tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post7150949259490865945..comments2024-02-14T11:00:03.180-05:00Comments on Tom McLaughlin: Signs of DeclineTom McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-59041868490207064982015-07-19T10:21:00.053-04:002015-07-19T10:21:00.053-04:00No we cannot be proud of what our grandchildren wi...No we cannot be proud of what our grandchildren will inherit. How could we be? But it's our own fault. Instead of critical thinking we just blindly accept what the tv and corporate stooges who write the news say. As the above comment saya the federal reserve scam is the biggest obstacle to freedom in this country bar none. Yet we don't hear squat about it from corporate news...hmmmm..we have murdered so many innocent people in the Middle East that no amount of prayer will forgive it. Look at our drone campaign and tell me it is the epitome if evil. Instead of questioning the official story of 9/11 the vast majority believe it! And the "official story" is the biggest conspiracy theory out there--- it's outrageous and defies not only physics but logic. And since 9/11 we have sent tens of thousands of troops into the Mid East to die for.....for what exactly? For whom exactly? It ain't America folks....look at the recent Iran nuke deal and the reaction in congress!! Despite the overwhelming intelligence from 16 intelligence agencies, including mossad, that Iran isn't even close to nuke capabilities--- not even in the ballpark--- all we get is fear mongering, extreme hypocrisy and lies! El Chaponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-16017837677140559822015-07-18T17:50:28.198-04:002015-07-18T17:50:28.198-04:00Don't blame Greeks one bit for not wanting to ...Don't blame Greeks one bit for not wanting to pay "taxes", by the way they aren't really "taxes" are they!? Just like here in America our federal "taxes" go to the international banking cabal known as "the federal reserve" to pay INTEREST on the money they loan to us! <br />This isn't money going to education, or infrastructure it is an INTEREST payment to a private banking cabal. We have been dying a slow death since 1913. It's pretty amazing to watch so called Americans who don't know this nations history.<br /><br />And stop giving money/foreign aide to all nations ASAP. Especially if they have nukes ( which is illegal anyway) Focus on America. And maybe wake the f@&$ up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-56416387642483906632015-07-16T09:29:34.338-04:002015-07-16T09:29:34.338-04:00On our Aegean tour we stopped at Ephesus, which is...On our Aegean tour we stopped at Ephesus, which is in Turkey. While we saw ruins all over Greece, the workers "restoring" or "rebuilding" were reminiscent of Maine Dept of Transportation workers. They were standing around or sitting around and doing very little work. For construction workers, they were grossly out of shape, indicating their indolent lifestyle.<br /><br />Ephesus was, by contrast, restored to a much larger extent -- still less than half restored, but not 10-20% restored like the many Greek sites we visited. Only thing i didn't like about the Turks was -- their bus drivers left Ephesus early so they could bring us by a store selling rugs. Then it was the hard sell. I didn't pay for that when I booked the cruise.<br />Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-61173201568755613052015-07-15T05:38:31.017-04:002015-07-15T05:38:31.017-04:00Last October, I visited Turkey, just across the Ae...Last October, I visited Turkey, just across the Aegean Sea from Greece. I saw no graffiti anywhere. Well, I saw one piece and it was in English: Free Gaza! Turkey is in the EU also, so what are the differences? Turkey kept its own currency, but Euros and US$ are accepted everywhere. Turkey has its versions of Social Security and Medicare, but they kick in around 65, not 52. And most important, everyone understands that everyone has to pay for the bennies. They have no income tax, no employment taxes, and no sales tax. They run everything with a hefty VAT tax on everything, one rate for everyone, none of this "fair share" nonsense.<br /><br />Does Turkey have problems? It sure does - the biggest is a flood of Syrian refugees - but they don't stand around whining with their national hand out, palm up.Frostproofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-37091546884288276292015-07-14T15:56:22.927-04:002015-07-14T15:56:22.927-04:00With a mandatory onus upon a property owner to &qu...With a mandatory onus upon a property owner to "clean up the mess", doesn't that "unexpectedly" make vandalism...burglary (or robbery, or extortion?)<br />Of course, with three or more folks involved, that would fall under Federal RICO statutes...RIGHT?<br />Oh,...those poor "non-violent" criminals.<br />With all the chitty chat from "credentialed" Economists and Philosophers, I haven't seen the term "Broken Window" rear it's ugly head, in EITHER "usage".<br />*sigh* NOW I'm going to have to "show ID" at NAPA, as WELL as pay a premium "anti graffiti tax "premium", (kinda' like the "domestic violence tax" on marriage licenses) just to get a can of Forest Green Pearl for the vehicle that "unexpectedly" survived the Cash For Clunkers nudging in...uh... "economics".<br />Hmm....maybe I can ship my cars to Cuba now, (or have Cuban "specialists given special "freedom"/labor visas) for EXPERT Auto Body work and avoid the whole "Broken Window Tax" issue. <br />History shows...."What could Go wrong?"<br /><br />OT, congrats for ANOTHER public request that Tom be blacklisted from local papers-for...um...a "new" civility's sake (bwAAAA ha ha ha)...or...something. <br />Keep score of the flak, as the missions get closer to the target.<br />You won't be able to keep up with the private education tutoring requests before long.<br />CaptDMO <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com