Topic: Political Commentary; Why American Businesses cannot stop Recession

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Later I will pay Zarf to proofread, correct spelling issues, grammar, and make suggestions to help it appeal to all political ideologies.



Why American Companies cannot stop a World Wide Recession, by Michael Harrington.

There has been a lot of talk at the G20, the IMF, the US Treasury and more about how companies, especially American Companies, have plenty of money, and if they would just start hiring how we could all avoid the coming recession.

But alas, for many reasons they will not be willing to hire.


First let us talk of retroactive allowances for lawsuits. This is a bad idea from the start. Companies worried of liability must put aside money for both the lawyer, and a possible judgment. Litigation takes years, especially since many local Governments are unable to retain the full staffing they had due to lack of revenue. This makes it even longer for. A final resolution to occur. Meanwhile the cash sits.

Next let us talk of increased regulations. There are many coming out soon after all. A company must be prepared for a regulation that will potentially impact them, especially with the expedited schedule the Obama administration is running on regulations. For instance a dust regulation is coming out. Few know what the final result of the regulation will be, but this is side lining trillions of dollars. Will companies need to trap all dust on their property, and with what means? Will they need a new HVAC system that traps all particles of .1 microns or even smaller? What sort of disposal requirement will there be? What amount of dust released is acceptable? What penalties will there be?

New regulations should have half a decade or more of preparation time to prevent hoarding prior to the regulation. And regulations should be reviewed at the public level instead of being foisted in a hurry after secrecy while creating them.

Third we have the chosen and the hated. I say it this way on purpose. Certain groups have gotten waivers on things, in one case a waiver literally worth 10 BILLION USD (for European's that's 10,000,000,000) though that one is going to fall flat in scandal and failure fortunately. To say that most of these waivers have gone to those the President might consider as allies has not gone unnoticed in the business community.

The hated also have suffered grievously under Obama. Think of the investors who lost huge when Obama straight out gave the Unions a percentage of GM. Think of the oil companies he wont give permits to. Think of the light bulb makers he shut down. Think of the Union laws he is passing as well.

You might think any one such action as for the environment, for worker rights or so forth, but the combination makes for less new jobs, more worries in investing in general, and less old jobs to top it all.

Fourth is the Apple War. This company is suing anyone who makes smart phones or tablets. The lawsuits are world wide, and affect the whole industry. Billions are being used just in lawsuit and countersuit. This lawsuit frenzy is making those companies place billions to the side just to cover random damages from random money thirsty countries. This unique IP event is crushing one possible savior of the economy of the world.

Fifth is bad fiscal policy. Let's speak the truth here. In exchange for short term tax cuts the President wants permanent tax hikes. His Treasury supported the Fed in the Quantitative Easing strategies, we are still subsidizing corn to fuel, and more. Fear of the Government just being stupid is enough to make companies wish to save lots of money. Let's be truthful and say wtf over some of his choices here.

Sixth and last is that companies are deciding to wait out the Obama Administration in hopes that he will lose and most problems will go away with him.


I see the next whole year as one where more jobs are shelved, regardless of what happens in Europe or the rest of the world, just from all the change Obama brought with him. The momentum here with the various agencies is to strong.


An indicator of things to come include 600 jobs in just one power company in Texas over the cross border air quality regulation (expect this to cost at least 100,000 jobs in total, if not a million plus), the FMCA 2011 law which even the Department of Transportation agrees will cost at least 60,000 jobs (I predict 100,000 at dead minimum), the dust regulation which will cost more, and so forth.

24 million jobs have been lost under Obama, and at least a million more lost jobs are GUARANTEED under his administrations coming regulations alone.

With all that hanging over our future what company would not save every last penny they can, and hide until he is gone?

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
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It's corporate america that started this little problem, believing housing was just like tradeable good, like pork belly's, and orange juice, and oil futures.  ANd they poured billions of dollars into construction of unneeded homes.

When the greatest ponzi scheme on earth went kapoot, we found out about all the money spent in construction, we found out how many of those homes were actually empty, and not selling, and then....it all blew up.  When it blew up every single bank lost money, and they tried to wring whatever money they could by pulling pressure on every last single business loan they ever put out.  That blew up too, because many corporations had borrows more than what their companies were actually worth.  The first hit on the loan repayment plan were the construction industry.  When that fell through, the job layoffs of the home building workers of america.  When those guys lost their job, they were unable to make payments on their own borrowing problems.  Homes, bills, tuition....that fell apart.

ANd when the construction workers lost their jobs, the local businesses suffered.  No one was paying the bills, buying food, I tell you lots of americans without heating in 2008 winter.  And 2009.  And 2010....basically the chain reaction of businesses firing, and laying off workers, was just one big huge domino effect, that many americans blame on Obama.  "Well if Obama hadn't passed the health care plan, millions of americans wouldn't have lost their jobs...."

I think that's a red herring since obviously the Universal Health Care Plan, had nothing to do with the Housing Market.  Seriously, get over yourself.  The republicans keep on stating get rid of the plan, and you'll have enough money to pay all of america's bills.  That's a fallacy.  Or a phallicy depending on whose getting rear ended in the deal.  I digress.

Ummm... in the end...the only people who are going to fix the job market...is corporate america. 

What does the president and Congress have anything to do with making jobs?  Seriously?  I mean...If I go to congress and ask for a job...their going to what?  Give me an unemployment form seeking a job?  Last time I checked the unemployment checks came from each individual state, and what not.  That and Obama doesn't work for the Employment department in my state.  Neither does congress.

So...why the hell are you blaming Obama?  "24 million jobs have been lost under Obama?"  What sort of shit are you pulling?  Seriously?  I mean...it's like your working for the Enquirer or one of thsoe tabloid magazines making up story's about bigfoot.  "Hmmmm Bigfoot is real.  Bigfood caused the economic Crisis.  We should blame bigfoot, because he has bigfeet, and he smells.  We shouldn't vote for bigfoot."

Seriously?  Let me get this straight.  My corporation, Fidelity, which owns Probuild, layed off 5,000 workers in three years?  Did Obama tell Probuild o lay off 5,000 workers?

Did Obama tell McDonalds to hire 5,000 workers?

Did Obama tell Bank of America to layoff 3,000 workers?

Did Obama tell Dell Computers to bring back 1,000 jobs from India back to the United States?

Huh.  I'm pretty sure all the answers were no.

So whose penny pinching again?  The president of the united states of america, who doesn't work for the employment department, and doesn't work at any major or minor corpoartion that hires/fires millions of americans each day?

Which smoke are you trying to blow up whose ass?

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Sorry you lost your job Key, and yes there was a bubble, and harm did come of it.

But you read NOTHING here based on your reply.

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
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in other words u also agree that the current pattenting system in the USA is flawed, and instaid of making progress for humanity its holding back innovations. just so a fwew companys can keep making tons of money, BUT what we forget is, that we can stop it, just stop buying their stuff. and the company wont survive.

i think the sheep way of humankind is the biggest problem. were stil being kept dumb so to speak.

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I know many who refuse to buy Apple forevermore... same with GM, Chrysler, Dutch Shell, GE, and more.

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
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Re: Political Commentary; Why American Businesses cannot stop Recession

err why America (and the west in general) is in recession:

debt.

for years now banks and financial companies have been lending an increasing amount of money to ordinary folks- by increasing transactions the banks have been earning more and more money.

this has been good. this has lead to a significantly increased purchasing power for ordinary folks- coupled with cheap Chinese goods, the economy has been great for the last decade.

problem is the banks have been lending way too much and people haven't been able to pay it back. so the banks go bust. loans stop becoming available so purchasing power is reduced. the boom in china has also impacted on the markets as the price of fuel, food etc increases. this reduces disposable income.

that's why the west has been in recession.

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> Einstein wrote:

> Sorry you lost your job Key, and yes there was a bubble, and harm did come of it.

But you read NOTHING here based on your reply.


smile Where does it state that I lost my job?

I said my company layed off 3,000 workers.  Did I state I was one of those 3,000 workers.  Right now, i'm OVERWORKED, not unemployed.

You jumped to conclusions, just like you jumped to your idiotic conclusion that 24 million american job losses were all Obama's fault.  Why else would you link Obama's name to the amount of 24 million job losses?  Do tell.

Yah your playing your little "Hey I work for the Enquirer.  I make shit up, because that's what all the politicians are doing.  They make shit up."  Seriously, you show me where it states that Obama fired 24 million americans, or link it to any of his work in the White House.  "Oh well if he raises taxes, then business will lay off workers, therefor it's Obama's fault."  Or "Obama created Obamacare, which means the cost of insurance will go up, and business will layoff workers, so that's definately his fault."

Your relating job loss to things that have happened under other presidents before, if your going by those lame excuses, trying to link Obama to 24 million job losses.

The only people truelly to blame is Corporate America.  They made decisions on knee jerk reactions in the market.  So who do I blame for 24 million job losses?  I blame the people who fired 24 million americans.  I blame Corporate America.

Seriously Einstein, your posts try to liven things up, but their starting to become annoying, not entertaining.

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Well Key your definitely a Democrat. Hook, line, and sinker you follow their policies, and you have their numbers (and know them)

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
Kemp currently not being responded to until he makes CONCISE posts.
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big_smile Actually i'm a registered Republican.

Jeremy D. Williams  : Republican.

You assumed without fact checking.  Again.  Your very good for not checking facts.  Just like every other true politician in office.

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dont forget, he tries to label you and dismiss your response without actually recognising it smile

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He doesn't understand I'm a republican who voted for Obama.  I still believe in Obama too.

I mean yah, Obama made a LOT of promises, and gave lots of speaches, but that's what presidents do.  But...most americans don't realize that Congress can also block laws, or pass laws too.  You have the Senate House, you have Congress, and you have the president.  The bill that any one of them wants to pass through as law, has to go through all 3 segments, before it can be signed into law.

So when people put blame on Obama for the ill's of the country, or that corporate america or banks blame everything on him...I get kinda pissed.  It's a 3 ring circus, not just a 1 ring circus.  But everyone is watching the center ring where the spotlight is all on Obama.  People have to realize how government functions.

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It's called RINO. Clear and classic case. More to the left than McCain tho, since McCain did not vote for Obama

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
Kemp currently not being responded to until he makes CONCISE posts.
Avogardo and Noir ignored by me for life so people know why I do not respond to them. (Informational)

13 (edited by SavingHawaii 07-Nov-2011 05:00:13)

Re: Political Commentary; Why American Businesses cannot stop Recession

> Einstein wrote:
>Third we have the chosen and the hated. I say it this way on purpose. Certain groups
>have gotten waivers on things, in one case a waiver literally worth 10 BILLION USD
>(for European's that's 10,000,000,000) though that one is going to fall flat in scandal
>and failure fortunately. To say that most of these waivers have gone to those the
>President might consider as allies has not gone unnoticed in the business community.

Heyo Einstein... For Europeans that's actually 10.000.000.000,00 USD.

14 (edited by Zarf BeebleBrix 07-Nov-2011 23:28:40)

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Flint.  Is this you?
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May we follow you on twitter?

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It's like throwing a hand full of crap against the wall, whatever sticks run with it. Btw why bash the unions? Try bashing the people who scam the welfare system, social security system the companies that hire illegals blatantly.... oh wait theres more of them so that means more votes. Last I checked Union representation counts aboit 11-12% of the work force.... yea they're such problem makers lets bust the barn! Ridiculous :S

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this is where ya gotta say regulations were a good thing, stop betting on derivatives, stop banks from using leverage, stop fractional banking. growth will be much slower but it will be a solid and sturdy number. otherwise we live in a vegas economy where people can gamble away billions of dollars every day, ya win some, ya loose some, but someone always looses

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...not to mention the financial crisis started right at the end of the Bush administration, and Obama's years have been spent living IN this recession. The obvious political thing to say, from a right winger's perspective? "See how bad things are now with Obama".

"And it's all because of unions, pensions and democrats" and other such nonsense. I think you even blamed dual citizenship in another thread. Einstein you're a true blooded right wing politician through and through.

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> Paininside wrote:

> in other words u also agree that the current pattenting system in the USA is flawed, and instaid of making progress for humanity its holding back innovations. just so a fwew companys can keep making tons of money, BUT what we forget is, that we can stop it, just stop buying their stuff. and the company wont survive.

i think the sheep way of humankind is the biggest problem. were stil being kept dumb so to speak.

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I really hope we continue not buying their stuff...maybe then CEOs will realise that the vote we have with our wallets is the one that counts.

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> xeno syndicated wrote:

> Flint.  Is this you?
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May we follow you on twitter?


I protest this removal!!@@!@!@  Einstein is running for public office; he is no longer protected under whichever privacy policy which prevents me from posting any of his personal info.

Besides, I just wanted to know if in fact that was him?

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Xeno there are certain people I do not want harrassing me, I gain some protections if they use a government sight to look me up but none on social media if posted here.

While I may in fact become a public official I do not wish to handle the trolls.

Everything bad in the economy is now Obama's fault. Every job lost, all the debt, all the lost retirement funds. All Obama. Are you happy now? We all get to blame Obama!
Kemp currently not being responded to until he makes CONCISE posts.
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