December 14, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

Why the Democrats and Republicans in Washington squabble over how to extend unemployment and the pay roll tax cuts, I wonder how many Tea Party Members in the House and Senate realize the amount of money American Businesses stand to lose if they support the Republican Plan. Because although reducing unemployment benefits by half, freezing federal pay for the next ten years, and eliminating 200,000 positions may make a good bite, given the lack of demand in the market, how does the Republican Plan help the American Business generate the demand for their product and service which will lead to jobs being created as well as make a profit for their Stockholders?

Now I’m not agreeing with President Obama and the Democratic Leadership plan since it does use an axe when a knife would do, nevertheless, I can’t help wonder why they don’t work with the moderate conservatives in overhauling Americas’ Pay Roll Taxes and Unemployment Insurance. For while keeping the American Consumer capable of meeting their basic household bills does serve the Better Good of a community, state, and nation. I can’t help wonder how after 26 weeks of benefits one can hope to return to their work at the same corporation. Nevertheless, without such benefits could a community, state, and nation deal with the increase of crime created by men trying to feed their family?

So why the Democratic and Republican Members of Congress work to find a politically acceptable answer, I hope the 99 Movement and the Tea Party members will help Washington realize that in this time if economic downturn and a growing need to invest in bringing Americas’ Infrastructure out of the 19^th Century and into the 21^st Century is an opportunity for every American to secure their financial independence. For while it would make Common Sense for every American to take their savings in pay roll taxes and invest into a national infrastructure bank. How does one go about getting every American to do it out of their own Freewill.

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December 5, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

With the media unable or unwilling to hold Americas’ Elected Officials and those seeking such offices accountable for whatever reason than may I suggest to the American Voter that together we hold them answerable for building our children and grandchildren a well-established Green Sustainable Government and Society that does not only protect us from the enemy from within and out, but provides for the general welfare of the Human Race inside and outside her borders. Because why I am sure out of 300 million plus citizens we can find more than one way to skin a cat. Given the pleasure of witnessing the last forty years trials and tribulations as well as knowing Mankind can by using the Founding Documents discover a way to give every Human on Earth the opportunity to become economically viable and financially independent as well as all that is acclaimed by that statement. I am almost certain the Leaders and Members of the Tea Party and 99 Movement can work together with Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders in order to deal with the Issues of the 20^th Century and prepare to meet the unknown challenges of the next epoch journey of Mankind.

As for logic and reasons beyond my reach I might not ever be able to prove to My Brothers and Sisters of the 70’s that any man from the 20^th Century can build a Perfect World; however, Blessed with the experience and wisdom of the last forty plus years I wouldn’t bet them if that in the next 100 years the Citizens and Leaders of the Human Race can come close. For if I have learned only one thing from my personal journey, it is that Mankind and the Human Race was and is never intended to live their lives racing toward the bottom. Yet, given the starting point by the Youth of the 60’s and Silver Spoons of the 70’s as well as the Elders of the 70’s I can see now how such an entity was needed in order to edify Mankinds’ Government and Society.

And though the Leaders and Members of the No-Nothing Party, the Naysayers, and Nimbys will try to hold onto the power they have manifested over the last 100 years seems to always be against even the ideology of a better world. Given this last round of financial and institutional breakdown, I do believe from what I have seen, heard, or read about the Citizens and Leaders of the Human Race that a fair and just compromise can become unrelenting. For like our Ancestors who broke free of the Chains of Slavery and Tyranny in order to find a better life for their children. So to through the support of Our Founding Fathers we will be able to show future generations what exists on the other side of the mountain spoke about by many of the Visionaries who have come before me and will surely come after me.

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November 29, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

As a Child of the 70’s who has grown up knowing how to drive My Elders and Peers absolutely nuts. I have to tip my hat to the 99 Movement for coming up with an unique way to have their voice heard. For though I see the Conservatives in America still have not found the ability to laugh at their own Ignorance I do hope the Tea Party can understand how Individuals and Me are the same as Communities and We. Because why the words Black and White or Good and Bad tripped up many of My Community Elders and Peers some forty years ago, hopefully your generation can see why the Charlatans and Vagabonds try and confuse our Elected Officials. For why there are many differences held between the 1% and the 99%, having once been told by one of My Elders that the only difference between being Wealthy and Poor is how one carries themselves in public. So hopefully the Youth of the 99 Movement and the Tea Party can use this new political speech to demonstrate to Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders as well as your parents that there are more than one way to be Politically Correct,

For why I can only imagine what a political conversation would be like at the Public Square. Since stepping through the Looking Glass and knowing what my generation has done with competitions I can only imagine how and where Americas’ Politics will go using the lessons we have learned over the last forty years in video marketing. Especially given the fact that I do believe someone somewhere can take both sides of a political issue beyond the screaming match.

So keep Mic Checking Americas’ Elected Officials in order that they may learn the harmony of politics. And who knows maybe the Media Pundits might find a new way to get out the messages of the opponent they support. For I think you can see where the Avoid and Blame Game of the 20^th Century does nothing to advance the issue. And after forty years of hearing the same old disputes between the Old Folks in Washington and on Wall Street, trust me when I say you’ll enjoy educating your Elected Officials on subjects you would think they would have learned in school.

So Mic Check this, how does the Youth of Today guide Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders in building a better world than their parents and grandparents?

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November 29, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

Call it a matter of Political Ideology or just a Child of the 70’s who disagreed with his Brothers and Sisters Ideology of the Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leadership; on the other hand, given the Guaranteed Civil and Constitutional Rights by Americas’ Founding Fathers to hold an American Layman Citizen Point of View against the Learned and Unlearned Establishment of Man and a willingness to engage My Community Elders and Peers in a civil debate about building a better world. Let me answer what America can do since Congress has failed to react. For if “We the People” really do believe America is a Government and Society For, Of, and By the People than shouldn’t the Adults and Parents have a collective voice on the path America will take as one of the Leaders of the World.

Now, why the Tea Party and Occupy Movement has the right to their grassroots opinions for and against Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders, they are limited by the same laws. I can only wish I could explain how the Civil Unrest of the 1960’s created the Economic Restructuring of the 1970’s which led to the Market Reform of the 1980’s making the Prosperity of the 1990’s possible; however, like explaining how the Events of the first decade in the 21^st Century has controlled the current Civil Unrest in the streets of America and Humanity. I am humbled by My Ancestors to allow the Sprite of Freewill control how and when Mankind will repeat history. For faced with being the first generation in recent antiquity to pass on to their children a worse world, I do believe My Community Elders and Peers can learn a lot from the Youth of Today.

For why they may still not be able to build a Perfect World in accordance to the Founding Documents of the Human Race within the next forty years. The technology does exist today which can lay the foundation for such a journey to a better world. And why we must struggle to overcome the zealousness of the Charlatans and Vagabonds who wish to promote their products over those who can prove they have the sustainability to last more than 100 years. I am certain the current Learned Citizens of Society can demonstrate to the Unlearned of Society the progress that has been and will be made within the next 20-40 years. For just as the PC and VCR forever changed the lives of the Children of the 70’s; given the necessity to expand the raw material used by Mankind I can only imagine what the next generation of engineers and scientists will develop.

For knowing America needs to rebuild her infrastructure and aware that cost will be a huge factor in governing what will be done. I look forward to seeing the day when engineers can tell our local, state, and federal leaders that they can build a better road for half the raw material and 50% of the cost. For why I see a day where hovercraft technology combines with automotive technology to make a safer vehicle which has less curb weight and reduces the wear and tear of the road. Left to their own minds and imaginations on how to reduce the cost of building Americas’ roads and bridges I wonder how many will still be standing in 500 to 1,000 years. For aware that some Roman Roadways still exist today and the Great Wall of China still stands, what can Americans do given our knowledge today?

In fact, having the beast of inflation breathing down the backs of Commerce and Industry if Americas’ Democratic and Republican Leadership doesn’t want to lose their national status to the Tea Party of 99 Movement than might I suggest that their Charlatans and Vagabonds struggle to find ways to minimize the impact of the latest economic and financial glitches. Such as the one in which our homes are directly linked to Americas’ Treasury or how the market is controlled by the supply of oil and other fossil fuels. Since given a grace period before such measures are taken, is it possible to reduce the cost of doing the price of government and society by half?

Now I realize My Community Elders and Peers trusted the Elders of Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders to maintain the Status Quo for the last forty years. And though I can’t say they have done a perfect job I am amazed at the progress they have made until lately. Because just as I cannot hold your parents accountable for knowing how to build a government and society capable of making every Human economically viable and financially independent, I certainly cannot hold the current Establishment liable for knowing what it will take to build a Green Sustainable Government and Society capable of meeting the demands and desires of all their citizenry.

However, fully aware that the Youth of Today can embrace and allow growing some ideas put forward by their parents long ago. I hope Americas’ Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders will begin a discourse with the Youth from the Tea Party and 99 Movement. For knowing the Establishment is once again limited to a better world. May I be so bold as to ask the President of the United States of America and Elected Officials to voice their opinions on what America can do to solve the issues of the 20^th Century now that Congress has failed?

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November 29, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

Although I must leave it up to today’s historians and scholars to explain how the Civil Unrest of the 1960’s led to the Economic Restructuring of the 1970’s which made way for the market reform of the 1980’s and created the prosperity of the 1990’s. I am also equally aware that explaining how the events in the first decade of the 21^st Century has led to the current problems faced by Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders is strictly forbidden. For knowing a Nation may write off their national debt (something learned in school) to start anew. I do believe the Voters Unrest in the second decade of the 21^st Century can led to the economic changes that will force the market to reform in order that once again the Human Race may enjoy the prosperity of the Labor of Love.

Now I can’t say how long such a thing will take or that My Peers and Community Leaders will choice the path of least resistance; nevertheless, I am sure that the agreement they made to Agree to Disagree will give way to their Childrens’ Cry for Social Equality. For just as my generation had to settle for a better world instead of a perfect world in order to use the Weapons of Peace. Something tells me that if given the opportunity the Youth of Today can and will take Mankinds’ Government and Society to places My Elders and Peers of the 70’s could only imagine existed. As only they know and can hold the keys to the next Pandora Box. And given the fact most of them already possess the Wisdom of Mans’ Knowledge, not even I can step in their way if they decide to build a better future for the Human Race.

So what can my generation do to settle the political uncertainty created by the Youth of the 60’s and Silver Spoons of the 70’s inability to set aside their personal beliefs and cultural differences? Well, that is a deep and I mean a very deep subject which I will have to refer to the next Leaders of the Human Race. Since I cannot and will not attempt to explain how in one generation a lot of the social injustice and in plain language the madness of man has given way to an understanding that goes beyond words. Because unlike the Elders of the 70’s who stated this was the way things are going to be, given the grassroots movement of the Tea Party and 99 Movement over the last year I do look forward to a strong political debate as the Youth of Today begin to show the Youth of Yesterday what it will take for “The Corporation of Man” to build a successful Green Sustainable Government and Society out of the Freewill of Mankind.

Sure, I do believe and have faith in the Human Race that even the generation who threatened to blow up the world instead of giving into the Stupidity of Man has raised their children and grandchildren to respect the Ignorance of Man; however, in facing the uncertainty brought about by another ending in the chapters of the Human Race I do sense that a fair and just compromise can be forged between the two generations that will not only help America win the Race to the Top, but  establish an axiom from which future generations can learn to settle their political differences without the need for the Weapons of Peace and War. For although your parents and I shall probably never agree upon a single issue, like Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders I do believe Mankind and the Human Race can discover the Influences of Freewill which allows everyone to once again stand on Common Ground.

Happy Family Holidays and here is hoping that the Election of 2012 will bring about better days.

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October 23, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

Although I do not speak for the members of the 99 Movement, with the Media Establishment scrambling to peg hole this grassroots movement like they did the Tea Party, might I suggest to the civil leaders of the 99 Movement that they assert their civil and constitutional rights to prove they can build a better world. For while the Tea Party might claim they want smaller government and less federal spending. I do believe Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders can quickly dismiss those ideas since they never get to the root of the problem; however, by gently seating down Pandora’s Box between Americas’ Elected Officials and Elders today I do believe based on their agreement to disagree as well as the 99 Movement edification on the subject can build a Better America and Global Culture and Economic System can avoid the problems which lead to two World Wars and endless military conflicts.

Now it might be hard to explain why some of the Wealthy in the1970’s believed by increasing the wealth of others in society would somehow lead to more citizens understanding the advantages of giving the Poorest Human in Earth the opportunity to become economically viable and financially independent. Nevertheless, given the words of folks like Republican Presidential hopefully Mr. Cain spoken these past weeks I do see how even today that common ground will be hard to establish.  So why Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders work to resolve the issue of Wealth among its taxpayers; confidently the 99 Movement and the Tea Party grassroots groups can work together over the next 100 years in getting the average citizen to understand why it is in their Inherent Best Interest to earn a penny more than they can spend in their lifetime.

Yes, with so many topics to speak out against and so little time to write about how the 99 Movement and Tea Party can become a political vehicle which can dampen the political Outrage found in our parents and grandparents politically points of view. I find myself lost at the amazing things that can be discussed at the public square without trespassing on others guaranteed civil and constitutional rights. Because why I may never agree with My Brothers and Sisters of the 70’s Ideology of a Better World nor ever accept Americas’ Democratic and Republican Leadership of protecting Mans’ Unalienable Right to remain Ignorant. After living a lifetime antagonizing all Authority known and unknown to Man and Woman I do believe one of the esteemed gift the Generations of the 20^th Century can hand down to the Generations of the 21^st Century is why the Guaranteed Civil and Constitutional Rights we learned as children has kept us destroying the Universe we call Home.

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October 9, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

Aware of the confusion surrounding the idea that every corporation is a person in the eyes of the law, I do believe it is easier if one says that every citizen is a corporation. And even though I can’t legally explain why the courts ruled that way except to say it is written down somewhere. I do know that every American has the right to earn money separate from the wages paid by Private Commerce and Industry. Besides, since fools and jerks come from all walks of life as well as who is to say what proper etiquette s govern Ladies and Gentlemen. I do recognize that my elders and peers find it easier to debate between the “Have and Have Not’s” or the “Rich and the Poor” than to deal with the Civil Fact that it is the duty of “We the Corporation” to help each other develop economically viable and financially independent customers.

Now why “We” instead of “I” when Individual Rights are paramount is simple considering that no person in their right mind would allow the creation of a corporation with the sole intent of eliminating all other corporations on earth. So when Republican Presidential Hopeful Mr. Cain claimed that he got his and if you didn’t get yours than it is not his fault simply does not hold water. Unquestionable he has made millions following societal policies, but at what expense to his fellow corporations? Because given that his employees, contactors, and community have not become economically viable and financially independent during the same time frame, one could make the case that Mr. Cain gathered his wealth at the expense of other Americans. Thus, given his current political position toward the common goal of Americas’ Corporation doesn’t one need to question his electability in 2012?

And though I try and not take sides in Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders debate. Given the fact the Democrats normally stand up for the Union Worker while the Republicans praise the Right to Work States I wonder if the same could be said if Americas’ Workforce decided not to take the jobs at the benefits and wages being offered? For why I support the Youth of Today movement to take over Wall Street peacefully, I do worry that corporations like Mr. Cain will attempt to sidestep the law by using their influence to rewrite the law to exclude the average American the Right to deny work. Since all one has to do is look at the laws today which stop enterprising young Americans that they cannot operate sidewalk lemonade stands.

Yes I am sure most of my elders and peers sadly will never recognize the true power of a corporation as will most of the Youth today; however, divided on the idea of how Americas’ Citizens and Corporations can work together to meet their common societal goals I do hope in the coming days that the Media Pundits will start pointing out those American and International Corporations who are willing to help “We the Corporation” win the Race to the Top and those corporations who for whatever reason still want to believe in the Old Days of denying their fellow corporations the same prosperity. For while it is a matter of Individual Thinking since Freewill will always trump mob rule, knowing no person is an island I do look forward to seeing how today’s American Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders deal with Today’s Youth understanding that they are Individual Corporations and have the Right to Work for those entities and institutions of government and society that support the common goal of giving every citizen/corporation the opportunity to become economically viable and financially independent.

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September 25, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

As Washington, Wall Street, and Main Street struggle with the issues facing the Nation I can see how many might look at Congress and wonder why they cannot seem to come ta compromise on what needs to be done in order to solve the problems. However, presented with the fact that Today’s Politicians are limited to protecting Mans’ Unalienable Right to be Ignorant I wish My Brothers and Sisters of the 70’s good luck bridging the gap between the Youth of Yesteryear, the Youth of Today so the Youth of Tomorrow can enjoy the same guaranteed civil and constitutional rights bestowed upon us by our forefathers and ancestors. For though I see it as the Republicans and Tea Party wanting out of fear or greed to protect the Commerce and Industry of the 20^th Century, I see President Obama and the Democratic Party unable to gather the support of Commerce and Industry in the 21^st Century to be able to prove America can build a Green Sustainable Government and Society. And why they take those political positions for a reason, having made a promise the last time America and the World faced such a dilemma. I do hope the following fable will help My Community Elders and Peers realize the Youth of Today are in a much better position to build a Better World than their parents and grandparents were forty years ago. Especially since I know there is an America and World worth fighting for.

For fully aware there are still those in society who do not understand how an American Layman Citizen can stand up to “The Corporation” and Wealthy experts and lawyers in order to speak directly to Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders. I do hope they will seek out those in government and society who can explain it since the Laws of Man and the Laws of Nature forbids me from crossing that line. Because although I have grown up disagreeing with your Parents’ Ideology of a Better World and am still spending a lifetime coming to terms with why Americas’ Democratic and Republican Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders have a hell-bent ideology of protecting Mans’ Unalienable Right to be Ignorant. I am encouraged to see their children have come to recognize that at some point even foolishness and stupidity is just plain wrong. Thus, why I cannot promise it will be their generation who will succeed in building a world where every Human is economically viable and financially independent considering the Youth of Today are smart enough not to allow me to bring to market a Zero Weight 100% Traction Electric Vehicle powered by man-made wind which has the capability to pay a 16 year old to drive up and down Main Street. I can demonstrate to My Elders and Peers that it is possible for “We the People” to do so using the tools given to us in Our Founding Documents.

Now, realize that the Members of Congress and the Leaders of Society operate on the ideology of Limited Energy and Limited Resources since no one has proven they have mastered perpetual motion. And while I am certain that it exists in Nature, I’ll let the Children of the 21^st Century explain to their Elders why Mans’’ Quest should be for “Endless Energy and Endless Resources instead of Unlimited Power and Resources. Because while Common Sense prevents me from exploiting those who look into the Unknown for answers, aware Nature has been making endless energy and resources for eons I do wonder just how far My Peers will allow the Children of the 21^st Century to go in building a better world. Because though I respect the things accomplished by oil over the last 100 years, I also recognize that other natural resources are being exploited by some as the energy of the next 100 years. However, given the fact the Members of Congress and Leaders of Societies need to look beyond the next fade I wonder if Today’s Civil, Political, and Religious Leaders can handle the ideology that the sun and wind will never end. As well as My Community Elders and Peers coming to terms with the ideology that energy and resources derived from the sun and wind are free to the masses and never be the sole property of one entity. For why I realize like flying cars the world might not be ready for everyone to own a Personal Renewable Power Plants constructed out of four wind mills and a wind tunnel in their backyard. The ideology does lend itself to solving the problems caused by Commerce and Industry.

For example; we hear the Democrats and Republicans cry that government spending is out of control even though the low tax rate has led to a budget deficit and the national debt growing rapidly over the last few years. However, the one thing we are not hearing is how to increase in Home Security expenses has added to the problem. In fact, certain that exposing the money we are spending on such items would do no good I wonder why the Tea Party would rather eliminate entitlement programs for the poor rather than require those needing the added security to pay for it. Because why I certainly have nothing against the airlines or those citizens who fly every day, I cannot support the idea of keeping the price of tickets low while telling those airline employees they will have to pay more for their standard of living while management continues getting big bonuses which need to be protected by Homeland Security. So why hasn’t the Media addressed this side of the story?

Than we have the economy quagmire. A problem brought about by the need to slow down consumption in order to regain control of the short and long term fundamentals of finance. And though Prudence will not allow me to go into exactly how I know these actions were taken. All one has to do is look back at the events before and after Katrina to see how America and Global Corporations were affected by the sudden change in banking and the higher cost of oil. However, knowing the problem goes back before 9/11 the question Congress and the Leaders of Society has to answer is very different. For aware that the latest PC, TV, or phone is no longer enough to drive consumers wildly to the stores and that higher prices for food and fuel are only adding to corporations being unable to peddle their goods and services. It is not only the need for jobs, but the jobs which will create enough income so the employee does not remain a burden on society that needs to be addressed by Congress. And here is where I have a problem with both political parties. Because while I’ll admit that Americas’ Infrastructure is in need of repair and replacement, I can’t see how the current highway contracting system insures employees will become taxpayers so they may share the burden. A position I might add that the Tea Party has overlooked in their opposition to President Obamas’ Jobs Bill. For how does one go about creating high paying jobs which make profit in a Global Economy where cheap labor and low overhead is King?

Nonetheless, one of the hardest difficulties facing this Congress and your parents is what resource will replace the oil they have grown up on. For why there is a strong move by some conservatives to keep America dependent on oil for the next forty years regardless of the cost to their children. I have not heard a convincing argument given by others on how their choice of resources can provide a long term inexpensive cost of energy. And while that lends itself to keeping the economy from growing and encouraging more debt as the wealth of America is redistributed around the world. The inaction of Congress to confront the Corporate Leaders of Energy leaves open a door which can be used by the average American today.

For like the Farmers of Yesterday who brought their crops to the city in order to sell them to the corporation so they could make a profit in order to pay taxes. Under current law and future farmers can harvest the energy of the sun and wind in order to sell their electricity to the corporation so they can make profit in order to pay taxes. Because although Americas’ Energy Companies might not be able to afford adding and replacing their current generator systems with solar and wind generator system and sell their electricity at a reasonably priced, with the rest of Americas’ Businesses needing a way to stay competitive in the global market while insuring the American Consumer keeps their high standard of living. Short of overcoming the natural political objections to individuals owning their own Renewable Power Plants in their backyard, I’ll allow your Community Elders explain how certain laws can allow the community to set aside land for such activity.

Because although I can’t promise the Children of Today that the Elders of the 21^st Century along with their older siblings and parents will allow them to build a government and society capable of making every Human on Earth economically viable and financially independent since the Elders of the 70’s along with the older siblings and parents of the Children of the 70’s limited their government and society to the sky. However, knowing that as of now no Corporation or Wealth can provide a guarantee that every Human need and desire can be met. I do hope that a 16 year old today can understand why it would not have been a good idea to give their parents the ability to get paid to drive up and down Main Street. For why the political goal is to build a Better World than those in the past, just as your parents and grandparents had to settle for a voluntary recycling program in the 1970’s in order to enjoy the system we have today. So we will see how Man will react to the need for more energy and money.

Given that now there should be no doubt about the ability of Humans to have a government and society which can provide every citizen with the opportunity to become economically viable and financially independent. And while Fear and Greed might prevent such radical ideology from swiping across the land, reminded that it took about a hundred years and a Civil War to end Slavery in America. I do hope the Youth of Tomorrow can convince their Elders and Peers that there is an America and World worth fighting for.

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September 15, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

Why I am sorry for missing President Obama while he visited Raleigh N.C. yesterday. I do wish I would have had an opportunity to ask him the following question. For why he insists on calling his bill “The American Job Act” could it also be called “Americas’ Saving Act?” For though I realize the Media is focused on unemployment and believe the President and Congress should be talking about jobs, aware the opposition to the presidents’ bill is more worried about cutting federal spending than protecting the common good of the citizenry. I cannot help, but to think the American Job Act is an American Savings Plan designed to reduce the monthly expenditures of government while increasing its self-worth.

For smart enough to know a new bridge is worth more than a 30-40 year old bridge and that better roads will lead to commerce being able to move their goods and products as well as relieve traffic congestion. I do believe the one thing being overlooked in a big way is the ability to put Americans to work retrofitting not only our schools, but all local, state, and federal buildings in a manner which will make them totally energy efficient and independent from the National Power Grid. Because although I can’t find the data to give President Obama and the Members of Congress the amount of taxpayer dollars which can be saved over the next 10-29 years; however, I do recognize that if the Republicans and Tea Party are serious about cutting the spending of the federal government than putting Americans to work eliminating a monthly government expenditure while feeding the rest of the economy must be good for the Stockholders.

So while President Obama and the Media is busy trying to sell the American Job Act to Congress and Wall Street, I do hope the opposing Pundits in the Media are willing to ask the Members of the Republican and Tea Party if they are not going to support jobs which can save America money than how do they plan on supporting the American Corporations in making a profit? For hearing they are opposed to extending the payroll tax cuts and unemployment insurance. How do they think even the corporations who deliver the basic staples are going to sale their products. In fact, given the attack they have done on the public unions in America would I be wrong to say they want to see more American Consumers living below the poverty level?

So why I would have enjoyed asking President Obama if his American Job Act was not indeed an American Savings Act; however, having to work I hope others well see that why oil and energy companies might cry as they lose their government feeding tube. Other American Companies like Owen can demonstrate how their products and technology can move America forward to winning the Race to the Top. For why I can’t tell Congress what to do with the billions saved by taking all of Americas’ government buildings off line and even producing a small stipend to help in the overall budget. Can the opposition tell me the can’t put Americans back to work saving billions of the taxpayer dollar?

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September 7, 2011 by ItheConsumer.

As a Child of the 70’s I recognize the President of the United States of America is the only citizen permitted to bring to the public pulpit a Bold Vision of Americas’ Great Experiment. As such I do wish the 2012 presidential candidates good luck in bringing my peers and their children a politically acceptable plan for the next forty years. For knowing America could quickly solve her debt and economic woes simply by tripling the income of Labor and Management. Looking forward to reading the Bold Visions of Americas’ 2012 Democratic and Republican Presidential Candidates, let me share with you the lessons and limits this Unlearned Unbridled Anti-Authoritarian Child of the 70’s by Freewill and Self-Nature.

For whether you believe in “Endless Resources” and Trickle-Up Economics or “Limited Resources” and Trickledown Economics the simply argument of “Pure Greed” and a few lessons from our ancestors should shine some light on why Political Correctness matters. Because given the choice to make $100.00 profit off of 10,000 customers or generate a penny profit from 6.4 billion customers, which one must the Market choose in order to keep its’ word that Greed Matters? And though that argument goes deeper; given that the growth of the global and national market is ever expanding who is to say “The Corporation” cannot serve the entire population of the Human Race in the 21^st Century.

And why there are those who will complain about the redistribution of wealth or 50% of the population doesn’t pay federal taxes, surely they know of the impact Henry Ford made on the Labor Movement of his time or his contributions to the industrial revolution of the 20^th Century when he by Freewill paid his employees enough to afford the products they were building. Besides all one has to do is to look at how increasing the minimum wage from$1.87/hour in the 1970’s to over $6.50/hours in the 1990’s lead to the largest economic boom in history. So with the past ten years seeing a decline in the Middle and Lower Class wages, which 2012 presidential candidate stand for America waiting another 20 years to see an economic boom or propose to work with Americas’ Commerce and Industry in figuring out how to increase the income of Labor and Management while still remaining competitive in the global market.

Now I’ll be the first to admit my peers and their children are probably not ready to build a government and society where every Human has the opportunity/responsibility to produce and sell their fair share of the energy used by Commerce and Industry or own a Zero Weight 100% traction electric vehicle powered by man-made wind capable of paying a 16 year old to drive up and down Main Street. Nevertheless, seeing how good the corporations of the 20^th Century was at cutting business expenses I do believe a presidential candidate would be wise to consider challenging the corporations of the 21^st Century to see how they could help the Consumer reduce their household expenses.

In fact, if I may be so blazon as to add to the challenge of the 21^st Century Corporation may I suggest developing products that goes as far as generating income for the household? For given that I realize there is a difference between a dream of a child and the duty and responsibilities of a parent. I hope Americas’ Democratic and Republican 2012 Presidential Candidates can raise above the spin of the media pundits and bring my peers and their children a politically viable Bold Vision of the Great Experiment. As I recognize the difficulty the President and Congress will once again face as they look to our Ancestors of the turn of the last century for inspiration. Nevertheless, I do believe and hope that in looking to solve the Issues of Mankind tomorrows’ politicians will understand they take an oath to serve the American Public and not the Charlatans and Vagabonds in Washington and aboard. So where are the Bold Visions of the 2012 Presidential Candidates which will allow my peers and their children to build a better world than the Youth of the 60’s and Silver Spoons of the 70’s?

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