yeah I know you did not ask!
I thought there could never be an American President dumber than or worse than George W. Bush. Effingham Trump has proved me wrong.
So Wrong…
“Despite the jobless epidemic, U.S. companies are tripping over themselves to fill high paying job openings with workers from overseas. Companies, lead by Microsoft and IBM, have already maxed out their allotment of 65,000 H-1B visas. Indeed, it appears U.S. companies have set a three-year record in how quickly they reached the cap for H-1B workers.”
From this article: Despite High Unemployment, U.S. Companies Are Hiring From Overseas At Record Pace
These supposed American companies prefer to hire foreign nationals when unemployment runs epidemic in this country. They play all sort of games to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. (U.S. Tech Companies Could Double Overseas Cash By 2013: Moody’s). Long ago they have moved their spending on education overseas because they felt that they get “more bang for the buck” (Microsoft To Invest $1.7B In India).
We have made it such a financial burden on our young folks to get the education necessary to compete for these types of jobs it is sinful. I have worked in IT for several companies including 3 or 4 Fortune 500 companies. I’ve yet to see one invest significantly in training its American workforce. Either you know it when you are hired, or you learn it on your own. The alternative is to watch as they flood the offices with young Indian programmers.
I’m not sure that these ‘American” companies are not doing more harm to common US citizen than all the terrorist Cheney and Bush ever dreamed about. The law as reinforced by the Supreme Court decision (Justices, 5-4, Reject Corporate Spending Limit) desires to treat the legal construction, corporations, as persons. If they are persons and citizens of this nation they are treasonous, undermining the very fabric of our society.
It is so wrong… and our politicians let them get away with it. So wrong…
Texas please secede
Upon secession you can stop sending us idiots like Bush and Perry.
New York Times Editioral: What Happened to Obama?
This editioral appeared in the Sunday New York Times. What Happened to Obama? I personally think it is a must read if you are wondering what the hell happened to our country and Obama.
The last paragraph of the editorial pretty much sums up the situation for me.
“But the arc of history does not bend toward justice through capitulation cast as compromise. It does not bend when 400 people control more of the wealth than 150 million of their fellow Americans. It does not bend when the average middle-class family has seen its income stagnate over the last 30 years while the richest 1 percent has seen its income rise astronomically. It does not bend when we cut the fixed incomes of our parents and grandparents so hedge fund managers can keep their 15 percent tax rates. It does not bend when only one side in negotiations between workers and their bosses is allowed representation. And it does not bend when, as political scientists have shown, it is not public opinion but the opinions of the wealthy that predict the votes of the Senate. The arc of history can bend only so far before it breaks. ”
I was rooting for Hillary from the git-go of Bush’s first term. The woman has her issues (Bill?), but she knows the ropes, has the respect of her peers or least as much as you can in Washington. And she is tough as nails. I truly believe she has the good of little people in mind.
In part I blame the election of Obama on Oprah. She spent years with every woman in America hanging onto her utterances. However, when it came down to it, she chose race over gender. Which is particularly sad considering how inexperienced Obama was and how experienced Hillary is. But I also think that the corporate powers that really rule this country do not want competent leadership in Washington. If that happens they might not be able run roughshod over the rest of us.
Deep sigh.
We Can’t Make It Here Anymore
This song and video pretty much nails the American malaise. It is a little dated as Bush is the president, but the sentiments still work.
I have several disappointments with Obama, one of the biggest is that he has not gotten us out of these wars. Another is that he seems to be in the pocket of the korporate overlords.
B-A-N-A-N-A… R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C
I’m not much on conspiracy theories, but I am beginning to concoct one. Our government is adrift. We have not had any real leadership in the President’s office for 10 years. What little “leadership” there has been has been counter to benefiting the vast majority of us.
The question then is who benefits from lack of leadership in this country. My short answer would be cowboys on Wall Street and the wealthy 1 or 2 percent of Americans who seem to be setting the government’s agenda. Continue reading “B-A-N-A-N-A… R-E-P-U-B-L-I-C”