Telling It Like It Is

THE ENTERPRISE—NEED TO KNOW: CRITICAL THINGS

 

SUPER TUESDAY IS JUST TWO DAYS AWAY, SO HERE’S MY FINAL PRIMARY APPEAL BEFORE THEN — AND SOME CRITICAL THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

ASK ONE SIMPLE QUESTION” WHAT KIND OF PERSONAL VALUES DO YOU WANT IN THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE USA—AND WHICH CANDIDATE HAS THEM (A three times married celebrity, a deal maker, with a past full of questionable deals and political flip-flops, unable to state any specific plan but full of grandiose promises, OR a young, self-made, Hispanic/Catholic family-man, a trained lawyer, experienced at State and Federal level, and able to communicate policies and plans to address most of America’s problems?  —AND IS THAT CANDIDATE ABLE TO BEAT HILLARY CLINTON IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION?

 

If you live in one of the Super Tuesday states (or one that will vote March 8 or March 15)…PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP—SWITCH YOUR VOTE TO THE ONE GOP CANDIDATE WHO CAN BEAT HILLARY CLINTON—AND THAT IS MARCO RUBIO

 

Check the general election match up polls and notice the MOE (Margin of Error). you’ll see that only Rubio consistently outpolls Clinton That’s why the Democrat mainstream media is trying to leave Rubio out and push Trump.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_presidential_race.html

 

SHARE THIS WITH GOP FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ASKING THEM TO NOT VOTE FOR TRUMP….AND CRUZ AND VOTE FOR MARCO RUBIO.

Interesting parallels: 

JFK:  Age 43, Catholic, married family man, Served in military, college educated;  6 years in US House, 7 years in US Senate, handsome and well spoken.

Rubio::  Age 44, Catholic, married family man, Immigrant parents, educated Lawyer; 8 years in FL House, 5 years in US Senate, handsome and well spoken.

NOW THAT I HAVE SHARED THE TOP PRIORITY MESSAGE—KEEP READING! 

(AND Thank you for continuing to read/heed THE ENTERPRISE)

 

A THOUGHT PROVOKING THEORY

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/02/26/commentary-n2123887?utm_source=thdailypm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=

 

MOST PEOPLE FOCUS ON WHO’S FAVORED IN GOP PRIMARIES (TRUMP USUALLY)

They should be focusing on who can beat the likely opponent—Hillary Clinton—and that is Rubio and Kasich. Polls show Trump still losing to Clinton, and Cruz narrowly winning, but within the margin of error (MOE) of the sample used in the poll. Both Rubio and Kasich show beating Clinton and these are equally to or  larger than the polls MOE…

 

THE INESCAPABLE FACT TO REMEMBER: CAMPAIGN RHETORIC MEANS NOTHING IF THE CANDIDATE DOESN’T GET ELECTED.

Everyone who is mad as hell and voting for Trump might very well be setting themselves up to lose again.  If Trump does capture the nomination, which appears more likely than not, there is a real risk that his negatives will outweigh his positives. Another 4 or 8 years of Democratic control of the White House and naming the next few Supreme Court Justices will be a HUGE disaster for America and Americans.

 

THE CONTEST JUST GOT REALLY CONTENTIOUS

After Marco Rubio attacked Donald Trump and mocked him at the CNN debate Trump stepped on his nasty pedal and is now blasting Rubio with everything he can imagine.  He even elevated Rubio above (or below) Cruz with his recent attack—which might say something about who he fears more Many wonder why Rubio waiting so long. Most likely, it is because Trump is nothing if not a counter-puncher and he greets attacks with over the top counter-attacks. Now it comes down to who is more credible. Rubio has mostly been “the cool head” —up until now. This time Rubio really unloaded!  Was it too much, too late? Voters will tell us next Tuesday.

 

DO NOT VOTE FOR TRUMP—UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT GRANDIOSE PROMISES  (AGAIN) WITHOUT A SHRED OF HOW TO DELIVER  THEM

Not a single plan,policy or explanation. When those are demanded, he simply calls the questioner names and blusters more and louder. 

The last candidate who did this was named Barack Hussein Obama. Soaring rhetoric, grand plans, global apology tours and spectacular promises—all hollow and undeliverable. Celebrations in stadiums backed with Greek columns. 

 

Obama was going to do “great things.” But it was never this fault when nothing worked quite right.  First it was George Bush’s fault, then it was Congress and John Boehner’s fault, and often it was the American people’s fault because they didn’t get his explanation, but it was somebody else fault. Hillary will continue Obama’s debacle and sink America into a morass of debt and welfare until it goes into default—which is when the depression comes. Trump will bluster and fume (if he is elected) and how stupid other are, and how his ideas are so great. Rubio calls him a “con man,” but I prefer a “promoter.” Joe failed at truly operating his entities. What he was good at was imaging them, finding others to build them and then renting them with his vaunted name so others could run them.  It was a good business model for him, but one that will not work for the United States of America.

 

IRS SAYS THERE’S NO REASON TRUMP CAN’T RELEASE HIS TAX RETURNS

An audit is an ongoing investigation and the IRS is (supposedly) unable to divulge anything, but that doesn’t stop Trump from doing so.  Unless, of course, there is something in those returns that Trump doesn’t want anyone to see.  Romney’s demand for Trump to release Tax Returns is a bit out of place, as he (Romney) has no role in these contests—or does he.  Romney is an experience businessman and may either have had dealings with a Trump company or with Donald, or he may simply know the kind of practices Trump’s accountants will use to avoid paying taxes—and some are almost certainly not complimentary material heading into a presidential campaign.

 

TRUMP’S TRUMP CARD—A CHRIS CHRISTIE ENDORSEMENT—COINCIDENCE? OR A DEAL? Former Christie Finance Co-Chair (and HP CEO) Meg Whitman just tore into Christie, about this being a self-serving, opportunistic deal—and worse, she labels Trump as UNFIT to be President. http://fortune.com/2016/02/28/christie-endorsement-slammed/

It is ironic that Chris Christie who attacked Rubio in his last primary outing, comes on stage to endorse Trump the day after Trump is exposed and sandwiched by Rubio and Cruz—both attacking him. Coincidences like that just don’t happen. Anyone want to bet that Donald made a phone call to Christie and promised him a spot—perhaps Attorney General—in a Trump administration? I wouldn’t put it past Trump to do dangle a Trump—Christie deal after all, Trump is a Deal Maker.

 

HERES ARE THE PLACES TO SEE ALL THE POLLS—CHECK THE MENU AND READ THE RESULTS—WHO CAN BEAT WHOM?

Remember that the average may be misleading. Look at the trends of the more recent polls to see which direction things are moving—who’s hot and who’s not.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_presidential_race.html

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/us/2016_republican_presidential_nomination-3823.html

 

ARE CHINA’S WOES A THREAT TO THE USA

Absolutely, yes. As the second largest global economic power, any disruption ripples throughout the world—and the US is interdependent on China. Trump will find that out if he is elected and tried to push China around. However, China only respects power and the current president is a wimp, and China considers him impotent. What the Chinese government does matters a lot to the US. One thing China can do is to intervene and bring North Korea (DPRK) into line. Perhaps its young, irrational and meteoric leader (Kim Jong Un) will not capitulate. Perhaps the generals who he so openly disrespects (and murders) will lead a coup against him, or even have him assassinated. China will not back down on its moves in the South China Sea as long as the Wimp in Chief, Obama is in the White House. They know he is all talk and no action.

 

HOW LOW THE EXPECTATIONS HAVE FALLEN—ONE PERCENT GROWTH IN A QUARTER?

I sense a media “excitement” about the adjustment upward to 1% GDP growth in 4Q 2015 (It was estimated initially at 0.7%)? Really?  The expectations of the Obama-disaster/“non-recovery” have fallen so low.  GOP candidates argue over whose tax reform plan is better (meaning impacts budget deficits the least over the various Congressional  Budget Office (CBO) estimates over the next decade.  Bernie Sanders touts enormously costly spending programs, but in tens of trillions! All estimates are stated in (incomprehensible) trillions of $$ over a decade’s time. In doing these estimates, what is ignored is the real solution from fiscal responsibility and sound economic  policies. 

 

GROWTH IN THE ECONOMY IS THE KEY TO IT ALL

The US economy’s GDP is about $17.5 Trillion. A 4-5% growth rate on such an economy is around 750 Billion—per year.  Marine how much tax revenue that kind of growth feeds into the US Treasury and it cycles through the system 6-7 times before landing in a bank or stock/bond. The private sector drives economic growth, and creates all new wealth. The government cannot “create wealth.” It can only take money from the wealth of those who create it, in the form of taxes, penalties, tariffs, and spend it—or waste it. Private sector wealth creation and economic growth starts with greatly reduced (costly, harmful) regulations, sizable tax reductions (especially on investments/profits),which then spurs more investment, which in turn creates a substantial number of jobs. Tax revenue shoots up under these scenarios. 

 

THIS IS NOT NEW NEWS

This was all discovered and proven by Jack Kemp and Ronald Reagan over 30 years ago!) Many of the Americas largest problems are its overly generous entitlement programs: Medicare/Medicaid, Social Security, and a huge array of Welfare programs. These need to be changed. They need to be cleansed of graft, corruption and waste—and subjected to solutions like “Workfare” and “means testing.” Only a new government leadership—President and Congress—can do this.  The wrong one, espoused by Democrats certainly will not address these problems. Their solution is spend more, raise taxes and borrow more, digging an ever deeper hole from which American can never climb out.  The Republicans might fix these—although control of both Houses of Congress, a ”balanced” Supreme Court and a new President are all essential elements of fixing the problems. Only time will tell.

 

WILL THE US GO INTO RECESSION ANYTIME SOON?

Probably not. Odds are 2:1 against that, since the economy is doing “OK.” I didn’t say it’s doing well. Just skating along at “OK,” but that’s better than most of the rest of the world. Watch the jobs numbers and the growth rate. There is no more room to lower interest rates without moving into the uncharted waters of negative interest rates—a very risky proposition in itself.

 

DO “BLACK LIVES MATTER” MORE THAN “ALL LIVES?" 

The black population in the US is about 13-14%. The attention it gets is way more than that—and yet it’s not enough for them. Yes, blacks were treated horribly in the past…and occasionally (but far less so) in recent years…and now and then still are—especially in areas of Americas troubled inner cities.  Blacks have, on the other hand, done too little to improve their situation. Face it: ALL LIVES MATTER—BLACK or WHITE or BROWN or YELLOW or WHATEVER COLOR. There is no rational justification for the excessive demands that “blacks” should receive a grossly distorted share of favorable treatment, compared to their numbers in the population or their roles in society. Blacks deserve the benefit of the doubt in many cases—but in more cases, the blacks involved were indeed the perpetrators of either crimes or misdeeds, and deserve what they get.  Charlatans like Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, et. al. are simply demagogues who have built their own outsize reputations and positions being rabble rousers and extortionists—and they do more harm than good for Black Americans.  Let’s agree: Black Lives Matter, but what matters more is that Blacks in America rise to occupy a fully significant, equitable social position in America—but not a distorted … or extorted… one.

 

 

IF SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS A BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTER—THE EXCERPT AT THE END OF THIS EDITION MIGHT BE OF INTEREST

This excellent piece on Socialism is a large excerpt from The Week magazine, one of my favorites. One of the biggest problems in America is the generation coming of adult age now, has become entitled to have things that are free, and to have low expectations—that someone else owes them and will take care of them. 

 

THE ENTITLED, CLUELESS AND DEPENDENT GENERATION—A BIG PROBLEM

Participation trophies, the absence of winners and losers and parents who abdicate their roles to instill in their children a sense of accomplishment and responsibility, grade inflation and so forth, have combined to create a clueless generation. These youth expect that life and society will take care of them, and Bernie Sanders is preaching to them that he will do exactly that. Many of this generation has attended college, running up huge debts but without any clear path to a job, to success or to taking responsibility for themselves.  This is a huge and growing problem.  Too many people (old and young) wanting to be taken care of, and too few people working and earning to pay for it. However, they are of an age to vote! You can imagine where the leads…

 

 

Stay tuned, 

JOHN

 

Subject:  Great Truths..

GREAT TRUTHS   1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man    is a shame, two is a law firm,    and three or more is a congress.    -- John Adams   2. If you don't read the newspaper    you are uninformed, if you do    read the newspaper you are    misinformed. -- Mark Twain   3. Suppose you were an idiot. And    suppose you were a member of    Congress. But then I repeat    myself. -- Mark Twain   4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a    man standing in a bucket and    trying to lift himself up by the    handle. --Winston Churchill   5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on    the support of Paul. -- George    Bernard Shaw   6. A liberal is someone who feels a    great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -- G. Gordon    Liddy     7. Giving money and power to    government is like giving whiskey    and car keys to teenage boys.    -- P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian     8. Government's view of the    economy could be summed up    in a few short phrases: If it    moves, tax it. If it keeps    moving, regulate it. And if it    stops moving, subsidize it.    --Ronald Reagan (1986)   9. I don't make jokes.     I just watch the government and report the    facts. -- Will Rogers   10. If you think health care is    expensive now, wait until you    see what it costs when it's free!    -- P. J. O'Rourke                                            11. No man's life, liberty, or    property is safe while the    legislature is in session.    -- Mark Twain (1866)   12. Talk is cheap, except when    Congress does it. -- Anonymous     13. The inherent vice of capitalism is    the unequal sharing of the blessings.     The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. --    Winston Churchill   14. The only difference between a    tax man and a taxidermist is that    the taxidermist leaves the skin.    --     Mark Twain   15. There is no distinctly Native    American criminal class, save    Congress. -- Mark Twain   16. What this country needs are    more unemployed politicians    --Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)   17. A government big enough to give you everything you want, is    strong enough to take everything    you have. -- Thomas Jefferson       FIVE BEST SENTENCES   1. You cannot legislate the poor into    prosperity, by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.   2. What one person receives without    working for, another person must    work for without receiving.   3. The government cannot give to    anybody anything that the    government does not first take    from somebody else.   4. You cannot multiply wealth by    dividing it.   5. When half of the people get the    idea that they do not have to work, because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the    beginning of the end of any nation!   Can you think of a reason for not sharing this? Neither could I.

 

 

The history of socialism 

©The Week Magazine Feb. 26, 2016

February 20, 2016

What is socialism?

Broadly, it's a political and economic system under which the means of production are owned by the community as a whole, with government ensuring the equitable distribution of wealth. But socialism has taken many forms. "'Socialism' is an exceedingly fuzzy term used to label an extraordinarily wide array of political and economic beliefs," says scholar Paul Brians. Socialism has morphed into Soviet-style communism and spawned Latin American dictatorships, while in Europe, many countries combine socialistic principles with capitalism and democracy. In the U.S., programs that opponents once condemned as socialism, such as Social Security and Medicare, are now deeply embedded in our society. Still, socialism has largely dwelled on the margins of American politics, until it was revived by the campaign of Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders.

What is Sanders' preferred form of socialism?
A self-described "democratic socialist," Sanders believes government should aggressively use taxes and social programs to limit income inequality and provide health care, day care, and a college education to all without charge. But he doesn't spurn private enterprise. "I don't believe government should own the means of production," the Vermont senator says. "I do believe the middle class and the working families who produce the wealth deserve a fair deal." Sanders' model social democracy is Denmark, which tops polls of the world's happiest countries — but also has one of the world's highest tax rates, averaging about 60 percent.

When did socialism arise?
It began as a response to the dire poverty and inhumane working conditions in industrialized Europe in the early 19th century. One of the first thinkers called a "socialist" was Robert Owen, an idealistic Welsh mill owner who in the 1820s created a number of short-lived "utopian" communities — basically, collectives — in Britain and the American Midwest. But socialism really took off in midcentury, spurred by the writings of German philosopher Karl Marx and the rise of labor unions. "Socialists rejected the argument that the wealthy deserve their wealth because they created it," Brians says, "instead believing that wealth is created by the working class and wrongfully appropriated by the rich."

How did it spread to the U.S.? 
Mainly via Marxist German immigrants, who spearheaded the establishment of the Socialist Labor Party (SLP) in 1876. The first socialist to hold public office in the U.S. was Fred Haack, a shoe-store owner elected to the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, city council in 1897. Four years later, ex-SLP members and others formed the Socialist Party of America, which over the next two decades elected two U.S. congressmen, dozens of state legislators, and more than 100 mayors. “They pushed for public ownership of utilities and transportation facilities,” says political scientist Peter Dreier, as well as expanded parks, libraries, and playgrounds "and a living wage for workers." ...

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What happened?
The Socialist Party opposed America's entry into World War I, and was widely condemned as unpatriotic. In 1917, Congress passed the Espionage Act, making it a crime to speak out against the war or oppose the draft. Thousands of socialists, including Debs, were subsequently arrested. At the same time, Russia's Bolshevik Revolution caused a "red scare" in the U.S. — a panicky fear that a similar worker revolt might occur here. Suspected radicals were rounded up and jailed, and nativists demanded an end to immigration from Italy and Eastern Europe, which they saw as hotbeds of communist sentiment.

Is socialism the same as communism?
No. Marx envisioned communism as a higher and purer form of socialism, in which all private property would become obsolete, class distinctions would dissolve, and goods and services would flow freely, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." In the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and other communist countries, Marx's idealistic vision produced a grim reality, with economic growth stalling and an authoritarian ruling class appropriating much of the meager wealth for itself while murderously suppressing all dissent. During the Cold War, "socialist" and "communist" were often used interchangeably in the U.S., in what political scientist Lawrence Quill calls "shorthand for all things un-American."

Is socialism un-American?
Many Americans have conflicted attitudes about socialism, best illustrated by the Tea Party activists who demanded that "government get its hands off my Medicare." But when a Gallup poll asked Americans last year whether they would consider voting for 11 categories of presidential candidate, "socialist" ranked last, garnering 47 percent, behind "Muslim" and "atheist." Among 18- to 29-year-olds, however, 69 percent had no problem voting for a socialist. Why the huge disparity? People in their 20s have no memory of the Soviet Union or the Cold War, but did come of age during and after the 2008 financial crisis. To young people feeling great economic insecurity, sharing the wealth sounds less like a threat than like a promise….

See The Week magazine for the entire article: http://theweek.com/articles/606526/history-socialism

 

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THE ENTERPRISE—OUT OF CHAOS—COMES ORDER?

THE ENTERPRISE--OUT OF CHAOS ... COMES ORDER?

 

Jeb Bush is out of the race. Never gained traction, in spite of huge spending—especially negative spending against Rubio by Bush’s SuperPac Right to Rise. While he ran a decent campaign, his SuperPac was reprehensible. Thanks for reading the wishes of the voters and getting out. 

 

John Kasich will hang in there, even though he’s short money. Maybe a few Jeb supporters will help Kasich, but he’s still in the also ran category in spite of some really good televised Town Hall moments in SC. Kasich was terrific—credible, sensitive, mature, humorous and a credible “presidential” demeanor.

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Ben Carson can hang in there, without spending much, as an also ran. Where Carson supporters would go if he dropped out is anybody’s guess. Few people really think he has any chance. Maybe he’s running for VP spot?

 

Ted Cruz bet the ranch on SC and was edge out by Rubio for second place. It’s more a victory of Rubio’s acceleration than a win in campaign delegates, as Trump gets them all form SC by virtue of his double digit win. I still don’t like Cruz. I think he’s a snake who, more even than most politicians , says what the needs, and sends his acolytes to do the dirty work (Sounds like Obama, right?) It amazes me how many people “buy” his words and demeanor.

 

Now the real race begins. Cruz may win his home state of Texas. Rubio will be hard pressed, but not impossible, to win any of the Super Tuesday (Mar. 1) races. His message does seem to be resonating more, and he should get a bunch of money and support from former Bush supporters. Trump’s momentum is huge. Talk of a Trump-Rubio possibility has started. Rubio wouldn’t dare consider it, but a clue will be how hard Trump goes after Rubio…or if he just keeps pounding Cruz.

 

On the other side, Hillary eked out a NV win, and her super-delegates are a big number (a Democratic party control to make sure the candidate they want to win, does.) She’s still a damaged candidate, but so many folks will vote for anyone who breathes and has a (D) after their name on the ballot, that she will be formidable.

 

The GOP “consolidation” of candidates can’t come soon enough—but won’t come until Mid-march at the soonest.

 

A point Rubio has made, and was made visually in SC: On his podium was a Causation (Rep. Trey Gowdy), a Black (Sen. Tim Scott), and Indian (Gov. Nikki Haley) and a Hispanic (Rubio). So who’s the party with diversity? Trump may have turned off a lot of Hispanics and other immigrants with his border talk, but Rubio sure won’t. Rubio’s challenge is the same as it’s always been—his shortage of hands on experience, and keeping his message in the middle of his actual and targeted constituents—not a simple task.  

 

I’m still for Rubio for the reasons I’ve written before. Trump is toning down his rhetoric a bit…but still must be himself to sustain is zealous supporters. Hang on. March will tell the tale.  A key factor is “electability.” Can Trump beat Hillary? Can Rubio? How do we know?

 

POLLS ARE NOT ELECTIONS

History has proven how wrong they can be. Beware…and understand the MOE (Margin of Error) of these small telephone surveys of 400-700-1200 people

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A FEW NON-POLITICAL TIDBITS

BRICS:

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) are dropping fast and all are suffering from big declines in economic growth. These were to be the next big thing—but maybe not yet. Commodity softness, due in large part to the drop in China’s demand, has crippled all of them to varying degrees.

 

P&G

New CEO David Taylor still has a lot of work to do. Top line growth has stalled, so he’s attacking the cost line. Smart move, but alone, it’s not enough. China and other foreign sales are also lagging, as P&G is usually the highest priced choice—not good in a downturn. Cutting a lot of brands and products to simplify only works if you cut the OH associated with the reduced complexity. He needs to step on the innovation (not proliferation) and keep pressure on lowering costs/expenses.

 

CHINA

Chinese aggression in the South China Sea continues to be a concern. The missiles sighted were not actually in the Spratly Islands, the largest, farthest reaching site Chinese territory grabs. they were on Woody Islands, part of the Parcel Islands, still far offshore not nearly as far as the Spratly group. Taiwan, Vietnam also claim to have rights to the Parcel islands. This could turn ugly.

 

CHINA-II 

China during the past few years has been using more concrete than the rest of the world combined—by a lot—building roads, cities, and so forth, using debt to finance it all. Cement mixer bodies sit rusting now that this unwarranted growth has slowed dramatically. Nobody knows what to believe about China’s true growth rate. It’s sure not above 7%, and could be lots lower, pumped up by rigged statistics.

 

DRIVING WITH A BROKEN SPEEDOMETER

It’s no excuse if you get a speeding ticket. Neither is the idiotic comfort with the way the US measures and reports unemployment. The government is non to keep statistics long after their accuracy and usefulness is gone—or dangerously wrong. It’s time for the government to get its systems up to date and its metrics too. Huge market reactions occur to reports of employment or economic growth only to have the corrected by large adjustments a month or two later—with very little explanation.

 

NAVIGATING WITH A BROKEN COMPASS

There is no question that many of the metrics used by the immense DC Federal Government bureaucracy are inaccurate—often dangerously so. I don’t know if it has been corrected, but not many years ago, the government counted exports of Microsoft Software (valued in hundreds or thousands) as if it were the cost of the disk and jewel case it ships in (plastic articles, NOI—a few dollars worth at most.) For every indicator the government issues, there are redundant measures what often contradict it (how many “budget offices” are there making estimates?) Then there is the “intelligence network”—consisting of between 16 and 20 official sources (CIA, DIA, NHS, FBI, Secret Service, etc. etc.) and a handful of “off the books, dark intel organizations. Do you think these people work together? Are you kidding? Their systems often won;t even talk to each other…and if they could…they’d be vulnerable to hackers.

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IF YOU ARE DISCOURAGED ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL RACE—READ THIS:

 

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SOMETIMES BIG NUMBERS SIMPLY BECOME INCOMPREHENSIBLE

I received this from a correspondent, and it struck me that nobody can comprehend the size of numbers when they get too big. It’s just like the measurement of Light-Years in space travel. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. That along his incomprehensible to most people. The distance light can travel in a year?  That’s a really big, gigantic number of miles.

 

Now we come to the American debt heading for $19 Trillion soon. Trillions of dollars committed in decade has become a common term in government. One of the candidates, Bernie Sanders clearly has no comprehension about large numbers. He’s too busy stirring crowds of angry people, especially naive youths into a fervor about “free everything.” Free health care, free colleges, and who knows what else. Donald Trump talks about his wealth, which at about $5 Billion, is a lot. Former NUC Mauor Michael Bloomberg is talking about mounting an independent campaign that he self funds. He’s worth $35-40 Billion. That is big money. But compared to the US deficits and debt measured in Trillions, it is “chicken-feed.”

 

You will see what some of these big dollar amounts look like in the pictures that follow. I hope they all come through email OK. The simple fact is that no matter how many times Bernie Sanders (and Barack Obama too) talks about taxing the rich to pay for their outrageous spending, the IRS could talk ALL of the wealth of the wealthiest Americans and it wouldn’t even come close to covering the average annual deficit during Obama’s presidency. (Not the whole budget, or for the whole 7+ years—just the average deficit for one year!) Yes, your read that right. The rich don’t have enough money to even cover the USA’s typical annual budget deficit—and that doesn’t even touch the American debt which is about 20 times a large.

 

I’m Mark Revere with an urgent message for you: Have you ever wondered how the US debt looks? Here's a short visual guide: $100 (One Hundred Dollars) - Most counterfeited money denomination in the world and the lifeblood of global economy. $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars) - Enough for a great vacation or to buy a used car. The average global wage/year in some places. $1,000,000 (One Million Dollars) - This is two lifetimes of work for the average human on earth  $100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Dollars) - Fits nicely on an ISO / Military standard sized pallet. The couch is made from $46.7 million of $100 bills. $1,000,000,000 (One Billion Dollars) - Interesting fact: $1 million dollars weighs 10kg exactly. You are looking at 10 tons of money on those pallets.  1,000,000,000,000 (One Trillion Dollars) - If you spent $1 million a day since Jesus was born, you would have not spent $1 trillion by now... but ~$700 billion - same amount the banks got during bailout.  Here's how it looks like:  US debt ceiling in 2012 - $16,394,000,000,000 when S&P downgraded the US Statue of Liberty seems rather worried as United States national debt has passed 20% of the entire world's combined economy (GDP / Gross Domestic Product). If the national debt would be laid in a single line of $1 bills, it would stretch from Earth, past Uranus. As you read this, US Government debt has passed $17,852,000,000,000 and is pilling on at a frantic pace... Next time, I'll show you just how deep the US economic rabbit hole goes, and what you can do to protect yourself when TSHT. Keep strong, Mike Revere

 

--Trump may win the nomination, but unless he turns out millions of new zealots and frustrated moderate Democrats to vote for him, he will lose, due to his large negatives. He's a "love him or hate him" candidate.

--Cruz is an unelectable snake...those who called him a liar (Trump, Rubio) are right. His holier than thou glibness is sickening. He's penthouse smart, but way too farroght (and phony) to be elected.

--Carson is a formerly great neurosurgeon who has no business up there, and needs to bow out.

--Bush is a bad joke, turned mean, but with lots of $. He, too, is unelectable, because the Bush name is a liability, ... but he bought the NH primary finish with over $40mm of ads, (many negative, most against Rubio or Trump)

--Kasich is a good, tough governor who know how to govern and do many necessary things, but is a lousy speaker with a weak media presence. He'd be a good president, but can't win the election!

--That leaves only Marco Rubio, a bright, articulate, first term Senator, who is the only one who wins in polls against Democratic opponents (Hillary), and her campaign knows that and fears him. He can make up in leadership and inspiration for what he lacks in experience--IF, AND ONLY IF, he is smart enough to surround himself with seasoned people who will tell him when he's wrong ...and help him to be right, most of the time. 

There are lots of smart patriots around. He also needs someone who will keep him from going along with the herd mentality and prevailing thinking--which is mostly wrong. Kasich could, but is not likely to want a VP spot.

When Bush comes in 4th or 5th in SC, his big contributors will start looking for a new man to back. The problem is that Bush can be a spoiler if he decides to attack Rubio in FL!

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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY PROVED A LITTLE BIT, BUT RESOLVED LITTLE ELSE

Earlier today, two more candidates suspended their campaigns.  Carly Fiorina realized the futility of continuing. Chris Christie after sabotaging the campaign momentum of Marco Rubio, slinked away back to NJ and suspended his campaign. Christie got what he deserved, since 80% of people surveyed do not favor candidates attacking each other. 

 

Unfortunately, attacks like Christie’s do damage. Jeb Bush’s SuperPAC, Right to Rise, has spent millions on negative ads against Rubio. That’s why the only way Jeb ever gets vote from me is if the alternative is a Democratic opponent.  Jeb needs to realize the damage his SuperPAC is doing to him! He bought his mediocre finish in NH by spending $36 million on that small state campaign. 

 

The four most notable take-aways fro the NH primary yesterday are these:

 

1) For Democrats: Bernie Sanders energy, enthusiasm, anti-establishment message and his powerful lies: “you can have everything from the government without worrying how to pay for it, because the rich will pay” (and everyone will pay via higher taxes—which he doesn’t quite say) wins over voters who are young/naive, angry about their fate (Obama turned out NOT to be the savior as advertised—he made their plight worse) and unaware of the repeated failures of Socialism. Hillary, on the other hand has a much less appealing message, and is retooling her campaign staff to find one that resonates, lest Sanders start winning in state after state.

 

2) For Republicans: Donald Trump’s “everything is going to be great” message also resonates with a large group of angry Americans who are upset with the record of past Republican leaders, Congress and past presidents, going back to George W. Bush (and even earlier.) Trump’s claims of what he will do are extreme. His approach is aggressively outspoken. He never says how he would do these things—and most people don’t know how and many don’t care. How many? 35% of NH voters who chose him.

 

3) For everyone: The five Republicans who trailed Trump when combined, add up to 56.5%: John Kasich 15.8% (a solid, one state candidate with little money and not national organization—so far), Ted Cruz 11.6% (a first term Senator, a slick talker, appeals to evangelicals, far right conservatives but not liked or trusted by those who know him best—fellow US Senators), Jeb Bush 11.1% (the next Bush in line, competent but not compelling, proven to lack the “sizzle” and persona to win nationally, and Marco Rubio 10.5% (a fruit term Senator, who is articulate, appealing and whip smart, very well-versed in the issues, and with solid plans—but was goaded into a major debate mistake by Chris Christie’s relentless attack and damaged by millions of $$ of attack ads from Bush’s SuperPAC)…And Christie at 7.5%, is out of the race. His NJ toughness came across to many as mean-spirited.. The question is who, if anyone,  he chooses to endorse.Carly Fiorina’s low 4.2% result told her to give it up. Ben Carson’s 2.3% speaks clearly enough about the futility of continuing his candidacy.)

 

4. The GOP is still searching for the right candidate—one who can beat the Democratic candidate in Nov.,but meanwhile, Trump will continue to pile up delegates. If Christie drops out and throws his support to Trump, that will be a big deal. Ditto if Christie backs Bush. He can’t back Rubio after what he has said, and he is philosophically unlikely to back Cruz. There is fear about what the unstructured Trump means to the GOP, but his demeanor in his victory speech in NH was the closest he has come to sounding like a “mainstream candidate.” Stranger things have happened.  Trump’s challenge as a candidate remains his “unfavorables”—especially the negatives of Hispanics about his earlier comments about (Mexican) illegal immigrants.

 

South Carolina and Nevada come next—in reverse order for the GOP and Dems.

So, for the GOP it’s on the South Carolina, where Cruz will find more sympathetic evangelicals, where Bush’s family will pitch in and the Bushes have done OK there, and where Rubio has a couple of blue-chip endorsements (Trey Gowdy, prominent House member and Tim Scott, a popular black Senator) IF they choose to campaign with or for Rubio. Nevada’s large Hispanic population might reveal how Trump is received.

 

Can Bernie Sanders mount a national or even large-scale regional campaign to sustain his early momentum? Doubtful. That takes time, money and people/supporters? Can Hillary reboot her message to something that re-lights her campaign? How?  If Trump and Sanders  continue to rack up wins, will former NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, once both a Republican and a Democrat and now an Independent, jump into the race on an Independent ticket? Maybe. He is richer by 5-10x than Trump, so money will not be his problem. But Bloomerg is NOT a compelling speaker. He is smart, accomplished, and successful in business and was strong as a NYC Mayor (but so was Guiliani). He would take equal amounts of votes from both GOP and Dems, depending on which candidates the  choose.

 

The big test comes Super Tuesday in March when 14 states, mostly across the Southern USA vote, followed by another half dozen in each of the next few weeks. Campaigning in that deluge of primaries cannot be done “ oor-to-door" like Cruz (Iowa) and Kasich (NH) did it, going to 99 counties or holding 100 town halls. It takes money for advertising, and effective campaign organizations in those states to get out the voters,and speak to the public, etc. Cruz does have a strong data-based campaign team, and the higher mix of evangelicals and the huge Texas primary, will help him too. Bush still has, by far, the most money, but Trump can spend as much as he chooses. Rubio will get squeezed, unless his appeal/message or his finishes in SC and NV are very strong. Ditto for Kasich, who will similarly get squeezed ($$), and his best primaries come in mid-March. 

 

I still stand by a long-ago picks of Rubio and Kasich as the two best. Their skills and experience are complementary. Kasich is a long shot for the top spot, and doesn’t want a VP spot (he says now, anyway.) Rubio must rebound from the brief debate debacle and continue what he’s been doing. Bush will be formidable in SC simply due to money and family working for him. Ted Cruz will continue to do well. He represents at least as great threat to the GOP as Trump does. Cruz’s far right positions are losers in a general election.

 

Prediction: Look for the GOP candidate situation to clarify in March, but not until around St. Patrick’s day—Mar. 17. 

 

IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT—THAT ARE NOT ELECTION RELATED

From Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama by putting on hold federal regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, the centerpiece of his administration’s strategy to combat climate change.The court voted 5-4 along ideological lines to grant a request by 27 states and various companies and business groups to block the administration's Clean Power Plan, which also mandates a shift to renewable energy away from fossil fuels.The highly unusual move by the justices means the regulations will not be in effect while a court battle continues over their legality.

“BLOCKCHAIN” IS A NEW WORD YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

It is a digital ledger system to track the trading of BITCOINS and much more. It is real time, instant, and doesn’t care what kind of currency it is tracking or for whom. it can and likely will upset the current financial trading and practices. The only questions are how soon, how much, and then what. It could force a reinvention of the entire global finance and banking systems.

 

ROBO-WRITING WILL GROW AND GROW

You are familiar with “form letters,” which have been around for years.  Now Robots will “write” about 20% (near term) and possibly more (mid-long-term) of the documents you get, see and read. Think of it as smart form letters on steroids. They will be so well done, you won’t know they are from a robot with AI.

 

THE FOOD PYRAMID IS ALL WRONG

Now, after years of being told about the importance of following rules about what to eat and not eat, the “food pyramid” has been proven to be all wrong—or at least unsubstantiated by scientific fact.  Now fats are not so bad for us after all…after years of choosing low or no fat foods—and dairy products like  milk and butter. Carbohydrates which are supposedly good for us, actually make us fatter—unless we carefully understand and observe (eat) the right kinds in the right (lower) quantities. Eggs are actually good for us and don’t elevate our cholesterol as feared. There is much more to know. Google this and read details.

 

UNCERTAINTY PARALYZES BUSINESSES

One of the worst situations for business decision-making is uncertainly of what the “rules” will be. During the past few years, Barack Obama and his minions have continually “changed the rules,” and often made new anti0-business rules via executive actions, many times in blatant disregard for Constitutional legality. Unfortunately, it takes years for legal challenges to go through Courts and be decided—leaving businesses in limbo—or worse, having to deal with the new rules,(or even be attacked by the Justice Dept., IRS, EPA, NLRB, and other government agencies) until or unless the executive actions (new rules) are found to be illegal, which has happened multiple times during Obama’s. presidency.  Of course a Republican President in the White House come Jan. 2017 could reverse all of these executive actions. 

 

BERNIE SANDERS IS ATTRACTING NAIVE YOUTH AND ANGRY LOW-MIDDLE CLASS VOTERS WITH THE FAILED TOOL—SOCIALISM

 

SOCIALISM—LETS’ CONSULT THE DICTIONARY (Merriam-Webster)

Full Definition of socialism

1. 1:  any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2. 2a  :  a system of society or group living in which there is no private propertyb  :  a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3. 3:  a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
    
4. NOW LOOK AT BERNIE’S IDEAS, (WHICH WOULD BANKRUPT AMERICA)
   

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WHEN ATTEMPTING TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE, IT HELPS TO CONSIDER THE RECENT PAST

 

The largest factor in the recent past impacting the near term future is Barack Hussein Obama. Never has America elected a president with such meager credentials, about whom they knew so little detailed information. Never before has a man so eloquent promised so much and delivered something entirely different. Broken promises pLague many politicians. Rubio is right. This president didn’t just break promises—he methodically damaged America and Americans in a way that will take a decade to repair. 

 

This is one of the best, most succinct recaps of Obama—who he is and is not—and how he has completely misled and deceived the American people.  Many in his own party now see him as an aloof, condescending, deceitful man; a narcissist who cannot accept being wrong, and thus relies on obfuscation, blame placing, and outright lies, to redefine his failures into successes. This is the American leadership that must be replaced for America to become great again.

 

-===================   A DESCRIPTION OF BARACK OBAMA Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler    The O-man, Barack Hussein Obama, is an eloquently tailored empty suit. No resume, no accomplishments, no experience, no original ideas, no understanding of how the economy works, no understanding of how the world works, no balls, nothing but abstract, empty rhetoric devoid of real substance.    He has no real identity. He is half-white, which he rejects. The rest of him is mostly Arab, which he hides but is disclosed by his non-African Arabic surname and his Arabic first and middle names as a way to triply proclaim his Arabic parentage to people in Kenya . Only a small part of him is African Black from his Luo grandmother, which he pretends he is exclusively.    What he isn't, not a genetic drop of, is 'African-American,' the descendant of enslaved Africans brought to America chained in slave ships. He hasn't a single ancestor who was a slave. Instead, his Arab ancestors were slave owners. Slave-trading was the main Arab business in East Africa for centuries until the British ended it.    Let that sink in: Obama is not the descendant of slaves, he is the descendant of slave owners. Thus he makes the perfect Liberal Messiah.    It's something Hillary doesn't understand - how some complete neophyte came out of the blue and stole the Dem nomination from her. Obamamania is beyond politics and reason. It is a true religious cult, whose adherents reject Christianity yet still believe in Original Sin, transferring it from the evil of being human to the evil of being white.    Thus Obama has become the white liberals' Christ, offering absolution from the Sin of Being White. There is no reason or logic behind it, no faults or flaws of his can diminish it, no arguments Hillary could make of any kind can be effective against it. The absurdity of Hypocrisy Clothed In Human Flesh being their Savior is all the more cause for liberals to worship him: Credo quia absurdum, I believe it because it is absurd.  Thank heavens that the voting majority of Americans remain Christian and are in no desperate need of a phony savior.    He is ridiculous and should not be taken seriously by any thinking American. And yet he got elected, not once but twice. Thanks to those that did not think it was important to vote for freedom and those that were willing to give up their freedoms for entitlements. Remember you don’t have to be on a southern plantation to be a slave, if you are dependent on government entitlements you just have a different slave owner.      Jack Wheeler is a brilliant man who was the author of Reagan's strategy to break the back of the Soviet Union with the star wars race and expose their inner weakness. For years he wrote a weekly intelligence update that was extremely interesting and well structured and informative. He consults(ed) with several mega corporations on global trends and the future, etc. He is in semi-retirement now. He is a true patriot with a no-nonsense approach to everything. He is also a somewhat well-known mountain climber and adventurer.

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WHEN GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS INTERFERE IN THE EXECUTION OF JUSTICE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW

No way Obama will let Hillary be indicted. His legacy depends on a Dem in the White House or all his executive orders going around Congress will be wiped out—and he can’t depend on Sanders to protect them. What will happen.  Hillary is clearly guilty of multiple infractions—but it is not clear if she will be indicted—and if indicted.whether she will be prosecuted.  She will try to run out the clock up to the election, obfuscating and shifting blame in a uniques Clintonian way.

 

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A RECESSION AROUND THE CORNER—OR NOT?

HERE’S A GOOD GLIMPSE OF A KEY ECONOMIC DRIVER—CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (2/3 OF US ECONOMY IS CONSUMER SPENDING.

Gary Drenik, CONTRIBUTOR

This month, Deborah Weinswig, Executive Director, Head Global Retail & Technology, Fung Business Intelligence Centre, has provided comments on some of Prosper’s leading indicator analytics including Prosper Consumer Confidence, the Prosper Spending Forecast, the Prosper Impulsivity Score, and the Prosper Mood Index.

Prosper Consumer Confidence: At 42.5%, consumer confidence is down nearly four points month-over-month. This month’s reading represents a 15% decline from Jan-15 (50.1%) as well as a 13 month low. “With this survey fielded January 5 – January 12, concurrent with a 3.9% drop in the S&P 500, consumers no doubt were rattled by the week’s stock market performance and its negative impact on household wealth entering 2016,” according to Deborah Weinswig. “It is worth noting that the University of Michigan’s consumer confidence January 29 reading exhibited a similar trend, down 6.2% from the January 2015 high.” At 45.7%, confidence among small business owners also took a dive from last month, but continues to track above Adults 18+.

About: Consumer confidence is based on respondents who indicated that they are either confident or very confident in the chances of a strong economy during the next six months.

Prosper Consumer Spending Forecast: At 78.8, the January Consumer Spending Forecast  is down a little over a point from last month (79.9) and up nearly four percent compared to last year (76.0). The consumer spending forecast is up slightly year-over-year for both discretionary items (+5%) and staples (+2%). “Despite reduced confidence, consumers indicate a willingness to spend,” Weinswig commented. “At FBIC, we think the confluence of an extended period of low gas prices along with a November and December that were unseasonably warm has left consumers with a strong appetite for apparel and accessories (especially as the weather has become more seasonal). We believe there is some pent-up demand. Retailers need to continue to meet shoppers needs with exceptional experiences, out-of-the-box loyalty programs, unique offerings, and a true hybrid retailing experience where the consumer can shop online and physical from the same retailer in a seamless moment.”

About: The Prosper Consumer Spending Forecast is an advanced predictive analytic derived from two established databases (the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey and Prosper’s Monthly Consumer Survey) and represents consumers’ intended spending levels over the next 90 days in 20 retail categories. The consumer intentions data for the 20 categories is weighted by age and gender to reflect the U.S. population and then weighted to reflect the actual percentage of total retail expenditures for each of the categories.

Prosper Impulsivity Score: At 2.83, the Prosper Impulsivity Score is down slightly year-over-year (2.89). With a Consumer Spending Forecast rating of 86.4, impulsive consumers are nearly 10% more likely than the general population to be planning to spend more over the next 90 days. “A slight reduction in impulsivity is not surprising, as the internet with its transparency and accessibility continues to alter purchasing patterns and create more efficient shoppers in the aggregate,” noted Weinswig.

 

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YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND COMPLEX ANSWERS—IN MANY CASES  OCCAM’S RAZOR IS RIGHT—THE SIMPLEST, MOST OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS BEST

 

 

FOR YEARS LIBERAL PROFESSORS AND MISGUIDED PARENTS HAVE BEEN CREATING A GENERATION OF ENTITLED AND SELF-INDULGENT YOUTH

 

 

 

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 THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR MEASUREMENTS ARE SO DAMAGING BY MISLEADING EVERYONE

For those too young to remember Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, they were a comedy team decades ago. They made stupid things funny. This one isn’t so funny. The numbers in this are a bit dated, as the official unemployment rate is now down to 5% (U-4) and the total real unemployment is probably “only” about 11% (U-6) officially. Actually, it is still far worse than that, but NO government measure captures the reality of "underemployment.”

 
COSTELLO:  I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America  .

ABBOTT: Good Subject.  Terrible Times.  It’s 5%

COSTELLO:  That many people are out of work?

ABBOTT: No, that's 11%.

COSTELLO: You just said 5%.

ABBOTT:  5% Unemployed.

COSTELLO:  Right 5% out of work.

ABBOTT: No, that's 11%.

COSTELLO: Okay, so it’'s  11% unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, that's 5%.

COSTELLO:  WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 5% or 11%?

ABBOTT: 5.6% are unemployed.  23% are out of work.

COSTELLO: If you are out of work you are unemployed.

ABBOTT:  No, Obama said you can't count the Out of Work as the unemployed.  You have to look for work to be unemployed.

COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!

ABBOTT: No, you miss his point.

COSTELLO:  What point?

ABBOTT:  Someone who doesn't look for work can't be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn't be fair.

COSTELLO: To whom?

ABBOTT: The unemployed.

COSTELLO: But ALL of them are out of work.

ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work gave up looking and if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.

COSTELLO: So if you're off the unemployment roles that would count as less unemployment?

ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!

COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don't look for work?

ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes  down. That's how it gets to 5%. Otherwise it would be 11%.

COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?

ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.

COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?

ABBOTT: Correct.

COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?

ABBOTT: Bingo.

COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to have people stop looking for work.

ABBOTT: Now you're thinking like a Democrat.

COSTELLO:  I don't even know what the hell I just said!

ABBOTT: Now you're thinking like Hillary.

YES, READERS…THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOR. THE EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS HAVE BEEN ALL OVER THE MAP. WHEN METRICS ARE WRONG, OR THE WRONG ONES ARE USED, THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED, AND ACTIONS TAKEN ARE ALSO WRONG.

STANDBY FOR “NEW NEWS"…

JOHN

 

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