This is cross posted on Pittsburgh Arts Digging Pitt
Ok, I didn't know anything at all about this, but I'll go out on a limb and say this is a potential game changer for the entire history of the state of Michigan and perhaps the entire "Rust Belt".
To set the stage here, the statistics and evidence show Michigan to be in at the very least a full blown depression bringing to mind w… Continue
Added by john morris on October 17, 2009 at 2:40am —
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One could come up with many, many, many other examples of "gocha style" press interviews, but this is sort of a classic.
Peter Schiff, a potential candidate for Chris Dodd's senate seat is hardly allowed to talk as the host desperately attempts to shove words in his mouth and catch him in some type of trap.
Notice how the thing starts. Even the highly partisan host has to acknowledge Peter's very accurate predictions regarding the economic crisis.
Sadly--- most press interv… Continue
Added by john morris on August 10, 2009 at 8:59am —
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There are many reasons to be very depressed as our nation sleepwalks toward disaster.
However the recent videos of people actually asking tough questions shows that for many, the Kool Aid buzz is gone and they are wide awake and angry.
The AARP is not an organization I know too much about-- I think mostly it's grown as people seek discount deals and other membership benefits. What most don't know or never cared to object too… Continue
Added by john morris on August 6, 2009 at 7:51pm —
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Sorry, for not posting- hopefully I'm not needed to shout fire anymore. Peter Schiff has another great update video about what's likely the next leg down.
To recap- We all know about dramatic fall in asset prices, the pain from the debt bubble and the dramatic rise in unemployment. But it really looks like the real pain is… Continue
Added by john morris on August 4, 2009 at 7:06pm —
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This post was cross posted on John Morris: Unmedicated and Pittsburgh Arts: Digging Pitt
This falls in to the "chaos" section of topics and is not directly about art.
Pittsburgh has been getting a lot of buzz from clueless national media who have "discovered" the city because of the G20 summit.
Hello-- Pittsburgh has had-- major leading universities
Leading med… Continue
Added by john morris on July 23, 2009 at 6:54pm —
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Too depressed to give all the "highlights".
Nationwide Unemployment 9.5%
Michigan--------------------------------------15.2%
Rhode Island----------------------------------12.4%
Oregon----------------------------------------12.2%
South Carolina--------------------------------12.1%
Nevada----------------------------------------12.0%
California------------------------------------11.6%
Ohio------------------------------------------11.1%
No… Continue
Added by john morris on July 18, 2009 at 5:31pm —
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This post was originally put on John Morris Unmedicated on June 20th.
Some readers may know, that Pittsburgh, PA was selected by team Obama to be the location of the September G20 meeting, which finally invites countries like India, China and Brazil to the conference table since the formerly rich exploiters have to beg money off them.
Team Obama, gave the large number of green… Continue
Added by john morris on July 18, 2009 at 9:47am —
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I think most of you on here have given up on The New York Times as a source of objective facts or rational insight. One cannot deny however the window it gives to the minds of people currently in charge.
In the guise of a semi serious proposal, a prominent Harvard economist floated an idea that almost perfectly designed to toilet whatever limited confidence anyone could have in the value of our dollar and cause a panic… Continue
Well, the latest unemployment stats show declines in Unemployment in D.C.
North Dakota and the District of Columbia registered rate
decreases, and 3 states had no change in their rate.
The news in the rest of the country was a bit worse.
"Regional and state unemployment rates were nearly all higher in
March. Over the year, jobless rates were up in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate rose f… Continue
Added by john morris on April 18, 2009 at 8:11am —
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I don't know how it happened, but a reporter from the NY Times did sympathetic story about Ford's proud but desperate struggle to survive, on it's own two feet and do what it has to get it's costs and financial situation in order without major government handouts.
The problem is that now it faces two major domestic rivals and a world of other car companies in which handouts and bailouts are the norm. Most likely th… Continue
Added by john morris on April 9, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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Really classic stuff-- Hopefully, one of many serious investigations and idictments related to what are likely billions of dollars in organized loan frauds which have damaged our economy and devasted communities.
"The charged racketeering activity all stems from an extensive mortgage fraud scheme based in San Diego, that involved 220 properties with a total sales pr… Continue
Added by john morris on April 8, 2009 at 11:04am —
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My last post about the PPIP program implied that many of Obama's policies and methods were not socialist, but corporatist or fascist.
Steve Malanga, who I think I remember from Crains, NY has written a great little primer on this. He correctly points out that corporatist policies often gain popularty i… Continue
Added by john morris on April 8, 2009 at 6:30am —
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"Remember the Art What You Got festival last year? It was a blast, even with the rain and wind. Well, this year, Art What You Got is having its Frist Annual on July 19th! The applications for this year's Art What You Got are now available! This year, we will be accepting applications from performers, too. I have included a brief description of the event at the end of this email. You can also follow us on Facebook and MySpace.
Please go to --… Continue
Added by john morris on April 8, 2009 at 5:00am —
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From The Chicago Tribune
"Foresight Analytics LLC, an Oakland-based financial research firm, said Illinois ranks third among states with the greatest number of problem banks, after Florida, with 35, and Georgia, with 49. Ranked fourth is California, with 14 on the firm’s “watch list.”
Foresight will identify only to clients the 32 Illinois institutions in its near-term outlook for bank fail… Continue
Added by john morris on April 7, 2009 at 8:32pm —
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I want to say to start with that I am not a resident of Illinois, and I have very little direct knowledge of it's bugetary or accounting processes. I mostly brought it up because almost all state and local governments are "surprising" taxpayers with billions, if not trillions in liabilities that were never honestly revealed to taxpayers. I am also not an accountant.
Almost every state in the nation has a constitutionaly mandated balanced budget, which were almost surely enacted to prevent curre… Continue
Added by john morris on April 7, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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I have to be honest here. I have had strong fears for years that America is sliding rapidly towards fascism or some form of totalitarian government.
One of the biggest myths about this type of regime is that one can spot it by proliferation and strength of it's laws. In fact, totalitarian states are places in which the law is the whim of the king or dictator. Our founders feared this situation and tied leaders to the law with very few "if's ands or buts". The president, legislators, police and… Continue
Added by john morris on April 7, 2009 at 11:00am —
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The best site for all info is taxdayteaparty.com
City: Champaign / Urbana
When: April 15, 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 400 W. University Ave., West Side Park
Contact: EMAIL
Phone:217.337.1477
Other Info:
Facebook Group: CLICK HERE
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City: Chicago
When: April 15, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Where: Kluczynski Federal Building Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn
Contact: EMAIL
Other Info:
Facebook Group: CLICK HERE
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City: Dixon
When: April 15, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: Band… Continue
Added by john morris on April 6, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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As of today, these are the planned Tax Day Tea Parties planned in PA.
City: Allentown
When: April 15, Noon
Where: TBA (between Allentown & Reading)
Contact: EMAIL
Phone:
Other Info:
Facebook Group: Coming Soon!
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City: Brookville
When: April 15, 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: Beside the courthouse at the old gas station.
Contact: EMAIL
Phone:
Other Info:
Facebook Group:
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City: Erie
When: April 15, 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: Re… Continue
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As usual, the best source of centralised info is at taxdayteaparty.com
City: Albany
When: April 15, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Where: Corning Preserve
Contact: EMAIL
Other Info: http://www.albanyteaparty.com/
Facebook Group: CLICK HERE
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City: Buffalo
When: April 15, Noon
Where: Across from City Hall
Contact: EMAIL
Other Info:
Facebook Group:
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City: Canton
When: April 15, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Wh… Continue
Added by john morris on April 6, 2009 at 6:36pm —
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The following is a list of CONFIRMED Tea Party Tax Revolts planned within the state of Michigan. Please note that we ONLY list events happening on April 15th. Updated Info Here
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City: Adrian
When: April 15, Noon
Where: in front of the old court housem(corner of Main St and Maple Ave)
Contact: EMAIL
Other Info:
Facebook Group:
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City: Holland
When: April 15, Noon
Where: Centennial Park (corner of 10th and River)
Contact: EMAIL
Other Info:
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