Many times Liberals will say that you and I are brainwashed by talk show hosts. The failure of Liberal talk shows and networks, like Air America, to survive is attributable to this misunderstanding. What they miss is that we want to listen to people who confirm our feelings or at the very least expose us to new information that is consistent with that which we already know to be true. That, and no one likes to be told that they are stupid (Randi Rhodes - you catch more flies with honey than vinegar)
From time to time, I hear things on Glenn Beck and think "I wish I had said that". Sometimes I am proud to say that these are things that I have been saying or screaming for a while. Tonight is one of those. For a long time I have been saying that "Illegal aliens are the new slave class". That, and that fifty (or less) years from now we will pay the price for this slavery again. Like any slavery, this is not a good or moral thing.
And one more thing, The constant refrain that "these are jobs that Americans will not do" is wrong. These are things that Americans will not do for slave wages. True Capitalism is about contracts. The willing meeting of two parties. Slave labor distorts this contract. Not just for the slave, but for the person who must compete against the slave for his livelihood. This is true of the illegal immigrant and this is true of the Chinese manufactured products.
And why is it that the unions who are supposed to be for the worker are aiding and abetting the influx of this slave labor? It was the Democrats last time and it is they again who promote slavery.
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Friday, October 9, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Do the Mere Mortals Shrug Also?
I am creeping ever closer to retirement, or is it racing to retirement? There are a number of factors accelerating my rush to the finish line. There is the increase in the amount of work as we increase the number of schools and classrooms and as they get older and need more repair without adding coworkers to keep the load as it was, nor increase wages to even stay consistent. Then there is the ever worsening behavior of both the students, and the faculty and administrators.
But I realized the other day that I was looking at the straw that would break the camel's back. This was the point at which I would shrug my off yoke and quit. I mentioned this to one of the [decent] administrators on Friday thinking of it as just my own observation. He pointed out that my feelings were expressed by others, especially in the lower level employees, bus drivers, and kitchen help. I said that when the medical insurance became public, and the taxes increased I was going to turn it all in. He said that many of the bus drivers and kitchen staff work as little as four hours a day and at very low wages. They work instead for the health insurance since their husbands (these short hour employees being almost exclusively women) did not have insurance at their jobs. They, also, will have no reason to keep on working without that particular benefit. The pitiful mere wages are not enough reason to put up with the job..
That will be stage five of the Kübler-Ross model - better known as the five stages of grief. As it stands now, Democrats are at stage one, denial. Conservatives are at stage two, anger. Politicians are at stage three, bargaining. Me, I am at stage four, depression. Will I ever make it to stage five, acceptance? At that point, there will be no point in going to work just to give the government a bigger share of my life than I get to keep.
But I realized the other day that I was looking at the straw that would break the camel's back. This was the point at which I would shrug my off yoke and quit. I mentioned this to one of the [decent] administrators on Friday thinking of it as just my own observation. He pointed out that my feelings were expressed by others, especially in the lower level employees, bus drivers, and kitchen help. I said that when the medical insurance became public, and the taxes increased I was going to turn it all in. He said that many of the bus drivers and kitchen staff work as little as four hours a day and at very low wages. They work instead for the health insurance since their husbands (these short hour employees being almost exclusively women) did not have insurance at their jobs. They, also, will have no reason to keep on working without that particular benefit. The pitiful mere wages are not enough reason to put up with the job..
That will be stage five of the Kübler-Ross model - better known as the five stages of grief. As it stands now, Democrats are at stage one, denial. Conservatives are at stage two, anger. Politicians are at stage three, bargaining. Me, I am at stage four, depression. Will I ever make it to stage five, acceptance? At that point, there will be no point in going to work just to give the government a bigger share of my life than I get to keep.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
What Is Money?
As I was doing my presentation on historical currency and inflation the other day, I was asked by an enthusiastic listener: "You mean we should invest in Gold".
I responded "Actually, No. Gold is one thing you could use to keep your wealth. So is silver. So is real estate. But so are nails, or 1/4-20 by inch and a half hex-head bolts. And virtually anything but shrimp and lettuce or the FRN."
I realized I was on to something. The first consideration of preserving your wealth was that it should be physical and non-deteriorating.
Officially, money is anything that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts.[1] And the main uses of money are as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value.[2] The principal use of money is as a medium of exchange. Even the shrimp would suffice for this. And a pound of shrimp could well be a unit of value, but it is declining in value almost as fast as the Federal Reserve Note.
But we know that money is really the physical manifestation on your life and labors. You trade that part of your life for it. To take it from you is to take that part of your life. Whether by inflation or taxation, [especially that taxation that provides no thing to you in return] your loss of wealth is theft of your life and freedom - That is slavery.
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[1] Mishkin, Frederic S. (2007). The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets (Alternate Edition). Boston: Addison Wesley. p. 8. ISBN 0-321-42177-9.
[2] Mankiw, N. Gregory (2007). Macroeconomics (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers. ISBN 0-7167-6213-7.
I responded "Actually, No. Gold is one thing you could use to keep your wealth. So is silver. So is real estate. But so are nails, or 1/4-20 by inch and a half hex-head bolts. And virtually anything but shrimp and lettuce or the FRN."
I realized I was on to something. The first consideration of preserving your wealth was that it should be physical and non-deteriorating.
Officially, money is anything that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts.[1] And the main uses of money are as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value.[2] The principal use of money is as a medium of exchange. Even the shrimp would suffice for this. And a pound of shrimp could well be a unit of value, but it is declining in value almost as fast as the Federal Reserve Note.
But we know that money is really the physical manifestation on your life and labors. You trade that part of your life for it. To take it from you is to take that part of your life. Whether by inflation or taxation, [especially that taxation that provides no thing to you in return] your loss of wealth is theft of your life and freedom - That is slavery.
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[1] Mishkin, Frederic S. (2007). The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets (Alternate Edition). Boston: Addison Wesley. p. 8. ISBN 0-321-42177-9.
[2] Mankiw, N. Gregory (2007). Macroeconomics (6th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers. ISBN 0-7167-6213-7.
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