Hello....? On Sep 29, 4:10 pm, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course there is no iminent recession. The banks have plenty of > money. 900,000 workers haven't lost their jobs. 6.5 million homes are > not going into default. America doesn't owe $53 trillion. > > "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed > and hence clamorous to be led to safety by menacing it with an endless > series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." -- H.L. Mencken. > > I don't know who is using this quote, the idiot who wrote this article > or you. > Reds under the beds and the war on terror are the hobgoblins used to > keep the populace alarmed and menaced, allowing the state to implement > unusual and drastic measures. > > Stealing the peoples money to prop up the ruling classes and driving > them into poverty through loss of jobs and the destruction of wages > and conditions weakens the grip by the state auguring in civil unrest. > This is the last thing they want. Using to learn metaphors in the > correct context would normally help, but frankly this type of > political analysis renders the author beyond help. > > On Sep 29, 2:12 pm, "M.A. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Grand Theft Taxpayerby John M. Peters"The government's top economic experts > > warn that, without immediate action by Congress, America could slip into a > > financial panic and a distressing scenario would unfold. More banks could > > fail, including some in your community. The stock market would drop even > > more, which would reduce the value of your retirement account. The value of > > your home could plummet. Foreclosures would rise dramatically. And if you > > own a business or a farm, you would find it harder and more expensive to > > get credit. More businesses would close their doors, and millions of > > Americans could lose their jobs. Even if you have good credit history, it > > would be more difficult for you to get the loans you need to buy a car or > > send your children to college. And, ultimately, our country could > > experience a long and painful recession."-- President George W. Bush, > > September 24, 2008"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the > > populace alarmed and hence clamorous to be led to safety by menacing it > > with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."-- H.L. > > MenckenThe urge to compare the current financial crisis to the Great > > Depression has proven irresistible. Pundits, economists and investment > > gurus have all invoked its specter. However, this time in a bit of role > > reversal it is Uncle Sam with the tin cup in hand asking taxpayers, "Buddy > > can you lend me…700 billion?" Actually, Uncle Sam does not want your money, > > he just wants to help out his buddies on Walls Street. Gee, what a guy! > > To Sam’s amazement, those hearing his plea have turned him down flat. This > > has included a host of foreign governments who evaluate Sam as a lousy > > credit risk. So Sam’s begging has turned to threats. No more Mr. Nice Guy! > > Taxpayers would surrender or face certain disaster. Congress would ignore > > its constituents and approve the package or else. What began as a > > recommendation quickly morphed into a threat. It was Eco (as in economic) > > terrorism by the government, which included hostage taking. As the week > > progressed and it was becoming increasingly clear that the government’s > > latest scam was not selling well on Main Street, the doom-and-gloom > > forecasting was increased. President Bush was trotted out before a public > > which had largely forgotten about him. > > Like the boy who cried wolf, Bush used dire predictions in hopes of > > reversing public opposition to the bailout package. We had heard it all > > before. If we did not authorize him to invade Iraq we could all perish > > within 45 minutes. If we did not surrender our rights through the Patriot > > Act we would be overcome by Muslim hoards. Now we would all be living in > > the streets if we did not authorize Uncle Sam to spend $700 billion to > > reward bad business practices on Wall Street. The fear ploy went over like > > a lead balloon. It had been used once too often. So, the government began > > "offing" its hostages to enforce the President’s threat. WAMU was "taken > > out" by federal regulators Friday morning. The point of the gesture was > > unmistakable. The longer Congress refused Sam’s demand for the loot the > > more "hostages" would be executed. > > As of Friday the stand-off continued. The hostage negotiating team of > > McCain and Obama volunteered their services but were politely asked to butt > > out by those who saw their offer as a ploy to move their sorry campaigns > > back to the front pages. > > The game of grand theft taxpayer will continue. It ends when Congress > > fulfills its constituents’ determination to defeat the crime by ignoring > > the fear-mongering and threats in favor of honoring the Constitution and > > establishing sound fiscal > > policy.http://www.lewrockwell.com/peters/peters25.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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