Why The Haves No Longer Sustain the Economy

Yesterday' s news didn't surprise us. News reports this week reveal the average worker has lost wages in the past ten years. NY Times report upscale brands are now offering sales once considered "exclusive" fo top tier customers to the average buyer on the street.

Sale of luxury items such as private jets, yachts and auction sales are down. Las Vegas resorts once demanding 250.00 plus nightly room rates are advertising side by side with the junket hotels offering deep discounts.

While the "rich" may have the majority of the income it stands to reason they have to earn or sustain it. It is a little like a pyramid scheme. Stockholders demand profit. Businesses need customers.

Where does all this buying power initiate? You can sell at the top for a limited time.

When workers no longer have buying power, the system topples.

Continue the layoffs, pare the staff, double the workload-cut benefits-succeed at increasing the immediate short term profit to make stockholders happy and in the long run-the top loses.

Our economic model is dependant on both consumers and shareholders.

When shareholders greed transcends consumers sustenance, the model fails.

The "Haves" might want to remember they depend on the "Have Nots" for their riches.

Americans are quite resourceful.

As resentment builds, fear and distrust of government and big business grows, Americans will find ways to sustain themselves without the forced and monopolistic business pressures.

More people grow vegetables. Consignment shops, flea markets and garage sales are first contacts for buyers. Free and Share Internet sites grow.

Craiglist grows because buyers and sellers work the old market model-it only sells for what what someone will pay-or it doesn't sell. Unrealistic prices are lowered regularly.

Beanie Babies and Tickle Me Elmo would not sell for overinflated prices in today's economy.

Even the technologically futuristic phones of today no longer have waiting lists. Buyers want a phone that works, for a fair price. Period.

You don't see people camped out the night before a new game, phone or video enters the store.

Who cares?

The Haves may sustain their "Haves" but at some point, like the stupidity and greed of the market, eventually it implodes on itself, because it needs the "Have Nots" to sustain the model.

Today the "Have Nots" are truly the have nots.

They will survive and knowing American history, they will not only survive but invent, create and define new methods to survive-but the Haves may regret it.

Las Vegas Sun Readers Trash Sen Harry Reid

(Nevadans love to attack Sen Reid)
Vegas constantly amazes. The Las Vegas Sun article today reporting Harry Reid's request to President Obama that Las Vegas and Reno be removed from any sort of "No go list" is trashed by constituents of Nevada.

If you had the time to read the comments on any of the articles written about Senator Harry Reid you would think him some kind of worthless derelict like John Ensign and Gov. Gibbons.

Ironically he is one of the most powerful men in government for the citizens of Nevada and one would think a feeling of pride might show, considering little Nevada(translation total population per square mile-is 18.2 people over a land mass of 2000 square miles with a population of about 2 million(half of that in Clark County) hasn't been considered a heavy hitter until Sen Reid put it on the map.

The habit of trashing instead of supporting or improving isn't anything new for the libertarian state. Sometimes it appears the mob did it's job well-leave the state alone to roll the high rollers-

dance topless in the clubs and provide a little sex for sale , continue the "mob" like drive by shootings, creating causalities like the little eight year old boy, recently shot in a drive by shooting-just leave Nevada alone-(according to comments)

As one commenter wrote in a previous article about budget cuts,

"We don't need no stinkin schools" "Why should we pay for other peoples spawns? Cut the school budget and make them take all their classes on line-it will save a lot of money"

Many fine people live in the Las Vegas area, I wonder why they don't voice their opinions?

Maybe I am wrong. Maybe most people feel the way many commenters do.

Reading those comments trashing Senator Reid amaze me.

Do the Las Vegas Sun readers have some inside scoop to voting for a higher quality candidate?

If so, they sure haven't picked a winner in the last Gov. election-nor with Ensign.

Kind of makes me wonder if the vote is honest.

Who in their right mind voted for Gibbons and Ensign?

The love-hate relationship really hurts the tourism industry.

No one wants to vacation in a town which considers the tourists "suckers and rubes".

The virulent comments don't exactly sell plane tickets and rooms.

Oh How Quickly We Lower Our Standards When Broke!

At a private company I asked to use the restroom.

Led to a nice private staff restroom(more like your bathroom at home) I noticed changes

Oh, how standards have lowered!

No toilet seat covers! You know, those paper, flushable covers every woman demanded, lest she sit her backside on a toilet seat crawling with germs-omg! deadly germs someone may have left behind!

No more! I remember before these little paper hoops appeared, I would walk into a stall and behold! The circle of toilet paper to protect the precious tush!!

I don't even see those rings anymore-women must be squatting a lot or just plopping onto the seats.

Next I noticed-no more bacterial hand soaps! Just standard get it at the warehouse soap in a container! Dryers? Nah

Those little towel holders which come out in a roll? Uh uh-just plain old brown paper towels from Sam's Club or some other wholesale outlet.

Amazing how society lowers standards to save money!

Bottled water? Drinking fountain is over there..

Private hand sanitizer wipes? Bring them yourself.

I guess we will just have to share germs -until we can afford our group neurosis once again!

Health Care-Americans shoot at their own feet

Why wouldn't any American want to be guaranteed health care coverage?

Look around the world-all civilized countries provide it.

Who will suffer if health care coverage is offered to all citizens? Honestly?

Is everything about money in this country? Money at the expense of our children, the elderly, disabled, chronically or terminally ill?

Doomsday predictions oozing from the Washington Post, Mr. Brooks, Rush, Fox News, and of course every HMO in business.

Lobbyists don't exist for the people who need this coverage. We have elected officials to speak for us. Or don't we?

Ironically health care advocates have to fight for an "alternative" to standard offerings. With 14.7 million US Citizens officially counted as unemployed, many with benefits running out this month, why would any one of them decline health care coverage for themselves and their families?

Who speaks for us? The average citizen is already razored to ribbons- homes lost to foreclosure, reduced work hours, furloughs, layoffs, loss of pension plans, 401K's lost to Wall Street brokers-benefits reduced("we all need to take the hit"), the big corporations tell us-as profits rise but unemployment rises more..

I wonder sometimes if we have lost our senses. Each time something that helps us "lowly citizens" is put forth, it seems as if the current administration has to fight against the very people it wants to help-

Credit card protection

State governments refusing stimulus money for unemployment benefits and jobs

A consumer protection agency

As I read the papers identifying the issues I read the comments-

comments often start like this

_Look moron..

Anyone with a brain...

Nice try, idiot..

Read the last comment written in my blog-it appears we cannot discuss issues without insults and ignorance.

Why wouldn't we want to have a government at all levels which promotes the health, safety and protection of all citizens?

Look around. America is not "all white" anymore. Those of color are not all "illegal".

In fact our country is fast becoming a true melting pot. I am proud of it. I am a part of it. As much as others may want to fight it, we are the melting pot. No going back.

It is time we move forward together -not work to tear apart the fabric of our nation.

Twittering narcissists-the bird brain syndrome

We talk too much. We talk without thinking. We don't listen-just wait till the other person stops talking-waiting-to open our mouths -vocalizing-always vocalizing.

Alone

-we text-same inanities. What can be said -important-intimate-that one would want to say in a text? Yes, I am aware people woo, propose, fight, break off relationships, close business deals-texting.

Think about it. Whatever happened to human face-face interaction? A certain amount of courage and respect is required to deal with close to the heart matters face to face. Texting intimate details is cowardly.

Now we have twitter.

Definition?

1.

to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.

2.	to talk lightly and rapidly, esp. of trivial matters; chatter.

3.	to titter; giggle.

4.

to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter. Let's go with number two. Who cares about your trivial mundane activities? You do. For some unfathomable reason you believe others are fascinated by you. Your every moment is twittered. Getting in a cab to meet Sasha for lunch at a new trendy restaurant. Hanging a fascinating new picture discovered in a junk shop! Celebrities twitter pictures of themselves in the shower. Pictures of their shoes. The ultimate narcissism. Mindless twittering by twits.

Generation X-Will You Be The "New Party?"

Dear Generation X-

You did it by voting for President Obama. Keep moving in that direction.

Do not follow the baby boom generation. It is my generation. From idealism to great greed and corruption, the baby boomers are destroying middle class America . They have stolen their pensions and cheated the middle class by eliminating retirement plans and selling them the 401k-a farce. . Passed laws that literally indenture citizens , (who have lost their jobs and homes)- legally tying Americans to a system of debt impossible to repay.

Entry level jobs have been shipped offshore to exploited third world countries for greater profit. American corporations scoff at nationalism or social conscience. They boldly and proudly proclaim their profits. Scorn and ridicule the impotence of American workers inability to impact their runaway trains of greed.

Today, while billions are made on Wall Street. millions of Americans are unemployed.

How does this continue?

Health Care Systems in America are scams. They charge huge dollars for insurance. Brazenly reject our needs, use dishonest tactics to stall services, selling our health to investors- shareholders -the health care industry has some of the largest profits in America- death is cheaper than life.

Health care earns their money when they can successfully deny service to their insured.

The tragedy of the baby boomer generation is they make no apologies for the rape of our country.

In fact, in their typical arrogant fashion, they find a way to blame the average American, spin their capitalistic sell -that more to the rich is good for all of us-boldly taking more from those with less-and actually convincing citizens to vote for this concept.

The central axiom of free-market capitalism is that the best allocation of resources is achieved through consumers having free choice, and producers responding accordingly to meet consumer demand.

The new capitalism definition is this:

Producers identify consumer need and market products. Consumers choose from the limited choices and price is fixed. Demand is driven and controlled by the producer not the consumer.

Baby boomers are at the end of their generation. Don't let that fool you.

They will suck you dry in old age, demanding it all and live 20 years longer than any other generation.

Do not turn your back on the United States. Step up to the plate.

It is time for new politics. New representation with new political parties.

Sadly the democratic and republican parties are so corrupted by lobbyists and financial influences even Barack Obama's idealism doesn't seem to be able to penetrate the wall of seven deadly sins congress has built around our nations democratic ideals.

Take it back for all of us. Please?

Don't lose hope.

Push aside the cynicism and hopelessness.

Get involved.

Start new government parties aligning with our constitution.

Make our earliest motto honest,

"For the people, by the people"

Power is only perceived. Change the perception.

Do not perceive this corrupted government as power.

Recognize the millions of United States citizens as the power base for our government.

As President Obama recognized, we want to have a say-he tapped into our long history of involvement as democratic citizens of this nation.

Until our representation at all levels of government is purged of corruption we do not have representation.

This is your next step.

Take it back for us, please?

Goldman Sachs Rage

Excuse me while I try to clear the white hot rage choking me from inside as I read about the profits.

I don't need to rehash all that has toppled our worlds in the past year.

The domino effect of Wall Street's house of cards can be see on every street, in every town, at every workplace in our nation.

72 million of our relatives, friends, coworkers, parents, sons and daughters have lost jobs in 2008-double that of 2007.

JP Morgan just posted a 2.7 billion quarterly profit.

Goldman Sachs a 3.44 billion dollar profit

Are you seeing red? I am seeing red.

Are these the Wall Street cripples we bailed out less than one year ago?

Outrage is so passe nowadays-have you noticed? Anyone else starting to feel suckered?

Why are banks making profits yet Americans continue losing jobs?