In Memory of Carol Ann

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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Now and Then


In 1969 America put a man on the Moon after a decade of space launches. Gasoline was .30 cents a gallon and the American Family lived well on a single annual $10, 000 dollars average income. High School and College graduation rates were highest ever in a curriculum not duplicated today. Life was very good indeed.

Today America has trouble with snow removal. Border control is non-existent and our public schools are a disgrace.

We have 14 trillion dollars of debts created by Banksters. The debts to be paid back in the sweat of future GDP and planned inflation. Our current administration encourages America to return to work at bargain wages, that although may meet minimum wage fails to come close to costs of living.

One million families suffered with home foreclosures in 2010, expected to increase in 2011.
One million foreclosures is 4 million women and children forced into the streets. The Banksters created the Mortgage Fiasco that could only be profitable in concert with Bush TARP theft. The poverty rate is the highest ever as Banksters hoard homes of the newly unemployed. The sub prime mortgages have all been foreclosed. We are now taking homes of responsible law abiding citizens. The Stock Markets DOW have returned to 12,000 points of Houdini Dollars printed at the US Federal Reserve.


We live in America where Corporation control politicians and politicians control wages in covert immigration and monkey business with prime rates at the Federal Reserve. When Banks make record profits it's positive, If unemployment is down and wages increase we raise the interest rate to impede Americans from cutting into their piece of the GDP pie chart(see Alan Greenspan 1999).

The dollar in 1969 was payable upon demand in silver. Known then as "Silver Certificates" issued by our Federal Reserve. Nickels, dimes, quarter, halves were all solid silver, not sandwiched copper with shinny nickel polish. A penny today has more value as a material than purchase power equivalent. The silver certificate and gold standard prevented the government from spending money they didn't earn. You couldn't kick the can down the throats of future generations in 69.



A Confederate States of America Fifty Dollar bill complete with image of Jefferson Davis is now worth more than your current Ulysses Grant Fifty in your pocket.

In 2008 the cost of the Iraq War only was 3 trillion dollars considerably higher than the Bush 2003 estimates of 50 to 60 billion. The war in Afghanistan is not included in the 3 trillion.The estimate seems to mirror the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Mission Accomplished claims of a delusional administration of Bush/Cheney.


Oil in 2003 was $25.00 a barrel. Gasoline prices under Clinton was .99 cents a gallon. Gasoline under Bush soared to $4.25 cents a gallon for regular grade gasoline.

The most disturbing is our current obsession with Health Care Laws. I supported Obama because he campaigned on stopping exports of jobs and industries to China. Obama was to create new green energy jobs in the US solving our dependence on foreign oil and closing the trade balance with China.

After the Obama election we focused on a Health Care Act to create jobs as (D) Nevada Harry Reid buys windmills from China with Recovery Act Funds. Then Mid Term elections and return to Obama Care Repeal as if it has importance.

The 112th Congress should try something simple to conquer. Things like snow removal and education. Things America seemed to accomplish in 69 without much discussion are now challenges of the truly inept. Do something easy like job creations first. The 112 th Congress is not ready for anything as complicated as healing the sick in America.

Once you move the snow and regain control of our borders you may be ready to fix Obama Care.

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