CynPro's Blog

How many times do we hear that "people are holding on to their money",

instead of showing their confidence in our economy by spending more.

They are assuming that the little folks HAVE money, and choose not to

spend it.  In reality, it seems many people do not have money to spend.

There's a huge difference which politicians and some of the media do not

seem to acknowledge. Also, unemployment data is often skewed due to

the fact that people who have exhausted their benefits are dropped from

the statistical equation that determines the percentage of unemployed people.

Seems those folks just drop into a black hole and are not counted.

Sound much better to say people have money they choose not to spend...

Middle Class Development Program Ideas

Enable the average citizens to pay their bills and jump-start our economy.
Eliminate the need (and in most cases) the use of credit (debt).
Eliminate all bailouts and welfare programs in favor of the following.
When the new middle class spends money, companies will see relief.
(This devaluates the currency.) Let the money "trickle up" for a change.

Print new money to cover payments to lower income adult U.S. citizens:
Individuals (half amount of scale), or family (amount of scale):

2008 Income Range  = Amt of Check
$0            - $ 99,999  = $1,000,000
$100,000 - $199,999  = $  900,000
$200,000 - $299,999 = $  800,000
$300,000 - $399,999 = $  700,000
$400,000 - $499,999 = $  600,000
$500,000 - $599,999 = $  500,000
$600,000 - $699,999 = $  400,000
$700,000 - $799,999 = $  300,000
$800,000 - $899,999 = $  200,000
$900,000 - $999,999 - $   100,000

Establish verification capabilities of financial transactions by retinal scan & thumb print.
Federally maintained retinal scan and thumb print ID database of all adult U.S. citizens.
Collected by Department of Motor Vehicles. Grant law enforcement access to database.

Physical and mental evaluation for adult citizens who earned less than $15,000 in 2008.
Free school for all ages US citizens per ability and preference.
Job required and provided in accordance with abilities and preference.
Federal minimum hourly wage raised to $30 (states to honor).
Price freezes across the board. Goal: eliminate credit dependence.

New job creation bonus for businesses.
Consider tax scale raise in 2010 for incomes over $250,000 yearly.
Zero tax deductions across the board (NO exceptions or exclusions).

Assistance for auto manufacturers who will agree to provide:
100 plus mpg autos - free renewable energy autos.

Stiff renegotiation of trade agreements.
FTC enforcement - hire 10 times nuimber of current inspectors.

Cap all medical procedures - fed regulated prices.
Cap drug companies to 10 x cost to manufacture product

Assist clean free renewable energy for home, factory, and office:
wind, solar, steam, and geothermal - NO oil - NO coal.

No stocks or highly regulated for: infrastructure related, housing, food, drugs.

Watching the reaction of people, from not only
our country, but from numerous other nations
who celebrated our new president, and this new
era in the history of the United States, I was
struck by a feeling of awe.

It felt like we, as a nation, had been given a second
chance, to redeem our selves as a power for all
that is right in the world, and all that could be.
I thought of John Kennedy and Princess Diana
and of the gracefulness we recognized in people
from time to time in our past.

Now, there is a sense grace and oneness that welled up
from our nation and has echoed around the world as
reporters everywhere announced our new president elect.

It was like watching a flood of hope engulf our planet.

VIDEO:
Ron Howard, Andy Griffith, and Henry Winkler support Obama.
What was that about Fonzie & Palin?

FOLLOW THE MONEY
Gambling tycoons support McCain,
fearing regulations under Obama
WATCH the VIDEO
Makes ya wonder, doesn't it...

Barack seemed determined to stay on topic and discuss the differences in their policies, even when McCain tried to blame Obama for the negative ads McCain's campaign put out, by stating that Obama wouldn't do town hall format campaigning that McCain favors.

In my opinion, there are other ways to compete, than running a negative campaign, if your opponent doesn't want to use your preferred format. I believe McCain's negative campaign strategy was a last ditch effort because McCain could not win if he stuck to talking about the real issues. He didn't have a winning economic strategy, and he had supported Bush in too many bad judgment calls.

Barack focused on education, jobs, healthcare, and tax breaks for average working Americans, and I believe that is what is important. That's what people want to hear about.

Sitting down at a table was good for McCain, since it seemed to quill his urge to roam aimlessly around the stage

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TROOPERGATE - GUILTY - 10/10/08

SARAH PALIN was found GUILTY by the Alaskan legislature's
by-partisen committy (of 10 republicans and 4 democrats), 
of abusing her power as governor of Alaska by terminating
Water Monegan (Alaska's public safety commissioner) for
refusing to fire Sarah Palin's ex-brother-in-law. 

When the investigation began, Sarah said she would cooperate
but, after entering into the politican campaign, that changed.
McCain's campaign tried to squash many supeanas from going out.

Palin committed an ethical violation by using her husband, Todd,
to speak to over 16 state employees regarding her former brother
in-law (a state trooper) in her attempt to get him fired. She then
lied to the people of Alaska when asked about the situation.

As polls have shown Obama steadily increasing his lead this week,
McCain's campaign ads have become extremely negative, and on
the trail, Sarah Palin has told some nasty lies about Obama.

McCain supporters have launched email and blog attacks containing
false statements leading people to believe that Senator Obama is
not a U.S. citizen, that his Hawaiian birth certificate is fabricated,
that he is a terrorist, that he is the anti-christ, and much more.

As a result, McCain's supporters (as a whole) have become much
more hostile in their reaction toward Obama. They seem to fear him
to the point that McCain, at recent rallies, stated that Barack Obama
is a decent family man, citizen, and that people should not fear
Obama if he became president.

Did McCain and his campaign go too far in their negative and false
claims about Obama, to the point that they have unwittingly
endangered Obama's life, should he become our next president?

What effect would it have on the republican party if they are viewed
as accomplices in something of this nature?

What would happen to McCain's career if he was seen by the public
as the instigator of such a tragedy?

Has the republican party realized they have gone too far in their
attempt to smear a good, intelligent American citizen who is fully
qualified to be president of the United States?

You could have knocked me over with a feather.
After all the nasty, dishonest attack ads McCain ran,
today, I saw the following on TV, then found the video.
McCain admits Obama is a good citizen. (See below)

FOX NEWS REPORTERS, Many bloggers have posted on your site,
that Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen. Have any FOX NEWS REPORTERS
investigated this issue? Have they discovered the truth for bloggers who
are confused about this issue?  What facts do you know about Barack Obama?

I was pleasantly surprised that Sarah was able to speak coherently
during the debate with Joe. She was much better than in her interview
with Katie Couric. I was a bit disappionted that she failed to answer
some of the questions she was asked, and was unable to communicate
any differences between the Bush administration, and McCain-Palin.
That concerns me because the Bush policies have been such a disaster.

I think Joe did very well in the debate. He stayed on the issues, and even
answered the questions being asked. I imagine it was a little easier for
Joe to address about the questions since he had dealt first-hand with many
of the issues, where as Palin's inexperience restricted her responses to
topics she had been preped to talk about.

Sarah did far better than I expected, but Joe won the debate hands-down.

It struck me that a lot of people have been led to believe they are
in one economic class, when statistics tell a much different story.

This break in definitions may be causing confusion in understanding
what politicians are saying, so thought I'd post some info I picked up.

OUR ECONOMY
2007 Median annual household income was $50,233 (Census Bureau).

2007 Approximate percentage earnings:
68% earned under $25,000 yearly.
45% earned $50,000 yearly.
27% earned $75,000 yearly.
16% earned $100,000 yearly.
6% earned over $150,000 yearly.

Nothing set in stone. The following are like a loose rule-of-thumb.

Capitalist class - Top-level executives, high-rung politicians, heirs.
Ivy League education is common. Upper class 1% Top-level executives,
celebrities, heirs; income over $500,000 is common.

Super-rich - Multi-millionaires. Celebrities and powerful executives
politicians. Ivy League education common. Incomes commonly exceed $350,000.

Rich (5%) - Households with net worth of $1 million or more;
largely in the form of home equity. Most have college degrees.

Upper middle class (15%) - Highly educated (often with graduate degrees),
Most commonly salaried, Professionals & managers with household incomes
from the high 5-figure range and higher.

Middle class - College educated workers with incomes considerably
above-average and compensation. $100,000 yearly may be typical.

Lower middle class - Semi-professionals and craftsmen.
Average standard of living. Most have some college and are white collar.
Approximately $40,000 to $90,000 anually.

Working class (30%) - Clerical and most blue collar workers whose work is
highly routinized. Standard of living varies depending on number of income
earners, but is commonly just adequate. High school education.
Low job security. Common household incomes from $16,000 to $30,000.

Working poor - Service, low-rung clerical and some blue collar workers.
High economic insecurity and risk of poverty. Some high school education.

Lower class - Those who occupy poorly-paid positions or rely on government.
Some high school education.

Underclass (12%) - The poor with limited or no participation in the labor force.
Reliant on government. Some high school education. Those living below poverty.
Household income of $18,000 is typical.

McCain wrongfully twisted the intent of the legislation
(Obama supported), to make young children aware of
such things as inappropriate touching, in an attempt
to reduce child molestation and rape, teaching them
how to defend themselves against sexual predators.  

To sacrifice legislation which was introduced to help
reduce crimes against children just to take a swing
at your opponent is appalling. McCain sunk to a new low.

When will we see truthful disclosure of candidate's views
instead of these childish smears?   About McCain's

"sex education in kindergarten" politics.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/us/politics/11checkp
oint.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/09/mccain-ad-oba
mas-lone-edu_n_125205.html 
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5992809.h
tml 
http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/789668.html 

Is it OK for McCain to say "lipstick on a pig",

but NOT OK for Obama to use that expression?

There is a very old expression,

"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig".
That expression has been used as far back as

I can remember.  It means, you can dress something up,

but dressing it up won't change it.

When McCain was talking about Hillary's health plan, back in
Oct last year, McCain said Clinton's proposal was “eerily”
and went on to say, “I think they put some lipstick
on a pig, but it’s still a pig.”

McCain wasn't calling Clinton a pig. Was he?

Why whould anyone believe McCain didn't mean that
Hillary was a pig, but Obama meant Sarah was?

It's a commonly used expression, nothing more.
McCain and Obama have both used it.

On 08/16/08 Pastor Rick Warren asked McCain:
"Give me a number, give me a specific number.
Where do you move from middle class to rich?"   McCain said, "I don't want to take any money from the rich.
I want everybody to get rich.  So, I think if you are just
talking about income, how about $5 million?"   Hmmmm ... If McCain doesn't want to take any money
from the rich, WHERE do you think he plans to get it?   The unions are paid by the working cless to negotiate for them. The AFL-CIO supports Barack because he fights for workers. The AFL-CIO says: "Thompson and McCain are flat-out wrong when they allege Sen. Barack Obama’s proposed economic plan would raise taxes on millions of working families. In reality, his plan would give  tax cuts to nearly all working families.   Here's the numbers: http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/09/04/obamas-tax-plan-bet
ter-for-working-families-than-mccains/   Republicans believe that growth must start at the TOP and TRICKLE DOWN to the working class.  That way, workers stay hungry enough that they work as hard as possible. At the same time, it makes lots of money for the company.   That may sound like a good plan, but what happens when those companies decide to KEEP the extra money they got from special tax cuts & loopholes, instead of investing the extra money back into the company to grow more jobs?   We'll seen the amount of corporate corruption sky-rocket in recent years. We're not talking about the little mom & pop companies of yesterday, who actually cared about their employees.   What we have now, are a lot of big businesses who will do whatever it takes to keep their money in their pockets. They want multi-million dollar mansions, yachts, and planes.   We need a real change. "Trickle down" economics don't work.