INFORMATION? BELIEVE IT OR NOT!!

Why are there so many apps pushing articles and stories to our smart phones and tablets?

Why does an already in your face billionaire such as Rupert Murdoch continue his quest to own more news media?

Why do other billionaires and their brothers keep spending money behind the scenes to get their partisan messages out and political puppets in?

Why do birds suddenly appear? Wait, sorry, that's not part of this rant!

And why do all newspapers offer digital versions of their publications?

It’s all about the dissemination of information.

Sadly this proliferation of information also DIS-informs.

Getting your message out has become so important it has surpassed nearly every other need a leader or megalomaniac has. It is the way he or she stays in the public eye and the way they amass fortunes for their war chests to be used on their re-election campaigns.

And this tactic is also used to hide things that are not to be known by the general public.

This simple fact is controlling the media has become the highest priority of the wealthy and powerful.

We have all seen articles informing us that not one of the perpetrators of the economic bust of 2008 or any other era has been sent to jail or brought to justice at all.  But you will probably not see that article again or a follow up unless you spend time ‘Googling.’

Did you ever see a television ad or get a 'cold' call from an investment broker you didn't know telling you about a fantastic stock opportunity guaranteed to make you wealthy?

Did you ever wonder why he or she was calling you instead of just buying the damn thing and retiring to Tahiti?

Why do so many people seem to believe that the Earth is flat or that climate change is God’s will and there is nothing man can do about it?

And with all the information being pushed onto and into us we find it hard to process everything.

Information overload is real and it is why we flock to social media sites such as Twitter for concise if not absurd brevity.

Don’t believe it? Try to tell a story using only 140 characters without abbreviations, emoticons, substitutions and links. 

IMHO U’ll C its hard 2 do, lmao! 

No one has the time to read an entire paper or its digital version therefore much of what’s happening in the World goes unknown to or unseen by the masses.

Most read a headline and assume the rest based on their preconceived bias.

We are a nation of under informed, uneducated serfs.

Remember that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it!

Sadly even our history books have been taken over and school children are being fed partisan lies.

Many States use text books for their schools edited and published by a Texas concern. (Click the link and learn!)

These books have taken many facts out and replaced them with clear sounding false statements and subliminal messages aimed at furthering their biased agenda.

Sad how many idiots believe this crap!

Did you know that man coexisted with the dinosaurs?  This must be true since the Earth is only 6,000 years old!

Social media sites are safe havens from the storms of stories of corruption and violence.

They are places where we can show our outrage and demand something be done.

Then we click on the viral video of those cute puppies and calm down.

Just look at the anger over the multitude of mass shootings over the last few years and note how much has been done by our leaders to stop the proliferation of gun violence.

Social media is a place to vent our frustrations at the lack of leadership to stem the tide of an ever widening wealth gap.

But they are akin to the ‘time out’ room we are sent to as children when the parents have had enough!  And the parents are the wealthy and powerful who control the message.

‘Run along middle class, mommy and daddy have lots to talk about. Maybe we’ll go for some ice cream later. Won’t that be nice?’

The one time information should not necessarily be made known is during military exercises or of course war.

But when it comes to government any group not in power accuses those in power of hiding things from the public.

For example ever since Democrat Obama was elected President the not so loyal anymore Republican Party has been calling for more transparency.

Why do you think Obama is
weak on a Muslim?
Because I think he basically is one!

From birth certificate to troop movements they demand to know what he and his administration are doing about the war on terror and how come he was born in Kenya as a Muslim. And lest you think Americans know the truth watch this short video of current Trump supporters talking about the Hawaiian born President of the United States.

This is basically a tactic that should be called what it is, an absurd lie.

This should replace
the elephant as the
GOP / T-Potty symbol!

One thing the public must realize is if the government tells us all it is doing or planning then the odds are the enemy will know as well!

Do you think Mr. Obama should have told the Americans his troops were about to raid Osama Bin Laden’s compound beforehand?

The Republicans know this but they must fool the public into voting for them next time so they can do the same thing!

Information is power.

He (or she?) who controls the information has the power.

We must understand what information is important to be known and what should not be.

And when the information is made known from where did it emanate?

Can it be trusted?

There will always be sheep following blindly or being shepherded by a lead dog to move in a certain direction.

But until the people of our nation realize they are being led around by their noses they will never see beyond them.

Don't believe me?

GOOD, YOU'RE LEARNING!

The truth is out there!

Seek it out!

The more you know the less you will be fooled.

Inform yourselves, no one else will!

TAX FREEDOM DAY? REALLY??

April 24^th will come and pass without most Americans realizing its significance.

But it happens to be the day known as “Tax Freedom Day.”

You'll believe anything!

That sounds really cool.

This is a day for us to celebrate.

So why does it go unnoticed?

Well for one reason it’s not real.

We don’t stop paying tax on April 24^th and in fact most of us will continue to pay taxes every day for the rest of our lives.

And taxes are taken out of every paycheck and collected on most if not all sales.

So how is April 24^th a day of tax freedom?

Well if workers added up their entire gross salary for every day they worked from the start of the year and gave every penny to the government April 24^th would be the day they have paid their entire tax bill for the year.

April 24th? Hah!

In other words they finally start working for themselves!

Of course if you add all the other costs you must pay then the day gets moved a little further down the calendar.

For example if you add up all the money you pay to insurance companies of all sorts and utility companies who must be fed you might actually be depressed to note that not even the first eight months of the year are yours to keep!

But let’s just talk taxes.

The above scenario only actually affects the middle class.

How can this be you might ask.

Well the poor and homeless among us do not earn enough to survive let alone pay taxes so they are not affected.

And large corporations and the wealthiest among us, or rather above us as they would prefer be called pay little or no taxes to begin with and in some case are even rewarded with subsidies as is the case with that poor indigent corporation Exxon.

For this group Tax Freedom Day actually comes and passes at the one second mark of January the first every year.

So armed with the knowledge that the middle class pays most of the taxes in America one might think that they are the most important group and should be protected.

Surely if they are not around anymore then America will not have enough revenue to operate!

So how come one political party in particular is trying to squeeze them out of existence?

Glaciers? Glacier?
We don't need no stinkin Glaciers!!

Perhaps it is for the same reason they also wish to ignore that Global Climate change is caused by human actions and could eventually ruin the environment so vital to our future.

And that reason is pandering to the wealthy!

Most large corporations and the people who run them make their money by ignoring the environmental consequences of their actions.  Following rules and regulations can cut into your profit margin.

And if you are sued for negligence that causes a death here and there or an oil spill that kills thousands of creatures and pollutes the environment your attorneys can drag things out until the public forgets and a lawmaker is convinced to slap you on the wrist and move on.

You see when you don’t have to worry about money or taxes for that matter you are free to spend as you like.

And what better way to spend your money than to buy and own a government!

Art Pope is not a Pope!

When billionaire right winger Art Pope bought the elections in North Carolina he populated the legislature with his cronies and placed himself as the States’ Budget Director.

In that role he decided to stop funding the States education system.  He also fired the head of the State’s education system for no apparent reason and then blocked certain courses from their medical school on what might appear to be religious grounds!

Former head of NC School system
Tom Ross never saw what hit him.
He was too intelligent to think
anyone could be so stupid!

The school, University of North Carolina, UNC was once considered the bright spot in the State and one of the top medical schools in the nation.  It is now in danger of losing its accreditation as a medical school.

What a tremendous blow not only to education in North Carolina but to the State as a whole.

But megalomaniac Art Pope is not alone in his dream of total control.  The Koch brothers are scheming to steal National elections and are currently working to place their favorite son, Scott Walker in the White House. (Please click the links for more information!)

Vote for me
AND MY FAMILY!

In a plot straight out of “The Omen” if this happens look out America, or rather look out American Middle Class!

When and if these men and others like them realize their dreams the American Dream will devolve into a nightmare.

And if that comes to pass Tax Freedom Day for those of us still around will most likely be pushed back to late December.

How Much is Enough?

Let’s say you had an almost unlimited supply of money that allowed you to spend $1 million a day, every day from now until the day you died.  Aside from the fact that it would be much harder than you might think bordering on impossible how much would you end up placing back in circulation to help the economy?

For the sake of this experiment I will use a man who is lucky enough to have the absurd fortune noted above at the early age of 30.

Since I am proposing that he can spend faster than a drunken sailor, apologies to the USN, he will be able to have the finest medical care known to man and his life expectancy will be therefore be higher than the average human.

If this person could live to the absurd age of 110 he would have been spending the allotted amount for roughly 29,220 days as he took his penultimate breath.

His final earthly bill could be rounded up slightly to $30 billion.

THIRTY BILLION DOLLARS!

So if this lucky individual had more than 30 billion dollars in his mattress when he hit the ripe young age of 30 saving for his retirement would appear to be rather stupid.

He could literally go crazy and make every day of the year for the rest of his life Black Friday and still have enough left in his estate to make his heirs super wealthy.

I am not saying he should go on an 80 year spending bender but then again why not?

Our lives are finite and unless you really believe that life is a game to be won by the person who dies with the most cash why not enjoy yourself while you're here?

When a person of ridiculous wealth hoards his cash or spends only with thoughts of amassing more money at the expense of the well-being of others, or of the entire planet for that matter one could consider that man evil.

But if his evil ways were unintentional he may not realize he is hurting humanity.  If this is the case we must extend him some pity and try an intervention.

One might suggest he get psychiatric help but a good analyst would cost money and he might consider the return to be monetarily unattractive.

Do any such people exist at this time?  Are there any extremely wealthy people who spend only to make more without regard to the world that spawned them and allowed them to become wealthy in the first place?

Do birds fly?

Do fish swim?

Is the Pope Ital, I mean Catholic?

Keith Olbermann may choose his “Worst person in the world” on a daily basis but mine happens to hold the crown constantly.

He is the older of the two brothers with the last name of Koch.

He and his younger sibling inherited and now run Koch Industries.  The conglomerate employs over 70,000 people (20,000 outside America) in various capacities but their main source of income is from petroleum.

According to all reputable scientists not on the Koch payroll or Fox Network so-called experts, the burning of fossil fuels causes global warming, and it's doing so at an alarming rate.  If left unchecked it will eventually destroy the planet and life as we know it.

This is not a ‘Chicken Little’ statement but a logical extrapolation of historic events using records dating back hundreds if not thousands of years.

Charles Koch, through corporation is a major contributor to political causes aimed at keeping the status quo that allows the corporation to continue its path of destruction.

To be fair his younger brother David has donated money to the arts, most notably having his name appear on a theater in Lincoln Center, New York.  He is considered a quiet philanthropist of sorts.

As a Libertarian David naturally supports legalizing marijuana dude and gay marriage so he is not completely without reason or compassion.  But his political views, along with his older brother Charles tend to negate much of the good he seems to do.

Can you believe how
much money we have?
I mean, DAMN!

Charles de Ganahl Koch naturally wishes to repeal all taxes.  He says he wants smaller government with no oversight or regulations as they tend to get in the way of profits.

Of course larger more constricting government would be okay as long as it is on his terms and only places shackles on the little people.

Charles’ only donations and efforts go to Conservative causes aimed at squeezing every last penny out of the hands of the average American.

He is a major contributor to such right wing leaning anti-social groups as the Heritage Foundation, the fear mongering Cato Institute and the absurdly named Americans for Prosperity.  He has said that he considers President Obama to be the worst kind of Socialist out to attack prosperity and economic freedom.  He considers Warren Buffet and George Soros to be idiots for giving to causes that promote the public welfare.  Helping the little people?  What idiots!

These 2 gentlemen have donated large sums of money
to help the needy and are therefore considered
morons by Charles Koch & company

Charles Koch is 77 years old and has a net worth of just under $38,000,000,000.  Instead of funding Wisconsin’s Governor Scott Walker and others in their efforts to destroy unions and ruin the lives of hundreds of thousands of American citizens in his quest for more money what if he were to start spending like that drunken sailor we spoke of earlier?

The elder Mr. Koch could spend twice our example tossing out 2 million dollars a day while living to the incredible age of 120 and still die with $7 billion unused cash in his custom built mahogany coffin.

Quietly trying to help
America, Americans
and the world. In other
words another moron
per Charles Koch

I don’t expect to change anyone’s beliefs nor do I claim to have all the answers but I do know that in order for all of us to have a wonderful life the Mr. Potters of the world must not be revered as Gods.  They must be pointed out for what they are, greedy self-serving spiders weaving webs of woe for all who oppose their agenda.

I know this post will not cause Koch Industries to change their ways but if more of us point out that these self-proclaimed emperors are wearing no clothes perhaps our government will start to act in a more responsible way.  And hey, you never know, Charles might even start spending.