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Showing posts with label capitalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label capitalism. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

The Little Red Hen On Government Regulation.

Once upon a time, there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered some grains of wheat.

She called her neighbors and said, "If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?"

"Not I," said the cow.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Not I," said the pig.
"Not I," said the goose.

"Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.

The wheat grew tall and ripened into golden grain. "Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen.

"Not I," said the duck.
"Out of my classification," said the pig.
"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.
"I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the goose.

"Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.

At last it came time to bake the bread. "Who will help me bake the bread?" asked the little red hen.

"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.
"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.
"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the pig.
"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the goose.

"Then I will," said the little red hen.

She baked five loaves and held them up for her neighbors to see. They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share.

But the little red hen said, "No, I can eat the five loaves."

"Excess profits!" cried the cow.
"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck.
"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose.
And the pig just grunted.

And they painted "unfair" picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.

When the government agent came, he said to the little red hen, "You must not be greedy."

"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.

"Exactly," said the agent. "That is the wonderful free enterprise system. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide their product with the idle."

And they lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful. I am grateful."

But her neighbors wondered why she never again baked any more bread.

- Ronald Reagan November 1976

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Occupy Montreal...What Will Protesters "Occupy" Next?


Occupy Montreal: Like New York, but with bilingual flavour

City's small business area a logistical problem




Protesters march over the Brooklyn Bridge during an Occupy Wall Street protest. In Montreal, organizers say 3,000 have signed up for a similar rally.

Photograph by: JESSICA RINALDI REUTERS, The Gazette













MONTREAL - Close to 3,000 people have joined up to Occupy Montreal and they're hoping many more will show up Saturday to take over Victoria Square - the city's equivalent to Wall St., overlooking the Stock Exchange, Quebecor, Power Corp. and the World Trade Centre, among other overt local symbols of capitalism.
It remains to be seen however, how the movement inspired by the Arab Spring and the American Autumn will play out in Montreal, where our social safety net may be wider than in New York City, but our police are no less nervous.


For now, organizers are concentrating on logistics - how to turn the city's small financial district into an urban utopia emulating Zuccotti Sq. in Manhattan, where the Occupy Wall Street movement was born Sept. 17.


Over the last month the movement, broadly defined as one aiming to restore democracy, power and opportunity to the disenfranchised 99 per cent of the population, has spread all over the U.S. and now across the border.


There is Occupy Chicago, Occupy Philly, there's even Occupy Occupy Wall Street - or "Bankers Unite" - to facetiously represent the one per cent of the population who do have money while they chant "Status quo! Status quo!" in the park.




In Quebec there is Occupy Saguenay and even Occupy Pierrefonds - with larger protests planned for Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal.


Occupy Montreal was holding a general assembly Thursday night on how to proceed here.
They need food, tents, Walkie Talkies, and port-o-potties. They don't need leaders or manifestos or political affiliations.




Organizers say the occupation will be bilingual, and non-violent.


Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Occupy+Montreal+Like+York+with+bilingual+flavour/5548496/story.html#ixzz1arQO5UH4







Occupy Montreal to take over Victoria Square Saturday

Thousands of protesters are expected to flood Victoria Square Saturday as the Occupy movement moves to Montreal.
Thousands of protesters are expected to flood Victoria Square Saturday as the Occupy movement moves to Montreal.

Nikolaos Gryspolakis, Laura Boyd, and Maxwell Ramstead are taking part in Occupy Montreal (Oct. 14, 2011)
Nikolaos Gryspolakis, Laura Boyd, and Maxwell Ramstead are taking part in Occupy Montreal (Oct. 14, 2011)
Updated: Fri Oct. 14 2011 2:28:22 PM


ctvmontreal.ca
MONTREAL — Thousands of protesters are expected to flood Victoria Square Saturday as the Occupy movement moves to Montreal.
Starting New York a month ago with Occupy Wall Street, thousands of people have demonstrated for a mass of causes linked by economic disparity. 
"What we basically want to allow is for the financial sector to act like a financial sector, as opposed to acting like a giant casino that only benefits very few," said Maxwell Ramstead, who plans to attend Saturday's event.
Calling themselves the 99%, protesters say something must change given high unemployment levels, the lack of a social safety net, and multi-millionaires paying a lower percentage of income taxes than people earning just thousands of dollars a year.
"On Saturday we're going to have more than 1,000 cities participating," said Nikolaos Gryspolakis, one of the people spearheading the Montreal movement. However he cautions that this is a movement without a leader.
"There is no you, it's us. It's a collective," he said.
Police said they usually speak to the leaders of a movement to get an idea of what the group intends, but that is impossible in this case.
Police say they are ready for anything at Saturday's protest, which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 Saturday morning with about 4,500 people listed as "attending" on the Facebook event.
Police say if a group becomes violent, it will not be tolerated.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Ahmadinejad: "Obama To Leave Office Because Of ...Both Force And Deception"


Ahmadinejad: “Obama to Leave Office in Shame” | Accuses US President of Deception and Conspiracy

Ahmadinejad Predicts Embarrassing End for Obama


FARSNewsAgency
American Excepitionalism Lost: Obama's global apology tour has left the impression of the US on tyrannical regimes like Iran as timid and weak.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted the US administration for its deceitful policies, and warned that US President Barack Obama will have to face an end far more embarrassing than what his predecessor, George W. Bush, encountered.
Speaking at a press conference here in Tehran on Monday, President Ahmadinejad stated that the capitalist system sough to save itself and its main base in the Middle-East, i.e. Israel, through entering new players into the scene under the guise of the motto of change and defending the rights of the nations.
But soon it was revealed that change means a change in nations in the interest of capitalism, he added.
Stating his interpretation of the Obama policy, Ahmadinejad said that the difference between Bush and Obama lies in the fact that the current US president uses force and at the same time deception and conspiracy unlike Bush who clearly resorted to weapon and military action to save the capitalistic system.
As regards the future of the US administration, the Iranian president stated, “I believe that he (Bush) left the scene of politics with shame, but his successor (Obama) will have to leave the scene of politics with much more shame because of his resort to both force and deception.”

Monday, December 1, 2008

Free Capitalism. An American Constitutional Foundation.

Here is a great organization that I was invited to be involved in on Facebook. This is what the United States of America is all about.

"Global Free Capitalist Project

Organizations - Advocacy Organizations

Description: The spirit of the American way and the timeless ideals of liberty form the core of the FreeCapitalist Project™ and cultivate a spirit of hope, faith, optimism, and prosperity among its members.

“The world crisis of today is a moral crisis – and nothing less than a moral revolution can resolve it; a moral revolution to sanction and complete the political achievement of the American Revolution.” – Ayn Rand

PROJECT MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the FreeCapitalist Project is to advance freedom and prosperity through civic service, ushering forth a moral revolution to sanction and complete the political achievement of the American Revolution.

THE FREECAPITALIST PREMISE

‘The fostering of full economic freedom lies at the base of our liberties.’ A person or a society locked in serious financial bondage ultimately loses all other freedoms. Accordingly, it will take a free people to ensure the survival and ultimate healing of our republic; and to become free, a large, statistically significant segment of the population must learn how to act upon those ancient principles of prosperity rediscovered by America’s Founders. These individuals must become producers in mind and in deed so that as they become economically free they can successfully advocate principle-based solutions in their own lives, in their families, and in their communities. ‘Only in perpetuating economic freedom can our social, political and religious liberties be preserved…’

Learn more at the new http://www.freecapitalist.com


Contact Info
Email:

Website: http://www.freecapitalist.com"
Here is more about the project from the website.

"The FreeCapitalist Project is a non-partisan, civic service organization, made up of a private formal membership consisting of adult men and women committed to the cause of liberty, founded on an informed and educated citizenry, advocating the moral, philosophical principles of capitalism. With the largest numbers of its membership concentrated primarily in the western United States, but with members and pledges in all fifty of the United States and in many countries across the globe, members are private citizens, students, workers, entrepreneurs, business owners and public officials who are committed to the values and mission of the Project...

A defining characteristic of the Project is its steadfast commitment to assisting individuals in their own personal efforts to live a principle-centered life, established upon a sound economic foundation, as a necessary prerequisite to meaningful citizenship."


Doesn't this go back to the importance of economic transparency, "stimulus packages" (or bailouts), and debt equaling slavery.

"If you expect people to be ignorant and free, you expect what never was and never will be."
--Thomas Jefferson


So, here is a definition of capitalism:

"cap·i·tal·ism [ káppit'l ìzzəm ]

noun

Definition:

free-market system: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit" -- Encarta Dictionary

With our current economic issues and the government stepping in to intervene at every single drop of a hat, aren't we moving away from the capitalist virtues we all hold dear?

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Obama - The Destruction of the United States Constitution

"We are the change we seek." Nothing has been more eloquent and truthful if put into perspective. What change do we seek?

see this movie trailer

We are about to make history. Are we going to make the right change or are the people of the United States being wrongfully steered toward a good speaker, a rock star image, an image that is different than what has been in the White House, but without substance behind it that makes any sense to the U.S. or the world?

Why do people like Obama? He talks about tax credits and checks in the mail to American citizens when everyone is thinking about money and how they are going to pay for their bills and keep their homes.

"Facts About the Obama “Tax Refund”
On the stump and in debate, Senator Obama frequently trumpets that his economic plan would give 95 percent of all American workers a tax cut.

Here’s what this really means: Under Obama’s “Making Work Pay” plan, every worker would receive a $500 refundable tax credit, and every working couple would receive $1000.

Sounds good, right?

The key word here is “refundable.” According to the IRS, nearly one third of all tax filers– had zero tax liability after taking credits and deductions allowed by the IRS.

So what this really means is:

Under Obama’s proposal, these individuals - who have no tax liability - would receive a “tax cut” on taxes they never paid!

And guess who pays?

Is sending tax refund checks to people who already pay no taxes the right policy to encourage savings and work, or is it just another welfare program cleverly disguised as tax policy?

Some facts about just who would pay taxes under the Obama plan:

According to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, 62 million Americans – about 43% of all tax filers – would have zero income tax liability. Under Sen tor Obama’s plan most of those non-taxpayers would get a check at tax time.
By calling these payouts “tax credits” and “tax cuts,” Obama has created focus-group friendly language that muddies the rhetorical waters and forces opponents to go on record against “lowering taxes.” The fact is, what Obama is advancing is wealth redistribution – sending tax dollars to people who pay no taxes, with higher-income (not wealthy) individuals footing the bill. "


Who Pays?

What is the definition of Capitalism?

"Capitalism is the economic system in which the means of production are owned by private persons, and operated for profit[1] and where investments, distribution, income, production and pricing of goods and services are predominantly determined through the operation of a free market[2], rather than by central economic planning. Capitalism is usually considered to involve the right of individuals and corporations to trade, incorporate, employ workers, and use money provided by central banks, in goods, services (including finance), labor and land.[2] In theory, production and distribution in a capitalist system are governed by the free market rather than state regulation,[3] with state action confined to defining and enforcing the basic rules of the market[4] though the state may provide a few basic public goods and infrastructure.[5] Classic unrestrained capitalism is confined mostly to theory today, as "all of the capitalistic societies of the West have mixed economies" with interventionist state regulation, social programs[6] and state ownership of some sectors."
Wikipedia - Capitalism

Obama adamantly denies much association with ACORN. However you can follow the ACORN trail to Obama...

www.acorn.org

Look at the bottom left of the home page for

"Allied Organizations"

Click on Project Vote

See this article from 1993 in chicagomag.com.

"...The most effective minority voter registration drive in memory was the result of careful handiwork by Project Vote!, the local chapter of a not-for-profit national organization. "It was the most efficient campaign I have seen in my 20 years in politics," says Sam Burrell, alderman of the West Side's 29th Ward and a veteran of many registration drives."

"...At the head of this effort was a little-known 31-year-old African-American lawyer, community organizer, and writer: Barack Obama."

"Obama shrugs off the possibility of running for office. "Who knows?" he says. "But probably not immediately." He smiles. "Was that a sufficiently politic 'maybe'? My sincere answer is, I'll run if I feel I can accomplish more that way than agitating from the outside. I don't know if that's true right now. Let's wait and see what happens in 1993. If the politicians in place now at city and state levels respond to African-American voters' needs, we'll gladly work with and support them. If they don't, we'll work to replace them. That's the message I want Project Vote! to have sent."








Why don't people open their eyes and see that Obama is change...the change that will definitely change our country...the change that will cause our constitution to erode into the same dust our Founding Fathers are buried in. Don't people see that our country...this great United States of America...will become a socialist society if Obama is elected and put in the White House?

Sources:
en.wikipedia.com
YouTube.com
ChicagoMagazine.com
ACORN.org
ProjectVote.org
RightChange.com
hypemovie.com