Category Archives: Business/Economics

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? 2.5 million new jobs, not for the U.S., for Iran

The Iranian government is working to create 2.5 million jobs in the Iranian calendar year 1390 (March 21, 2011 – March 19, 2012).

The Iranian government claims to have the essential human and financial resources to achieve this goal.  Iran created 1.6 million new jobs last year.

To do what the United States government can’t seem to do, Iranian labor unions, and companies, are cooperation with their government.  It’s all part of a strategic 20 year socio-economic plan.  The 20 year plan is broken up into smaller tactical five year plans.  Iran recently started its fifth five year plan, which ends in 2015.

 

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Israel preparing to let go of United States, finds new supporter: China

Israeli military industries have long had cooperative relationships with Chinese military industries.  Now the Israeli government is making big moves towards wooing the Chinese government.

On August 14, General Chen Bingde, of China’s People’s Liberation Army, met with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, in Tel Aviv.  Barak visited China two months ago.

The Israelis are trying to win increased support from the Chinese.  Possibly they realize the United States government is flat broke, and can’t continue to give Israel billions of the U.S. taxpayers’ money.

A Jewish commentator, Eran Shayshon, stated, on the same day that General Chen showed up in Israel, that Israel must adopt an “open tent” policy towards the BRIC economies.  BRIC stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China.  They’re the only countries with good economies.

This is the first time a Chinese military official has visited Israel.  General Chen will be there for the next three days.


Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Global Economic War: World Bank says China’s Yuan would make a good replacment for the U.S. Dollar

“The Chinese policy mix includes a tool box of administrative measures … In general, one of the lessons that the United States and others can learn (from China) is that to have supervisory policies for bank regulatory systems can be a useful part of the tool set.”–Robert Zoellick, World Bank president

Zoellick gave a speech in Australia, August 14, and made it clear that China was a shining example of how economic policies should work.  In fact he said that China’s yuan may help the world pull through “a time of danger.”

Zoellick did warn that the current inflation situation, in China, might be tougher to control than Chinese officials think.

The World Bank president also hinted that China’s cooperation with the bank, creating a “catalyst for consensus”, would benefit China in the near future.

Business/Economics, International

China to modify Tight Money Supply policy

China has tightened money supply (monetary policy) in order to control inflation.  Now they will modify it with a “directional loose” money supply.

What they mean is that certain industries will be allowed easier access to financing.  Those industries include agriculture, certain small and medium sized businesses, and construction of low income housing.

Chinese officials hope this new policy will still hold down inflation, without putting a drag on industries.

 

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Global Economic War: Recent quotes from Chinese officials, commentators, business leaders and professors show China is preparing to distance itself from the United States

“The U.S. has made other economies, including China, partly pay the bill for its recovery.”– Zhang Xiaoqiang, National Development and Reform Commission

“…the global economy is strapped stiff in the chariot of the U.S. dollar.  The United States adopted quantitative easing policies and successfully levitated the inflation level on a global scale.  The country needed the world’s help to solve its debt pressure.  Its domestic economic growth can hardly free it from its debts.”-Ye Tan, National Business Daily

“More than 70% of our products are exported to the U.S. while the rest all go to Europe.  Therefore, the depreciation of the U.S. dollar as a result of an economic recession will have a great effect on us.  The only solution we can think of now is to produce high-end products.  Buyers of these goods usually care less about prices.”-Zhou Mingwang, Yiwu Mingwang Jewelry Company

“The economic situation in the United States and Europe is not going to recover within two or three years, so we will probably reduce the proportion of exports to 50%.”-Zhang Guanjin, Shaoxing Jinyong Textile Company

“It’s like gambling, it’s hard to secure substantial, long-term profits. The only thing we can do is to transfer our factories to the inland regions to reduce costs.”-Chen Xi, Wenzhou Dongyi Shoes Company

“The economic development mode, which is highly dependent on high energy consumption, heavy pollution and resource exhaustion has reached its end in China.”-Dong Dengxin, Wuhan University of Science and Technology.

“We cannot count on the U.S. promise to ensure the security of our assets [reference to the U.S. debt China holds].  We should rely more on domestic demand and become stronger by ourselves.  Don’t worry about any hard landing in China.”-Zhang Xiaojing, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Business/Economics, International

Global Economic War: Europe increases tariffs on Chinese products, again

“A series of actions adopted by the EU this year suggests that tougher trade policies adopted towards China may increase the possibility of trade protectionism.”-Bai Ming, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation

Last November, the European Union put together a five year plan to boost European production.  The plan targets China by imposing and raising tariffs.  The goal is to force Europeans to start buying more expensive European made products by slowing, or stopping the importation of Chinese products.

Earlier this year the EU already jacked up tariffs on Chinese ceramics by 70%!  Now, as part of the five year plan, tariffs will be raised on other inexpensive products coming from China.  Several EU member countries have also boycotted products made in China.

The five year EU plan is known as ‘protectionism’.  If you know your history, protectionism became the main economic policy of many countries, including the United States, prior to the First World War, and prior to the Second World War.

Also, protectionism is the result of bad economic times, like major recessions, or depressions.  The times we’re living in now look more and more like history repeating itself.  What’s next is another World War.  Right now it looks like Europe Union has drawn the line with China, who’s next?

 

 

Business/Economics, Idaho, U.S.

Idaho could become gun maker mecca, the competition is on, support your team!

Several pro-gun states, like Idaho, are hoping U.S. gun makers will settle in their state.

Idaho has even passed a law that exempts guns made in Idaho from Federal gun control laws (Idaho Firearms Freedom Act, aka; made in Idaho gun law).

Now the race is on, between other states that have passed similar laws (like Montana, Utah, Arizona, etc), to see who can woo the most gun makers.  Many of the U.S. gun makers are located in states that have passed strict anti-gun laws.

Humorously Idaho Department of Commerce’s Bibiana Nertney calls guns “recreational technology”.

Unfortunately Idaho officials are trying to claim the state has low or no taxes, uh, I live in Idaho and that’s a lie!  Unless they mean low or no taxes for big companies.  Officials are also pushing the fact that they’ve destroyed unions, which has been proven to be the cause of the drop in overall income in Idaho, which means a lot of people can’t really afford to buy those nice new guns.  That aside, I do agree with another lure officials are using to get gun makers to move here; the right to keep and bear arms!

Idahoans, do your research, help the local economy, contact those gun manufactures on the other side of the country and get them to move to Idaho!

 

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

British Bobbies pissed that U.K. Prime Minister is consulting with a U.S. Cop, all part of the plan to downsize and privatize British police force

Prime Minister David Cameron hired former Los Angeles cop, Bill Bratton, to advise him on how to handle the growing discontent of the people of the Britain.

London police are pissed off at the idea that they are not considered good enough for Cameron to consult with: “The Association of Chief Police Officers and the Federation understand U.K. legislation and are in a much better place to advise the PM than an American. Why won’t the Prime Minister consult us?”-The Met (Scotland Yard) Inspectors Branch Board statement

Part of the British government spending cuts hit the cops, not just the lower class.  Thousands of bobbies are to be laid off.  Many in Britain are wondering, as things get worse, who will be there for riot control and other civil disturbances?

The clue is in Bill Bratton. He runs a private security company, called Kroll Associates.  Could part of the “consulting” with the Prime Minister involve how to privatize law enforcement in the United Kingdom?  I wonder how the British bobbies will feel when they get laid off and join the ranks of all those unemployed young people they beat and shot (kinda like when a cop goes to prison)?

 

Business/Economics, International

Thousands of peaceful protestors hit the streets of North London, right wing media ignores it

“We shouldn’t be cutting services. We should be investing in young people, we should be investing in our society.”-protestor

August 13, thousands took to the streets in North London’s Hackney.  They were protesting all the cuts to social programs for the lower classes.  The main stream right wing media in the U.S. and U.K. ignored the protest.

The people were also protesting the police shooting of an unarmed man, and the beating of a 16 year old girl, which led to the violent rioting this past week.  However they said they didn’t support violence, even by the police: “We don’t condone damage, fires, threat to life and violence like that.  At the same time we understand why young people are angry.”-protestor

Most protestors agree that what’s needed is more jobs: “They should spend the money in this country, we need more jobs for our youngsters!”-retired man

 

 

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

What Economic Recovery? World Bank says things are gonna get worse, public protestors are the new terrorists, China the new financial power house

“In the past couple of weeks, the world has moved from a troubled multi-speed recovery to a new and more dangerous phase.”-Robert Zoellick, World Bank president

In an interview with Australian media, the president of the World Bank says things are not getting better, and anyone who complains about the drastic cuts in their taxpayer funded social programs is a terrorist!

“We are in the early moments of a new and different storm, it’s not the same as [the] 2008 [financial crisis].”

Zoellick says the debt situation in Europe is much worse than what’s being reported.  He also says governments took too long to take action.  Because of the slow response, of Europe and the United States, to deal with economic and financial problems, the world’s financial power is rapidly moving in China’s favor.

Zoellick also said that public protests over drastic government cuts in social programs are a threat, and he agrees with government crack downs on protestors: “I believe what British Prime Minister David Cameron is doing in the U.K. is really necessary.”

So you see the new terrorists in the new global economic war, is you!