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If political conventions are ranked on a one to ten scale for intelligence, I give the Republican Convention zero and the Democrats one.
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The Message From Both Parties Is That
Americans Are Disposable
Paul Craig Roberts
Infowars.com
Sept 7, 2012
If political conventions are ranked on a one to ten scale for intelligence, I give the Republican
Convention zero and the Democrats one.
How can the United States be a superpower when both
political parties are unaware of everything that is happening
at home and abroad?
The Republicans are relying for victory on four years of anti-
Obama propaganda and their propriety programed electronic
voting machines. For nearly four years Republican
operatives have flooded the Internet with portraits of Obama
as a non-US citizen, as a Muslim (even while Obama was
murdering Muslims in seven countries), and as a Marxist
(put in power by the Israel Lobby, Wall Street, and the
military/security complex).
Most Republican voters will vote against Obama based on
these charges despite the curious fact that no committee in
the Republican-controlled House of Representatives held a
hearing to determine if Obama is a citizen. If Obama were
not a citizen, why would the very aggressive House
Republicans not capitalize on it. It would be easy for a Congressional committee to determine if Obama
were a citizen. Despite the propaganda, the Republicans in office have shown no interest in the
propaganda charges spread by Republican operatives over the Internet.
Either Republicans have no confidence in the charges and do not want to end up proving with
Congressional hearings that Obama is a citizen, or the Republicans, having destroyed every other
aspect of the US Constitution, reducing it to “a scrap of paper,” feel that making an issue of the last
remaining Constitutional provision other than the Second Amendment would be the height of hypocrisy
and don’t want to risk opening the constitutional issues that Republicans have run roughshod over.
If the Republicans can destroy habeas corpus, due process,
violate both US statutory and international law, ignore the
separation of powers, and create a Caesar, why can’t the
Democrats run a non-citizen?
Why didn’t the Republican convention raise the issue about
the Obama regime’s claim that the executive branch has the
power to assassinate US citizens without due process of
law? No such power exists in the US Constitution or in US
statutory law. This gestapo police state claim exists only as
an assertion. Republicans ignored this most important of all
issues, because they support it.
Why didn’t the Democrat convention raise the issue that the Republicans took us to wars based
on 9/11 assertions without ever conducting an investigation of 9/11? No qualified high-rise
architect, structural engineer, physicist, chemist, or national security expert believes a word of
the US government’s 9/11 story. Neither do the first responders who were on the scene and
witnessed and experienced the event.
Many experts keep their opinions to themselves, because otherwise the federal grants to their
universities are over and done with or their architectural and engineering businesses are boycotted by
patriotic former clients.
Regardless of these risks, there are 1,700 architects and engineers who have sent a petition to Congress
that they do not believe one word of the official explanation and who demand a real investigation.
Why did not either party raise the question of how can the US economy
recover when corporations have offshored millions of US middle class
jobs, both manufacturing jobs and professional service jobs. For at least a
decade, the US economy has been able to create only lowly paid
domestic non-tradable (not exportable) service jobs, such as waitresses,
bartenders, and hospital orderlies.
Both parties talk total nonsense about jobs. The Republicans say they can
create jobs by not taxing the rich. The Democrats say they can create
jobs by financing jobs programs. The Republicans say that the
Democrats’ jobs programs simply take money from business investments
and give it to those who patronize bars and the drug trade. The
Democrats say that the low taxes of the Republicans just subsidize
yachts, exotic cars, private aircraft, and $800,000 wrist watches for the
one percent, most of which is produced abroad.
Neither political party will admit that when US corporations offshore their production for US markets,
Americans are removed from the incomes associated with the production of the goods and services that
they consume. Offshoring is defended by both moronic political parties as “free trade.” In fact,
offshoring is the gift of what was US GDP to China, India, and the other countries to which US
corporations locate their production that they sell to Americans. US GDP goes down, the GDP of the
countries who make the American goods sold to Americans goes up. The idiot free market economists
call the de-industrializing of America “free trade.”
As an intelligent economist–an oxymoron– would
know, destroying consumer incomes by moving their
jobs to other countries, leaves consumers without
incomes to purchase the imported offshored goods.
Neither American political party recognizes this
disconnect. Neither party can afford to recognize it,
as both parties are dependent on corporate campaign
financing, and offshoring boosts executive bonuses
and share prices. A political party that opposes
offshoring of US jobs simply does not get financed.
So, the great “superpower,” the “indispensable
nation,” the world hegemon, is going into an
election, and no one knows what are the stakes.
Why did not either political party ask: if Washington
has demonized Iran, why did the 120 countries that
comprise the non-aligned movement convene in Iran
last week?
Is Washington’s propaganda failing? Can Washington no
longer convince the world that the countries that
Washington wants to destroy are evil and must be
destroyed?
If Washington’s propaganda is failing, the world rule of
the hegemonic power will not succeed. As world rule is
Washington’s goal in keeping with the neoconservative
ideology, then Washington is failing and is not the
superpower it pretends to be.
Most credible foreign policy experts, none of which either
political party has, believe that Washington has thrown
away US “soft power” by its obvious lies and unjustified
military attacks on seven Muslim countries, its
encirclement of Russia with missile bases, and its
encirclement of China with air, naval, and troop bases.
In other words, Washington’s moral force no longer exists. All that exists is financial and military force,
and both will fail as they are insufficient.
Neither party asked why the US is at wars with Muslims for Israel. Why should Americans be losing
lives and limbs for Israel while going broke and running up enormous war debts for our children and
grandchildren? The answer from both parties is to blame the country’s bankruptcy on what Washington
does for its own economically disenfranchised citizens. America’s financial problems are all the fault of
Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, housing subsidies, Pell grants–any and every thing
that gives a leg up to the non-one percent.
In short, the attitude of both parties is: if you are not the one percent, you are disposable.
Both Obamacare and the alternative Republican voucher program dispose of ill Americans who
confront potentially terminable diseases. The American people and the ill no longer count; only the
budget counts. Letting the elderly die sooner
is cheaper. We can therefore afford more wars
for hegemony and more tax cuts for the one
percent.
Have any peoples in human history ever been
less represented by their government and
political parties than Americans?
The US government represents Israel and the
one to ten percent. Everyone else is
disposable.
Regardless of the political party whose lever
is pulled in November, every American who
votes will be voting for Israel and for their
own demise.
Are You Better Off? 40 Statistics That Will
Absolutely Shock You
Michael Snyder
The Economic Collapse
Sept 7, 2012
Are you better off today than you were
four years ago? This is a question that
comes up nearly every election. This year
the Romney campaign has even created a
Twitter hashtag for it:#AreYouBetterOff.
The Democrats are making lots of
speeches claiming that we are better off,
and the Republicans are making lots of
speeches claiming that we are not. So are
most Americans actually better off than
they were four years ago? Of course not.
One recent poll found that only 20
percent of Americans believe that they are
better off financially than they were four
years ago. But the same thing was true
four years ago as well. Our economy has
been in decline and the middle class has
been shrinking for a very long time. The
Democrats want to put all of the blame on
the Republicans for this, and the
Republicans want to put all of the blame on the Democrats for this. A recent CNN headline defiantly
declared the following: “Decline of middle class not Obama’s fault“, and this is the kind of thing we
are going to hear day after day until the election in November. But obviously something has gone
fundamentally wrong with our economy. So who should we blame?
Sadly, you hear very little on the mainstream news networks or the talk radio shows about the
institution that has the most power over our economy. The Federal Reserve has far more power over
our financial system than anyone else does, but the media and both political parties tell us that the
Federal Reserve is “above politics” and that their “independence” must never be questioned.
Unfortunately, most Americans have gone along with that.
But the truth is that the debt-based financial system that
the Federal Reserve is at the core of is absolutely central
to our economic problems. If you do not understand
this, please see this article: “10 Things That Every
American Should Know About The Federal Reserve“.
The Federal Reserve has done more to mess up our
economy than anyone else has.
So shouldn’t they be held accountable?
That is a very good question.
Have you ever wondered why financial markets
move so dramatically whenever Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben Bernanke gives a speech?
The same thing does not happen when Barack Obama
gives a speech.
That is because the financial markets know who holds
the real power in our financial system.
But during this election season the American people
are told to put all of their attention on the “red team”
and the “blue team”. We are told that the two major
political parties are philosophical opposites and that
they want to take the United States is two completely different directions.
The “true believers” on the blue team are completely and totally convinced that Barack Obama will be
able to rescue the economy and save America.
The “true believers” on the red team are completely and totally convinced that Mitt Romney will be
able to rescue the economy and save America.
Once upon a time I was one of those political activists. I was fully convinced that America could be
turned around if we could just get enough Republicans into office.
But then I noticed that nothing really seemed to change no matter who was in power. I became
disillusioned as I realized that Republicans were doing things pretty much the exact same way that
Democrats were doing them when they got into power.
Yes, there are some minor differences between the two parties on taxes and regulations.
If we elect one guy over the other our economy might decline at a slightly different pace.
But in the end both political parties are taking us to the exact same place.
Down the toilet.
I wish that wasn’t true.
But we need to be honest with ourselves….
-Both parties fully support the Federal Reserve.
-Both parties supported the nomination of Ben
Bernanke to a second term as the head of the
Federal Reserve.
-Both parties endlessly push the job-killing
“free trade” agenda of the global elite.
-Both parties see nothing wrong with running
absolutely enormous trade deficits with the rest
of the world.
-Both parties supported TARP.
-Both parties supported the “economic
stimulus” packages.
-Both parties supported the auto
industry bailouts.
-Both parties have run up massive
amounts of federal debt when in power.
-Both parties have greatly expanded the
size of the federal government when in
power.
-Both parties are full of control freaks
and both parties have added more layers
of ridiculous regulations to our already
overburdened society when in power.
-Neither party supports getting rid of
the income tax or the IRS.
-Neither party has any intention of
doing anything to prevent the coming
derivatives crisis that could bring down
the entire global financial system.
-Both parties are absolutely showered with cash from the big Wall Street banks.
-Both parties think that the TSA is doing a great job.
-Both parties supported the NDAA and the renewal of the Patriot Act.
-Both parties have greatly expanded the unconstitutional surveillance of American citizens by
government agencies.
-Both parties are extremely soft on illegal immigration.
-Both parties have treated military veterans horribly.
-Both parties are absolutely packed with corrupt politicians that are living the high life at your expense.
-Neither party plans to balance the federal budget in 2013 if their candidate wins the election.
-Neither party has a plan that will fix our deeply broken health care system.
-Neither party has any plans to shut down the Federal Reserve. In fact, both parties see absolutely
nothing wrong with our current system.
Of course this list could go on indefinitely, but hopefully you get the point.
But I can understand those that are deeply frustrated with Barack Obama and that desperately want to
avoid another four years of his policies.
I also believe that Barack Obama has been the worst president in U.S. history and that he and his entire
cabinet should immediately resign in disgrace.
However, the Republican party foolishly chose to nominate the Republican candidate that was most
like Barack Obama to run against him.
That was an enormous mistake.
No matter what the talk radio shows are telling you, the truth is that this country will continue on pretty
much the same path no matter who wins the election.
I know that statement is going to make a lot of people angry. But it is the sad reality of what we are
facing.
Even if you focus on just the economy, the truth is that Mitt Romney’s “five point plan” is almost
exactly the same thing that Barack Obama has been saying.
Many Americans believe that since Mitt Romney made lots of money on Wall Street conducting
leveraged buyouts of vulnerable corporations that he understands how to fix our economy.
Sadly, that is not the truth.
I have listened to many Romney speeches about the economy and I keep waiting for some pearls of
wisdom, but I have found that he is just as clueless about the economy as our other recent presidents
have been.
Look, I know that there are a lot of people out there that have good hearts that want to have someone
that they can believe in.
They want to believe that things can get better.
They want to have hope.
And I don’t blame them for that.
I just think that it is time to pull our heads out of the sand and realize that things are not going to be
getting any better.
A political savior on a white horse is not going to come riding in to save the day.
So by this point in the article a whole lot of Democrats and a whole lot of Republicans are very upset
with me.
But I am not against you. There is way too much hate in our society today. Even if we disagree with
someone else we can still love them.
I just think that it is very important that we understand that there is not going to be a solution to our
problems on the national level and that our economy is headed for collapse no matter who gets elected.
The total amount of debt in the United States has risen from less than 2 trillion dollars to nearly 55
trillion dollars over the past 40 years, and there is nothing that Barack Obama or Mitt Romney can do
to prevent the “correction” that is coming.
So are Americans better off than they were four years ago?
Of course not.
But things will soon get a whole lot worse no matter how the election turns out.
The following are 40 statistics that will absolutely shock you….
#1 During the time Barack Obama has been in the White House, median household income has
fallen by 7.3 percent.
#2 Back in 2007, 19.2 percent of all American families had a net worth of zero or less than zero. By
2010, that figure had soared to 32.5 percent.
#3 According to the Federal Reserve, the median net worth of American families dropped “from
$126,400 in 2007 to $77,300 in 2010“.
#4 According to the Pew Research Center, 61 percent of all Americans were “middle income” back in
1971. Today, only 51 percent of all Americans are “middle income”.
#5 Back in 1970, middle income Americans brought home 62 percent of all income in the United
States. In 2010, middle income Americans only brought home 45 percent of all income.
#6 The unemployment rate in the United States has been above 8 percent for 42 straight months.
#7 The percentage of working age Americans with a job has been below 59 percent for 35 months in a
row.
#8 In June, the number of Americans added to the food stamp rolls was nearly three times larger than
the number of jobs added to the U.S. economy.
#9 Approximately 53 percent of all U.S. college graduates under the age of 25 were either unemployed
or underemployed last year.
#10 Since Barack Obama entered the White House, the number of long-term unemployed Americans
has risen from 2.7 million to 5.2 million.
#11 Today, the average duration of unemployment in the United States is about three times as long as it
was back in the year 2000.
#12 According to a report that has just been released by the National Employment Law Project, 58
percent of the jobs that have been created since the end of the recession have been low paying jobs.
#13 According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, only 24.6 percent of all of the jobs in
the United States are “good jobs”.
#14 In 2010, the number of jobs created at new businesses in the United States was less than half of
what it was back in the year 2000.
#15 The average pay for self-employed Americans fell by $3,721 between 2006 and 2010.
#16 According to U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, America has lost an average of 15 manufacturing
facilities a day over the last 10 years. During 2010 it got even worse. That year, an average of 23
manufacturing facilities a day shut down in the United States.
#17 At this point, one out of every four American workers has a job that pays $10 an hour or less.
#18 While Barack Obama has been president the velocity of money has plunged to a post-World War II
low.
#19 According to one recent survey, 85 percent of middle class Americans say that it is harder to
maintain a middle class standard of living today compared with 10 years ago.
#20 Electricity bills in the United States have risen faster than the overall rate of inflation for five years
in a row.
#21 There are now 20.2 million Americans that spend more than half of their incomes on housing.
That represents a 46 percent increase from 2001.
#22 Over the past decade, health insurance premiums have risen three times faster than wages have in
the United States.
#23 Health insurance costs have risen by 23 percent since Barack Obama became president.
#24 As I wrote about yesterday, back in 1980 less than 10 percent of U.S. GDP was spent on health
care but now about 18 percent of U.S. GDP goes toward health care.
#25 In a previous article, I noted that 62 percent of all middle class Americans say that they have had
to reduce household spending over the past year.
#26 Family budgets in America are being stretched to the breaking point. Today, 77 percent of all
Americans live paycheck to paycheck at least part of the time.
#27 While Barack Obama has been president, U.S. home values have fallen by another 11 percent.
#28 More than three times as many new homes were sold in the United States in 2005 as will be sold in
2012.
#29 The United States was once ranked #1 in the world in GDP per capita. Today we have slipped to
#11.
#30 Since Barack Obama became president, the number of Americans living in poverty has risen by 6.4
million.
#31 The number of Americans on food stamps has grown from about 17 million in the year 2000
to 31.9 millionwhen Barack Obama entered the White House to 46.7 million today.
#32 Approximately one-fourth of all U.S. children are enrolled in the food stamp program at this point.
#33 It is being projected that half of all American children will be on food stamps at least once before
they turn 18 years of age.
#34 It is estimated that child homelessness in the United States has risen by 33 percent since 2007.
#35 Back in 1965, only one out of every 50 Americans was on Medicaid. Today, approximately one
out of every 6 Americans is on Medicaid.
#36 As I wrote about the other day, it is being projected that Obamacare will add 16 million more
Americans to the Medicaid rolls.
#37 It is being projected that the number of Americans on Medicare will grow from 50.7 million in
2012 to 73.2 million in 2025.
#38 The number of Americans receiving federal housing assistance increased by a whopping 42 percent
between 2006 and 2010.
#39 At this point, well over 100 million Americans are enrolled in at least one welfare program run by
the federal government.
#40 Amazingly, more than half of all Americans are now at least partially financially dependent on the
government.
So are you better off than you used to be or worse off?
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