investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--This Giant Monopolist Needs to Declare Bankruptcy and Reorganize

The feds have some difficult choices to make… Most people are not aware that there exists a huge conglomerate in the US with trillions in sales .
This business provides insurance services such as healthcare financing , disability income protection , worker ’ s compensation , and retirement income guarantees .
Revenues emanate via premiums from customers .
Since there is limited or no competition , this firm is a monopoly and therefore controls these markets .
But that ’ s not the extent of its commercial enterprises .
This conglomerate is also in the security business , providing for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In addition , they dabble in environmental maintenance and cleanup , education , banking , and other industries .
You would think it ’ s not possible they can do all these things well , and you would be right .
Most customers experience lousy service , but there are no other choices .
To burnish their brand , they advertise themselves as benign providers of good services with a strong financial foundation to back all these promises .
However , finances are threatening the enterprise .
Income for fiscal year 2019 was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 4.4 trillion .
The $ 900 billion loss was added to the company ’ s line of credit ( LOC ) .
Bankers , who for some reason have not shown much concern about the conglomerate ’ s finances in the past , are getting anxious .
The enterprise hasn ’ t turned a profit since 2001 , making just $ 128 billion that year .
They had already tapped almost $ 6 trillion of their LOC by then , expanding that through consecutive yearly losses to over $ 24 trillion today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 55 percent in 2001 to over 106 percent now .
Most businesses would be laughed out of town if they tried to add to their LOC with these numbers .
Somehow , through some sort of magic , they have been able to continue to borrow .
In the past they have been able to placate their lenders with rosy projections of future income that were not questioned .
But in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown , they can ’ t use those unrealistic forecasts any longer .
Revenues could be halved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disability , and unemployment benefits they have promised to cover .
They will need to tap at least another $ 4 trillion of their LOC this year , if not $ 6 trillion or more .
To make matters worse , the firm has off–balance sheet liabilities that are not reflected in their net worth statement , a strict violation of accounting standards .
These liabilities total over $ 122 trillion on a present value basis primarily for promises regarding healthcare , disability , and income supplements .
How could they get away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their financial statements ?
They couldn ’ t .
What are the odds that their bankers will allow them to tap their LOC once again ?
How many lenders will lend more money to a business that has never made a profit since 2001 ?
That has a debt-to-income ratio of over 100 percent ?
Zero .
The business would have to file for bankruptcy or simply close its doors .
To make matters worse , the corporate governance team consists of a president , vice-president , and 535 others who comprise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not one of them is an expert in any of the company ’ s business enterprises , having been elected in a popularity contest instead of vetted based on experience .
The BOD experiences much infighting as they struggle for more power and influence on the board , diverting attention from vital day-to-day operations .
By any count , we would all want to see a monopoly like this busted .
Our federal government certainly would not permit a monopoly like this to exist in its present form .
They would require @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parts of the business off or just plain shut it down .
But the “ conglomerate ” I described above is the federal government .
The budget numbers above are the actual finances of our federal government in fiscal year ( FY ) 2019 .
They are bad , but they ’ re about to get much worse .
It is not unreasonable to assume that the feds will see a drop in revenues of at least 20 percent in FY 2020 , if they ’ re not cut in half .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are no incomes to tax .
At the same time , the feds have increased spending immensely .
We were already well on our way to spending a record $ 5 trillion this year without the coronavirus .
The Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security ( CARES ) Act has immediately added $ 2 trillion in expenses and could increase federal borrowing another $ 4 trillion or more this year .
That would bring expenses for 2020 to an unbelievable $ 11 trillion , adding precipitously to our already overburdening debt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ runaway debt .
Our national debt was $ 24 trillion before coronavirus .
Incredibly , it may break the $ 30 trillion mark in less than six months ’ time .
If federal revenues did in fact decrease by just 20 percent , they would drop to $ 2.8 trillion versus expenses of over $ 7 trillion in 2020 ( not including the added borrowing from CARES for business loans ) .
Almost immediately , this shortfall would add over $ 4 trillion to our national debt , bringing it to over $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost $ 22 trillion were to also drop just 20 percent , our debt-to-GDP ratio would climb overnight to over 150 percent !
It will most likely be much worse than that in September .
Interest rates are low—about zero right now .
This is because they are controlled by the feds via the operations of the Federal Reserve Bank .
The feds want interest rates lower than natural rates , because they believe it will “ stimulate ” the economy .
Low rates also lower the interest costs of government borrowing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ rise—and then the cost of our overleveraged government will become crushing .
If the average rate of interest due on all government debt were just 3 percent , the annual interest due would exceed $ 1 trillion alone .
Those are monies that can not go to feed the poor , provide medical care , or comply with climate accords .
No one would lend a business enterprise with these depressing numbers anything .
How has the government been able to get away with this in the past ?
What is the magic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is their ability to print money .
The feds are the bankers .
The feds—via their “ partners ” at the central bank—are printing money now to “ assist ” with the postcoronavirus economy .
They will couch the printing as loans , but this is a comforting fiction .
In the real world , loans can only come from savings , but neither the central bank nor the government itself has savings , as evidenced by their perpetual deficits and ridiculous debt .
Even social security payroll deductions ( premiums in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monies not used to make social security benefit payments have been spent on other things .
If the government has no savings but is going to provide for “ stimulus ” checks and trillions in business loans , this money will have to be created in no small part “ out of thin air.
” The feds are stuck between a rock and a hard place .
If they don ’ t inject liquidity into the economy , there will be many immediate bankruptcies and unemployment will skyrocket to record heights .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to go bankrupt anyway—the central bank can ’ t print enough money to keep all businesses and jobs afloat .
Recessions and depressions are times to restructure and rebuild .
Firms that made wrong forecasts about their markets and others who overextended themselves by taking out loans at artificially low rates of interest should be allowed to fail .
This happens all the time when times are good .
When times are bad , we need to cleanse the economy even more to allow the most efficient and strong to rebuild the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You can pay me now , or you can pay me later ” applies here : we can experience some very bad pain for a relatively short period of time or delay the pain in return for even worse pain in the future , lasting much longer .
The feds have some difficult choices to make .
They can do the political thing , pretending that they know how to solve the problems with other people ’ s money ( in this case our children ’ s and grandchildren ’ s money ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections .
Or they can do the right thing—admit that they don ’ t know how to get us out of this calamity and instead allow the private sector to work , produce , and trade , which has always been the key to prosperity .
The sad fact is that the feds are bankrupt .
If these institutions were forced to compete in a real economy , they would have been forced to restructure or go out of business long ago.Author : J. Kyle deVries is a financial planner residing in southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an Amazon # 1 New Release entitled Bern , Baby , Bern !
: Why Bernie Sanders ’ Policies Would Incinerate the U.S. Economy

The feds have some difficult choices to make…
by J. Kyle DeVries via Mises
Most people are not aware that there exists a huge conglomerate in the US with trillions in sales. This business provides insurance services such as healthcare financing, disability income protection, worker’s compensation, and retirement income guarantees. Revenues emanate via premiums from customers. Since there is limited or no competition, this firm is a monopoly and therefore controls these markets. But that’s not the extent of its commercial enterprises.
This conglomerate is also in the security business, providing for defense from foreign and domestic threats. In addition, they dabble in environmental maintenance and cleanup, education, banking, and other industries. You would think it’s not possible they can do all these things well, and you would be right. Most customers experience lousy service, but there are no other choices. To burnish their brand, they advertise themselves as benign providers of good services with a strong financial foundation to back all these promises.
However, finances are threatening the enterprise. Income for fiscal year 2019 was just $3.5 trillion but expenses were $4.4 trillion. The $900 billion loss was added to the company’s line of credit (LOC). Bankers, who for some reason have not shown much concern about the conglomerate’s finances in the past, are getting anxious.
The enterprise hasn’t turned a profit since 2001, making just $128 billion that year. They had already tapped almost $6 trillion of their LOC by then, expanding that through consecutive yearly losses to over $24 trillion today. Their debt-to-income ratio has climbed from 55 percent in 2001 to over 106 percent now. Most businesses would be laughed out of town if they tried to add to their LOC with these numbers. Somehow, through some sort of magic, they have been able to continue to borrow.
In the past they have been able to placate their lenders with rosy projections of future income that were not questioned. But in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown, they can’t use those unrealistic forecasts any longer. Revenues could be halved while expenses skyrocket for the healthcare, disability, and unemployment benefits they have promised to cover. They will need to tap at least another $4 trillion of their LOC this year, if not $6 trillion or more.
To make matters worse, the firm has off–balance sheet liabilities that are not reflected in their net worth statement, a strict violation of accounting standards. These liabilities total over $122 trillion on a present value basis primarily for promises regarding healthcare, disability, and income supplements. How could they get away with not disclosing these very significant obligations on their financial statements? They couldn’t.
What are the odds that their bankers will allow them to tap their LOC once again? How many lenders will lend more money to a business that has never made a profit since 2001? That has a debt-to-income ratio of over 100 percent? Zero. The business would have to file for bankruptcy or simply close its doors.
To make matters worse, the corporate governance team consists of a president, vice-president, and 535 others who comprise the board of directors (BOD). Not one of them is an expert in any of the company’s business enterprises, having been elected in a popularity contest instead of vetted based on experience. The BOD experiences much infighting as they struggle for more power and influence on the board, diverting attention from vital day-to-day operations.
By any count, we would all want to see a monopoly like this busted. Our federal government certainly would not permit a monopoly like this to exist in its present form. They would require it to break up and sell various parts of the business off or just plain shut it down. But the “conglomerate” I described above is the federal government.
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The budget numbers above are the actual finances of our federal government in fiscal year (FY) 2019. They are bad, but they’re about to get much worse. It is not unreasonable to assume that the feds will see a drop in revenues of at least 20 percent in FY 2020, if they’re not cut in half. When people aren’t working, there are no incomes to tax. At the same time, the feds have increased spending immensely. We were already well on our way to spending a record $5 trillion this year without the coronavirus. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has immediately added $2 trillion in expenses and could increase federal borrowing another $4 trillion or more this year. That would bring expenses for 2020 to an unbelievable $11 trillion, adding precipitously to our already overburdening debt. CARES 2 will only compound the runaway debt.
Our national debt was $24 trillion before coronavirus. Incredibly, it may break the $30 trillion mark in less than six months’ time. If federal revenues did in fact decrease by just 20 percent, they would drop to $2.8 trillion versus expenses of over $7 trillion in 2020 (not including the added borrowing from CARES for business loans). Almost immediately, this shortfall would add over $4 trillion to our national debt, bringing it to over $28 trillion. If 2019 GDP of almost $22 trillion were to also drop just 20 percent, our debt-to-GDP ratio would climb overnight to over 150 percent! It will most likely be much worse than that in September.
Interest rates are low—about zero right now. This is because they are controlled by the feds via the operations of the Federal Reserve Bank. The feds want interest rates lower than natural rates, because they believe it will “stimulate” the economy. Low rates also lower the interest costs of government borrowing. However, at some point rates will rise—and then the cost of our overleveraged government will become crushing. If the average rate of interest due on all government debt were just 3 percent, the annual interest due would exceed $1 trillion alone. Those are monies that cannot go to feed the poor, provide medical care, or comply with climate accords.
No one would lend a business enterprise with these depressing numbers anything. How has the government been able to get away with this in the past? What is the magic mentioned above that keeps it going? It is their ability to print money. The feds are the bankers.
The feds—via their “partners” at the central bank—are printing money now to “assist” with the postcoronavirus economy. They will couch the printing as loans, but this is a comforting fiction. In the real world, loans can only come from savings, but neither the central bank nor the government itself has savings, as evidenced by their perpetual deficits and ridiculous debt. Even social security payroll deductions (premiums in a sense) have never been saved—surplus monies not used to make social security benefit payments have been spent on other things. If the government has no savings but is going to provide for “stimulus” checks and trillions in business loans, this money will have to be created in no small part “out of thin air.”
The feds are stuck between a rock and a hard place. If they don’t inject liquidity into the economy, there will be many immediate bankruptcies and unemployment will skyrocket to record heights. However, chances are great that most are going to go bankrupt anyway—the central bank can’t print enough money to keep all businesses and jobs afloat.
Recessions and depressions are times to restructure and rebuild. Firms that made wrong forecasts about their markets and others who overextended themselves by taking out loans at artificially low rates of interest should be allowed to fail. This happens all the time when times are good. When times are bad, we need to cleanse the economy even more to allow the most efficient and strong to rebuild the foundation. The old adage, “You can pay me now, or you can pay me later” applies here: we can experience some very bad pain for a relatively short period of time or delay the pain in return for even worse pain in the future, lasting much longer.
The feds have some difficult choices to make. They can do the political thing, pretending that they know how to solve the problems with other people’s money (in this case our children’s and grandchildren’s money) while ensuring that they continue to win elections. Or they can do the right thing—admit that they don’t know how to get us out of this calamity and instead allow the private sector to work, produce, and trade, which has always been the key to prosperity.
The sad fact is that the feds are bankrupt. If these institutions were forced to compete in a real economy, they would have been forced to restructure or go out of business long ago.Author:
J. Kyle deVries
J. Kyle deVries is a financial planner residing in southern California. He is the author of an Amazon #1 New Release entitled Bern, Baby, Bern!: Why Bernie Sanders’ Policies Would Incinerate the U.S. Economy


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--OUT: SOCIAL DISTANCING. IN: POLITICAL DISTANCING.

Gov .
Newsom Says Elon Musk ’ s Fight is with Alameda County , Not State .
You don ’ t need a weatherman to see which way the wind blows — or who ’ s feeling the heat .
In his press conference Monday , California Gov .
Gavin Newsom attempted to distance himself from Tesla CEO Elon Musk ’ s threat to move his company headquarters and production facilities out of state because of Newsom ’ s statewide shutdown orders .
Musk ’ s plant has been closed since mid-March .
On Saturday , Tesla CEO Elon Musk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and production facilities to Texas or Nevada if they were not allowed to reopen as soon as possible , as California Globe reported .
Tesla ’ s plant has been ordered to remain shut , even though all other car manufacturers in the US are allowed open , Musk said .
The billionaire CEO , who employs 10,000 at his Alameda plant , said Tesla would relocate its headquarters and future programs out-of-state , which elicited a “ F*ck Musk ” Twitter response from Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez ( D-San Diego ) .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , against the governor ’ s lockdown order .
Newsom was asked in the press conference about the ongoing fight over the shutdown order Musk is threatening to move his company out of state over .
Gov .
Newsom dodged the real issue – his Executive Order shutting down the entire state – and said the fight was between Musk and Alameda County , and not with the state .
“ I respect the counties , ” Newsom said .
“ We recognize the localities.
” Except , several counties which have reopened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the State is sending in agents from the California Department of State Alcoholic Beverage Control ( ABC ) to close down bars .
And the state ’ s ABC was doing this without notifying the local authorities .
“ My understanding is they ’ ve had some constructive conversation , ” Newsom said about Musk and Alameda County .
“ It ’ s county-led enforcement .
Alameda County health department will be following up with this.
” The conversation between Musk and Alameda County can ’ t be that constructive , because Musk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plant Monday .
“ Tesla has filed a lawsuit against Alameda County , California , where Tesla ’ s Fremont factory is , ” Business Insider reported .
“ The factory has been closed since March 23 , when Alameda County ordered it to shut down as part of social-distancing measures directed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 .
”

Gov. Newsom Says Elon Musk’s Fight is with Alameda County, Not State. You don’t need a weatherman to see which way the wind blows — or who’s feeling the heat.
In his press conference Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom attempted to distance himself from Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s threat to move his company headquarters and production facilities out of state because of Newsom’s statewide shutdown orders. Musk’s plant has been closed since mid-March.
On Saturday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened to move both the company headquarters and production facilities to Texas or Nevada if they were not allowed to reopen as soon as possible, as California Globe reported.
Tesla’s plant has been ordered to remain shut, even though all other car manufacturers in the US are allowed open, Musk said.
The billionaire CEO, who employs 10,000 at his Alameda plant, said Tesla would relocate its headquarters and future programs out-of-state, which elicited a “F*ck Musk” Twitter response from Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego).
And then Musk opened his Alameda plant Monday, against the governor’s lockdown order.
Newsom was asked in the press conference about the ongoing fight over the shutdown order Musk is threatening to move his company out of state over.
Gov. Newsom dodged the real issue – his Executive Order shutting down the entire state – and said the fight was between Musk and Alameda County, and not with the state. “I respect the counties,” Newsom said. “We recognize the localities.”
Except, several counties which have reopened have businesses that have been punished; the State is sending in agents from the California Department of State Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to close down bars. And the state’s ABC was doing this without notifying the local authorities.
“My understanding is they’ve had some constructive conversation,” Newsom said about Musk and Alameda County. “It’s county-led enforcement. Alameda County health department will be following up with this.”
The conversation between Musk and Alameda County can’t be that constructive, because Musk sued Alameda County, and opened his plant Monday.
“Tesla has filed a lawsuit against Alameda County, California, where Tesla’s Fremont factory is,” Business Insider reported. “The factory has been closed since March 23, when Alameda County ordered it to shut down as part of social-distancing measures directed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--DRAMATIC AGING REVERSAL IN OLD RATS, USING PLASMA FROM YOUNG RATS:

Human treatments will ultimately involve isolating the active factors from young plasma and administering them as a drug , probably @ @ @ @ @ plasma ’ s benefit is that it lacks pro-aging factors that the old plasma contains @ @ @ @ @ perhaps some sort of filtration or blocking agent .
Stay tuned !

Reversing age: dual species measurement of epigenetic age with a single clock.
Interesting Twitter thread from David Sinclair here.
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Human treatments will ultimately involve isolating the active factors from young plasma and administering them as a drug, probably. Though possibly the young plasma’s benefit is that it lacks pro-aging factors that the old plasma contains. In that case, perhaps some sort of filtration or blocking agent. Stay tuned!
h/t GR


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--IT STARTS: US Grocery Costs Jump the Most Since 1974

US grocery costs jump the most in 46 years , led by rising prices for meat and eggs The Labor @ @ @ @ @ U.S. consumers paid for groceries jumped 2.6 % in April , the largest one-month pop @ @ @ @ @ price of the meats , poultry , fish and eggs category rose 4.3 % , @ @ @ @ @ % , and cereals and bakery products advanced 2.9 % .
The grocery numbers stand @ @ @ @ @ broader trend in U.S. prices , which fell 0.8 % in April and clinched their @ @ @ @ @ .

US grocery costs jump the most in 46 years, led by rising prices for meat and eggs
The Labor Department reported Tuesday that prices U.S. consumers paid for groceries jumped 2.6% in April, the largest one-month pop since February 1974.
The price of the meats, poultry, fish and eggs category rose 4.3%, fruits and vegetables climbed 1.5%, and cereals and bakery products advanced 2.9%.
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The grocery numbers stand in stark contrast to the broader trend in U.S. prices, which fell 0.8% in April and clinched their largest one-month decline since 2008.
www.cnbc.com/2020/05/12/us-grocery-costs-jump-the-most-in-46-years-led-by-rising-prices-for-meat-and-eggs.html
h/t CrsCrpr


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--JOHN WARD: Iran Navy Engages Iran Navy, Loses

On May 10th 2020 , The Iran Navy decided to flex its power in the face of US Warships by @ @ @ @ @ the Iran Navy .
Quite the surprise , given they ’ ve got a real @ @ @ @ @

Iran Navy Engages Iran Navy, Loses
On May 10th 2020, The Iran Navy decided to flex its power in the face of US Warships by accidentally engaging and sinking – the Iran Navy.
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Quite the surprise, given they’ve got a real solid missile game lately.
h/t CrsCrpr


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--FRAUD: Longtime University of Arkansas Professor Charged for Failing to Disclose Chinese Payments Wh

FRAUD: Longtime University of Arkansas Professor Charged for Failing to Disclose Chinese Payments While Getting NASA Funding

A Justice Department crackdown on secret Chinese influence inside American universities has expanded to Arkansas , where a longtime professor @ @ @ @ @ payments from Beijing while receiving federal funding from NASA .
A criminal indictment unsealed Monday @ @ @ @ @ Ang , 63 , of Fayetteville , Ark.
, a professor since 1988 at the @ @ @ @ @ director of its High Density Electronics Center , was arrested on a wire fraud charge @ @ @ @ @ a major case brought in January against a high-profile Harvard University researcher .
The Arkansas @ @ @ @ @ ties with the Chinese government and Chinese companies , and failed to disclose those ties @ @ @ @ @ required while receiving $ 5 million in grant money from NASA over several years .

DOJ crackdown on China influence inside research universities expands to Arkansas
A Justice Department crackdown on secret Chinese influence inside American universities has expanded to Arkansas, where a longtime professor has been charged with concealing payments from Beijing while receiving federal funding from NASA.
A criminal indictment unsealed Monday evening revealed that Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 63, of Fayetteville, Ark., a professor since 1988 at the University of Arkansas and the director of its High Density Electronics Center, was arrested on a wire fraud charge.
The arrest comes after a major case brought in January against a high-profile Harvard University researcher.
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The Arkansas complaint alleges Ang had close ties with the Chinese government and Chinese companies, and failed to disclose those ties, including payments, as required while receiving $5 million in grant money from NASA over several years.
justthenews.com/government/courts-law/doj-crackdown-china-influence-inside-research-universities-expands-arkansas
h/t CrsCrpr


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Dan Bongino: Make no mistake – liberals, & their media sycophants, know Obama was the most corrupt p

Dan Bongino: Make no mistake – liberals, & their media sycophants, know Obama was the most corrupt president in US history.  Tom Fitton: SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Barack Obama was at the center of Trump/Flynn targeting #Obamagate

Tom Fitton : SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Barack Obama Was At The Center Of Trump/Flynn Targeting # Obamagate ZING !
WH Spokeswoman @ @ @ @ @ Hacks , Slams Obama Regime , Then Closes Her Book and Leaves the Room Some @ @ @ @ @ President Trump ’ s DOJ is investigating any Obama officials caught up in Obamagate scandal @ @ @ @ @ question , dunked on the corrupt Obama regime , closed her book and left the @ @ @ @ @ “ For 3 years the American people were dragged through the mud and told their @ @ @ @ @ the United States might have been a Russian asset , based on no evidence at @ @ @ @ @ exonerated by the Mueller Report .
There ’ s some real questions for some of @ @ @ @ @ one thing publicly and another thing privately .
Thank you so much !
”

Make no mistake – liberals, & their media sycophants, know Obama was the most corrupt president in US history. But it doesn’t bother them. They worship power and those who abuse power. FACT!#Obamagate — Dan Bongino (@dbongino) May 12, 2020
Tom Fitton: SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE Barack Obama Was At The Center Of Trump/Flynn Targeting #Obamagate
Barack Obama weaponized the IRS to go after conservatives. So it’s no shock that Barack Obama used the FBI to undermine @realDonaldTrump. These aren’t right-wing conspiracies. These are facts! — Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) May 12, 2020
ZING! WH Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany DUNKS on Liberal Hacks, Slams Obama Regime, Then Closes Her Book and Leaves the Room
Tuesday’s presser was like a feel-good movie ending.
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Some liberal hack asked Kayleigh if President Trump’s DOJ is investigating any Obama officials caught up in Obamagate scandal.
Kayleigh responded to the question, dunked on the corrupt Obama regime, closed her book and left the room!
Kayleigh McEnany: “For 3 years the American people were dragged through the mud and told their choice for the President of the United States might have been a Russian asset, based on no evidence at all. This president was exonerated by the Mueller Report. There’s some real questions for some of these individuals who were saying one thing publicly and another thing privately. Thank you so much!”
Epic Ending to WH Press Conference@PressSec Responding to Newly Released Transcripts From Obama Officials "For 3 years the American people were dragged thru the mud & told their choice for the President of the U.S. might have been a russian asset, based on no evidence at all." pic.twitter.com/v32wzaBBnn — The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) May 12, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Where is Covid in the mortality numbers? Up to date numbers. As of right now we are only at 97% of t

Where is Covid in the mortality numbers? Up to date numbers. As of right now we are only at 97% of the “expected” deaths in the US

Yes there is a reporting lag .
Yes people are not moving around as much .
But accidents only account @ @ @ @ @ deaths .
If deaths from all causes should be at about 800k , and Covid @ @ @ @ @ , overall mortality numbers should be 10 % higher , all things being equal .
@ @ @ @ @ dying of heart disease and the rest of it .
In fact many reports are @ @ @ @ @ as much as they normally would because they are scared of getting it .
Overall @ @ @ @ @ .
It sure looks like they are just reclassifying a lot of deaths that otherwise @ @

by Playaguy
Yes there is a reporting lag.
Yes people are not moving around as much. But accidents only account for about 5% of deaths.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/COVID19/
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If deaths from all causes should be at about 800k, and Covid numbers are at about 80k, overall mortality numbers should be 10% higher, all things being equal.
People did not suddenly stop dying of heart disease and the rest of it. In fact many reports are people are not seeking help as much as they normally would because they are scared of getting it. Overall deaths should be much higher.
It sure looks like they are just reclassifying a lot of deaths that otherwise happen.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--‘Everything’s up for grabs’: Soros sees big opportunities after Covid-19 ‘endangers our civilization

‘Everything’s up for grabs’: Soros sees big opportunities after Covid-19 ‘endangers our civilization’

Billionaire currency speculator George Soros has hailed the Covid-19 pandemic as the crisis of his lifetime , all but salivating @ @ @ @ @ society amid the “ revolutionary moment ” he claims preceded the virus .
“ Even @ @ @ @ @ I realized that we were in a revolutionary moment where what would be impossible or @ @ @ @ @ had become not only possible , but probably absolutely necessary , ” Soros told Project @ @ @ @ @ And then came Covid-19.
” Acknowledging the “ unprecedented event that probably has never occurred @ @ @ @ @ survival of our civilization , ” the philanthropist warned “ we will not go back @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic started .
”

Billionaire currency speculator George Soros has hailed the Covid-19 pandemic as the crisis of his lifetime, all but salivating over the chance to remake society amid the “revolutionary moment” he claims preceded the virus.
“Even before the pandemic hit, I realized that we were in a revolutionary moment where what would be impossible or even inconceivable in normal times had become not only possible, but probably absolutely necessary,” Soros told Project Syndicate on Monday. “And then came Covid-19.”
Acknowledging the “unprecedented event that probably has never occurred in this combination…really endangers the survival of our civilization,” the philanthropist warned “we will not go back to where we were when the pandemic started.”
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www.rt.com/news/488386-soros-revolutionary-pandemic-possibilities/


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--RussiaGate is another step along the road for America

Summary : I recommend reading a new article about the origins of RussiaGate .
This post puts RussiaGate in a larger historical context , as just another step on a path to a dark future for America .
I recommend reading this : “ The Importance of Understanding Political Surveillance In The Era of President Obama ” by anonymous at The Last Refuge .
It is somewhat incoherent in organization , but marshalls a powerful collection of evidence ( with links ) .
The author writes in the dominant genre of American politics : bad guys corrupting our system – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtuous Americans helplessly watch .
Expect to see more of these , and better versions , as people review the tide of newly released documents and assemble the pieces .
But even now , after 3+ years of intense coverage of Russiagate ( much of which we now know was disinformation designed to cripple Trump ’ s administration ) , few see the significance of it .
The Deep State , in the full flower of their power ( after the anthrax incident helped pass the Patriot Act ) , broke with its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( including the Democratic Party , most of the press and academia , etc. )
.
Slowly documents are emerging that reveal what was done by who – but not why or on whose orders .
So far as I can tell ( i.e.
, not much ) the GOP has not come to grips with this .
Or decided how to respond .
Perhaps they are frightened .
If so , it shows that they ’ re smart .
Our political machinery ( broadly defined ) isn ’ t able to handle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
“ Corruption ” does not adequately describe it .
Why does this surprise us ?
I have read about the growing power of the security state since the late 1960s .
In 1975 , the Church Committee ripped the veil of secrecy for all to see who wished to look .
This power combined with our growing love of propaganda ( i.e.
, allegiance to pleasing tribal truths ) made it inevitable that the Deep State would eventually “ cross the Rubicon ” and seek greater power .
Once they realized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearts , its strictures became little more than chalk lines on the sidewalks .
The limits to their influence were only the extent of their power .
By themselves they were vulnerable to an alliance of the major political parties .
Allying with one faction gives them and their allies power seldom seen in America except during wars .
The anthrax incident and the Patriot Act were the first steps , tentative steps , to reach for more power .
RussiaGate was the next step .
There will be a third step , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I will bet that no senior officials will suffer the least inconvenience from their participation .
Much depends on what happens in the next few months .
Elements of the security state and judicial system might oppose this grab for power .
The GOP might awaken and see their peril , and stand strong and together against the Deep State – which has for long been an ally .
Above all , how will the US public react ?
Will react as tribes , everybody either apathetic or loyal to their faction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next step in the death of the Republic ?
Ultimately , we will determine how this plays out .
The responsibility is as it should be in a Republic : in our hands .
That is the good news .
The bad news is that we have come a long way on a path leading to the death of the Republic and a new form of government for America .
My guess is that historians will see RussiaGate as just another step on that road .
For more about this , see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is the most radical thing you will read this year .
I will send a copy of Rome ’ s Last Citizen ( see below ) to those who post the best comments to this series of posts .
I have ten copies .
Only one book per winner .
Decisions are purely subjective by the judges , based on the originality and quality of insights , plus supporting facts and analysis , of the comment .

by Fabius Maximus
Summary: I recommend reading a new article about the origins of RussiaGate. This post puts RussiaGate in a larger historical context, as just another step on a path to a dark future for America.
I recommend reading this: “The Importance of Understanding Political Surveillance In The Era of President Obama” by anonymous at The Last Refuge. It is somewhat incoherent in organization, but marshalls a powerful collection of evidence (with links). The author writes in the dominant genre of American politics: bad guys corrupting our system – attacking the good guys, while the virtuous Americans helplessly watch.
Expect to see more of these, and better versions, as people review the tide of newly released documents and assemble the pieces. But even now, after 3+ years of intense coverage of Russiagate (much of which we now know was disinformation designed to cripple Trump’s administration), few see the significance of it. The Deep State, in the full flower of their power (after the anthrax incident helped pass the Patriot Act), broke with its past and allied with one political faction (including the Democratic Party, most of the press and academia, etc.). Slowly documents are emerging that reveal what was done by who – but not why or on whose orders.
So far as I can tell (i.e., not much) the GOP has not come to grips with this. Or decided how to respond. Perhaps they are frightened. If so, it shows that they’re smart. Our political machinery (broadly defined) isn’t able to handle this level of … whatever we call it. “Corruption” does not adequately describe it.
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Why does this surprise us? I have read about the growing power of the security state since the late 1960s. In 1975, the Church Committee ripped the veil of secrecy for all to see who wished to look. This power combined with our growing love of propaganda (i.e., allegiance to pleasing tribal truths) made it inevitable that the Deep State would eventually “cross the Rubicon” and seek greater power. Once they realized that the Constitution was dead in our hearts, its strictures became little more than chalk lines on the sidewalks. The limits to their influence were only the extent of their power. By themselves they were vulnerable to an alliance of the major political parties. Allying with one faction gives them and their allies power seldom seen in America except during wars.
The anthrax incident and the Patriot Act were the first steps, tentative steps, to reach for more power. RussiaGate was the next step. There will be a third step, unless the perpetrators of RussiaGate are stopped. I will bet that no senior officials will suffer the least inconvenience from their participation.
Much depends on what happens in the next few months. Elements of the security state and judicial system might oppose this grab for power. The GOP might awaken and see their peril, and stand strong and together against the Deep State – which has for long been an ally. Above all, how will the US public react? Will react as tribes, everybody either apathetic or loyal to their faction? Or will we see this as the next step in the death of the Republic?
Ultimately, we will determine how this plays out. The responsibility is as it should be in a Republic: in our hands. That is the good news. The bad news is that we have come a long way on a path leading to the death of the Republic and a new form of government for America. My guess is that historians will see RussiaGate as just another step on that road. For more about this, see America jumps to a new future. It is the most radical thing you will read this year.
Contest
I will send a copy of Rome’s Last Citizen (see below) to those who post the best comments to this series of posts. I have ten copies. Only one book per winner. Decisions are purely subjective by the judges, based on the originality and quality of insights, plus supporting facts and analysis, of the comment.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--GALLUP: 68% of Americans say a vaccine is needed before returning to normal life

WASHINGTON , D.C. — In an effort to restart the U.S. economy , some states have begun to ease restrictions @ @ @ @ @ pandemic , yet at least two-thirds of Americans think it is “ very important ” @ @ @ @ @ conditions is met before they are willing to return to their normal activities .
These @ @ @ @ @ who tests positive for the virus ; improved medical treatments for COVID-19 ; a significant @ @ @ @ @ new cases or deaths from the disease ; and the availability of a vaccine .

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an effort to restart the U.S. economy, some states have begun to ease restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, yet at least two-thirds of Americans think it is “very important” that each of four specific conditions is met before they are willing to return to their normal activities. These include mandatory quarantine for anyone who tests positive for the virus; improved medical treatments for COVID-19; a significant reduction in the number of new cases or deaths from the disease; and the availability of a vaccine.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Steak ‘n Shake Permanently Closing 57 Restaurants, Hyatt To Lay Off 1,300 Employees As Pandemic Crip

Steak ‘n Shake Permanently Closing 57 Restaurants, Hyatt To Lay Off 1,300 Employees As Pandemic Cripples Travel.

HYATT TO LAY OFF 1,300 EMPLOYEES AS PANDEMIC CRIPPLES TRAVEL .
Hyatt Hotels Corp said late Monday it would lay off 1,300 people globally as it tries to cope with the coronavirus crisis , which has virtually halted global travel by keeping people indoors .
Hyatt said it had also cut pay for senior management , board members and all employees as part of a restructuring , adding that the staff who were being laid off would be eligible for receive severance pay .
Steak ‘ n Shake ’ s parent company is closing 57 restaurants after the company took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
Biglari Holdings Inc. said in its first-quarter report that it will close 51 company-owned stores and six franchises after net sales dropped 37 % , or $ 61 million , compared with 2019 .
“ The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected our operations and financial results , ” Biglari said in its report .
The company blamed losses on the closing of dining rooms because of the pandemic .
Takeout , drive-thru and delivery remained open at most locations , but Biglari said the pandemic could disrupt the supply chain after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Google Cuts Off Free Food For Its Employees Working From Home During COVID-19 .
Or as America ’ s Newspaper of Record noted at the beginning of the month : Governor Unveils Innovative 37-Step Plan To Reopen State Over The Next 10 Years .

HYATT TO LAY OFF 1,300 EMPLOYEES AS PANDEMIC CRIPPLES TRAVEL.
Hyatt Hotels Corp said late Monday it would lay off 1,300 people globally as it tries to cope with the coronavirus crisis, which has virtually halted global travel by keeping people indoors. Hyatt said it had also cut pay for senior management, board members and all employees as part of a restructuring, adding that the staff who were being laid off would be eligible for receive severance pay.
STEAK ‘N SHAKE PERMANENTLY CLOSING 57 RESTAURANTS AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
Steak ‘n Shake’s parent company is closing 57 restaurants after the company took a financial hit because of the coronavirus pandemic. Biglari Holdings Inc. said in its first-quarter report that it will close 51 company-owned stores and six franchises after net sales dropped 37%, or $61 million, compared with 2019. “The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected our operations and financial results,” Biglari said in its report. The company blamed losses on the closing of dining rooms because of the pandemic. Takeout, drive-thru and delivery remained open at most locations, but Biglari said the pandemic could disrupt the supply chain after the dining rooms reopen.
COST SAVINGS: Google Cuts Off Free Food For Its Employees Working From Home During COVID-19.
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MASSACHUSETTS’ CORONAVIRUS FOUR-PHASE PLAN: Gov. Charlie Baker “uncomfortable” reopening state from coronavirus shutdown.
Or as America’s Newspaper of Record noted at the beginning of the month: Governor Unveils Innovative 37-Step Plan To Reopen State Over The Next 10 Years.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--My Prediction for the market after correctly calling the COVID Crash and Bottom

The fundamentals and the “ feel ” of the markets are broken right now .
Just like Goldman Sachs announced yesterday ( 5/11/2020 ) , I think that there is a very good chance of a second crash coming to the markets .
So far , I trust my gut .
I ’ ve been correct many , many times so far .
In early January , I knew the market was coming down .
On February 2nd , I even made a video ( www.youtube.com/watch ?
v=gRmJPgljdG4 ) to sell stonks .
I got laughed at .
Turns out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I said would occur happened .
Early March , Markets Crashed ~30 % .
Based on a text I sent on Sunday , March 22 , I said “ I don ’ t see it dropping much further.
” I came to this conclusion because I got news alerts that “ Powell : Federal Reserve Pledges Unlimited Quantitative Easing to Keep Markets Functioning ” and gut feeling the CARES ACT was nearing from drafting to negotiation phase .
I bought , and told people to buy now .
Enough humble bragging .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bailed out the market .
RULE # 1 : DON ’ T FIGHT THE FED .
Anyway , the next day ( Monday , March 23rd ) the Fed did come in .
Since that day , the Markets have “ recovered ” .
The markets are going to experience a second dip .
Since early April , I ’ ve expected a “ W ” recovery rather than a “ V ” , “ U ” or “ √ ” recovery .
Every day we move on , the more confident I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ predict a second dip : • States will issue a second lockdown phase .
High chance this may happen very soon ( people freak out over confirmed cases/deaths next week as there is a 2week incubation period ) or a spike in the fall .
Prediction : 50 % .
• The shutdown is dragged out way too long .
States are crazy enough to extend until mid June .
Who ’ s gon na stop them from shifting the goalposts into August , November , 2021 ?
I see draconian states being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : 100 % .
• People will realize unemployment numbers are not “ temporary ” , but permanent .
The market seems to expect a quick bounce in the unemployment numbers , but I truly do not think this will happen .
Prediction : 95 % .
• Consumer spending/demand does not return .
I see Q2 financial reports being a much bigger dumpster fire than predicted .
April is expected to be bad , but May and June are expected to be a return to normal .
I do not see this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Edit ( added ) : I can see the Fed ’ s current actions being blocked by the courts .
They plan on direct violation of the Federal Reserve Act by buying bonds from companies .
This is illegal and should not happen .
Prediction : 50 % With one of these or a mix of these happening , I see a second dip in July/August .
What will cause this second dip to recover ?
The Fed .
Markets will keep falling , until then they drop ~20 % and the Fed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fed will announce negative interest rates .
President Trump wants this so badly , and it ’ s one of the most powerful tools the Fed has to pump the market .
I don ’ t even think the market needs to dip again for this to happen in the near future .
I predict this will happen before the election .
( September/October ) .
Once this happens , there is no stopping how high stocks will go .
As the great Warren Buffett says “ Interest rates are like gravity in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , values can be almost infinite .
If interest rates are extremely high , that ’ s a huge gravitational pull on value ” .
Get those financial news apps installed on your phone ASAP .
Fox Business , CNBC , etc .
I DON ’ T CARE .
Even if my prediction of a second dip is wrong , as soon as you hear that the Fed announces negative interest rates , go ALL IN .
I won ’ t tell you what stocks to buy , but as I said before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
tl ; dr is that I predict negative rates in the near future to pump the markets .
Once that happens , SPY calls all day .
Disclaimer : This information is only for educational purposes .
Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article .
Do you own due diligence .

by SafariFeelsSnappier
The fundamentals and the “feel” of the markets are broken right now. Just like Goldman Sachs announced yesterday (5/11/2020), I think that there is a very good chance of a second crash coming to the markets.
So far, I trust my gut. I’ve been correct many, many times so far. In early January, I knew the market was coming down. On February 2nd, I even made a video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRmJPgljdG4) to sell stonks. I got laughed at.
Turns out, a few weeks later exactly what I said would occur happened. Early March, Markets Crashed ~30%. Based on a text I sent on Sunday, March 22, I said “I don’t see it dropping much further.” I came to this conclusion because I got news alerts that “Powell: Federal Reserve Pledges Unlimited Quantitative Easing to Keep Markets Functioning” and gut feeling the CARES ACT was nearing from drafting to negotiation phase. I bought, and told people to buy now.
Enough humble bragging. As soon as this happened, the FED bailed out the market. RULE #1: DON’T FIGHT THE FED.
Anyway, the next day (Monday, March 23rd) the Fed did come in. Since that day, the Markets have “recovered”.
The markets are going to experience a second dip. Since early April, I’ve expected a “W” recovery rather than a “V”, “U” or “√” recovery. Every day we move on, the more confident I become. Here are some reasons I predict a second dip:
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States will issue a second lockdown phase. High chance this may happen very soon (people freak out over confirmed cases/deaths next week as there is a 2week incubation period) or a spike in the fall. Prediction: 50%. The shutdown is dragged out way too long. States are crazy enough to extend until mid June. Who’s gonna stop them from shifting the goalposts into August, November, 2021? I see draconian states being crazy enough to do this. Prediction: 100%. People will realize unemployment numbers are not “temporary”, but permanent. The market seems to expect a quick bounce in the unemployment numbers, but I truly do not think this will happen. Prediction: 95%. Consumer spending/demand does not return. I see Q2 financial reports being a much bigger dumpster fire than predicted. April is expected to be bad, but May and June are expected to be a return to normal. I do not see this. Prediction: 80%. Edit (added): I can see the Fed’s current actions being blocked by the courts. They plan on direct violation of the Federal Reserve Act by buying bonds from companies. This is illegal and should not happen. Prediction: 50%
With one of these or a mix of these happening, I see a second dip in July/August.
What will cause this second dip to recover? The Fed. Markets will keep falling, until then they drop ~20% and the Fed comes back again.
I predict the Fed will announce negative interest rates. President Trump wants this so badly, and it’s one of the most powerful tools the Fed has to pump the market. I don’t even think the market needs to dip again for this to happen in the near future.
I predict this will happen before the election. (September/October). Once this happens, there is no stopping how high stocks will go. As the great Warren Buffett says “Interest rates are like gravity in valuation. If interest rates are nothing, values can be almost infinite. If interest rates are extremely high, that’s a huge gravitational pull on value”.
Get those financial news apps installed on your phone ASAP. Fox Business, CNBC, etc. I DON’T CARE. Even if my prediction of a second dip is wrong, as soon as you hear that the Fed announces negative interest rates, go ALL IN. I won’t tell you what stocks to buy, but as I said before: DON’T FIGHT THE FED.
tl;dr is that I predict negative rates in the near future to pump the markets. Once that happens, SPY calls all day.
in before “this guy is full of shit”. I’m just writing my prediction
Disclaimer: This information is only for educational purposes. Do not make any investment decisions based on the information in this article. Do you own due diligence.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Proposal: $5,000 Stimulus Check In Exchange For Slightly Delayed Social Security Benefits

$ 5,000 Stimulus Check Loan Proposal : The Washington Post reported that senior economic officials at the White House are exploring a polarizing proposal by conservative scholars at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute and Hoover Institution .
The scholars , Andrew Biggs ( a Forbes contributor ) and Joshua Rauh , had published an opinion piece in The Hill outlining their plan , which would provide cash to households , but not in the form of a direct stimulus payment .
Instead , the two argue that Congress should offer voluntary loan checks of up to $ 5,000 – the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in exchange for a delay in receiving their Social Security benefits in retirement by up to three months .
The two describe how individuals who opted to receive the loan would have the balance carried forward at a “ specified and favorable government interest rate until the time they choose to claim Social Security , ” with the loan then being “ repaid out of the very first Social Security checks that individuals would otherwise receive , after which their full Social Security check would be restored.
” Biggs and Rauh note that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ check would keep their Social Security retirement benefits and incur no delay .

$5,000 Stimulus Check Loan Proposal: The Washington Post reported that senior economic officials at the White House are exploring a polarizing proposal by conservative scholars at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute and Hoover Institution. The scholars, Andrew Biggs (a Forbes contributor) and Joshua Rauh, had published an opinion piece in The Hill outlining their plan, which would provide cash to households, but not in the form of a direct stimulus payment. Instead, the two argue that Congress should offer voluntary loan checks of up to $5,000 – the actual amount is up for debate – in exchange for a delay in receiving their Social Security benefits in retirement by up to three months.
The two describe how individuals who opted to receive the loan would have the balance carried forward at a “specified and favorable government interest rate until the time they choose to claim Social Security,” with the loan then being “repaid out of the very first Social Security checks that individuals would otherwise receive, after which their full Social Security check would be restored.” Biggs and Rauh note that those who choose not to receive a check would keep their Social Security retirement benefits and incur no delay.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--LA COUNTY EXTENDING STAY AT HOME ORDER TO JULY/AUGUST

L.A. County Public Health chief Dr. Barbara Ferrer announced on Tuesday that the county stay-at-home order will “ with all @ @ @ @ @ July .
The announcement comes as numbers of confirmed cases and deaths in the county @ @ @ @ @ Ferrer stated that there could be intermediate baby steps toward normalization during the coming three @ @ @ @ @ Times reports that , in order to roll back restrictions completely , officials are looking @ @ @ @ @ to be in place that aren ’ t yet ready .
That includes making testing @ @ @ @ @ Angelenos might be able to self-test at home daily before going out , and making @ @ @ @ @ News of plans to keep the bulk of the county ’ s stay-at-home order in @ @ @ @ @ before the county is set to reopen beaches , and quickly on the heels of @ @ @ @ @ trails , recreation facilities , and retailers .
Those relaxations of the policy will stay @ @ @ @ @ for now .

L.A. County Public Health chief Dr. Barbara Ferrer announced on Tuesday that the county stay-at-home order will “with all certainty” be extended through July. The announcement comes as numbers of confirmed cases and deaths in the county continue to grow.
While Ferrer stated that there could be intermediate baby steps toward normalization during the coming three months, the Los Angeles Times reports that, in order to roll back restrictions completely, officials are looking for a variety of things to be in place that aren’t yet ready. That includes making testing so rapid and widespread that Angelenos might be able to self-test at home daily before going out, and making additional therapeutics widely accessible.
News of plans to keep the bulk of the county’s stay-at-home order in place comes just a day before the county is set to reopen beaches, and quickly on the heels of the reopening of some hiking trails, recreation facilities, and retailers. Those relaxations of the policy will stay in place, at least for now.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Allow me to summarize Dr. Fauci’s plan to defeat the virus in America: vaccines. He doesn’t have one

Allow me to summarize Dr. Fauci’s plan to defeat the virus in America: vaccines. He doesn’t have one yet. He doesn’t know if it’s even possible to create one. He doesn’t know when it will be ready. He doesn’t know if it will be safe. He just knows you gotta have one.

Allow me to summarize Dr. Fauci 's plan to defeat the virus in America : vaccines .
He does n't @ @ @ @ @ does n't know if it 's even possible to create one .
He does n't @ @ @ @ @ ready .
He does n't know if it will be safe .
He just knows @ @ @ @ @ .

by Facts-Over-Opinion
Allow me to summarize Dr. Fauci's plan to defeat the virus in America: vaccines.
He doesn't have one yet.
He doesn't know if it's even possible to create one.
He doesn't know when it will be ready.
He doesn't know if it will be safe.
He just knows you gotta have one.
— Emerald Robinson ✝ (@EmeraldRobinson) May 12, 2020


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Joe Biden Admits He Was Briefed On General Flynn Investigation After Claiming “I Knew Nothing”

lol….. Why do they even let Joe Biden speak ?
He contradicts himself and his party every other thing he @ @

by Facts-Over-Opinion
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lol….. Why do they even let Joe Biden speak? He contradicts himself and his party every other thing he says.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--VIDEO: Senator Rand Paul SLAMS Dr. Fauci

I ’ m almost convinced at this point that Fauci will be Joe Biden ’ s 2020 pick for Vice @ @ @ @ @ totally running the U.S. economic policy and has reduced Trump to an awkward level of @ @ @ @ @ months .
Why has Trump not yet fired this fake quack ?

I’m almost convinced at this point that Fauci will be Joe Biden’s 2020 pick for Vice President. Fauci already is totally running the U.S. economic policy and has reduced Trump to an awkward level of insignificance within a short 2 months. Why has Trump not yet fired this fake quack?
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investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--COVID-19 expert: ‘It won’t slow down until it hits 60 to 70%’… Virtual Fauci warns nation slow down

COVID-19 expert: ‘It won’t slow down until it hits 60 to 70%’… Virtual Fauci warns nation slow down or die

COVID-19 expert : Coronavirus will rage ‘ until it infects everybody it possibly can ’ A high-profile infectious disease researcher warns COVID-19 is in the early stages of attacking the world , which makes it difficult to relax stay-at-home orders without putting most Americans at risk .
Dr. Michael Osterholm , director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota , said the initial wave of outbreaks in cities such as New York City , where one in five people have been infected , represent a fraction of the illness and death yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to keep going until it infects everybody it possibly can , ” Osterholm said Monday during a meeting with the USA TODAY Editorial Board .
“ It surely won ’ t slow down until it hits 60 to 70 % ” of the population , the number that would create herd immunity and halt the spread of the virus .
Even if new cases begin to fade this summer , it might be an indicator that the new coronavirus is following a seasonal pattern similar to the flu .
During the 1918 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world ’ s population , New York City and Chicago were hit hard in the first wave of illness that largely bypassed other cities such as Boston , Detroit , Minneapolis and Philadelphia .
The second wave of illness was much more severe nationwide .

COVID-19 expert: Coronavirus will rage ‘until it infects everybody it possibly can’
A high-profile infectious disease researcher warns COVID-19 is in the early stages of attacking the world, which makes it difficult to relax stay-at-home orders without putting most Americans at risk.
Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said the initial wave of outbreaks in cities such as New York City, where one in five people have been infected, represent a fraction of the illness and death yet to come.
“This damn virus is going to keep going until it infects everybody it possibly can,” Osterholm said Monday during a meeting with the USA TODAY Editorial Board. “It surely won’t slow down until it hits 60 to 70%” of the population, the number that would create herd immunity and halt the spread of the virus.
Even if new cases begin to fade this summer, it might be an indicator that the new coronavirus is following a seasonal pattern similar to the flu.
During the 1918 flu pandemic that sickened one-third of the world’s population, New York City and Chicago were hit hard in the first wave of illness that largely bypassed other cities such as Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and Philadelphia. The second wave of illness was much more severe nationwide.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Tim Pool: FBI Arrests ANOTHER Professor For Being Paid By China in Secret, Prof Tried To Hide It

Also China has been trying to hack our vaccine data !
A Justice Department crackdown on secret Chinese influence inside @ @ @ @ @ Arkansas , where a longtime professor has been charged with concealing payments from Beijing while @ @ @ @ @ .
A criminal indictment unsealed Monday evening revealed that Simon Saw-Teong Ang , 63 , @ @ @ @ @ a professor since 1988 at the University of Arkansas and the director of its High @ @ @ @ @ arrested on a wire fraud charge .
The arrest comes after a major case brought @ @ @ @ @ Harvard University researcher .
The Arkansas complaint alleges Ang had close ties with the Chinese @ @ @ @ @ and failed to disclose those ties , including payments , as required while receiving $ @ @ @ @ @ from NASA over several years .

Also China has been trying to hack our vaccine data!
DOJ crackdown on China influence inside research universities expands to Arkansas
A Justice Department crackdown on secret Chinese influence inside American universities has expanded to Arkansas, where a longtime professor has been charged with concealing payments from Beijing while receiving federal funding from NASA.
A criminal indictment unsealed Monday evening revealed that Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 63, of Fayetteville, Ark., a professor since 1988 at the University of Arkansas and the director of its High Density Electronics Center, was arrested on a wire fraud charge.
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The arrest comes after a major case brought in January against a high-profile Harvard University researcher.
The Arkansas complaint alleges Ang had close ties with the Chinese government and Chinese companies, and failed to disclose those ties, including payments, as required while receiving $5 million in grant money from NASA over several years.
justthenews.com/government/courts-law/doj-crackdown-china-influence-inside-research-universities-expands-arkansas
AO


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--New York City, Boston could break century-old cold weather records

More than 50 million people started their Tuesday under some type of cold weather alert , from the upper Midwest @ @ @ @ @ Appalachians and interior Northeast .
By sunrise , dozens of new daily record lows were @ @ @ @ @ the Quad Cities , Green Bay and Charlotte .
By the end of Tuesday , @ @ @ @ @ will have been tied or set for the date .
Temperatures on Tuesday will be @ @ @ @ @ making it feel more like March than May .

More than 50 million people started their Tuesday under some type of cold weather alert, from the upper Midwest to the Great Lakes, Appalachians and interior Northeast. By sunrise, dozens of new daily record lows were already set, including for the Quad Cities, Green Bay and Charlotte. By the end of Tuesday, more than 30 record lows will have been tied or set for the date.
Temperatures on Tuesday will be 10-30 degrees below average, making it feel more like March than May.
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www.yahoo.com/news/amphtml/feel-more-march-may-one-150844843.html
www.yahoo.com/news/amphtml/feel-more-march-may-one-150844843.html


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Diamond: Joe Biden Claims We Need More Intercourse To Defeat The Virus – As He Babbles Nonsensical T

Diamond: Joe Biden Claims We Need More Intercourse To Defeat The Virus – As He Babbles Nonsensical Things..

This is especially funny because Diamond generally hates politics and politicians .

This is especially funny because Diamond generally hates politics and politicians.
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AO


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Billionaire hedge fund investor Paul Tudor Jones: Bitcoin is a ‘great speculation’

Longtime hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said Monday that he believes Wall Street could be witnessing the historic “ @ @ @ @ @ value ” through popular cryptocurrency bitcoin .

CNBC, Released on 5/11/20
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Longtime hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said Monday that he believes Wall Street could be witnessing the historic “birthing of a store of value” through popular cryptocurrency bitcoin.


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Lockdown deaths on pace to exceed Wuhan virus deaths

As if no one could have predicted this… Hypocrite : Epidemiologist whose computer model prompted coronavirus lockdown policy had trysts @ @ @ @ @ Wuhan virus models have been way off target Some random thoughts about the rush to @ @ @ @ @ this country The economic cost of shutting down the US economy A Planned Pandemic ?

by DCG
As if no one could have predicted this…
h/t Twitchy
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See also:
Hypocrite: Epidemiologist whose computer model prompted coronavirus lockdown policy had trysts with married woman
The U.S. Wuhan virus models have been way off target
Some random thoughts about the rush to shutdown so many businesses in this country
The economic cost of shutting down the US economy
A Planned Pandemic?
DCG


investmentwatchblog--2020-05-12--Millions of Americans on The Brink of Financial Ruin and Starvation!

BREAKING NEWS : 326,214,123 Americans do not have Coronavirus .
The US has seen no significant increase in overall deaths in 2020 .
Yet Americans continue to cede all their rights to the state and allow the economy to be destroyed .
Most Americans have either run out of money or will soon .
All this comes amid that sobering new toll on the economy on the American families .
Unemployment now soaring to fourteen point seven percent .
Across this country with families in food lines who never thought they would need this help .
They come by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; Americans out of work and now in need .
In just the last month , twenty point five million Americans losing their jobs .
40 % of the jobs WILL NOT come back !
Unemployment surging to a rate not seen since the Great Depression .
Shadowstats shows , with original unemployment calculating standards , 35 % + UNEMPLOYED .
Behind those staggering numbers , millions of Americans on the brink of financial ruin .
With frustration mounting for those who still can ’ t get unemployment benefits .
In Florida , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unemployment benefits have seen them .
Across the country , 20 million people haven ’ t gotten those checks .
The hardest-hit industry is leisure and hospitality .
Nevada once one of the fastest-growing economies , Las Vegas , now dubbed ground zero for job loss .
Its iconic strip shuttered , and casinos turned into food banks feeding thousands .
All it took was five or six weeks to expose the long-rooted problems America has .
The supply chains and economy were teetering on a knife ’ s edge .
Cat ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government trying to save face .
Very quickly moving to Soviet-Style grocery stores .
Translation = nothing on the shelves !
So after everyone survives the virus , we ’ ll all die by starvation !
The cure is starting to become worse than the disease .
And before you know it , people will fight for food .
The global Food Supply Chains is Breaking Down .
This is what occurs when people get paid not to work .
Why take the risk and produce to get paid when you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do nothing and take no risk ?
Happens every time .
You should see what happens when people don ’ t get paid to not work , and there is a 35 million job shortfall .
Give it until about Halloween .
I hope you don ’ t live in any big city and that you have a garden .
Food grows on trees .
Growing a garden is one of the best things we can do at the moment .
Plant something , anything , anywhere you can .
In a pot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ box , in a square .
Just Plant Something .
Put down the phone , mouse , or HotPocket , and pick up a hoe !
You can either count on Big Brother or count on yourself .
At a certain point , Americans will realize they ’ re under attack .
And not from the Chinese .
It is NOT THE CORONA VIRUS THAT WILL CAUSE FOOD SHORTAGES .
It is THE LOCKDOWN THAT WILL CAUSE FOOD SHORTAGES .
We have food shortages , and the Fed is pumping trillions of dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why prices are going up .
Just remember that .
They are trying to demolish the purposely failed financial scam and redistribute as much wealth as possible to their rich friends more like !
Those dollars won ’ t be worth anything if there are no potatoes to buy with them !
This wouldn ’ t be the first time in history the Government starved people to death .
The world is entering a world-wide depression .
We also have a man-made famine headed our way .
It ’ s not just America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Bankers promise Americans poverty , slavery , impunity for the rich and totalitarianism for most .
Ya think Americans will finally learn just how many farms have been either corporatized or bought by Chinese .
Same thing with many private colleges peppered throughout middle America .
One thing is perfectly clear .
The federal and state governments are complicit in treasonous behavior to destroy the American people , their livelihood , and their liberties .
The governments do not stand with us and have shown their true colors over the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to life .
Don ’ t be the guy in Mad Max waiting for Mel Gibson to pass you the empty can of dog food .
Grow a garden .
You are here for your daily dose of the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth .
It will be interesting to me to see what happens as things get worse and worse .
The banks will start going hog wild with foreclosures fairly soon , and cars will be taken by the repo man , leaving people on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Kings and Serfs like in the old days , and I wonder if that will bring Liberals and Conservatives closer as they see they have nobody in the government that is really on their side .
If you pick out two family ’ s , one Lib and the other Cons , their needs and goals are a lot more alike than different .
People in Congress and the super-rich are almost alien to us compared to your neighbor .
I hope the coming catastrophe will at least open people ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people that created the Great Depression are working on creating another one .
They lulled everyone to sleep with 600 bucks a week stipend while they looted the treasury bare !
Inflation will become a threat .
Everything is fixing to get a lot more expensive , and it has little to do with the Kung Flu , which is only providing cover for the real culprit .
Inflation due to staggering debt creation .
The stuff everyone has to have will have a greater probability of price inflation .
Stuff that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of price deflation .
There will be a few winners , but that ’ s the thing about a Depression/reset , the very large majority of people lose/suffer .
There will be multiple ways to get thru .
Choose the path that seems most natural .
For me , it ’ s land that I make more productive every day .
Fruit trees , nuts , garden , large stores of fats , carbs , oils , proteins .
Means to obtain/filter water means to cook , means to obtain power , firearms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ property , multiple buildings , a lot of tools , a lot of raw materials .
Yours will be different , no less valid , perhaps better in retrospect .
The fed is stealing your future , printing 2.5 trillion to bail out rich people .
Finance turned into black magic .
money printer go brrr has pushed the Nasdaq to positive for the year This is insane .
This money should have been paid directly to ordinary people in survival payments for lockdown : small business and individuals over the next six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the money in an emergency , then put it where it matters !
Into the public health and economic survival response to coronavirus .
This is Trump ’ s biggest failure , allowing this to happen .
It completely undermined the lockdown and is the reason people are not cooperating .
The richest 1 % will eventually own everything , all the farmland , all the stocks , everything ; because the fed printed money and gave it to their rich friends .
I ’ ve been feeling like we are in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic info just reinforces that feeling .
When Rome was gasping its last , the middle class got wiped out ; taxes made owning land so expensive , normal people couldn ’ t afford it .
( The poor were already slaves to the state , existing on bread and circuses . )
The rich and well-connected could bribe their way out of much of the taxes and buy up land from working people at bargain rates .
Consolidating wealth and resources into the hands of a small number of families .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And the landlords , once the state could no longer provide military protection , evolved into feudal lords .
History sure seems to be laying down some serious rhymes .
I ’ ve felt for years the U.S. is an empire in decline .
Now , I feel like it ’ s an empire in a rapid decline ; we just don ’ t fully see it yet .
Americans have operated on the delusion that the post-WWII paradigm will last forever ; and that we will be the top of the food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Power inevitably shifts .
Happened with the Romans .
Happened with the Mongols .
Happened with the Ottomans .
Happened with the British .
Why we as Americans thought we ’ re any more special than the empires that came before us is silly .
During steep economic downturns , the rich get so much richer .
The Great Depression was extremely beneficial for those at the very top of the pyramid .
I think we ’ re going to see this phenomenon again soon .
As is usual , when an economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are taken care of first .
And most times surreptitiously with the collusion of the rancid mainstream media .
I believe that the US is now experiencing the greatest theft in its history , and the near future will reveal .
The theft has occurred slowly and constantly over the past fifty years or so , and the stores of wealth are now empty , requiring the thieves to reset the system in some way .
They would like to continue stealing , but the working people are have been made too poor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ productive .
In addition , the working class is getting restless and looking for someone to blame for their woes .
Those who steal depend on their prey being well enough off that they don ’ t fight the theft or protect themselves against it in any meaningful way .
The sheep have been sheared too aggressively and are now failing to produce any wool for their owners .
Fed created 5 Trillion in new debt for Americans and gave proceeds to banker friends .
Americans .
The whole thing is a farce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus is innocent .
Blame the real culprits .
Clue : They are human , and they are afraid , and they are in a panic , and they are making Orwellian laws without genuine need , and they are enforcing house arrest of the nation under threat of even greater punishment , and as the nonsense numbers are spewed out by the mainstream media monster they react by extending the house arrest to ensure that the lost jobs will stay lost and the population will be decimated .
The stock market is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rich people are .
It ’ s not that the value of the stocks has gone up .
The value of the money has gone down .
The stock market is based on imaginary wealth , where the entire value of a corporation is based on the price of the last traded stock .
It ’ s really a long term chart of how much currency has been created from thin air .
Seven percent increase per year over the long term , which is roughly the same increase you see in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for everyone who ’ s at the bad end of the financial scam , and that includes me generally .
However , this system is bound to collapse because it ’ s been unstable for so long , needing as it does , did , 1.75 planet earth ’ s resources to continue , is obviously impossible to keep up .
The deluded that think of themselves as elites , and that they can hoard the wealth of our world to themselves are doomed along with it .
I ’ m glad it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can see an end in sight .
People have been killing off the natural world for too long , and I know that this will continue so long as the lunatics are running the asylum , but it will inevitably end .
Every end is followed by a new beginning , and that ’ s the hope of a new kinder , fairer , and more sustainable way of living , thinking , which will be a happier , healthier , one .
We can start now .

by Amy S.
BREAKING NEWS: 326,214,123 Americans do not have Coronavirus. The US has seen no significant increase in overall deaths in 2020. Yet Americans continue to cede all their rights to the state and allow the economy to be destroyed.
Most Americans have either run out of money or will soon. All this comes amid that sobering new toll on the economy on the American families. Unemployment now soaring to fourteen point seven percent. Across this country with families in food lines who never thought they would need this help. They come by the thousands in every corner of the country; Americans out of work and now in need. In just the last month, twenty point five million Americans losing their jobs. 40% of the jobs WILL NOT come back! Unemployment surging to a rate not seen since the Great Depression.
Shadowstats shows, with original unemployment calculating standards, 35%+ UNEMPLOYED. Behind those staggering numbers, millions of Americans on the brink of financial ruin. With frustration mounting for those who still can’t get unemployment benefits. In Florida, only 40 percent of people filing for unemployment benefits have seen them. Across the country, 20 million people haven’t gotten those checks. The hardest-hit industry is leisure and hospitality. Nevada once one of the fastest-growing economies, Las Vegas, now dubbed ground zero for job loss. Its iconic strip shuttered, and casinos turned into food banks feeding thousands. All it took was five or six weeks to expose the long-rooted problems America has.
The supply chains and economy were teetering on a knife’s edge. Cat’s out the bag now, despite the government trying to save face. Very quickly moving to Soviet-Style grocery stores. Translation = nothing on the shelves! So after everyone survives the virus, we’ll all die by starvation! The cure is starting to become worse than the disease. And before you know it, people will fight for food. The global Food Supply Chains is Breaking Down. This is what occurs when people get paid not to work. Why take the risk and produce to get paid when you can get paid close to the same to do nothing and take no risk? Happens every time. You should see what happens when people don’t get paid to not work, and there is a 35 million job shortfall. Give it until about Halloween. I hope you don’t live in any big city and that you have a garden. Food grows on trees. Growing a garden is one of the best things we can do at the moment. Plant something, anything, anywhere you can. In a pot, in a plot, in a box, in a square. Just Plant Something. Put down the phone, mouse, or HotPocket, and pick up a hoe! You can either count on Big Brother or count on yourself. At a certain point, Americans will realize they’re under attack. And not from the Chinese.
It is NOT THE CORONA VIRUS THAT WILL CAUSE FOOD SHORTAGES. It is THE LOCKDOWN THAT WILL CAUSE FOOD SHORTAGES. We have food shortages, and the Fed is pumping trillions of dollars every day into their phony market is why prices are going up. Just remember that. They are trying to demolish the purposely failed financial scam and redistribute as much wealth as possible to their rich friends more like! Those dollars won’t be worth anything if there are no potatoes to buy with them! This wouldn’t be the first time in history the Government starved people to death.
The world is entering a world-wide depression. We also have a man-made famine headed our way. It’s not just America. It’s the entire world. The Bankers promise Americans poverty, slavery, impunity for the rich and totalitarianism for most. Ya think Americans will finally learn just how many farms have been either corporatized or bought by Chinese. Same thing with many private colleges peppered throughout middle America. One thing is perfectly clear. The federal and state governments are complicit in treasonous behavior to destroy the American people, their livelihood, and their liberties.
The governments do not stand with us and have shown their true colors over the past few weeks. The Hunger Games coming to life. Don’t be the guy in Mad Max waiting for Mel Gibson to pass you the empty can of dog food. Grow a garden. You are here for your daily dose of the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. It will be interesting to me to see what happens as things get worse and worse. The banks will start going hog wild with foreclosures fairly soon, and cars will be taken by the repo man, leaving people on the street. We are going back to Kings and Serfs like in the old days, and I wonder if that will bring Liberals and Conservatives closer as they see they have nobody in the government that is really on their side. If you pick out two family’s, one Lib and the other Cons, their needs and goals are a lot more alike than different. People in Congress and the super-rich are almost alien to us compared to your neighbor. I hope the coming catastrophe will at least open people’s eyes to that reality.
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The same people that created the Great Depression are working on creating another one. They lulled everyone to sleep with 600 bucks a week stipend while they looted the treasury bare! Inflation will become a threat. Everything is fixing to get a lot more expensive, and it has little to do with the Kung Flu, which is only providing cover for the real culprit. Inflation due to staggering debt creation. The stuff everyone has to have will have a greater probability of price inflation. Stuff that is non-essential or luxury has a greater probability of price deflation. There will be a few winners, but that’s the thing about a Depression/reset, the very large majority of people lose/suffer. There will be multiple ways to get thru. Choose the path that seems most natural. For me, it’s land that I make more productive every day. Fruit trees, nuts, garden, large stores of fats, carbs, oils, proteins. Means to obtain/filter water means to cook, means to obtain power, firearms for hunting, multiple homes on the property, multiple buildings, a lot of tools, a lot of raw materials.
Yours will be different, no less valid, perhaps better in retrospect. The fed is stealing your future, printing 2.5 trillion to bail out rich people. Finance turned into black magic. money printer go brrr has pushed the Nasdaq to positive for the year This is insane. This money should have been paid directly to ordinary people in survival payments for lockdown: small business and individuals over the next six months If you are going to print the money in an emergency, then put it where it matters! Into the public health and economic survival response to coronavirus. This is Trump’s biggest failure, allowing this to happen. It completely undermined the lockdown and is the reason people are not cooperating. The richest 1% will eventually own everything, all the farmland, all the stocks, everything; because the fed printed money and gave it to their rich friends. I’ve been feeling like we are in the collapse of our civilization, and this economic info just reinforces that feeling.
When Rome was gasping its last, the middle class got wiped out; taxes made owning land so expensive, normal people couldn’t afford it. (The poor were already slaves to the state, existing on bread and circuses.) The rich and well-connected could bribe their way out of much of the taxes and buy up land from working people at bargain rates. Consolidating wealth and resources into the hands of a small number of families. The ordinary people eventually evolved into serfs. And the landlords, once the state could no longer provide military protection, evolved into feudal lords.
History sure seems to be laying down some serious rhymes. I’ve felt for years the U.S. is an empire in decline. Now, I feel like it’s an empire in a rapid decline; we just don’t fully see it yet. Americans have operated on the delusion that the post-WWII paradigm will last forever; and that we will be the top of the food chain forever. Reality is looming. Power inevitably shifts. Happened with the Romans. Happened with the Mongols. Happened with the Ottomans. Happened with the British. Why we as Americans thought we’re any more special than the empires that came before us is silly. During steep economic downturns, the rich get so much richer. The Great Depression was extremely beneficial for those at the very top of the pyramid. I think we’re going to see this phenomenon again soon. As is usual, when an economic crisis takes place, the 1% are taken care of first. And most times surreptitiously with the collusion of the rancid mainstream media. I believe that the US is now experiencing the greatest theft in its history, and the near future will reveal.
The theft has occurred slowly and constantly over the past fifty years or so, and the stores of wealth are now empty, requiring the thieves to reset the system in some way. They would like to continue stealing, but the working people are have been made too poor to continue having any drive to be productive. In addition, the working class is getting restless and looking for someone to blame for their woes. Those who steal depend on their prey being well enough off that they don’t fight the theft or protect themselves against it in any meaningful way. The sheep have been sheared too aggressively and are now failing to produce any wool for their owners. Fed created 5 Trillion in new debt for Americans and gave proceeds to banker friends. Americans.
The whole thing is a farce, a complete con job. The virus is innocent. Blame the real culprits. Clue: They are human, and they are afraid, and they are in a panic, and they are making Orwellian laws without genuine need, and they are enforcing house arrest of the nation under threat of even greater punishment, and as the nonsense numbers are spewed out by the mainstream media monster they react by extending the house arrest to ensure that the lost jobs will stay lost and the population will be decimated.
The stock market is just a chart of how happy, rich people are. It’s not that the value of the stocks has gone up. The value of the money has gone down. The stock market is based on imaginary wealth, where the entire value of a corporation is based on the price of the last traded stock. It’s really a long term chart of how much currency has been created from thin air. Seven percent increase per year over the long term, which is roughly the same increase you see in the price of gold. I do feel for everyone who’s at the bad end of the financial scam, and that includes me generally. However, this system is bound to collapse because it’s been unstable for so long, needing as it does, did, 1.75 planet earth’s resources to continue, is obviously impossible to keep up.
The deluded that think of themselves as elites, and that they can hoard the wealth of our world to themselves are doomed along with it. I’m glad it’s collapsing for that reason, I can see an end in sight. People have been killing off the natural world for too long, and I know that this will continue so long as the lunatics are running the asylum, but it will inevitably end. Every end is followed by a new beginning, and that’s the hope of a new kinder, fairer, and more sustainable way of living, thinking, which will be a happier, healthier, one. We can start now.