In order to understand what Wall Street and Neo-cons did to our economy and the world, it is easiest to realize that they are essentially modern-day pirates in tailored suits.
Pirates are greedy. No amount of wealth is enough. For many, rich is making $1 million a year, which is equivalent to a $500/hr job. But Wall Street views rich as a billionaire, which is obscenely greedy, because $1 billion is like having a job which pays $500,000/hr. A billionaire could spend $20 million every year, for 50 years, and still have money left.
Pirates make plans to profit off of any weakness or opportunity. Wall Street lobbyists push deregulation and weak enforcement in order to create weaknesses, which Wall Street exploits as opportunities to rake in tens of millions or billions.
Pirates rake in more money than they can ever use, so they bury it on islands hidden with treasure maps. Modern pirates rake in more money than they can ever use, so they bury it in numbered Swiss bank accounts hidden with secret passwords.
Pirates are running Wall Street and our government, which means the rest of us are the peasants. When pirates pillage a town and steal the money, the peasants are the ones who pay w/ more taxes, get less services, and feel greater pain. That is the story of 2000 to now.... at least until the peasants decide to fight the pirates and battle the greedy.
Showing posts with label disaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disaster. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, October 15, 2009
12/18 is the next 9/11
12/18 is the final day of the UN Copenhagen Climate Conference, and what is announced that day will determine if humans are intelligent enough to work together to prevent global devastation caused by out-of-control global warming.
3000 people died on 9/11 and $billions were lost. Without a strong and binding agreement to reduce CO2 to 350ppm, global average temperatures will rise above 2 degrees C. Once that occurs, we may enter a feedback loop, where melting arctic tundra releases methane, taking global warming beyond human control, resulting in disasters that are a thousand times worse than 9/11. Out-of-control global warming will lead to billions dying and $trillions lost.
12/18 is the next 9/11. It is that serious and you are being forewarned.
go to http://www.blogactionday.org to read more.
3000 people died on 9/11 and $billions were lost. Without a strong and binding agreement to reduce CO2 to 350ppm, global average temperatures will rise above 2 degrees C. Once that occurs, we may enter a feedback loop, where melting arctic tundra releases methane, taking global warming beyond human control, resulting in disasters that are a thousand times worse than 9/11. Out-of-control global warming will lead to billions dying and $trillions lost.
12/18 is the next 9/11. It is that serious and you are being forewarned.
go to http://www.blogactionday.org to read more.
Monday, April 13, 2009
The Great Disaster of 2050
Currently, we are experiencing the "Perfect Storm" trifecta disasters of the meltdown of the housing, stock, and financial markets. All of these bubbles that burst in 2008 were predictable and preventable, yet ignorance and greed allowed them to turn into a global disaster.
In 2050, we will experience "The Great Disaster", which is also predicable and preventable:
1. Global Warming is likely to raise global temperatures by 2-8 degrees fahrenheit, sea levels will rise 1-5 feet, 150 million people (in coastal cities and countries) will become refugees, more severe weather (droughts, flooding, hurricanes).
2. Population increase to 9 billion resulting in more famine, violence, killing, and wars as people try to meet their basic human needs of food, water, and shelter.
3. Petroleum will essentially be gone as the known oil reserves are depleted, resulting in lower food production and higher costs.
4. Water shortages will become commonplace as glaciers in the Himalayas, Rockies, and Andes mountains disappear, resulting in little summer water for farms and cities. Lower rainfalls is resulting in water with higher mineral content reducing crop yields.
In the Great Depression, one-third still lived in relative comfort. In the Great Disaster of 2050, one-third will still be OK, but 6 billion people will not. That would be like everyone alive today living in daily fear of violence, starvation, and disease. It would be like the quality of life was reduced by 10 to 90% for every plant and animal on this planet. Australia is already experiencing severe flooding and mosquito diseases in the north; with severe droughts and wildfires in the south.
After 40 years of warning, Global Warming is starting to be addressed, but without dramatic changes, much of the harmful consequences will not be avoided. Cheap oil and coal will encourage faster depletion and will accelerate global warming. Population growth is the looming disaster which we can immediately address, yet without religious support, we will continue to ignore and even encourage the population bubble. The problem is that all four of these disasters are growing gradually and people don't see gradual changes. The problem is that people will get use to a gradual decrease in their quality of life, as humans are probably better at adapting to adverse conditions than they are at using their reason to prevent disasters.
In 2050, we will experience "The Great Disaster", which is also predicable and preventable:
1. Global Warming is likely to raise global temperatures by 2-8 degrees fahrenheit, sea levels will rise 1-5 feet, 150 million people (in coastal cities and countries) will become refugees, more severe weather (droughts, flooding, hurricanes).
2. Population increase to 9 billion resulting in more famine, violence, killing, and wars as people try to meet their basic human needs of food, water, and shelter.
3. Petroleum will essentially be gone as the known oil reserves are depleted, resulting in lower food production and higher costs.
4. Water shortages will become commonplace as glaciers in the Himalayas, Rockies, and Andes mountains disappear, resulting in little summer water for farms and cities. Lower rainfalls is resulting in water with higher mineral content reducing crop yields.
In the Great Depression, one-third still lived in relative comfort. In the Great Disaster of 2050, one-third will still be OK, but 6 billion people will not. That would be like everyone alive today living in daily fear of violence, starvation, and disease. It would be like the quality of life was reduced by 10 to 90% for every plant and animal on this planet. Australia is already experiencing severe flooding and mosquito diseases in the north; with severe droughts and wildfires in the south.
After 40 years of warning, Global Warming is starting to be addressed, but without dramatic changes, much of the harmful consequences will not be avoided. Cheap oil and coal will encourage faster depletion and will accelerate global warming. Population growth is the looming disaster which we can immediately address, yet without religious support, we will continue to ignore and even encourage the population bubble. The problem is that all four of these disasters are growing gradually and people don't see gradual changes. The problem is that people will get use to a gradual decrease in their quality of life, as humans are probably better at adapting to adverse conditions than they are at using their reason to prevent disasters.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Top Ten Reasons "Palin is Bush"
#10 What's the difference between Palin and Bush.... lipstick.
#9 Palin and Bush were both governors of big oil producing states with strong ties to the oil industry.
#8 Palin and Bush are just plain likable: the soccer mom and the boy scout sheriff. Sarah winks and W grins like a puppy dog.
#7 Palin and Bush are both extremely loyal, so they reward supporters by putting them in positions that they are unqualified for.
#6 Palin and Bush are good at reading speeches prepared by professional speech-writers. They are just actors reading other people's words, and the gullible buy it.
#5 Palin and Bush know so little that they show their ignorance when they say what they really think.
#4 Palin and Bush both have egos so big that they think that they can do anything and don't even realize that they are unqualified to be President of the United States.
#3 Palin and Bush are two decent humans who ascended to positions of leadership that were beyond their capabilities, so they ended up descending into bigger and bigger disasters.
#2 Palin and Bush are just puppets of the neo-cons. Their lack of intellect makes it easy for neo-cons to advise/manage/control them.
#1 The same people who like Palin also liked Bush enough to vote for him twice.
#9 Palin and Bush were both governors of big oil producing states with strong ties to the oil industry.
#8 Palin and Bush are just plain likable: the soccer mom and the boy scout sheriff. Sarah winks and W grins like a puppy dog.
#7 Palin and Bush are both extremely loyal, so they reward supporters by putting them in positions that they are unqualified for.
#6 Palin and Bush are good at reading speeches prepared by professional speech-writers. They are just actors reading other people's words, and the gullible buy it.
#5 Palin and Bush know so little that they show their ignorance when they say what they really think.
#4 Palin and Bush both have egos so big that they think that they can do anything and don't even realize that they are unqualified to be President of the United States.
#3 Palin and Bush are two decent humans who ascended to positions of leadership that were beyond their capabilities, so they ended up descending into bigger and bigger disasters.
#2 Palin and Bush are just puppets of the neo-cons. Their lack of intellect makes it easy for neo-cons to advise/manage/control them.
#1 The same people who like Palin also liked Bush enough to vote for him twice.
Monday, October 6, 2008
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