The analyst believes social unrest movements, similar to Occupy Wall Street, will emerge again by 2014 as the job creation problem deepens
The "Occupy" movement was about the fact that the country has been increasingly run for the benefit of the ultra-rich for the last few decades, and has reached the point of ridiculosity.
The primary problem with jobs in the USA is that manufacturing businesses have converted themselves into middle-men who vend stuff that is made overseas.
Generally most of the people intent on shrinking the US budget as much as possible do not want to shrink defense spending. They consider an overwhelming defense/offense force with pie-in-the-sky projects to be vital, but health care and social programs are unnecessary (or should be handled by the states/counties, at which point they'll gripe that the states/counties spend too much).
More specifically, they don't want to shrink it at all. They just want all the money spent on rich people.
Are you really so obsessed about the tiny percentage going to humanitarian programs? The vast majority of your taxes goes to the military, and the (distant) second largest chunk goes to the retired.
And most of that money going to the retired is money that they paid in themselves.
I think we can probably stand to cut military spending a percentage or two before we chuck your mother or grandparents out on the street, don't you?
don't worry, those are essential services that will continue.. and in the case of three letter agencies.. they have additional budgets that don't go through congress, so they, and their operations, are largely unaffected.
It's all about keeping the unemployment down and helping the economy by cutting our government spending. OPEN YOUR EYES!
Yeah, right.
What it's actually about is thinking you've got a God-given right to run a 'democracy' when your political philosophy is that "The proper role of government is to help the rich get richer faster than they would without it".
Italy is a fourth world country. The parlament is full of convicted criminals. The press is completely politicized and controlled by those same criminals that sit in parlament. And we even have "nobility" that is senators that are appointed for life (by the president of the italian republic). Talk about a completely fucked up system.
Yeah, a sensible system would call it 'congress' instead of 'parliament'.
In other news, a Danish TV station I was watching yesterday had one of those round table discussions where everybody was scratching their heads over this strange situation. One of the panelists cited a survey that found that Congress has a 10% approval rating which it amused him to contrast with the fact that apparently socialism/communism has an 11% approval rating with the US public. If those percentages are correct, that last one is surprising. I figured the approval rating for socialism in the USA would be hardly measurable.
Unless the poll asked about policies without using the term 'socialism'.
The government shutdown is simply a way for the Republicans to undermine democracy.
FTFY. They lost the big game, and like sore losers turned vandals, they're trashing the equipment and the field.
Just like they did the last time we had a Democrat for president.
It's their standard strategy these days. One of their big-name "thinkers" was caught on tape recommending it.
But the voters who insist on voting against their own economic interests are to blame. Yo, 98% of Republican voters, that means you. Stop propping up the super wealthy. They are actively preventing any hope of realizing your own economic dreams.
When your party platform is plutocracy, you have to operate by convincing the masses to vote against their own economic self-interests. So since ~1960 the Republican party has increasingly relied on racism, religious intolerance, fear mongering, etc. to win elections. I.e., appealing to our worst nature rather than our better nature.
Now the inmates are running the asylum. And Angry White Retirees are simultaneously outraged by the existence of entitlements and terrified that Those Damn Democrats (tm) are going to take away their social security and medical benefits.
That's what a few decades of hate-wing radio and a propaganda outlet posing as a news outlet do for a country.
The good news is that the Republican party is about to explode. The bad news is that there is going to be a lot of collateral damage when it finally does.
AFAICT, Big Money is behind the traditional Republicans, not behind the tea party Republicans. And as you point out, the traditional Republicans still dominate in terms of head count. However, every one of them is afraid of a primary challenge from the far(ther) right if they don't go along with the True Believers.
ts Disney, so big budget + Disney = Johnny Depp as main character.
d00d! They could remake the PotC movies set in the SW universe! Reuse the plots, rename the characters, switch sailing ships for space ships. It'll be the biggest hit since last week's canned fare.
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You don't drive through red traffic lights.
Where I live, a red light apparently means "only three more get to go".
I had it first!
We have taught them American politics.
SUCCESS!
Who says you can't export democracy?
Oh, wait - we weren't bombing that one.
Funny, because White supremacists generally have 2%-4% Neanderthal DNA, vs. 0%-2% for Asians and 0% for Black Africans.
From your post, I'm guessing you reverted to the Neanderthal type.
The analyst believes social unrest movements, similar to Occupy Wall Street, will emerge again by 2014 as the job creation problem deepens
The "Occupy" movement was about the fact that the country has been increasingly run for the benefit of the ultra-rich for the last few decades, and has reached the point of ridiculosity.
The primary problem with jobs in the USA is that manufacturing businesses have converted themselves into middle-men who vend stuff that is made overseas.
Is this the future of porn?
Don't call it porn, call it virtual sex.
The reason is that Boehner won't allow a clean vote based on partisan reasons.
At this point, face-saving is probably the most important factor in play.
Generally most of the people intent on shrinking the US budget as much as possible do not want to shrink defense spending. They consider an overwhelming defense/offense force with pie-in-the-sky projects to be vital, but health care and social programs are unnecessary (or should be handled by the states/counties, at which point they'll gripe that the states/counties spend too much).
More specifically, they don't want to shrink it at all. They just want all the money spent on rich people.
That's an odd way for the editors to keep bitcoin in the headlines.
In the corporate world, after every merger or takeover I've seen, non essential employees are shown the door.
Only people who are non-essential to the vultures.
Who will give my money to people who don't work?
Are you really so obsessed about the tiny percentage going to humanitarian programs? The vast majority of your taxes goes to the military, and the (distant) second largest chunk goes to the retired.
And most of that money going to the retired is money that they paid in themselves.
I think we can probably stand to cut military spending a percentage or two before we chuck your mother or grandparents out on the street, don't you?
Think of the children!
don't worry, those are essential services that will continue.. and in the case of three letter agencies.. they have additional budgets that don't go through congress, so they, and their operations, are largely unaffected.
NSF is shutting down even as we type.
I bet NSA staff will be considered essential, so you do not have to worry about not being spied upon.
P.S.: Yes, I do have an account. But some things are best posted as AC, never know who is listening in.
Like the NSA can't figure out who an A/C is.
I don't think that fault is limited to Republicans.
But yeah, our economic policies generally favor those who need help the least.
It's all about keeping the unemployment down and helping the economy by cutting our government spending. OPEN YOUR EYES!
Yeah, right.
What it's actually about is thinking you've got a God-given right to run a 'democracy' when your political philosophy is that "The proper role of government is to help the rich get richer faster than they would without it".
You've obviously never heard of Italy.
Italy is a fourth world country.
The parlament is full of convicted criminals. The press is completely politicized and controlled by those same criminals that sit in parlament. And we even have "nobility" that is senators that are appointed for life (by the president of the italian republic). Talk about a completely fucked up system.
Yeah, a sensible system would call it 'congress' instead of 'parliament'.
In other news, a Danish TV station I was watching yesterday had one of those round table discussions where everybody was scratching their heads over this strange situation. One of the panelists cited a survey that found that Congress has a 10% approval rating which it amused him to contrast with the fact that apparently socialism/communism has an 11% approval rating with the US public. If those percentages are correct, that last one is surprising. I figured the approval rating for socialism in the USA would be hardly measurable.
Unless the poll asked about policies without using the term 'socialism'.
Is the attack on Syria still on ????
I think wars aren't budgeted. It would make it too hard to start one every few years.
The government shutdown is simply a way for the Republicans to undermine democracy.
FTFY. They lost the big game, and like sore losers turned vandals, they're trashing the equipment and the field.
Just like they did the last time we had a Democrat for president.
It's their standard strategy these days. One of their big-name "thinkers" was caught on tape recommending it.
But the voters who insist on voting against their own economic interests are to blame. Yo, 98% of Republican voters, that means you. Stop propping up the super wealthy. They are actively preventing any hope of realizing your own economic dreams.
When your party platform is plutocracy, you have to operate by convincing the masses to vote against their own economic self-interests. So since ~1960 the Republican party has increasingly relied on racism, religious intolerance, fear mongering, etc. to win elections. I.e., appealing to our worst nature rather than our better nature.
Now the inmates are running the asylum. And Angry White Retirees are simultaneously outraged by the existence of entitlements and terrified that Those Damn Democrats (tm) are going to take away their social security and medical benefits.
That's what a few decades of hate-wing radio and a propaganda outlet posing as a news outlet do for a country.
The good news is that the Republican party is about to explode. The bad news is that there is going to be a lot of collateral damage when it finally does.
AFAICT, Big Money is behind the traditional Republicans, not behind the tea party Republicans. And as you point out, the traditional Republicans still dominate in terms of head count. However, every one of them is afraid of a primary challenge from the far(ther) right if they don't go along with the True Believers.
Just wait till the shut-down the government in USA.
It'll be like Tienanmen Square, but with tanks vs smart phone slinging teenage mutant ninjas.
More like, everyone out of work will kill their time trolling on Slashdot.
Neutral Switzerland has not been invaded since the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century.
By, uhm, France.
Staying in the headlines.
Yes, ignore the scientific aspect of the joke!
ts Disney, so big budget + Disney = Johnny Depp as main character.
d00d! They could remake the PotC movies set in the SW universe! Reuse the plots, rename the characters, switch sailing ships for space ships. It'll be the biggest hit since last week's canned fare.