Category Archives: Business/Economics

World War 3, Economic Front: 1400 people leave the Gem State in March!

20 April 2013 (23:42 UTC-07 Tango 19 April 2013)/09 Jumada t-Tania 1434/31 Farvardin 1391/11 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

According to the U.S. state of Idaho’s Department of Labor (IDoL), 1400 people moved out of the Gem State in March.  This is an indication of the frustration Idahoans have with finding a job in the Right to Work You Over state.

“Another 1,400 people left Idaho’s labor force in March, the largest one-month exodus since the heart of the recession three years ago and the third straight monthly decline. Over 2,600 people have dropped out of Idaho’s labor force since December 2012….erasing any gains made since January 2012…..”-IDoL statement

A state economist based in Pocatello, said he was concerned that because so many people have officially dropped out of the workforce that what was happening is they are actually leaving the state.  He said that would indicate no economic recovery for Idaho.

It’s strange because officials with state Labor Department insist that companies doing business in Idaho keep complaining that they’re having a hard time finding employees.   Maybe what they mean is they can’t find people willing to work for little pay and no health benefits?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the geographically large state of Idaho has a population of only a million and a half people.  Compare that to the city of Los Angeles, California, which has a population of nearly 4 million!

According to the IDoL, the number of employed people in Idaho is currently 724500 (seasonally adjusted data).

So you can see that having 2600 people leave the state since December 2012 has a significant impact on Idaho.

World War 3, North American Front: West, Texas, False Flag? Factory fire could not have spontaneously started?

19 April 2013 (19:26 UTC-07 Tango 18 April 2013)/08 Jumada t-Tania 1434/30 Farvardin 1391/10 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

The Texas Commercial Fertilizer Control Act requires fertilizer factories to store various chemicals and other ingredients separately, and in a way to prevent fires.

A CBS affiliate in Dallas talked to the owner of the factory that exploded in West.  He stated that the plant was shut down for the night and all employees were “off duty”, in other words, nobody was supposed to be there.

The same CBS affiliate also talked to other fertilizer factory owners throughout Texas, and they told the reporter that the only way such a big fire and explosion could happen is that certain ingredients come into contact with each other, which is exactly what the Texas Commercial Fertilizer Control Act intends to prevent.

There needs to be the right combo of ammonia nitrate, oxygen and a fuel.  That fuel could be diesel or even water.   If large amounts of ammonium nitrate powder, or fumes, get airborne (meaning it mixes with oxygen) you get the ingredients for a fuel air bomb (this actually used to happen a lot in grain silos, before they figured out what was going on, that’s where the idea for fuel air bombs came from).   It was suggested the attempts by the first responders to put out the fire with water, actually made it worse.  It’s possible the first responders thought it was a simple fire.

So something happened to cause the creation of a fuel air bomb situation at the West, Texas fertilizer plant.   CBS Dallas reporter, Ginger Allen, said she found emails within the fertilizer industry, warning members to increase security and reassess their crisis plans.

H7N9 update: 87 cases, all wild poultry businesses shut down!

18 April 2013 (17:50 UTC-07 Tango)/07 Jumada t-Tania 1434/29 Farvardin 1391/09 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Since my last update, five more case reported; one in Jiangsu Province and one in Henan Province, two in Zhejiang Province and one more in Shanghai.

The Chinese government has banned all live wild poultry markets throughout China.

World War 3, Economic Front: Credit Card companies shutting down mom & pops with outrageous fees!

17 April 2013 (10:20 UTC-07 Tango)/06 Jumada t-Tania 1434/28 Farvardin 1391/08 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Recently I was told by a Spanish small business owner I know, that he had to stop taking credit card payments because of a huge increases in fees being charged to small businesses.

He said the outrageous fee hikes involve VISA, MasterCard and American Express.  Turns out that MasterCard is actually being investigated for violating the European Union’s anti-trust laws.

According to EU investigators, MasterCard has jacked up fees on purchases involving cardholders living outside the EU.  Here in the U.S. credit card companies already charge cardholders extra fees for making purchases outside the United States, so it seems they’re now charging business owners in Europe extra fees for international sales as well.

MasterCard officials blamed banks for issuing cards with higher fee rates, but then said “….MasterCard always aims to balance the interests of both consumers and retailers to ensure that each party pays its fair share of the costs…”

You mean those outrageous interest rates aren’t enough to cover your costs, MasterCard?   “Fair share” my ass!

MasterCard also said the higher fees were the only way the company could remain “viable”.

VISA is also being investigated.  VISA is the biggest credit card scammer, I mean credit card service provider in the EU.  It too has created outrageous ‘cross-border’ purchaser/seller fees.

What those dumb ass highly educated credit card corporate officials don’t realize is the net effect of continuing to create new fees, and jack up existing fees and interest rates, is that it will greatly reduce credit card use, which could render them inviable.

 

 

World War 3, Economic Front: China returns to buying U.S. bonds!

17 April 2013 (09:52 UTC-07 Tango)/06 Jumada t-Tania 1434/28 Farvardin 1391/08 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

China has increased its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds (aka U.S. government debt).  Last year at this same time China held $1.16 trillion USD of U.S. bonds, now it’s at $1.22 trillion.

According to the U.S. Treasury, the $9.16 billion increase took place in February.  Apparently China still thinks the U.S. is good for the money.

Government Evil: Baroness Thatcher hated the World over! British nobby bobbys demanding protestors turn themselves in before her funeral!

16 April 2013 (14:08 UTC-07 Tango)/05 Jumada t-Tania 1434/27 Farvardin 1391/07 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

“She oversaw one of the most brutal prison regimes in Europe. She was involved in overseeing a terrible regime that was responsible for the torture of hundreds of young men and women…..My only regret is that Thatcher was never brought before a war crimes tribunal.”-Jim McVeigh, Irish Republican Army

The main streamer media in the United States has done nothing but bemoan the death of evil monarchist Baroness Thatcher (aka Margaret Hilda Thatcher).  They have to because it’s all part of the Ronald Reagan era of bold face lies!

Hatred of Thatcher by the common people of United Kingdom is so intense that British bobbys (aka Thatcher’s Boot Boys) are demanding that anybody planning to protest at tomorrows funeral services need to turn themselves in now.  The London MET is mobilizing 4000 bobbys to provide security against their own fellow citizens at tomorrow’s funeral procession!

Reports say the bob on your nob coppers will invoke section 5 of the Pubic Order Act.  Section 5 allows bobbers to arrest anybody they claim is making harassing or alarming gestures.  It’s similar to rules in many U.S. schools, which says if a teacher is offended or distracted by what your child wears, or says or does, they can be hauled in by the resource officer (school cop).

Some protest groups say they’re going to egg the funeral procession.  Other groups say they’re simply going to turn their backs to the hearse as it goes by.  They could all be arrested under section 5.

The main reason working class Brits hate Maggie is because she was one of the first Right to Work You Over politicians.  She started the trend of busting down the labor unions, along with her buddy Ronald Reagan in the United States.  (of course many unions shot themselves in the foot by becoming as greedy as the corporate fat cats)

Maggie’s Right to Work You Over policies did nothing to improve employment for the working class, but it reduced inflation simply because less money was being spent.

Recently the Ding Dong the Witch is Dead song became a number two hit in United Kingdom.  It’s now the anti-Thatcher anthem.  Right to Work You Over supporters tried to counter with the I’m in Love with Margret Thatcher song.  Big Fail!  The BBC even refused to play the full Ding Dong song, so you know who’s side they’re on (which is strange because in 2007 the BBC was accused of being Thatcher hate mongers).

Ever since the Baroness died (yes she was a Baroness, she was not a commoner as I’ve seen some websites claim) there have been Thatcher Death Parties held across the U.K., and arrests have been made.

But it’s not just Brits that hate her guts.

Argentinos hate her because of the illegal occupation of the Malvinas Islands. She also ordered the sinking of an Argentine ship, that was well outside the British declared Total Exclusion Zone, killing more than 300 Argentinos!

French hate her because she made insinuating threats against France after the Argentinos sank several Royal Navy ships with French made missiles.  French officials claim she demanded the codes to disarm the Exocet missiles, and even threatened to nuke Argentina.  No serving French minister will attend her funeral.  In fact, when it was suggested that a street in Paris be named after Maggie, the majority countered by saying they’d rather name it after Irish martyr Bobby Sands.

The Irish hate her, saying the Iron Lady should “Rust in hell!”.  In 1981 she refused to intervene in a prison hunger strike, and 10 Irishmen starved to death.

Germans hate her because she fought against the unification of Germany.  She once told German Chancellor Helmut Kohl that she still thought of Germany in World War 2 terms, and did not want to see Germany united.

The Scotts and Welsh hated her Community Charge/Poll Tax on renters.  It was totally unfair and only lasted two years.  She also treated their coal miners like shit!  Some mining communities say they are still suffering from her policies all these decades later.

Many Asians hate her for this statement: “There will be no Asian Century under the government I lead!”

Cambodians hate her because she helped trained the genocidal Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge.

South Africans hate her because she supported the apartheid policies of the pro-British government.

Chileans hate her because she supported the U.S. backed Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, the man who assassinated Chile’s democratically elected President Salvador Allende, then went on a killing spree against those who voted for Allende.

British hatred of the European Union can be traced directly to Maggie Thatcher.

You want the ultimate proof that Baroness Maggie was a Witch with a B?  A lot of SOBs will attend her funeral, including F.W. de Klerk, Newt Gingrich, Dick Cheney, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Henry Kissinger!  And don’t forget other Witches with a B, Queen Elizabeth II, Marsha Blackburn and Michele Bachmann will attend.

World War 3, Economic Front: Billion $ housing deal implodes! California creates new China agency! Wisconsin muscles in!

16 April 2013 (12:18 UTC-07 Tango)/05 Jumada t-Tania 1434/27 Farvardin 1391/07 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

“We have much to contribute to China, including banking, high-tech, environmental products, and we have much to collaborate on with China in another way, as China is developing rapidly with a great amount of capital available.”-Jerry Brown, Governor of California

Recently California became the U.S. state with the biggest economic trade deals involving China.  Governor Jerry Brown has decided that trade with China is now so important, that he’s spending tax money (supposedly it’s partially funded with private money as well) to open a California ’embassy’ in Shanghai!

It’s not the first time for the California-China Office of Trade and Investment in Shanghai.  The office was closed down ten years ago.  Governor Brown and his wife were at the re-opening ceremony, apparently not concerned about the deadly H7N9 spreading throughout Shanghai.

California’s bid to get some-o-that China cash might be a disaster, as Governor Brown is promoting the very industries that are failing miserably: “I want to promote climate-change technologies, renewable energy, building and plants efficiency, low-carbon fuel from California to China with more collaborations in the future.”

Ah well, there’s already been a major implosion for one China-California deal.  The $1.7 billion USD Hunters Point housing construction deal in San Francisco, involving a major California contractor and two Chinese companies, crashed and burned today.  There were various reasons for the implosion, from disagreements between Chinese and Californian contractors, to the fact that the former U.S. Navy property has been found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium 137!

In muscles Wisconsin’s evil Right to Work You Over Governor Scott Walker.  He’s in Beijing trying to strike Chinese gold as well, and he’s not worried about H7N9 either.  His first big success is winning a $200 million deal for ginseng.  No he’s not buying ginseng from China, he’s selling Wisconsin grown ginseng to China!

World War 3, Economic Front: U.S. job losses & store closings 23-24 February 2013.

Abercrombie & Fitch announced they will close 50 stores in the United States.  Company officials blamed dropping retail sales and crashing stock sales.

An undisclosed number of Thruway Authority personnel will be laid off in New York.  It’s part of the 234 job cuts announced last month!

In Alaska, the Anchorage School District is eliminating more than 200 jobs from next school year’s budget!

In Kentucky, the Bell County School Day Treatment and Recovery school in Pineville to close.  The Day Treatment and Recovery school was started to help troubled students, but school official say they lose $200000 USD per year running it.

In California, Sacramento’s Fruit Ridge elementary school closed down after 102 years of operations.  School officials blame declining enrollment.  The Sebastopol School District wants to close another elementary school.  Officials blame declining state funding.  Rave cave 222 Hyde, in San Francisco closed down. The owners blamed city licensing laws and the fact that there is a new landlord who doesn’t seem to want the dance club as a tenant.  And the Corcoran District Hospital laid off 19 employees.  The hospital is losing money due to a huge drop in patients from the California State Prison Corcoran and Corcoran Substance Abuse Treatment Facility.

In Louisiana, the Allen Parish Hospital closing down its ER.  Officials say the hospital has been losing a lot of money in the past six months, because of a huge decline in people coming in for treatment.

In Minnesota, all nine Dueber’s department stores closing down!   The family owners were hoping to find a buyer for their business, so they can retire.

In Pennsylvania, Blockbuster video stores closing in Lititz and Ephrata.  Part of ongoing shut down of almost all Blockbuster stores in the U.S.

In Illinois, Vie de France Yamazaki will close its frozen unbaked bread factory in Bensenville. 70 people out-o-work.  The company is moving production to a new factory in Georgia.  And the Cafe 28 closed down, on short notice, in Chicago.  Owners blamed the bad economy which reduced sales to the point they couldn’t renew their liquor license.

Volunteers of America closing its Floyd Career Learning Center in South Dakota, due to lack of funding and enrollments.

Aleris International laying off the remaining 98 employees at its factory in Roxboro, North Carolina.  At one time Aleris had 350 employees in the state.  And Scruggs Poultry closed down.  The wholesale poultry farm had been in operation since 1949. Company officials refused to talk to local media. Local buyers are scrambling to find a new wholesale source.

In Michigan, Damon’s Bar and Grill out-o-business. The manager said he was given short notice by the owners, he said he could not comment on why the restaurant was closed. 50 employees affected.

Core Systems of Painesville, Ohio, laid off 400 people!  The company supplied parts to appliance makers.  Company officials said their biggest customer, Whirlpool, canceled all contracts without warning or reason, effectively shutting down Core Systems.

 

 

H7N9 update: Half a million people exposed! Scott Walker not worried!

16 April 2013 (00:31 UTC-07 Tango)/05 Jumada t-Tania 1434/27 Farvardin 1391/07 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Beijing Municipal Health Bureau warning that 580000 residents have possibly been “highly exposed” to the new deadly H7N9 virus.

The Chinese poultry industry has lost $1.6 billion USD since the outbreak.  Heath officials are now saying if you cook the poultry correctly then it should be safe to eat.

U.S. state of Wisconsin governor, Scott Walker, is in China on a 10 day trade mission.  He says he’s not concerned with H7N9.  Could his delegation end up being responsible form bringing the new virus back to the U.S.?

 

Government Evil: U.S. military involved with smuggling operation in South Korea?

16 April 2013 (23:55 UTC-07 Tango 15 April 2013)/05 Jumada t-Tania 1434/27 Farvardin 1391/07 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency say they’ve arrested 12 people for smuggling duty free cigarettes into South Korea.  The smuggling operation had been ongoing since 2009.

The South Koreans arrested said they were getting the cigarettes from contacts inside U.S. military bases around Seoul.