Saturday, November 29, 2014
German children playing with stacks of money. This was during the hyperinflation period of the Weimar Republic in 1922
Fiat Currency Anyone?
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Obama: The New Mugabe
Kim Kardashians BIG Christmas Special...
Prisoners get millions from IRS in bogus refund claims, watchdog finds
Hundreds of thousands of prisoners are filing phony tax refund claims and the IRS is not doing enough to quash the problem, according to a watchdog report.The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) said in its report Tuesday that refund fraud associated with prisoner Social Security numbers is a “significant problem” for the tax agency that is only getting worse over time.
According to the report, more than 137,000 phony tax returns were filed in 2012 using a prisoner’s Social Security number to the tune of $1 billion. While many of the fake refunds were flagged and prevented by the agency, the IRS issued $70 million in bogus refunds.
This was a significant increase from 2007, when more than 37,000 fake tax returns were filed for amounts equaling $166 million.
“Tax refund fraud associated with prisoners remains a ...
Friday, November 28, 2014
PROPERTY RIGHTS SAVED PILGRIMS FROM STARVATION
Ilya Somin of the Volokh Conspiracy, a blog hosted by the Washington Post, revisits the story of the Pilgrims at Plymouth and how instituting private property rights saved the community from ruin.
There is much to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. One lesson of the holiday that we should try not to forget is how the Pilgrims were saved from starvation and misery by private property rights. Economist Benjamin Powell summarizes the story here:
Many people believe that after suffering through a severe winter, the Pilgrims’ food shortages were resolved the following spring when the Native Americans taught them to plant corn and a Thanksgiving celebration resulted. In fact, the pilgrims continued to face chronic food shortages for three years until the harvest of 1623. Bad weather or lack of farming knowledge did not cause the pilgrims’ shortages. Bad economic incentives did.
In 1620 Plymouth Plantation was founded with a system of communal property rights. Food and supplies were held in common and then distributed based on equality and need as determined by Plantation officials. People received the same rations whether or not they contributed to producing the food, and residents were forbidden from producing their own food. Governor William Bradford, in his 1647 history, Of Plymouth Plantation, wrote that this system was found to breed much confusion and discontent and retard much employment that would have been to their benefit and comfort. The problem was that “young men, that were most able and fit for labour, did repine that they should spend their time and strength to work for other men’s wives and children without any recompense.” Because of the poor incentives, little food was produced.
Faced with potential starvation in the ...
Thursday, November 27, 2014
1912, Franz Reichelt fell to his death after jumping off the Eiffel Tower in order to test his parachute.
This just in, the parachute did not open due to Climate Change. Oh the humanity.
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Remember Purple Penguins, Never Use The Term "Looter", They Are Undocumented Shoppers..
If we just give them unlimited EBT cards, this would not happen.
Two New York Times Reporters Posted Darren Wilson’s Home Address. Look Here To See THEIR Home Addresses.
Since the Grand Jury verdict in Ferguson, there have been riots, looting, assaults, guns fired and cars and businesses burned to the ground. Meanwhile, all the criminals and thugs doing this are baying for policeman Darren Wilson’s blood because they don’t like the fact he had his day in court and evidence wasn’t strong enough to bring the case to trial. So, in this violent environment, when the life of Darren Wilson and his new wife are in danger, the New York Times is attempting to impose the death penalty on him via newspaper by publishing his home address.It was a disgusting, despicable, immoral act and the two reporters responsible, Julie Bosman and Campbell Robertson, deserve to lose their careers over what they did. Of course, this is the New York Times, so they’re unlikely to pay any sort of penalty. Still, I thought they deserved to pay a price.
Well, it turns out researcher extraordinaire Charles Johnson felt the same way. He acquired the home addresses of both reporters and posted them at Gotnews.
New York Times reporters Julie Bosman and Campbell Robertson published the address of Darren Wilson in the New York Times so here are their addresses.…It would be wrong, for example, to publish Bosman’s address at5620 N WAYNE AVE APT 2
CHICAGO, IL 60660-4204
COOK COUNTYIt would be similarly wrong to publish the address of Robertson, too.
The Tech Worker Shortage Is A Lie To Reduce American Wages..
Along with temporary deportation relief for millions, President Obama’s executive action will increase the number of U.S. college graduates from abroad who can temporarily be hired by U.S. corporations. That hasn’t satisfied tech companies and trade groups, which contend more green cards or guest worker visas are needed to keep tech industries growing because of a shortage of qualified American workers. But scholars say there’s a problem with that argument: The tech worker shortage doesn’t actually exist.“There’s no evidence of any way, shape, or form that there’s a shortage in the conventional sense,” says Hal Salzman, a professor of planning and public policy at Rutgers University. “They may not be able to find them at the price they want. But I’m not sure that qualifies as a shortage, any more than my not being able to find a half-priced TV.”
For a real-life example of ....
FACEBOOK CAN'T CITE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT CLAIMS OF U.S. TECH WORKER SHORTAGE
Facebook, which has spent millions trying to get
massive amnesty legislation that would include huge increases in the number of guest-worker permits that would lower the wages of tech workers, cannot cite any definitive evidence pointing to a shortage of American high-tech workers.
The fact that a mainstream media outlet questioned the company about those claims may say as much as Facebook's refusal to provide evidence of the so-called shortage.
A funny thing has happened since tech industry scholars wondered why the the mainstream media were giving the high-tech industry a "free pass" on claims that there is a dire shortage of American high-tech workers.
Mainstream media outlets like CBS have started to finally examine and question those claims. And now even the pro-business Businessweek is not giving the industry a free pass.
In an article titled, "The Tech Worker Shortage Doesn't Exist," Businessweek cited some of the leading experts on the subject, like Rutgers University public policy professor Hal Salzman, who said that "there's no evidence of any way, shape, or form that there’s a shortage in the conventional sense"--meaning that when the tech industry claims there is a shortage, it just wants cheaper labor.
When Businessweek asked Facebook for evidence to counter all of the evidence against its claims of a dire shortage of American high-tech workers, a spokesman reportedly responded with a one-sentence statement: “We look forward to hearing more specifics about the President’s plan and how it will impact the skills gap that threatens the competitiveness of the tech sector.”
As Businesweek noted, Salzman, as he has done in numerous reports, pointed out that when the supply of...
The fact that a mainstream media outlet questioned the company about those claims may say as much as Facebook's refusal to provide evidence of the so-called shortage.
A funny thing has happened since tech industry scholars wondered why the the mainstream media were giving the high-tech industry a "free pass" on claims that there is a dire shortage of American high-tech workers.
Mainstream media outlets like CBS have started to finally examine and question those claims. And now even the pro-business Businessweek is not giving the industry a free pass.
In an article titled, "The Tech Worker Shortage Doesn't Exist," Businessweek cited some of the leading experts on the subject, like Rutgers University public policy professor Hal Salzman, who said that "there's no evidence of any way, shape, or form that there’s a shortage in the conventional sense"--meaning that when the tech industry claims there is a shortage, it just wants cheaper labor.
When Businessweek asked Facebook for evidence to counter all of the evidence against its claims of a dire shortage of American high-tech workers, a spokesman reportedly responded with a one-sentence statement: “We look forward to hearing more specifics about the President’s plan and how it will impact the skills gap that threatens the competitiveness of the tech sector.”
As Businesweek noted, Salzman, as he has done in numerous reports, pointed out that when the supply of...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Our Government Is Rewarding Lawbreakers And Punishing The Law Abiding
How to get less of what is good and more of what is bad.
The Human Cost Of Breaking The Law In Ferguson...
This is the guy Brown accosted in the store when he stole the cigars. The store was looted twice during the initial looting and riots in August after Brown died. It was looted for a 3rd time last night. Click on the video to turn the audio on...
Obamacare offers firms $3,000 incentive to hire illegals over native-born workers
Under the president’s new amnesty, businesses will have a $3,000-per-employee incentive to hire illegal immigrants over native-born workers because of a quirk of Obamacare.President Obama’s temporary amnesty, which lasts three years, declares up to 5 million illegal immigrants to be lawfully in the country and eligible for work permits, but it still deems them ineligible for public benefits such as buying insurance on Obamacare’s health exchanges.
Under the Affordable Care Act, that means businesses who hire them won’t have to pay a penalty for not providing them health coverage — making them $3,000 more attractive than a similar native-born worker, whom the business by law would have to cover.
The loophole was confirmed by congressional aides and drew condemnation from those who said it put illegal immigrants ahead of Americans in the job market.
“If it is true that the president’s actions give employers a $3,000 incentive to hire those who came here illegally, he has added insult to...
10 Key Facts Ferguson Grand Jury Discovered
1. Officer Wilson identified Michael Brown as suspect in a robbery.
From County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch:
“At About 11:53 AM, Wilson heard a radio broadcast of stealing in progress at a market. The broadcast also included a brief description of the subject.”
“As Officer Wilson was attending to his emergency call, Michael Brown and a companion were in the local convenience store. Michael Brown’s activity in the store was recorded by the store security cameras. The video often played following its release in August by the Ferguson police department shows Michael Brown grabbing a handful of Cigarillos and heading toward the exit without paying. As Michael Brown and his companion left the store, somebody inside called the police.
"As Officer Wilson continued west, he encountered Mr. Brown and his companion walking in the middle of the street. As Wilsonslowed, he told them to move to the sidewalk. Words were exchanged and they continued to walk down the middle of the street. Wilson observed that Michael Brown had Cigarillos in his hand and was wearing a red hat and yellow socks. At approximately 12:02 PM, Wilson radioed he had two individuals and needed assistance.”
2. Michael Brown initiated the attack on Officer Wilson inside his police vehicle.
From Officer Wilson’s sworn testimony:
“He then grabs my door again and shuts my door. At that time is when I saw him coming into my vehicle. His head was higher than the top of my car. And I see him ducking and as he is ducking, his hands are up and he is coming in my vehicle.”
From Officer Wilson’s sworn testimony:
“I had shielded myself in this type of manner and kind of locked away, so I don’t remember seeing him come at me, but I was hit right in the side of the face with a fist. I don’t think it was a full-on swing, I think it was a full-on swing, but not a full shot. I think my arm deflected some of it, but there was still a significant amount of contact that was made to my face.”
From County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch:
“Several other witnesses described Mr. Brown as punching Officer Wilson while Mr. Brown was partially inside the vehicle.”
3. Michael Brown grabbed Officer Wilson’s gun.
From Officer Wilson’s sworn testimony:
“He grabs my gun, says, “You are too much of a pussy to shoot me.” The gun goes down into my hip and at that point I thought I was getting shot. I can feel his fingers try to get inside the trigger guard with my finger and I distinctly remember envisioning a bullet going into my leg. I thought that was the next step.”
From County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch:
“A total of 12 rounds were fired by Officer Wilson. Two shots in the car, 10 more farther east. Mr. Brown sustained a graze wound to his thumb while standing next to the vehicle.”
4. The gun was fired twice during the initial struggle.
From Officer Wilson’s sworn testimony:
“At this point I’m like why isn’t this working, this guy is going to kill me if he gets a hold of this gun. I pulled it a third time, it goes off. When it went off, it shot through my door panel and my window was down and glass flew out of my door panel. I think that kind of startled him and me at the same time.”
From County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch:
“Many of the witnesses said they heard a gunshot while Mr. Brown was still partially inside the vehicle.”
5. Officer Wilson feared for his life during the struggle
From Officer Wilson’s sworn testimony:
“I felt that another one of those punches in my face could knock me out or worse. I mean it was, he's obviously bigger than I was and stronger and the, I've already taken two to the face and I didn't think I would, the third one could be fatal if he hit me right.”
6. Officer Wilson repeatedly told Michael Brown to surrender
From Officer Wilson’s sworn testimony:
“At this point I start backpedaling and again, I tell him get on the ground, get on the ground, he doesn't. I shoot another round of shots. Again, I don't recall how many hit him every time. I know at least once because he flinched again.
Well, he keeps coming at me after me again, during the pause I tell him to get on the ground, get on the ground, he still keeps coming at me, gets about 8 to 10 feet away. At this point, I'm backing up pretty rapidly, I'm backpedaling pretty good because I know if he reaches me, he'll kill me.”
7. Michael Brown was charging Officer Wilson when he was fatally shot.
From Officer Wilson’s sworn testimony:
“When he does that, his left hand goes in a fist and goes to his side, his right one goes under his shirt in his waistband and he starts running at me.
At this point it looked like he was almost bulking up to run through the shots, like it was making him mad that I’m shooting at him.
And when he gets about that 8 to 10 feet away, I look down, I remember looking at my sites and firing, all I see is his head and that’s what I shot.”
From County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch:
“Other witnesses stated Mr. Brown stopped for a very brief period and moved toward Officer Wilson again. One described his movement as a full charge.”
