A group of concerned citizens were trying to characterize the Bush/Cheney Administration in one word. Many suggestions were given: incompetent, irresponsible, corrupt, embarrassing, irrelevant. disastrous, foolish, etc. All
were valid descriptions but the one chosen unaminously at the end was the one given by former Senator Mitchell - ILLEGAL. Bush/Cheney violated International Law, Constitutional Law and Moral Law. It was probably the most incompetent, irresponsible, corrupt, embarrassing, irrelevant, disastrous, foolish and ILLEGAL Administration in the history of our great country.
In a word, what do you think?
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
REQUESTS FOR SOME SIMPLE CHANGES TO START THE BALL ROLLING
Changes were promised and we responded. Now we hopefully wait and submit our requests:
1 - Immediate action for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. This invasion was not sanctioned by the UN and was in violation of International Law.
2 - Speedy settlement of the Afganistan Invasion
3 - Establish diplomatic relationships with all foreign nations whether we like them or not.
4 - Convert all Military Bases in foreign countries to UN Bases reducing US forces and US fiscal support by at least 50%
5 - Cease all military aid to foreign countries and channel all economic aid through Embassy offices. (All military aid to UN Bases)
6 - Pass Hillary"s Health Care Program
7 - Pass Part I of the New Tax Law rolling back Bush Administration tax breaks to those making over $250,000 and tax relief to those making $250,000 or less.
8 - Give control of the Government back to the People:
(Elected public officials in the Legislative Branch of the government have tended to pursue personal welfare rather than the welfare of the people they represent. To curb this action, the following changes are suggested.
a) Limit all (legislative) officials to a maximum two terms
b) Remuneration and Perks to be decided by a vote of the people rather than by the legislators themselves
c) Abolish all retirement benefits for both legislative and administrative officials.
d) Institute recall provision for both legislative and administrative officials
9 - Give control of the profits of the "Artificial Persons created by Law" back to the owners (Stockholders). To achieve this, the following changes are suggested:
a) Take away CEO's authority to:
1) Determine his or her own salary
2) Spend corporation funds for non business operation costs and expenses
3) Give funds to Political and Non-Profit Entities
b) After setting aside prudent reserves for contingencies, profits should begiven to shareholders as dividends. Decisions for expansion and gifts belong to the owners of the business. Expansion can be financed by issuance of additional stock when requested by the Board of Directors and approved by a majority vote of the stockholders.
10 -Enact laws and regulations to curb businesses from outsourcing jobs overseas and avoiding taxes.
11- Enact laws and regulations to curb pollution and global warming, and make the country more energy independent.
AGREE, DISAGREE, ADD OR SUBTRACT.
1 - Immediate action for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. This invasion was not sanctioned by the UN and was in violation of International Law.
2 - Speedy settlement of the Afganistan Invasion
3 - Establish diplomatic relationships with all foreign nations whether we like them or not.
4 - Convert all Military Bases in foreign countries to UN Bases reducing US forces and US fiscal support by at least 50%
5 - Cease all military aid to foreign countries and channel all economic aid through Embassy offices. (All military aid to UN Bases)
6 - Pass Hillary"s Health Care Program
7 - Pass Part I of the New Tax Law rolling back Bush Administration tax breaks to those making over $250,000 and tax relief to those making $250,000 or less.
8 - Give control of the Government back to the People:
(Elected public officials in the Legislative Branch of the government have tended to pursue personal welfare rather than the welfare of the people they represent. To curb this action, the following changes are suggested.
a) Limit all (legislative) officials to a maximum two terms
b) Remuneration and Perks to be decided by a vote of the people rather than by the legislators themselves
c) Abolish all retirement benefits for both legislative and administrative officials.
d) Institute recall provision for both legislative and administrative officials
9 - Give control of the profits of the "Artificial Persons created by Law" back to the owners (Stockholders). To achieve this, the following changes are suggested:
a) Take away CEO's authority to:
1) Determine his or her own salary
2) Spend corporation funds for non business operation costs and expenses
3) Give funds to Political and Non-Profit Entities
b) After setting aside prudent reserves for contingencies, profits should begiven to shareholders as dividends. Decisions for expansion and gifts belong to the owners of the business. Expansion can be financed by issuance of additional stock when requested by the Board of Directors and approved by a majority vote of the stockholders.
10 -Enact laws and regulations to curb businesses from outsourcing jobs overseas and avoiding taxes.
11- Enact laws and regulations to curb pollution and global warming, and make the country more energy independent.
AGREE, DISAGREE, ADD OR SUBTRACT.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HAS BANKRUPT THE AMERICAN FREE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SYSTEM
A combination of Good Intentions with Gross Incompetence and Irrational Greed has brought the American Economy to its knees. The incompetence and greed have been so bad that it has effected economies world wide.
It all started with the creation of an Artificial Person created by Law called the Cororation. This monster gave human beings called CEO's the freedom to use vast sums of other people's money and gamble with this money without any personal liability for irresponsible action or poor judgment.
In the beginning, with presumed moral responsibility, the corporations enabled the USA to amass greater wealth than any other nation has ever been able to achieve short of war and plunder, even though war was a factor in the equation for American prosperity.
The Free Business Enterprise System was an ingenious idea to legally manage the peaceful distribution of wealth according to each person's individual efforts. It was much like a sports event with presumed rules of play to ensure a fair game. The weak spot in the system was the "Business Cycle." When the supply exceeds the demand, a recession sets in. If the supply continues to exceed the demand, a depression results. In a wide diverse economy such as exists in the United States, businesses that continue to over supply can go bankrupt and fail, and other segments of the society can remain healthy to avoid mass depression. (a major crisis) Businesses with conservative management that voluntarily use restraint in over expansion can successfully weather the storms and expand when demand increases.
Unfortunately, Government has intervened to bail out failures and subsidize special interests in a botched attempt to manipulate the "business cycle." The Government further damaged the system by deregulating responsible rules
to curb excessive greed and avoid unfair exploitation. As a result many who were immuned from personal liabiltiy let their greed get out of hand and irresponsible exploitation developed to bankrupt the system.
Basically, it was the investment corporations that led the greed craze. The role of these corporations was to enable industry to develop and expand, gaining a portion of the industry's profit as their reward. As CEO's with limited liability and no regulations to stop them, investment corporations evolved into gambling establishments with great personal rewards for a winner and no responsibility for a loss. When irresponsble risks produced excessive losses and investment corporations ran out of funds, the Government took taxpayers money to pay for the losses. This, of course, was in complete violation of the Free Business Enterprize System, financially and morally, bankrupting the System.
The cause of the crisis is simple and the solution is simple as well, but the problem is not easy to solve, and it may be impossible.
Changes are needed. Control must be given back to the owners. (the stock holders) The free ride with limited personal liability has to go. Regulations have to be enacted to provide a fair game, but Government Intervention has to cease!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
It all started with the creation of an Artificial Person created by Law called the Cororation. This monster gave human beings called CEO's the freedom to use vast sums of other people's money and gamble with this money without any personal liability for irresponsible action or poor judgment.
In the beginning, with presumed moral responsibility, the corporations enabled the USA to amass greater wealth than any other nation has ever been able to achieve short of war and plunder, even though war was a factor in the equation for American prosperity.
The Free Business Enterprise System was an ingenious idea to legally manage the peaceful distribution of wealth according to each person's individual efforts. It was much like a sports event with presumed rules of play to ensure a fair game. The weak spot in the system was the "Business Cycle." When the supply exceeds the demand, a recession sets in. If the supply continues to exceed the demand, a depression results. In a wide diverse economy such as exists in the United States, businesses that continue to over supply can go bankrupt and fail, and other segments of the society can remain healthy to avoid mass depression. (a major crisis) Businesses with conservative management that voluntarily use restraint in over expansion can successfully weather the storms and expand when demand increases.
Unfortunately, Government has intervened to bail out failures and subsidize special interests in a botched attempt to manipulate the "business cycle." The Government further damaged the system by deregulating responsible rules
to curb excessive greed and avoid unfair exploitation. As a result many who were immuned from personal liabiltiy let their greed get out of hand and irresponsible exploitation developed to bankrupt the system.
Basically, it was the investment corporations that led the greed craze. The role of these corporations was to enable industry to develop and expand, gaining a portion of the industry's profit as their reward. As CEO's with limited liability and no regulations to stop them, investment corporations evolved into gambling establishments with great personal rewards for a winner and no responsibility for a loss. When irresponsble risks produced excessive losses and investment corporations ran out of funds, the Government took taxpayers money to pay for the losses. This, of course, was in complete violation of the Free Business Enterprize System, financially and morally, bankrupting the System.
The cause of the crisis is simple and the solution is simple as well, but the problem is not easy to solve, and it may be impossible.
Changes are needed. Control must be given back to the owners. (the stock holders) The free ride with limited personal liability has to go. Regulations have to be enacted to provide a fair game, but Government Intervention has to cease!
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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