Thursday, July 9, 2020

A Pitfall of CAPITALISM and DEMOCRACY

Currently, the USA  (I say the USA because we also have Central America and South America that refer to themselves as Americans) has a Constitutional Form of Government referred to as a Democratic Republic which is basically a DEMOCRACY...  and, our economic system is based upon CAPITALISM or what some refer to as a Free-Market Enterprise System.

There are two fundamental problems associated with a DEMOCRACY and  Capitalism.  As far as a DEMOCRACY is concerned, here is the problem:

In a DEMOCRACY, not only does the public rule but the public is given freedom...  and, as the population grows this individual freedom can be collectively joined together and the majority can literally vote themselves OUT OF A DEMOCRACY...  and, according to the US CONSTITUTION, there is nothing that can be done to stop that.

As far as CAPITALISM is concerned, here is the problem:

CAPITALISM, by nature and quite possibly by definition, is operated under the concept of making a profit that is then shared with the Stockholders and used by the company for Expansion.  If this profit is shared with the employees, then there is less money for Stockholders and less money for Expansion.  The company also has the option of raising prices to the consumer but that would cause inflation putting the worker in a position of financially being no better off.

This WEALTH GAP between Upper Management and the Worker is the fundamental problem with all CAPITALISTIC types of economies. and as such will always cause the WORKERS to rebel and quite possibly revolt.

The only way to stop CAPITALISM is to END CAPITALISM...  and, the irony of that direction is that our country NEEDS CAPITALISM in order to sustain its economy.  Any other economic system would result in a gradual decline of the US Economy...  because CAPITALISM is the ONLY ECONOMIC SYSTEM that allows and provides for ECONOMIC GROWTH.

SO...  here is another question with which you must decide its importance:  
DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM 
WHERE THERE IS NO ECONOMIC GROWTH?

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

IGNORANCE


TIME TO GROW UP...




I Remember Well Unfortunately...

It has been 5 years since I retired fully from work and while I am an OUTSPOKEN SOB, my last boss was an arrogant, pseudo Christian ASSHOLE...  and, I am being kind...  when one works at a Community College, a small 4 year college or university and quite possibly a large college or university, those individuals who have supposedly EARNED a PhD in whatever...  believe that they are intellectually superior to everyone else who does not have a PhD and if there are other PhD then they are superior to all who got their PhD after they did.


I saw this same kind of bullshit in the military and in the US Embassies overseas where my Dad worked...  the greatest example was when we went to Cairo, Egypt, my father was given a house and a higher ranking Embassy Employee wanted the house so my Dad had to wait for another one to be made available.

When I was in the military, there was a common phrase that EVERYONE seemed to honor and that was RHIP or RANK HAS ITS PRIVILEGES...  what a crock of horseshit...  

Why does one person believe that they are better than another person simply because of their RANK or LEVEL of EDUCATION...

THIS INEQUALITY in AMERICA is one of the reasons that we are divided...  and, will remain divided while speaking out of the other side of our mouths that we are ALL EQUAL...

We are not ALL EQUAL and we will never be ALL EQUAL...

I am so pleased that I have finally been able to retire and let these "better than you" people live with their arrogance and receive the disrespect that they deserve.

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Our New Liberal Leaders


Message to Democrats




LAW BREAKERS

     
I think that it takes a lot of "guts" to create a movement where the movement like BLM demands that money is taken away from law enforcement because some of the white police officers are racist even though the data shows that American Blacks perform more criminal activities than do American Whites, Hispanics, or Asian with the understanding that Native Americans are such a small percentage of the overall population that they are not included and were not omitted intentionally.

Maybe it is because of all the "COP" shows on the television, but I strongly believe, especially in these larger cities, that law enforcement needs more money to do their job rather than less money...

Yes...  it is true that there are many people who with premeditation create crime but there is a whole shitload of people who without any premeditation create crime out of anger, resentment, jealousy, retaliation, revenge, etc., and it is these people for which the additional monies is needed.  PLUS, many of these new criminals with premeditation are committing cyber crimes and this requires having resources equal to or greater than the criminal.

Racial Discrimination Training is probably going to be the first course of action that is easily set into motion, but bringing on an entirely new group of people who are going to be doing a NEW TYPE OF POLICING are going to be in for a rude awakening...  because Americans in a very short span of time will learn how to play the game and will soon have these new police people going around in circles.

INSTINCTIVELY, Americans DO NOT LIKE law enforcement personnel and while some of these people do offer behaviors that are well received and vast majority of Americans see law enforcement as their adversary...

WHY DO I THINK THAT???

Well...  think about this...  do you think the highway are out there to help you mainly with their UNMARKED VEHICLES or that they are constantly devising new ways to CATCH the speeder, including finding new hiding places.

THAT NEGATIVE VIEW OF LAW ENFORCEMENT transfers into city and/or county cops in how their duties are discharged...  

COPS ARE LOOKING FOR LAW BREAKERS!!!

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Don't Necessarily

I don't necessarily care for President Trump because of his ego, his attitudes, his personality, his behavior, his comments, or his tweets... and, to be quite honest with you, I did not vote for him but then again, I did not vote for Hillary either...


[An Aside]:  I have not voted in the US of A in any election since Ronald Reagan was elected President because from 1963 until whatever time you want to put at the end 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020...  absolutely NOTHING HAS CHANGED in the US of A...  that is to say that whether we elect Democrats or Republicans, the EXACT SAME ISSUES that existed in 1963 still exist in 2020...  
For example:
  1. we still have inequality
  2. we still have racism
  3. we still have police brutality against blacks
  4. we still have problems with education K-12
  5. we still have a wealth gap that is increasing
  6. we still have rising healthcare costs
If you don't believe me do a GOOGLE SEARCH...  I was 16 in 1963 and because of my parents and the Civil Rights Movement of the early 60's, I was keenly aware of what was going on in the USA...  


SO, I WAS THERE...   in 1963

I AM HERE ...  in 2020

And...  nothing has changed...


HOWEVER, even since Donald Trump became President and before COVID-19 (which was not his fault), I have personally witnessed:
  1. the best employment levels we have ever experienced
  2. the best unemployment levels we have ever experienced
  3. the highest rise in the Stock Market (which I know is relative and always increasing, but...)
  4. the best trade deals with foreign nations ever negotiated
  5. the best US Military Strength ever
  6. the lowest tax requirement in my lifetime
  7. the best US economy ever
MY FEARS FOR 2020 ARE SIMPLE:
How will that change if Biden becomes President
  • Taxes will increase
  • Government handouts will increase
  • Government regulations on businesses will be re-instituted
Note:  the above is what Biden has stated he will do

On the other side of the coin, if Trump does get elected, in 2024, the Democrats will no doubt take back most everything as this has been exactly what has happened in the past...  and, what I fear will happen now will happen then anyway...  so, what difference does it make...  other than in the POCKETBOOK because nothing else ever changes.

LESSON LEARNED HERE:  LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF...

How Much Socialism Can You Tolerate?

Example of Capitalism
EXAMPLES OF SOCIALISM IN THE USA

Guaranteed public education
Public transportation
Fire departments
Police departments
Public libraries
Every branch of the US military
Roads & highways
Example of Capitalism
Social Security
Medicare/medicaid
Public, not private prisons & jails
Public hospitals
The Veterans Affairs Administration
Public universities
Public parks
Public toilets
Public drinking fountains
Public parking
Example of Capitalism

Public everything

WHO PAYS FOR SOCIALISM IN AMERICA?
The tax payer
Capitalism
Borrowed money from China

The question is not do we want Socialism because we already have Socialism but how much Socialism do we want???
Example of Capitalism

AND,

How much Socialism can we afford???

Today...  we are debating forcing the WEALTHY and CORPORATIONS to pay for Socialism and on the surface that seem perfectly fine and normal but if we were to do that, there would be hidden costs associated with the WEALTHY and CORPORATION...

For Example:
Example of Capitalism
  1. Many wealthy people will shelter more and more of their money away from taxes
  2. Passing laws to keep the wealthy from sheltering money away from taxes could be unconstitutional.
  3. Stock Holders investing in Corporations want dividends, increased taxes would reduce dividends
  4. Corporation would find money for dividends by:
    1. increasing prices
    2. laying off workers
    3. cutting back in R&D
    4. not investing in expansion
  5. Long term effects of # 1-4 would be LESS TAXES, MORE MONEY BORROWED
NOTE:  Unfortunately, this is the way CAPITALISM works and CAPITALISM is necessary to pay for our current levels of SOCIALISM

Example of Capitalism

The BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING SOCIALISM is GREED...
and, the Socialists do not yet realize that... 

For Example:
In a SOCIALISTIC country, individual success is no longer important because the government will give you what you want or need regardless of whether or not you work.  In this type of society, no one is greedy, except for maybe the leaders of the Socialistic Society wanting to make sure they keep their power.

SOCIALISTS in AMERICA want, as one of their demands, FREE COLLEGE EDUCATION...  what does someone do with a College Degree, earn more or less money because of their education?  They typically earn more money, although more money is made in the Northern States than in the Southern States because it costs less to live in the South.

BUT, earning more money because of one's FREE EDUCATION is an example of GREED which is CAPITALISM not SOCIALISM...  Free Education Greed will, be default, kill SOCIALISM...

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