Posted on 09/12/2012 5:04:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The stakes in the coming election could not be higher. While crystal ball-gazing always is hazardous, the trail America's economy would follow, should President Obama's re-election effort succeed, has already been blazed. Naturally, the media will tell you none of this.
The upcoming election, despite the best efforts of the Obama campaign, the mainstream media, and various polling firms, is going to revolve around two questions: are you better off than you were four ago, and what is the future going to be if Barack Obama is re-elected? The Obama team is attempting to finesse the first question by obfuscating the second. They claim that their policies have begun to work, and, given a second term, life would redeem the promises Obama made in 2008.
A discussion centered on what the future will bring can be confusing and arcane. The Democrats rely on an emotional argument tied into the cult of personality surrounding Barack Obama, essentially stating that because their motives are pure and they have historically been for the "little" guy, they should be trusted when they say that their plans will be best in the long run. The Republicans and conservatives, on the other hand, too often rely on cold, hard facts and figures, which oftentimes succeed only in making them appear impersonal and pedantic, spouting numbers which cause the eye of the average voter to glaze over with confusion.
Further playing into the hands of the Obama cabal is the sense among far too many Americans that the worst could never happen here. This nation has experienced unprecedented prosperity for over 66 years, with only a few minor hiccups along the way. It is extraordinarily difficult to accept that today, America is living on the residue of its past economic achievements and facing a bleak future
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I think that the collapse is going to happen this fall...in the next 5-7 weeks.
I have people I supply parts to in China....they are ordering parts a 8X normal demand...as though they are stockpiling parts in anticipation of non-availability soon.
just a seat of the pants feeling based on normal ebb and flow of things. This is outside normal.
if obama is re-elected, you will see small businesses gradually close down and Americans cut back on spending knowing things are going to get worse. The RNC needs to make a commercial about the certain economic collapse if Obama is re-elected.
RE: If Romney does the right thing, gut(gut) spending except military, he will be vilified and be a one termer
I’ve been thinking about this myself. If you want to do the right thing, you have to cut spending to the level it was pre-financial crisis ( OVER A TRILLION, and we need to do it like, yesterday).
But if someone does it, he has to sacrifice his political career because make no mistake — THERE WILL BE PAIN, LOT’s OF IT.
But if we don’t do it sooner than later, the pain will be irreversible (like Greece).
There are no painless options, and We don’t have much time.
The sooner we face up to reality, the better.
One of those realities is that the collapse is going to happen anyway. Continuing to prop it up is only going to make things worse.
I’m more fatalistic with each passing day. Let’s say Romney wins, and actually intends to attack these problems with a chainsaw. Congress holds the credit card. I’m not convinced that POTUS can have enough impact without their cooperation. I hate this sense of pessimism, but I think we are set for the big fall. Nobody in power wants to deal with reality.
My question is: How do we get Obama out of the WH after he loses in November? He could do a lot of damage between the election and the inauguration of his successor.
The economy is collapsing as it was under Carter. World Totalitarian Islam is making territorial gains worldwide while he USA retreats as was the case with the Communists during Carter's administration. There have been 2 embassies trashed in Moslem countries and an ambassador murdered-analagous to the Iran Hostage situation. And we allowed the irredeemable trashing of the two figures who might have shown Reagan's abilities, insight, and determination, Palin and Gingrich.
As happened with Reagan?
Someone the other day described what’s happening perfectly; they said it’s like being in a car wreck you are driving along you see a car coming at you he’s not stopping for the red light there’s no place for you to go you know for sure he is going to hit you and then everything slows down like a scene from some action movie the car coming seems to be crawling you can even see the surprise on the other drivers face. When he hits you the flying glass seems to hang in the air for a second and all the time there ain’t a damn thing you can do, but pray you survive.
Personally I we will see something much like the collapse of Argentina ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yerKMQc7-w&feature=grec_index )but on a global scale.
As far as the election either way it goes I believe we will soon see social unrest, the closer the election gets the more things will become like walking a mine field and a miss step and things can and will exploded.
Despite the CDC’s tongue and cheek presentation for National Preparedness Month, there really are Zombies, just not the kind from George A. Romero films. They have been fed from the Government’s stash and walked among us for years now and many have been caught on film, but it was in a movie it was for real:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JtPLyYpyyA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4F8ob9nlfY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Ykj92c9v8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnpqBb_7PJ4
These and many more like events show (Flash Mobs, OWS, etc) that we have a large entitlement minded population that is violent prone. I think that during a collapse you will see many small businesses wiped out by flash mob looting, and once started it will quickly spread to rape, robbery and murder for murder sake. You will see what I call ‘pocket pogroms’ and if you ain’t ‘Amish’ you better not be around when they come.
I am very much in agreement of the author of this article about what we can look forward to:
When The Music Stops – How America’s Cities May Explode In Violence
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2926391/posts
Many of these ‘zombies’ will think no more about killing you to get ‘stuff’ than zombies in the lastest horror flick and do it just as gruesomely as any of the worse scenes in those same movies.
Many of you who have read my post know I often refer to this quote from Star Trek Deep Space Nine: “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Siege of AR-558 (#7.8)” (1998)
Quark: “Let me tell you something about Hew-mons, Nephew. They’re a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don’t believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.”
It has repeated been shown throughout history that this is what happens to people once placed under such stressful conditions and yet you would be surprised how many people don’t realize the transformations that can take place under such conditions. And because of their ignorance many won’t even live long learn.
If you want to learn what happens I suggest you read some of Selco’s firsthand experiences in Bosnia:
A Survival Q & A: Living Through SHTF In The Middle Of A War Zone
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2798007/posts
Clearly there’s a storm coming, as great as a hurricane and like you do when a hurricane comes your way you either prepare to weather it or you become a victim of it.
For those who are just starting or are old hands at prepping you may find my Preparedness Manual helpfull. You can download it at:
http://tomeaker.com/kart/Preparedness1j.pdf
NOTE! THIS IS A FREE DOWNLOAD. I DO NOT MAKE ONE CENT OFF MY PREPAREDNESS MANUAL!
For those of you who haven’t started already it’s time to prepare almost past time maybe. You needed to be stocking up on food guns, ammo, basic household supplies like soap, papergoods, cleaning supplies, good sturdy clothes including extra socks, underwear and extra shoes and boots, a extra couple changes of oil and filters for your car, tools, things you buy everyday start buying two and put one up.
As the LDS say “When the emergency is upon us the time for preparedness has past.”
Or as the bible says: A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
NIV Proverbs 22:3
“There is no greater disaster than to underestimate danger.
Underestimation can be fatal.”
——are pure and they have historically been for the “little” guy, they should be trusted ——
The fallacy is that the little guy doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground. If he could tell the difference, he wouldn’t be little.
obama WILL do a lot of damage between the election and innagruation. Bet on it.
Reagan never “gutted” spending, though he had a deal with Tip O’Neil to decrease spending in exchange for some tax increases (O’Neil lied).
Here’s a link to the historical record of Federal Government expenditures:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/assets/hist01z1.xls
Put those coal workers back to work, build the pipeline, & unleash the energy sector in general. Lower energy costs benefit the entire country. Repeal Obamacare & make the Bush tax cuts permanent. Both give business the confidence to start new businesses & hire workers. Gut the EPA of the CO2 crowd. Forget climate change. End ethanol subsidies to lower food prices.
More jobs - lots more - mean lower entitlement costs & more taxes flowing into the treasury. People with jobs spend money on houses, cars, vacations, etc., further increasing tax receipts & growing our economy.
We will never control the deficit & debt solely by cutting spending. We must grow our way out of the deficit, making the debt ultimately minuscule compared to GDP. A bigger pie is the solution, not smaller slices.
You’re right in that the crash is inevitable, and probably imminent.
It’s not that I think that Romney will be able to delay it,
it’s that I’d rather have a nominal Christian capitalist in power than a Marxist America-hating Muslim in power when it does.
Reagan just cut spending. We are beyond just a snip here and there. Departments need to be gutted.
Where is their market?
If there is a collapse, how does even China sell anything unless these are for a domestic market they believe will survive and is essential, such as their military.?
What type of machines do they make (just the sector would be helpful, to avoid identifying your business)?
I have a friend who works for a prominent US company w/manufacturing in China, Saudi and the US. He travels constantly and says things are really ok for the company, the industry and in the countries to which he travels. They make essential gauges and other parts for oil extractors. He’d like to retire, but the money is still so good, he is hanging in there.
RE: As happened with Reagan?
I don’t think Reagan cut spending at all.
When Ronald Reagan delivered his farewell address more than two decades ago, he cited one regret: a continuing deficit he had put the nation on track to eliminate.
“I’ve been asked if I have any regrets. Well, I do,” said Reagan. “The deficit is one. I’ve been talking a great deal about that lately, but tonight isn’t for arguments, and I’m going to hold my tongue.”
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