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Barry My Liege: It was a good speech. Some polls show that 91% of us liked the speech. You have captured our mood; we are happy for that. I suppose that it was necessary to give a surface treatment to your points since you wanted to include a lot of ideas. Some may have hoped for a more practical approach where you might have said that you can take executive action in this instance and here

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Barry, My Liege: We can look ahead to 2014. It is NOT a pretty picture. You are in a trap, Barry. A big trap. Here's the trap: Your administration has suspended the Constitution. This opens the way for a Corporate/Military coup. Here's the danger: They will come for you and place you under house arrest with your family. It will be claimed that you have suspended the rights of citizens and

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Hey Barry: You know what? I am going to have to give you a very hard time, Barry. And, Barry, I don't care what Mario Puzo said: it is PERSONAL - it's not just business. Maybe you are doing all this real bad stuff on purpose and maybe you are doing it by accident. And, maybe some bad folks on your staff are pushing all this. Here's the clear statement, Barry. You took our freedom from us. You

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Hey Barry: In a copyrighted article, economist Michael Hudson suggests a new economic model to correct misperceptions about current trends which can arise from using older models. Here is his first paragraph: 'Now that the Bubble Economy has given way to debt deflation, the world is discovering the shortcoming of models that fail to explain how most credit creation today (1) inflates asset

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My Dear Esteemed Mr. Barry Wynn: It has come to my attention that your peace of mind has been disturbed. Words cannot express how badly I feel that you have been offended. 'Investment fund executive and top GOP donor Barry Wynn "I've been fighting for this cause most of my life," Wynn said. "It's like fingernails on the chalkboard. It just kind of irritated you [sic] to hear those kind of

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Hey Barry: The biggest question we face today is whether the USA will collapse as a society. If we collapse, it will not be pretty, Barry. We really do not want to collapse. Now, there are some folks who would welcome such a collapse. They view any chaos as an opportunity to make money. These are the folks who made lots of money in Iraq and Russia during the chaos there. They are bad people,

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Hey Barry: Here's evidence that your Healthcare reform did not go far enough: many of the nation's private practice doctors are going broke, especially in rural areas. Doctors are in debt and leaving their practices to take paying jobs. Private insurance payments are declining and medicare reimbursements are being reduced. It unlikely that reasonable standards of medical care can continue

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Hey Barry: Good on you for appointing Consumer Financial Protection Agency chief Richard Cordray. We need the agency to perform. And, also, why not think about an alternative political strategy for him? How about this: Have him announce 20 or 30 actions that will PO the Reps as soon as he is in office - first day. He could start with Payday lenders who prey on poor folks: http://

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OK Barry: Let's see how brave you really are. If you're brave and you can really deal with the future of our country, then listen to Chris Hedges' interview: "Brace Yourself! The American Empire Is Over & The Descent Is Going To Be Horrifying!" Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zotYU21qcU&feature=g-wl&context=G2a8c2c7AWAAAAAAABAA We CAN find a way out, but it will take some

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Hey Barry: Just in case you want to know why we don't trust folks in the Beltway, read the Venn Diagrams drawn by Larry Lessig here: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111221/17561617164/mapping-out-revolving-door-between-govt-big-business-venn-diagrams.shtml These diagrams offer clear and convincing evidence of DC revolving doors between the Big Money Bastards and Federal Government top jobs.

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Hey Barry: It's a natural time to look ahead to see what's on the horizon for 2012. EUROPE AND THE WORLD First, there's a high probability of another recession in Europe. The European debt situation seems to be beyond the capacity of the EU to solve without severe social consequences, regardless of statements to the contrary. Most European economists predict a deeper recession in 2012. Read

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The Mckeever Institute of Economic Policy Analysis [MIEPA] is pleased to announce the publication on its website [www.mkeever.com] of 22 separate economic analyses of ten individual countries. Each economic policy analysis is conducted by a native of the country studied in order to ensure as much accuracy as possible. The studies are designed to illuminate those policies which affect economic

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Merry Christmas Barry: This time of year brings out some melancholy for me along with some joy. My very close relative is in her last days and it's hard to witness the decay and the pain. I would hope that all my relatives would support each other, but self centerdness and attorneys rule the day. The Caliifornia Community College System - the place where hundreds of thousands of people in

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Hey Barry: UPDATE 1.1.12 AP: Congress changes the law under White House pressure. Lawmakers eventually dropped the military custody requirement for U.S. citizens or lawful U.S. residents. "My administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens," Obama said in the signing statement. "Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most

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Hey Barry: Seems that the 60 Minute piece is sticking with me a little, even at 3.00 AM. So, one of the things you said was that changing the economy will take a long time, maybe even through another President, after your second term. Now Barry, we love you a lot, but that there thing about change taking a long time is just wrong. Y'all gonna have to up your game a little bit. Cuz if'n you

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Hey Barry: I'm takin issue with a comment you made on 60 minutes the other day. In response to a question about why the big money bastards who caused all this mess are not in jail, you replied [more or less, may not be an exact quote]: 'Well, it may be a surprise, but most of what they did was not against the law.' So Barry, here's the deal: we both agree that they are scum and that they

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Hey Barry: I aint gonna lie. It was a great speech. You laid down a line in the sand and dared the big money bastards to do right by the country. Here's a link to the text: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/07/full-text-barack-obama-speech?intcmp=239 So Barry, now the rubber's got to meet the road. My bet is that most voters will turn on the Reps and that you'll have a Dem majority

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Hey Barry: Wanna see what happens when the bankers take over? Just read below. It's Greece today, Italy tomorrow and our turn is coming, Barry. Our turn is coming. Excerpts from "GREECE IN CHAOS" by, Noëlle Burgi, Le Monde diplomatique, December 2011 http://mondediplo.com/2011/12/03greece 'Salaries are falling (by 35-40% in some sectors) while new taxes are invented, some backdated to the

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Hey Barry: One writer I read occasionally suggests that bloggers like me are performing in a theater. In his analysis, we create a story arc over numerous postings that provides an online persona - which may or may not reflect our real selves. Holy Cow! Ya think? Jeezo peezo. We are in the middle of an EFFIN TRAIN WRECK here in the good ol U S of A. But, NOBODY NOTICES THE WRECK AROUND

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Hey Barry: The OWS guys have shown us that we are at a tipping point, maybe we're even way beyond the point. Unless we completely and dramatically overhaul our economic structure, we face a declining future. And, you know what Barry, I don't think we have the balls to make those changes. The big money bastards just have too much power and are just too greedy for any real changes to happen.

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Hey Barry: Q: What do you call a con job when a banker does it? A: Dual Tracking. That's where a bank sends out a counselor to work with a homewoner on a loan modification while at the same time the foreclosure department is selling the house on the courthouse steps. If you don't believe me, y'all can read about California Attorney General Kamela Harris here: http://www.sfgate.com/columns/

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Hey Barry: This is not a good time. International bankers depose elected governments in Italy and Greece to impose austerity, the US Super Committee appears unable to make a decision which may collapse US' ability to sell T-Bills and it seems that the European situation faces even another problem: Spain. Spain may be too big to rescue - AND its government followed the rules. But, Spaniards

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Hey Barry: Robert Reich offers a voluntary corporate pledge of allegiance to the United States. It's a great idea. Maybe y'all can push it from your bully pulpit. Here is the pledge: The Corporate Pledge of Allegiance to the United States The (fill in the blank) corporation pledges allegiance to the United States of America. To that end: We pledge to create more jobs in the United States

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Hey Barry: It's looking like bankers really do run the world. They caused the mess we're in now and their solution is to appoint bankers, 'technocrats', to solve it. Bankers appoint prime ministers in Italy and Greece because they bought Italian and Greek bonds and don't want to lose 'too' much. Read it here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-coates/banker-power-trumping-dem_b_1101305.html

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Hey Barry: One of the former CIA guys - Michael Scheuer - gives a realistic view of our policy in the Middle East. See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLjZoA3GaVE&feature=player_embedded#! Bottom line: we'll be there for a long time, but we should try to stop creating more enemies while we're there. Our idea of putting more troops on the Arabian peninsula, even after leaving Iraq and

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Hey Barry: A NYT writer has called for an end to bonuses for bankers. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/opinion/end-bonuses-for-bankers.html It's a good idea but it does not go far enough. Here's a better idea: Require that bank executives personally guarantee that their decisions won't harm any shareholders or depositers. I know that we can pursue corporate officers after they are

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Hey Barry: Since I'm always talking trash about bankers, I thought I should explain exactly what the problem is. So, here's the deal. Way back in the middle ages, bankers set up a system where there are endless opportunities for crooked behavior - money is actually lying around for their taking - and yet we assume and expect them to act like saints and not take anything that is not theirs. See

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Hey Barry: I know it seems like I rag on the banks a lot. You know what, I do. And, the thing is that they deserve it, big time. But, turns out that I am genetically predisposed to criticize banks - if y'all believe that sort of thing. My ancient ancestor was Philip IV of France. He was the King who took down the Knights Templar. The Knights were the original international bankers. Y'all

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Hey Barry: Wanna be really scared? Wanna have a sleepless night? Read about the shadow reps plotting to sell out the rest of the country here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/us/politics/outside-groups-eclipsing-gop-as-hub-of-campaigns-next-year.html Words fail. Your pal,

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Hey Barry: To a large degree the overall wealth of the country is based on clear title to real property. Clear title means you can prove that you own your house. But, if the legal basis for real estate ownership is unclear, it will be difficult to create ANY new wealth in the economy. And, if there is no new wealth, then there will be no economic growth. Further, without economic growth, we

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Hey Barry: Turns out that banks really do run the world. See the science here: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228354.500-revealed--the-capitalist-network-that-runs-the-world.html We gotta take them down Barry. Take them down. It ain't right that a tiny group of greedy, crooked big money bastards can ruin our lives. That's why we had that discussion in 1776. Since then, the same

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Hey Barry: Good news that we are leaving Iraq. We will pray that the Iraqi people can fnd some peace. Meantime, our State Department will muddle through with billions of dollars of private security to protect our embassies and consulates. Please ask Hilary to get a better handle on controlling those folks - we've had problems before. Details here: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/

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Big congrats Barry Y'all did it right and Libya's free. The good ol U S of A is on the right side of history here. Feels good. But, we need to look ahead, Barry. Here's what we gotta do next. We gotta put on a dark cape of humility and offer the Transitional Council some help and some advice. Why humility, Barry? Simple - we caint do doodly at home, so we don't get to mouth off to the

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Hey Barry: This is for the OWS folks, but y'all can read. Although I cannot speak for or represent the protests in any capacity, I hereby offer a proposal to restructure our economic system to create more justice in the hope that it will be considered by OWS. PLAN ELEVEN There are eleven policies which will create a new and more just society if enacted in the United States. Enacting any one

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Hey Barry: I was looking for ways to improve the proposal to help our country. Given the political system realities we face today, it is my opinion that the Volcker proposal will fail to help the country. A reasonably careful reading of the Draft proposal provides clear evidence of numerous exceptions, qualifiers, definitions and other obfuscatory statements which may well compromise the Rule's

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Hey Barry: We know that we will see even more major bank failures very soon, probably as a result of the European situation as a proximate cause, but primarily due to underlying conditions of corruption and greed. We need a plan of what to do when it happens. Here is the plan: 1. Fire Timothy Geithner now. He will be unwilling or unable to implement any sensible solutions since his loyalties

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Hey Barry: Occupy Wall Street taps into all our frustrations about our country - the good ol U S of A. We are broken. The old ways don't work. The new way has been developed by the Occupy Wall Street folks. It is very different. It has the potential to change the country. I hope it does so, Lord knows we need changing. Here's a report on how it looks from the inside: http://

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Hey Barry: I see some problems with the Volcker rule proposal. PROBLEM ONE: CLARIFY STATUS OF 'NONBANK FINANCIAL COMPANIES' While the proposal 'generally prohibits any banking entity from engaging in proprietary trading or from acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in, sponsoring, or having certain relationships with a hedge fund or private equity fund (“covered fund”), the language

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Hey Barry: Well - we can make comments on the Volcker rule proposal. My comment is this: It's too weak. Make it stronger. It was passed as part of Dodd-Frank. I thought it was already adopted; but it seems that it is just now available for comment. Please go to the site and tell them what you think - a chance to tell the bankers directly and exactly what you think. Find the site here: http:/

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Hey Barry: One of the biggest problems we face today and one which contributes to unemployment, destroys jobs and generally is bad for the country is the current state of bank regulation. Bankers caused this mess around the world. So far we have not developed a way to prevent further problems caused by banks. The Dodd-Frank bill is just a start toward effective regulation, but even it has been

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Hey Barry: Wow! 99 to 1. We're winning! USA! USA! USA Number One! ...............Wait a minute, I'm hearing something..... Whattya mean the 99 is losing to the one? That aint even possible. How can 99 lose to just one? Measly loner one? They musta bribed the ref, fixed the rules, poisoned the opposition, changed the field. They did all that, you say? They had to. No way does one

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Hey Barry: Talking about the middle class. Now it costs $74,000 per year, or $6,170 per month for BASIC LIVING EXPENSES [Self-Sufficiency Standard], for a family of four in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. There are lots of poor people in the Bay Area, but I never thought of $74,000 per year as POOR. No restaurant meals, no vacations, no joy - only existing instead of living. It

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Hey Barry: That's us. Dead. No jobs. Bleak future. So far, it just keeps getting worse. One of the reasons for the downward spiral is that corporations are sitting on piles of cash and not investing. Now, the Reps say that business doesn't invest because of uncertainty. That's just pure BS. They don't invest because they think things are gonna get worse. They are not uncertain about it

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Hey Barry - This is for the demonstrators in New York and elsewhere, but y'all can read it. Hey Guys: I totally love what you're doing. Keep it up. Nothing else is working. Here's an idea to get attention from the oligarchs who run our country now. Show them our power as citizens by closing one place each day. Scout out a corporate business or government agency like a subway station or

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Hey Barry: There's a book out there claiming that Geithner conned you into letting banks off the hook in 2009. See the interview with Ron Suskind here: http://dailybail.com/home/dylan-ratigan-with-author-ron-suskind-tim-geithner-ran-the-w.html The book is CONFIDENCE MEN by Ron Suskind. What I get from the film clip is that you wanted to skin the banks and asked for a plan but that Geithner '

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Hey Barry: UPDATE - I was conned or careless and I missed the fact that the proposed Ros-Issa law STILL sticks the USPS with accelerated pension and healthcare costs. USPS needs to downsize some, but not to fund its future pension costs. Amend the law to stop the prefunding or drop it altogether. *********************** The US Postal Service was started by Ben Franklin. We have always had a

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Hey Barry: I began writing this blog during the 2007 primary campaign to replace George Bush. I attempted to examine each of the candidate's policy positions and determine which policies would likely have the best result for the United States. For 2012, I do not believe this is necessary. Each and every Republican Presidential candidate and unannounced, potential candidate has demonstrated by

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Hey Barry: Thought I'd put on my professor hat for a bit and look at your economic plan as presented here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2012/assets/jointcommitteereport.pdf Now, I understand that this is not a real economic plan - it is just a political move to direct criticism to the Reps. And, if this plan is stalled or watered down by the Reps - which it

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Hey Barry: Since I have turned pessimistic about the future of the Grand Experiment that was the Good Ol' U S of A, maybe I can explain some of where that pessimism comes from by looking at the economic trends that will wreak havoc in the coming years. Our documented political gridlock will prevent us from addressing our economic concerns and those issues will continue to worsen our economy. In

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Hey Barry: Well I promised to take a look at the economics of the moment. But, Barry, it aint about economics - it's about the survival of the country in any manner recognizable to any adult alive today. So, the proper question is this: Will the USA implode and disappear? If we take the USA to mean a country with a functioning democracy, a coherent social structure and a viable middle class,

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Hey Barry: Just got back from a trip to France to check in on some ancient family. You know what, they are different than us. Big surprise, I know. But, here's the thing: maybe we can learn something. My French language skills are horrible, but I did get some impressions. Main thing, everybody is working and the trains are full at commuter time. Easy to find work there. We did not see a

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Hey Barry: This forum is closed until September 14, 2011. Your pal,

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Hey Barry and Benny: Times are tough out here in the real world - the world away from the DC Beltway. Out here we understand a few things that don't seem to register on the Beltway brain. Y'all talk some about jobs, but you don't do nothing. The effin tea Party has shut down the country. They is just a bunch of spoiled kids with no sense of responsibility to the rest of us. But, that's where

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Hey Barry: Here's another reminder that letting banks buy stocks was the dumbest thing we have ever done in the USA. The FED bailed out big banks with trillions of dollars during the crisis. The losses were caused by their purchases of mortgage derivatives, not their loan portfolios. Maybe I can become a bank like that Barry, then I can buy any old thing from Bernie Madoff and the FED will

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Hey Barry: Gadafi is gone. Hundreds of thousands of Libyans still alive. USA on the right side of history. Hope lives in the Mid-East. No Americans killed, no American planes shot down. NATO forces carry the load. The world is a safer place today. Terrorists have at least one less place to hide. Y'all did good, Barry. Y'all won't get any credit, not until the history is written. So,

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To the NRC: Here's latest from Tokyo: http://enenews.com/breaking-neutron-ray-measured-in-tokyo-uranium-235-found-in-chiba-cant-be-detected-by-most-geiger-counters-photo-video How many Americans must die before you order sensible safety precautions? The dead will be on you. I do not want to be one of them. Read the Ed Markey report: http://markey.house.gov/docs/05-12-11reportfinalsmall.pdf

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Hey Barry; Here's the thing. It's kinda personal and it won't make any waves because it's real small. Nobody will even notice. But Barry, maybe it's an indicator. Y'all know I am American and concerned about where our country is heading. Real concerned. OK, there's some hope out there. And, keeping that hope alive is pretty much up to you, Barry Obama. Our situation that triggers our

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Meet in Paris, September 8-13 Hey Barry: My wife and I will be visiting Paris between September 8 and 13 for some sightseeing and R & R. Turns out that my family tree includes some members of the royal Capet and Plantagenet families who are interred in the Basilique Saint-Denis. We'll make a trip there to see if we can find these: Henry II (1519–1559) Isabella Queen of France Princess of

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Hey Barry: Dog days of summer are here, so relax and enjoy some time. Listen to Florence here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU The dog days are over The dog days are done The horses are coming So you better run Run fast for your mother run fast for your father Run for your children for your sisters and brothers Leave all your love and your longing behind you Can't carry it with

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Hey Barry: Now that another Texas governor wants to be in charge, it's worth looking at his record in his home state. Y'all know I'm not against socialism or government owned businesses on principle, but I am surprised that a Conservative Republican would be proud of a program that invests taxpayer money into business start-ups. It's called the 'The Texas Certified Capital Company Program'

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Hey Barry: There was a news article saying that you were taking a few days off to think about how to approach economic issues. That's a good idea, but Barry, y'all gotta be real careful. Here's why: conventional economic thinking is wrong. Flat wrong. Worse, it actually harms American people - real Americans, the ones who pay taxes and vote. See, I'm one of those guys, and you know what, we

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Hey Barry: Hear the Rant by Dylan Ratigan - it's where we are now: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/09/dylan-ratigan-rant-debt-negotiations_n_922855.html Holy Cow! You can't even get a good night's sleep after your birthday before another budget battle starts. We all want, and the country really needs, big tax increases for the coming budget. But, the Reps have just stacked the

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Hey Barry: It's late, but Happy Birthday. The 50th was a big one for me - it was the one where I realized that I was fully grown and was all I was going to be. So, you should be real proud at your 50th: you are on the brink of some very big things and millions of people love you. It’s time for some more real talk about economic policy in this informal forum. Be happy to expand any or all of the

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Hey Barry: It's time to think a bit about light and shadow, good and evil. We are smack in the middle of a continuing struggle between two extremes of human society. It's been that way for a long time, but now it's becoming very pronounced. Ever since before Rome, humans have organized into large groups to manage our lives. Roman civilization was based on violence and slavery - Roman legions

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Hey Barry: Well, times are tough. It was a hard time negotiating and we got what we could. You saved the country from a real crisis. But, now y'all gotta do some more. It aint enough to just get through. You sellin us to the Big Money when you do that. Then we is cooked big time. Here's how to get out of the trap: Find something Big Money really wants, then repeat this phrase: "I will

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Hey Barry: Well, it's different, all right. I mean when you're mugged, it's usually from some poor soul who's desparate and down and out. You can be afraid and sympatehtic at the same time. But, Barry, we been mugged by Big Money and their dupes - the Tea Party. It's just the latest mugging. It's a class war just like Syria, Libya and the rest. Different methods, same result: power in a few

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Hey Barry: Robert Reich says 'Just ignore the debt ceiling and continue to issue and redeem T-bills. No big thang.' http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/29/EDD01KGFVC.DTL I defer to him on the legalities, and it sounds very good. So, Congress can't act. Ignore them and continue business as usual. Some folks sayin y'all can use the 14th Amendment, anyways. So, go ahead.

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Hey Barry: According to the WAPO: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-dems-to-obama-require-contractors-to-disclose-political-donations/2011/07/28/gIQAgOg1eI_story.html] the Dems want disclosure of political contributions. This is a follow up to an earlier posting of the same idea. What's to think, Barry? If some corporations like Lockheed, Boeing and even the Acme Road-Runner

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Hey Tea Party: Let's have a short talk about the economy of the good ol U S of A. After all, it's the place we all call home and the place we want to make better. Now, I know that you folks sincerely want to make the country a better place and we sure agree there. It'd be just wonderful if we could lower taxes and then get more jobs and also reduce federal spending. After all, you folks have

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Hey Barry: Well, you know it's kinda hard to figure out what's really going on with the debt and budget thing. All I can do is to watch TV and try not to get angry. Here's what it looks like from this end: Big Money is pullin the Reps strings so they're negotiating tough, real tough. Thing is, the Reps and their puppeteers don't give a rosy red rat's a-- for what happens to the country so

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Hey Barry: Here's a song about bankers: 'Dance forever with the devil on a cold cell block But that's what happens when you rape, murder and sell rock' [Lyrics for Dance With The Devil as interpreted by MrMojoRisin5552] Alabama's most populous county is deciding whether to file bankruptcy. Why? They made a deal with JP Morgan Chase. They are paying the price. Maybe it's time. Let's put

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Hey Barry; Holy Cow, Barry. I'd really like to be optimistic, Barry, maybe there's a chance that we can really solve all the issues. But, Barry, it don't look real good right now. Y'all in DC caint get the simplest thing done. It's just a budget and a self imposed borrowing limit. It's just a simple thing. But, it don't seem like we can do it. And, Barry, we are the ones who can unleash

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Hey Barry: My wife and I will be visiting Paris between September 8 and 13 for some sightseeing and R & R. If any readers in Paris are interested in some friendly, informal economic policy discussion or debate over a glass of wine or cup of coffee, please send me an email to: mckeever.mp@gmail.com Ciao Your pal,

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Hey Barry: Sometimes I just have to talk about economics. I'll try to be clear, but it's important; so, pass it along to the econs if you want. Pretty sure it is established in fact - not in theory yet, but absolutely in fact - that the NeoCon, Washington Consensus your predecessor used to run our government is dead, dead, dead. Now just because something is actually dead does not mean that it

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Hey Barry: Y'all probably know about this already, but knowing ain't the issue - we gotta do something about it. Read it here: http://www.examiner.com/technology-in-national/tomorrow-s-cyberwarfare-may-be-carried-out-by-pre-infected-electronics-dhs Seems the rumors are true - computer chips and software from China and other places really DO carry embedded code and kill switches that can hurt

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Hey Barry: Aside from numbers, you may be interested in what really goes on in a job today. It's not fun Barry, not fun. Keep your day job for awhile. August 6, 2011: Here's a new one about trucking: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/126619568.html When you're hired into a job, it's likely you get the job because the person who was doing the job is too slow by maybe 5%, or that

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Hey Barry: Love this song by Florence and the Machine. [You have to copy and paste the links to get the video - it's worth it.] Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (2010 Version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v​=iWOyfLBYtuU The new official video to the Dog Days Are Over. Click here to download http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/v-v/​100312134937 I take it as a metaphor for the U S of A today -

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Hey Barry: Let's get real about nuclear power. It is a disaster waiting to happen. It will happen in the US - Americans will die and cities will be contaminated. Just like Fukushima. 'It's another universe.' reports Greenpeace as seen on RT here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY5cvod4Tiw&feature=player_embedded#at=284 And yet, and yet, the industry says things like this: 'Plants can run

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Hey Barry: I don't think I like your debt ceiling and deficit reduction negotiating strategy. It has a fatal flaw - the dreaded blue screen of death. Of course, I am just reading the tea leaves of press conferences and am probably missing something. But, it seems to me that you're relying on the Reps to do the right thing for the country and hoping that some pressure from home will sway them

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Hey Barry: Releasing oil into the markets has been criticized as a move to damage speculators like the Golden Sox Gang. Good. Your pal,

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Hey Barry: Hope you like the picture above of our troops as my new header; it reminds me of what really matters. Moving to an economic note, if we're looking at economic theory as it applies to today - at least that's what I'm doing - then there are one or two ideas to consider. This is part of considering what will take the place of the NeoCon dogma which has died recently. [Oddly enough,

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Hey Barry: Well, the NeoCon economic philosophy seems to be withering to dormancy on the vine. But have no fear; it will come back again as soon as our memories fade. Why is it withering? Well, it's fading because it won the war of ideas; it took over economics and politics. NeoCon philosophy was the dominant economic idea for several years. And, we - the good ol' U S of A - put its ideas into

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Hey Barry: Let's imagine that we - the entire USA - is a small bunch on a tramp steamer on the high seas somewhere. You are our Captain - no mistake. [Sorry, I have been reading Mark Twain, and he IS contagious - makes me want to write like a poor imitation] Well anyway, there we are with pretty much two groups of folks: a smallish bunch with lots of food, great views and complete access to

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From Lena Groeger, Danger Room

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Hey Barry: Seems like the end of an era is here - VTO's are about to be gone, gone. Read about the last flight of the Harrier here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/8204103/Bowing-out-last-flight-of-the-Harrier-jump-jet.html We are still flying the tilt wing Osprey, but considering helicopters and unmanned craft, looks like its days are numbered to an outside observer like me. Up, up

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Hey Barry: Back in 1765 our backs were against the wall because we had a system of a few rich people who controlled everything and who used monopolies to soak up all the money around leaving ordinary folks to scrounge for a living as best they could. We are in a similar state today Barry - a few rich people control everything and the rest of us scrounge for a living. Perhaps a history lesson

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Hey Barry: I am happy to announce the publication of a new economic policy study of India on MIEPA's website: http://www.mkeever.com/india.html The study was just completed by Atul Kumar, an economics graduate from Delhi University, doing M.A. Economics from Delhi School of Economics in New Delhi, capital of India. Your pal,

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Hey Barry: Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill) is on it. She proposed a bill in March to raise taxes to help with the budget. My only concern is that her bill is way too timid, but it's a start. It's something we used to have in the country - a Progressive income tax. It's time we brought it back. Read the whole article here by Lucia Graves: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/16/

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Hey Barry: I'm going to tell you exactly what we have to do to save the country. It's no B S; it's unvarnished and very difficult politically, but we're talking saving the USA from implosion. No time to pussy tweet around. None of this stuff is a surprise. I’m giving you an intro y’all won’t hear from your econs, but it’s what they are thinking. And, out in the real world, we get it; this is

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Hey Barry: Looks like the bankers, especially the derivative hucksters, are kicking and screaming about the Dodd-Frank rules. The rules don't go far enough to help protect the country against greedy banks, but even these light taps on the shoulder are making the Golden Sox crowd throw a hissy fit. Y'all gotta get them on board to help the country - they live here and make their money from us,

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Hey Barry: Here's a thing for your spare time: imagine some really bright reporters who take their time and write a story about weapons and politics - stories that won't get published in newspapers because they are too.....something. It really exists and it's called Danger Room: What's Next in National Security. read it here: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011 Just read a great story on the

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Hey Barry: According to Robert Reich [Sunday, June 5, 2011 - http://robertreich.org/], you are thinking about asking big government contractors to disclose their political [read bribery] spending. What's to think, Barry? If some corporations like Lockheed, Boeing and even the Acme Road-Runner Fireworks Company, Inc., LLC, LLP, LtD. all want to get some of my tax money from a government

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Hey Barry: The jury is in - Free Trade is guilty. Overwhelming evidence shows that Free Trade does not work. Countries which show job growth use protectionist policies while countries which practice Free Trade show job losses. MIEPA has revised its policies to make job protection the second most critical external policy, just behind the policy which says that it is a bad idea when police

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Hey Barry: Seems the Reps are proposing a 'clean' debt limit increase. We should take it: vote yes. It is the right thing to protect our country. And, the idiot Reps are at it again - somehow they think that we out here will blame you for voting yes with no spending reductions. They are not the same things, Barry. One is about the future of our country and the other is about politics. We

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Hey Barry: Maybe bankers are actually good for something. We can make them our specialized weapon, as in "Sic 'em, boy." This should be funny, as in "I'm from Golden Sox and I'm here to help you", except it's not. Report: Goldman Angered Libya After $1.3 Billion Investment Vanished By Matt Egan, Reuters Published May 31, 2011 Goldman Sachs Headquarters, New York City Just three years

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Hey Barry: Because of the Arab Spring and the world's overall economic situation, there may be an opportunity for a non-doctrinaire approach to creating jobs in some developing countries. It is a good time to make an offer to do just that and to take my fifteen years' work in policy analysis from the academic arena into the governmental arena. And, Barry, I can't be shy about it - need to get

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Hey Barry Reagan's budget director David Stockman - the no B S guy - says that our failure to tax rich folks is killing us. Read it here: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/reagan-insider-gop-destroyed-us-economy-part-2-2011-05-24 Holy cow. Your pal,

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Hey Barry: The McKeever Institute of Economic Policy Analysis [MIEPA] is pleased to announce the publication on its website [www.mkeever.com] of detailed studies of economic policies for The United States of America, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam and Spain in addition to the analysis of Tunisia's economy published earlier. The United States is analyzed by four specialists: Andrew Majoulet,

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Hey Barry: Loved your speech on the Middle East. Now we're ahead of the curve. Just remember one definition of a pioneer: He's the one who walks in front of the wagon train and gets shot in the back with arrows. It means you won't get a lot of sympathy: current governments feel the heat and ordinary people are too busy trying to get enough food and, maybe, a job. But, our national security is

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[Lost from site and reposted.] Hey Barry: Let's try taking Boehner at his word and see what will happen. After all, he appears convinced that the Tea Party idea of not raising the debt ceiling is a good one. Here's a likely scenario: 1. We cannot sell any more T-Bills; 2. We can spend only what we collect in tax revenue; 3. That's a 30% reduction in the revenue shown in your 2012 Budget;

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