Posted on 09/14/2014 6:52:13 AM PDT by george76
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.” ? Mark Twain.
I never believe government manufactured numbers. They will always be adjusted, massaged, and manipulated to achieve a happy ending for the propagandists attempting to control and fleece the sheep. Yesterday, the government produced retail sales numbers for August that were weak and the corporate MSM propaganda machine immediately threw up bold headlines declaring how strong these numbers were. Positive stories were published on the interwebs and Wall Street hack economists were rolled out on CNBC, where the bubble headed bimbos and prostitutes for the status quo like Jim Cramer and Steve Liesman declared the recovery gaining strength. Woo Hoo.
If everyone else is whipping out that credit card, why aren’t you? Credit card debt has reached a new post recession high. They tell me consumer confidence is soaring. Forget about the 92 million working age Americans supposedly not in the labor force. Forget about real household income hovering at 1999 levels. Forget about median household net worth still 30% lower than 2007. Forget about what you see with your own two eyes in malls, strip centers and office parks as you motor around our suburban sprawl empire of debt. Those Store Closing, Space Available, and For Lease signs mean nothing.
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It appears our friendly government drones may be pumping the current data to give the appearance of recovery
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
Step 1: Say industry home.
Step 2: See Step 1
Leni, you can make out like a bandit at Kohl’s. Kohls is meant really for the internet shopper.
First of all, they let you “stack”. In other words, you can often use more than one coupon, up to three.
If you find something on sale, with a manufacturer’s rebate, and then get a 30% off coupon, and then get free shipping, and then use kohl’s cash from another purchase, you can be sitting in the catbird seat like James Thurber said. Plus they are really return friendly.
I got their very top of the line platinum Keurig coffee pot delivered to my house for $48. It’s older now, and been replaced as a model, but it still sells at walmart for $130.
Here’s one of my secrets: http://slickdeals.net/
Just got my shipment today. Very impressed...Thanks
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