW "FINANCIAL BARONS.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #8)
THE GOVERNMENT CHAMPIONED THE SUPPLY/FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE ECONOMY AS THE PATH TO PROSPERITY. A SERIES OF ILL ADVISED "WARS" CAMOFLOGED THE NATION'S SLIDE INTO CATOSTROPIC DEBT.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #10)
THE NATION POLARIZED INTO TWO PARTIES, ONE FAVORING THE SUPPLY/ FINANCIAL SIDE AND THE OTHER THE CONSUMER SIDE. POLIZERATION PROMOTED EXTREMISM ON BOTH SIDES RESULTING IN CONFRONTATION RATHER THAN COOPERATION
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #11)
THIS CONFRONTATION WAS GOOD FOR THE NATION AS IT PROMOTED THE BEST INTERESTS FOR BOTH SIDES.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #12)
THIS CONFRONTATION WAS NOT GOOD FOR THE NATION AS IT LED TO AN IMBALANCE CAUSING A DEPRESSED ECONOMY.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #13)
THE SOLUTION FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO
STIMULATE THE SUPPLY/FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE ECONOMY PROVIDING JOBS FOR CONSUMERS.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #14)
THE SOLUTION FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO INVEST IN THE NATION (BORROW MONEY/SELL RECOVERY BONDS) AND FUND EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER NECESSARY PUBLIC SERVICE POSITIONS; PLUS STIMULATE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH CONTRACTS TO RESTORE INFRASTRUCTOR.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #15)
PURPOSE
The purpose of this project is to:
1) Identify bias to Supply Side or Consumer Side of Economics by:
a)Sex
Male
Female
Other
b)Economic Status
Small Business Owner
Corporate Management
Small Business Worker
Corporate Worker
c)Political Party
Republican
Democrate
Other
d)Age
Under 18
18 to 30
31 to 60
Over 60
PROCEEDURE
1) THE "LECTURE" (PRESENTED BELOW) WILL BE GIVEN TO AN AUDIENCE
WHERE EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE A RESPONSE PAPER CHECKING OFF THEIR IDENTITY (SEE PURPOSE ABOVE) WITH THEIR NAME AND LAST 5 DIGITS OF THEIR SSN.
2) THE LECTURE WILL BE GIVEN IN NUMBERED ECONOMIC CONCEPTS. PARTICIPANTS WILL EVALUATE EACH CONCEPT BY PLACING AN A IF THEY AGREE WITH THE CONCEPT OR A D IF THEY DISAGREE WITH THE CONCEPT ON THE NUMBERED LINE ON THE RESPONSE PAPER. IF THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT COMPLETELY AGREE OR DISAGREE, THEY ARE TO LEAVE THE SPACE BLANK.
3) RESPONSE SHEETS WILL BE COLLECTED AND NEW RESPONSE SHEETS WILL BE HANDED OUT. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL CHECK OFF THEIR IDENTITY ALONG WITH THEIR NAME AND LAST 5 DIGITS OF THEIR SSN AS IN (1) ABOVE.
4) THE LECTURE WILL BE GIVEN AGAIN WITH CONCEPTYS GIVEN IN DIFFERENT ORDER AND PARTICIPANTS WILL EVALUATE EACH CONCEPT AS IN 2 ABOVE.
LECTURE
1)THE FREE MARKET BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SYSTEM IS A SUPERIOR METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL WEALTH IN A DEMOCRACY.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS)
2) GOODS ARE PRODUCED AND SERVICES ARE PRIVIDED BY SUPPLIERS AND PURCHASED BY CONSUMERS. THEORETICALLY, NEARLY EVERYONE IN THE SOCIETY IS A CONSUMER, AND EVERYONE IS A SUPPLIER. WORKERS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY A BUSINESS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLIERS. THE COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES IS DETERMINED BY COSTS TO THE BUSINESS OWNER TO PRODUCE THE GOODS AND/OR SERVICE. THE PRICE IS DETERMINED BY SUPPLY AND DEMAND. (THE AMOUNT THAT THE CONSUMER WILL PAY FOR THE GOODS OR SERVICE.) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST AND THE PRICE IS THE BUSINESS OWNER'S PROFIT OR LOSS.
TO MAKE THIS SYSTEM FUNCTION THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO PROVIDE A MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE -- MONEY. TO FUNCTION PERFECTLY, THERE MUST BE A BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND. CONSUMERS MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO PURCHASE THE GOODS AND SERVICES SUPPLIED. THEORETICALLY, THE FREE MARKET WILL BALANCE THE ECONOMY. WHEN THERE IS AN OVER SUPPLY, THE PRICE WILL GO DOWN; AND WHEN THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY, THE PRICE WILL GO UP.
THIS IS A WIN, WIN SITUATION.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #2)
3)WHILE THE TOTAL ECONOMY WILL SURVIVE, INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUAL WORKERS MAY SUFFER. THE BUSINESS THAT OVER PRODUCED MAY SUFFER A LOSS AND IF THAT LOSS IS GREAT ENOUGH, THAT BUSINESS MAY GO BANKRUPT. WORKERS IN A BANKRUPT OR LOOSING BUSINESS MAY LOOSE THEIR JOBS AND BE UNABLE TO PURCHASE NECESSITIES TO SURVIVE.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #3)
IN A GOVERNMENT WITH A CONTROLLED ECONOMY WHERE THE AMOUNT OF GOODS AND SERVICES ARE CONTROLLED TO MEET THE DETERMINED
CONSUMPTION FOR A STATED PERIOD OF TIME (CALLED THE 5 YEAR PLAN OR 10 YEAR PLAN), OVER PRODUCTION MAY BE CONTROLLED AND BUSINESSES MAY BE PROTECTED AGAINST BANKRUPTCY, BUT UNDER PRODUCTION OR LOSSES OF CERTAIN BASIC NECESSITIES CAUSED BY AN ACT OF NATURE MAY PRODUCE HARDSHIP FOR ALL CONSUMERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS IN THEIR ROLE AS CONSUMERS. IT ALSO TAKES AWAY THE INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #4
Under the Free Market Business Enterprise System there is the risk of loss for the individual consumer as well as the Business owner. Each consumer is a personal business enterprise with the risk of not having enough income to cover expenses and consequently go into personal bankruptcy. CONSUMER EDUCATION THEREFORE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS BEFORE GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
(MARK RESPOSE SHEETS FOR #5)
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CORPORATION PROVIDED AN ESCAPE FROM PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER IF THE BUSINESS GOES BANKRUPT AND THE BUSINESS IS INCORPORATED. THE "LIMITED LIABILITY" PROVISION IN A CORPORATION ALLOWS THE BUSINESS OWNER TO SEPARATE THEIR PERSONAL HOLDINGS FROM PERSONAL HOLDINGS
AND IF THE BUSINESS GOES BANKRUPT, ONLY BUSINESS HOLDINGS WOULD BE LOST.
(MARK RESPOSE SHEETS FOR #6)
THE CORPORATION ALSO OPENED UP A NEW SIDE OF THE ECONOMY, THE FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT SIDE. THE FINANCIAL SIDE IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED PART OF THE SUPPLY SIDE BUT IN REALITY IT IS A DEFINITE ENTITY OF ITS OWN. IT HAS EVOLVED INTO A LEGALIZED FORM OF GAMBLING. TO THE AVERAGE INVESTOR, SHARES OF STOCK WERE LESS OF AN INVESTMENT AND MORE OF A PICK THAT WOULD GO UP IN PRICE TO SELL FOR A PROFIT. CEO'S OF CORPORATIONS WOULD TAKE BIGGER RISKS BECAUSE THE BIGGER THE RISK, THE BIGGER THE GAIN; AND THE BIGGER THE LOSS IF NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE LOSS TO THE CEO WAS NOT THE GREATEST CONCERN AS THE LOSS WOULD BE BORN SOLELY BY THE SHAREHOLDERS. AS IN MOST GAMBLING, IT IS WIN OR LOOSE. THE MORAL CONCEPT OF RIGHT OR WRONG WAS A SECONDARY CONSIDERATION.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #7)
WWII MAY WELL HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRAMATC CHANGE IN ECONOMIC POLICY FROM RESPONSIBLE CONSERVATISM TO UNRESTRAINED PRODUCTION. THE GOVERNMENT'S "COST PLUS 10% CONTRACT" WITH BUSINESS WON THE WAR AND ALLOWED THOUSANDS OF ENTREPENEURS TO JOIN THE ELITE BODY OF "ROBBER BARONS" AS THE NEW "FINANCIAL BARONS.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #8)
THE GOVERNMENT CHAMPIONED THE SUPPLY/FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE ECONOMY AS THE PATH TO PROSPERITY. A SERIES OF ILL ADVISED "WARS" CAMOFLOGED THE NATION'S SLIDE INTO CATOSTROPIC DEBT.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #10)
THE NATION POLARIZED INTO TWO PARTIES, ONE FAVORING THE SUPPLY/ FINANCIAL SIDE AND THE OTHER THE CONSUMER SIDE. POLIZERATION PROMOTED EXTREMISM ON BOTH SIDES RESULTING IN CONFRONTATION RATHER THAN COOPERATION
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #11)
THIS CONFRONTATION WAS GOOD FOR THE NATION AS IT PROMOTED THE BEST INTERESTS FOR BOTH SIDES.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #12)
THIS CONFRONTATION WAS NOT GOOD FOR THE NATION AS IT LED TO AN IMBALANCE CAUSING A DEPRESSED ECONOMY.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #13)
THE SOLUTION FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO
STIMULATE THE SUPPLY/FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE ECONOMY PROVIDING JOBS FOR CONSUMERS.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #14)
THE SOLUTION FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO INVEST IN THE NATION (BORROW MONEY/SELL RECOVERY BONDS) AND FUND EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER NECESSARY PUBLIC SERVICE POSITIONS; PLUS STIMULATE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH CONTRACTS TO RESTORE INFRASTRUCTOR.
(MARK RESPONSE SHEETS FOR #15)
Thursday, November 29, 2012
THE FORGOTTEN CONSUMER
Why is New York State Public Education continuing to neglect the American Consumer? The growth of the American Economy depends upon the American Consumer. The recovery from our current financial crisis depends upon the American Consumer. Poor decisions by the American Consumers
were the major cause of the current financial crisis. Why then do the New York State Public Schools refuse to teach consumer education to students who will become American Consumers?
This neglect is simply the unintentional consequence of a well intended tunnel focus on math and science. The New York State Education Department had a Bureau of Business and Distrubutive Education dedicated to the improvement and promotion of industry and personal use business programs in the public schools throughout the State. Popular courses like Business Law and Typewriting were taken by many college entrance students as well as those planning to enter the work force upon graduation.
In 1980, funding emphasis was placed on Math and Science neglecting Business Education until shortly after the 21st Cenury when the Bureau of Business Education was completely eliminated; the Bookkeeping, Business Law and Secretarial courses were moved up to the Community College Programs; and Consumer Education couses became almost non existent in the Public Schools Curriculums. The unintentional consequence is the sad fact that the nearly 40% of the students that do not go on to college have no basic training in business skills for entry level jobs or to cope with the challenges they must face to survive as consumers. Another unintentional consequence is that those going on to college that do not take business courses must also face the survival challenges of a consumer without the necessary business skills; especially the knowledge of vital consumer laws.
Consumer law is essential for every consumer to successfully, manage their personal business affairs. Even at the minimum salary range, the average consumer makes over a million dollars in a lifetime which they must manage to survive. One of the major causes of the current credit crisis was the lack of consumer business skills resulting in failure to honor binding contracts that the consumer could not afford. An educated consumer is not only good for the consumer, it is good for the country.
It is the responsibility of public school education to prepare students with the basic skills to manage their personal business affairs as well as become a productive part of the national economy. Over emphasis on one aspect of society creates an imbalance that is harmful to all of society. We don't have to rebuild the "teter toter" to correct the situation, we simply have to move some weights. One very simple but most helpful move might be to add Consumer Law to the mandated curriculum for all high school students.
(Perhaps advanced placement courses for college credit could be more properly postponed until college as these courses might only be useful and helpful to those going on to college, allowing colleges to fulfill their responsibility and the high schools to fulfill their responsibility)
were the major cause of the current financial crisis. Why then do the New York State Public Schools refuse to teach consumer education to students who will become American Consumers?
This neglect is simply the unintentional consequence of a well intended tunnel focus on math and science. The New York State Education Department had a Bureau of Business and Distrubutive Education dedicated to the improvement and promotion of industry and personal use business programs in the public schools throughout the State. Popular courses like Business Law and Typewriting were taken by many college entrance students as well as those planning to enter the work force upon graduation.
In 1980, funding emphasis was placed on Math and Science neglecting Business Education until shortly after the 21st Cenury when the Bureau of Business Education was completely eliminated; the Bookkeeping, Business Law and Secretarial courses were moved up to the Community College Programs; and Consumer Education couses became almost non existent in the Public Schools Curriculums. The unintentional consequence is the sad fact that the nearly 40% of the students that do not go on to college have no basic training in business skills for entry level jobs or to cope with the challenges they must face to survive as consumers. Another unintentional consequence is that those going on to college that do not take business courses must also face the survival challenges of a consumer without the necessary business skills; especially the knowledge of vital consumer laws.
Consumer law is essential for every consumer to successfully, manage their personal business affairs. Even at the minimum salary range, the average consumer makes over a million dollars in a lifetime which they must manage to survive. One of the major causes of the current credit crisis was the lack of consumer business skills resulting in failure to honor binding contracts that the consumer could not afford. An educated consumer is not only good for the consumer, it is good for the country.
It is the responsibility of public school education to prepare students with the basic skills to manage their personal business affairs as well as become a productive part of the national economy. Over emphasis on one aspect of society creates an imbalance that is harmful to all of society. We don't have to rebuild the "teter toter" to correct the situation, we simply have to move some weights. One very simple but most helpful move might be to add Consumer Law to the mandated curriculum for all high school students.
(Perhaps advanced placement courses for college credit could be more properly postponed until college as these courses might only be useful and helpful to those going on to college, allowing colleges to fulfill their responsibility and the high schools to fulfill their responsibility)
Monday, November 19, 2012
REALITY CHECK FOR NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROGRAMS
In the 1960's and 70's, the New York State Public Schools Programs met the needs of the times. Grade school programs helped students to develope skills in the "3 R's" and prepared students for high school. High school programs further developed the "3 R's" and further prepared students for college;, as well as addressing the then critical needs of the time, preparing students for entry level jobs in business, and personal use business skills to help all students to survive in our economically oriented society.
The New York State Education Department had a Bureau of Business and Distrubutive Education dedicated to the improvement and promotion of industry and personal use business programs in the public schools throughout the State. Popular courses like Business Law and Typewriting were taken by many college entrance students as well as those planning to enter the work force upon graduation.
In 1980, funding emphasis was placed on Math and Science neglecting Business Education until shortly after the 21st Cenury when the Bureau of Business Education was completely eliminated, the Bookkeeping, Business Law and Secretarial courses were moved up to the Community College Programs, and Consumer Education couses became almost non existent in the Public Schools Curriculums. The unintentional consequence is the sad fact that the nearly 40% of the students that do not go on to college have no basic training in business skills for entry level jobs or to cope with the challenges they must face to survive as consumers. Another unintentional consequence is that those going on to college that do not take business courses must also face the survival challenges of a consumer without the necessary business skills; especially the knowledge of vital consumer laws.
The noble goal to prepare all students for college is unquestionably wise but also unquesionably short sighted. New York State Public School Education is neglecting nearly 40% of the New York State Public School Students. BOCES, the extremely expensive attempt to provide vocational education does nothing to counter the consumer education problem and falls far short of meeting the needs of the great number of students that do not go on to college.
New York State is not alone in this neglect of Consumer Education. It was federal funding that promoted the sole emphasis on Math and Science thus causing the neglect of Consumer Education as an unintentional consequence. Some educators believe that this unintentional consequence was one of the root causes of the current credit crisis.
A simple solution to help solve one of these problems would be to include a course in Consumer Law and possibly another in Consumer Economics in the Public Schools Curiculums for 15 and 16 year olds, reaching the dropouts and also the graduates that do not go on to college as well as the college entrance majors for they will become consumers too. This will not solve all of the problems in education, but to do less would be to continue criminal neglect.
The New York State Education Department had a Bureau of Business and Distrubutive Education dedicated to the improvement and promotion of industry and personal use business programs in the public schools throughout the State. Popular courses like Business Law and Typewriting were taken by many college entrance students as well as those planning to enter the work force upon graduation.
In 1980, funding emphasis was placed on Math and Science neglecting Business Education until shortly after the 21st Cenury when the Bureau of Business Education was completely eliminated, the Bookkeeping, Business Law and Secretarial courses were moved up to the Community College Programs, and Consumer Education couses became almost non existent in the Public Schools Curriculums. The unintentional consequence is the sad fact that the nearly 40% of the students that do not go on to college have no basic training in business skills for entry level jobs or to cope with the challenges they must face to survive as consumers. Another unintentional consequence is that those going on to college that do not take business courses must also face the survival challenges of a consumer without the necessary business skills; especially the knowledge of vital consumer laws.
The noble goal to prepare all students for college is unquestionably wise but also unquesionably short sighted. New York State Public School Education is neglecting nearly 40% of the New York State Public School Students. BOCES, the extremely expensive attempt to provide vocational education does nothing to counter the consumer education problem and falls far short of meeting the needs of the great number of students that do not go on to college.
New York State is not alone in this neglect of Consumer Education. It was federal funding that promoted the sole emphasis on Math and Science thus causing the neglect of Consumer Education as an unintentional consequence. Some educators believe that this unintentional consequence was one of the root causes of the current credit crisis.
A simple solution to help solve one of these problems would be to include a course in Consumer Law and possibly another in Consumer Economics in the Public Schools Curiculums for 15 and 16 year olds, reaching the dropouts and also the graduates that do not go on to college as well as the college entrance majors for they will become consumers too. This will not solve all of the problems in education, but to do less would be to continue criminal neglect.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
THE CORPORATIONS AND THE NATIONAL DEBT
The Supreme Court determined the Corporation to be an "artifical person declared by law." subjecting it to personal income tax which obviously was of great benefit to the Government, but the unintentional consequence of this act may have caused the creation of an artificial economy based upon an artificial certificate of wealth called money that may be one of the causes for the current financial crisis.
The very first economy was a consumer economy supported by the supply of natural bounty from the earth. As civilization advanced, humans took private ownership over the products of the earth and a Supply Side of the economy rose up to satisfy the needs and wants of the consumers. The producers were also consumers and the consumers had to be producers or producer support as well. The more one produced, the more one could consume. A medium of exchange was established to facilitate this exchange and keep track of individual production and consumption.This medium of exchange (money) became the standard of value.
The idea was to produce as much as you needed and wanted to survive. Free business enterprise came into the picture with the profit motive and gave the incentive to produce more and more. Some areas of civilization became more prosperous than others and some individuals became more prosperous than others within the areas. Individual and group competition became the way of life.
The system was ideal, giving individuals wealth to consume in proportion to ones production. In a free society, individuals could choose what and how they wished to produce and what and how much they could consume based upon their contriubution to the society. On a "cash basis" this system appeared to be as perfect as a system could be. However, with credit, consumers could consume more than they could pay for and the imbalance of production and consumption caused problems. The result was an over supply which caused the system to bog down.
The artificial persons (the corporations) had expanded to the point where they became mini-economies in themselves, supporting large numbers of consumers, and their "bog down" with over production also cut back on the consumer action, adding to the imbalance thus accerbating the problem.
Powerful supply side advocates pushed for more production with the notion that more production would result in more tax revenue to revive the economy. This would of course help unproductive consumers with basic needs through government aid but would also add to the over productive imbalance and postpone any recovery.
The mass production frenzy also brought with it mass corruption and mass waste. The artificial person was out of control. This senario was duplicated in various segments of the sociaty in various ways. Some lending institutions gave out money that borrowers could not pay back. Some insurance institutions insured for losses that they were unable to cover. Some individuals spent money that they did not have and could not afford.
The answer is very simple; it is the same for the Government, for Business and for the Individual. A Balanced Budget! This is accomplished simply by "living withing one's means," or only spending money that you have and can afford. (Refer to the American College Press publication, "Blue Print for Success in Business") The problem is How to Balance the Budget with an enormous debt. Here are some suggestions to consider:
Focus on corrption and waist. Give bonuses to whistle blowers and suggestions for savings and elimination of waste.
Eliminate unnecessary services. Encarceration only for those that are a threat to society. Fines for convictions.
Review compensation for public employees (including elected officials) receiving perks and amounts over basic pay scale.
Make necessary changes to eliminate padding of retirement benefits and overtime pay.
Review all costs that do not reduce tax paying personnel for reduction or elimination. Review entitlements for possible reduction of higher end payments.
Increase taxes on income above 250,000 with graduated rates.
Print money to pay on debt. This will cause some inflation and raise in prices but raise of minimum wage would ease the burden on the lower
income bracket.
As a last resort, enact a temporary federal luxury sales tax to be used only for the debt reduction
The very first economy was a consumer economy supported by the supply of natural bounty from the earth. As civilization advanced, humans took private ownership over the products of the earth and a Supply Side of the economy rose up to satisfy the needs and wants of the consumers. The producers were also consumers and the consumers had to be producers or producer support as well. The more one produced, the more one could consume. A medium of exchange was established to facilitate this exchange and keep track of individual production and consumption.This medium of exchange (money) became the standard of value.
The idea was to produce as much as you needed and wanted to survive. Free business enterprise came into the picture with the profit motive and gave the incentive to produce more and more. Some areas of civilization became more prosperous than others and some individuals became more prosperous than others within the areas. Individual and group competition became the way of life.
The system was ideal, giving individuals wealth to consume in proportion to ones production. In a free society, individuals could choose what and how they wished to produce and what and how much they could consume based upon their contriubution to the society. On a "cash basis" this system appeared to be as perfect as a system could be. However, with credit, consumers could consume more than they could pay for and the imbalance of production and consumption caused problems. The result was an over supply which caused the system to bog down.
The artificial persons (the corporations) had expanded to the point where they became mini-economies in themselves, supporting large numbers of consumers, and their "bog down" with over production also cut back on the consumer action, adding to the imbalance thus accerbating the problem.
Powerful supply side advocates pushed for more production with the notion that more production would result in more tax revenue to revive the economy. This would of course help unproductive consumers with basic needs through government aid but would also add to the over productive imbalance and postpone any recovery.
The mass production frenzy also brought with it mass corruption and mass waste. The artificial person was out of control. This senario was duplicated in various segments of the sociaty in various ways. Some lending institutions gave out money that borrowers could not pay back. Some insurance institutions insured for losses that they were unable to cover. Some individuals spent money that they did not have and could not afford.
The answer is very simple; it is the same for the Government, for Business and for the Individual. A Balanced Budget! This is accomplished simply by "living withing one's means," or only spending money that you have and can afford. (Refer to the American College Press publication, "Blue Print for Success in Business") The problem is How to Balance the Budget with an enormous debt. Here are some suggestions to consider:
Focus on corrption and waist. Give bonuses to whistle blowers and suggestions for savings and elimination of waste.
Eliminate unnecessary services. Encarceration only for those that are a threat to society. Fines for convictions.
Review compensation for public employees (including elected officials) receiving perks and amounts over basic pay scale.
Make necessary changes to eliminate padding of retirement benefits and overtime pay.
Review all costs that do not reduce tax paying personnel for reduction or elimination. Review entitlements for possible reduction of higher end payments.
Increase taxes on income above 250,000 with graduated rates.
Print money to pay on debt. This will cause some inflation and raise in prices but raise of minimum wage would ease the burden on the lower
income bracket.
As a last resort, enact a temporary federal luxury sales tax to be used only for the debt reduction
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