By the way at least some people in our govt. are aware of this change October 1st and have voiced opposition to it, but Obama is doing it anyway.
"Though Congress has acted twice to stop that effort, the administration moved forward with the transition plan.” Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who chair the House and Senate Judiciary committees, respectively, declared their opposition for the transfer in June, citing unanswered legal, constitutional and human rights questions, the Daily Signal reported. “The U.S. has served as a critical and responsible backstop against censorship and threats to openness and free speech on the Internet. As a result, the Internet has thrived,” Goodlatte told the Daily Signal. “The future of the Internet as a medium for free speech, the flow of ideas, and global commerce is at stake, and must be protected.”
The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it will finalize the transfer Oct. 1.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said that if that happens “the agency could be used by totalitarian governments to shut down the Web around the globe, either in whole or in part.” Schlafly charged that “giving away the Internet is another key part of Barack Obama’s plan to diminish America’s power and prestige in the world.” “He wants to spread around world power to our enemies as well as our friends, just as he seeks to spread the wealth around in our country,” she wrote earlier. “Among the many deceitful arguments used by the globalists is that taking the Internet away from the U.S. will advance us toward a goal of ‘no government control of the Internet.’ If the United States doesn’t keep control of what we invented, the Internet will end up under Chinese or U.N. control.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2016/08/new-pushback-over-obamas-internet-giveaway/#bOCWtO88oR4yRCVz.99
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/06/cruz_fights_obama_global_internet_giveaway.html
In a 2010 speech to graduates at Hampton University in Virginia, Obama complained that too much information is a threat to democracy. “With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations -- none of which I know how to work -- information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a means of emancipation,” he opined. “All of this is not only putting new pressures on you, it is putting new pressures on our country and on our democracy.”
"We said at the time that we disagreed with his views. Dissent, we argued, doesn’t threaten our republic. But free speech restrains the tyrants and socialists who would steal our freedoms. The Internet is the direct descendant of the pamphleteers who energized the American Revolution. This time it’s not the British coming as tyrants, but Obama and the FCC."
REMARKS: There are things the US needs absolute control over like domains that are used by the military and govt, how would the UN or other countries manage these? Someone has said that Obama's next job will be Secretary General to the United Nations. Is is already a done deal with the stamp of approval of the world elite? I do not know. I don't have any further info. on that yet, but will look into that. One World Govt. led by one person, the United Nations becoming the One World Governing Authoritative Body the implications are quite overwhelming to say the least.
[Edited on 8/30/2016 by gina]
Aside from the fear people have over what will happen with the internet, we should look at what other countries have done to get an idea, what types of things could happen, if a multi national group of countries control the internet here in this country, and of course the bigger question is Why should they, or are we now just one world? Don't we have our own borders anymore? Perhaps not for much longer.
https://www.protectinternetfreedom.com/2016/06/obamas-great-internet-giveaway/
It’s already well known that Beijing actively bans web addresses they deem “politically offensive.” The list of words banned from being used was reported to total as many as 40,000 and included words such as “liberty”, “freedom” and “democracy.”
But internet censorship isn’t limited to authoritative governments. Google, Facebook and Twitter have all fallen in line with the German government over sanitizing online negative posts about the Merkel government and its approaches on immigration and multiculturalism.
Remarks: They can control what people think, say and do by preventing the free expression of views in this country. The Saudis already do it, they do not allow anyone to criticize their govt. or policies, it comes down to totalitarian control of people.
Our debt and dependence on credit will eventually implode into a financial crisis. We barely avoided it in 2008, and since have done nothing but expand our dependence on credit. Credit has supplanted operating with real money for most people and businesses to the point where the amount of credit far exceeds the real wealth of he country. This can't go on forever.
When the credit system collapses, the infrastructure that we depend on for everything in our lives will cease to operate, and civil chaos will soon follow.
Consider: when farmers can't get the credit they need to produce food, and food processors can't get credit to convert the farmers goods into marketable food, and truckers can't get the credit they need to run their fleets, and stores can't get the credit necessary to pay for supplies or accept credit from customers - the domino effect of all this credit failure is that a lot of people will go hungry. And that's just one example of the delicate web of dependencies that hold our system together.
You can't have more credit than real wealth forever, and credit keeps growing. This artificial economy will not last forever, but knowing when it will fail is an impossible guess.
Basically the ability of the US to control its dependence on debt is contingent on a strong US dollar. And along with a continued strong dollar the US remains the undisputed dominant global power militarily, politically and economically. All of these areas of dominance ensure the US dollar remains strong. The Chinese and Japanese are just as dependent on the US as the US is on their continued investment in the US financial system. Foreign investment does not need to be interpreted as a liability. In fact high debt could be seen as a sign of strength as these countries are simply investing in an economic force which will gain strength in the future, and in the event of any calamity, they will be bailed out. Debt thus fosters symbiosis.
There is no region or country even poised to challenge US global dominance at present. China has not been able to fully make the transition to an open economy and remains dependent on supporting and controlling archaic forces like the persistence of feudal relations in rural sectors. South America was seen as a future player but Venezuela--the continent's economic backbone--is on the verge of financial collapse and the main power centers of Argentina and Brazil have been plagued by corruption. Europe has to police internal divisions because of its past resistance to the integration of immigrant groups. Where is the challenge to the US going to come from? All that is left is Africa and no one sees it as a future economic force.
I think the mistake here is to confuse household debt and national debt and assume that they are governed by the same variables. The US might most accurately be compared to a global corporation which is always exploring new markets and opportunities. Of course this search often requires amassing debt. Look at Donald Trump, who carries a very high debt load, yet many assume he is a successful businessman.
I don't believe the US economy is on the verge of collapsing. I do think that many of Donald Trump's policies and ideas might send it in that direction though.
The extent some financial companies will go to in order to be profitable.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/09/investing/wells-fargo-phony-accounts-culture/index.html
Kickin' the can further down the road?
Why the approval from Congress to allow Americans to sue Saudi Arabia for the deaths of loved ones that occurred as a result of the attacks of 9.11.01 is a bad idea.
http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/06/12/470151/911-Springmann-Brennan-Saudi-Israel-CIA
“What they are afraid of,” Springmann argued, “is essentially Saudis’ attempts to sell-off US securities and its blackmail as it did with the United Nations and its blacklist of Saudi Arabia for terrorism in Yemen.” [J. Michael Springmann, a former US diplomat in Saudi Arabia] Riyadh has threatened that it might sell up to $750 billion in US securities and other assets if it is connected to the deadly attacks that killed some 3,000 people.
REMARKS: US citizens blame the Saudis, and sue them. Saudi sells off SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS currently in US securities. The stock market collapses, our economy tanks, our dollar goes down because they also trade oil in US dollars. As a world power we become destroyed. AND CONGRESS DOES NOT KNOW THIS? Those who are called to lead us, do not even know this.
For what it is worth I do NOT believe the Saudis knowingly funded the attacks. If they gave money for living expenses to some of the hijackers who were here studying etc. that is not the same thing. Blaming the Saudis is an easy way out of the ugly truth that Americans and others cannot face. The attacks were a multi-national, multi state event. Funds to Muhammad Atta were transferred thru Deutsche Bank from Pakistan. This was documented and exposed in the news media.
Those who did it should not get away with it, but blaming easy targets is not justice. The bodies of those who were murdered still cry out for justice. WHY were the bomb sniffing dogs that patrolled the bldg. since the first attack in 1993 called off three weeks before the attacks? Etc. Etc. How could novice hijackers know the EXACT coordinates to turn off the transponders on the planes to make them fall off the radar? They couldn't. Others were involved and were responsible.
IF some of the Saudis and some evil US officials were collaboratively involved, then those people must be removed from office/governance if they are still there. You cannot however, blame one whole country for the acts of some. It is more irresponsible to do that which could effectively punish the 320 million people living here in the US if/when our economy goes down.
[Edited on 9/11/2016 by gina]
Not that it is on anyone's mind here in the West, but the US is being accused of plotting to destroy Zimbabwe's economy "overnight".
Sunday 11th September 2016 1:00
The United States has set in motion a plan to “collapse the Zimbabwean economy overnight” by restricting US dollar imports into the country, The Sunday Mail has gathered. Part of this plot involves violent street protests against the scheduled introduction of bond notes aimed at easing US dollar cash shortages that began in April 2016.
Finance and Economic Development Ministry and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe officials told The Sunday Mail they had received information that the protests were tailored to force the RBZ to abandon bond notes. And once the bond notes are shelved, the sources said, Washington would impose restrictions on greenbacks finding their way into Zimbabwe. In 2015, the Bank of America stopped supplying currency to Angola and South Africa, arguing lax regulations there provided fertile ground for money laundering. This shook Angola’s economy, which however quickly absorbed the shock with its currency, the kwanza.
An expert yesterday said the RBZ should preempt the plot by immediately increasing US dollar imports as well as beefing up stocks of other legal tender in the basket of currencies in use.
“The potential for hostile action has always been imminent since adoption of the US dollar in the basket of currencies and the responsible authorities should always have counter-measures in place instead of waiting to react. “We should be increasing (US dollar) imports right now and also shoring up the availablity of other currencies that are legal tender in Zimbabwe,” he said. A source said, “All these demonstrations calling on authorities to abandon the bond note idea are part of a calculated plot to collapse the economy overnight.
REMARKS: Are there other places where this type of policy is being implemented or is being planned to be implemented?
AND
http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/09/16/485025/Deutsche-Bank-to-fight-US-14bn-claim
Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank says it will challenge a $14 billion claim by the US Department of Justice to settle an investigation into its sale of mortgage-backed securities. “Deutsche Bank has no intent to settle these potential civil claims anywhere near the number cited. The negotiations are only just beginning. The bank expects that they will lead to an outcome similar to those of peer banks which have settled at materially lower amounts,” Deutsche Bank said in a statement on Friday. No details about the case have been publicized. Yet, reports say the sales of mortgage securities before the 2008 financial crisis lie at the heart of the case. The claim against Deutsche Bank far exceeds its expectations that the DoJ would be looking for a figure of only up to 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), Reuters reported.
REMARKS: Remember I mentioned that Germany warned it's people to be ready for a national emergency?
They're not waiting for the US financial crash.
Qatar plans to establish its own version of New York’s ‘Wall Street’ financial district, a senior official said on Monday, as the emirate seeks to cut its reliance on oil and gas. Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, head of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC), said businesses including his own will relocate to the previously run-down Msheireb area of Doha from mid-2017. The project comes as gas-rich Qatar seeks to establish itself as a regional commercial powerhouse. The aim was to improve Qatar’s financial standing and create Doha’s “version of Wall Street or (London’s) Canary Wharf”, said Jaida. “The objective... is to create a leading financial and business center in the region,” he said
REMARKS: More than hedging their bets, they plan for the future depending on themselves.
They're not waiting for the US financial crash.
Qatar plans to establish its own version of New York’s ‘Wall Street’ financial district, a senior official said on Monday, as the emirate seeks to cut its reliance on oil and gas. Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, head of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC), said businesses including his own will relocate to the previously run-down Msheireb area of Doha from mid-2017. The project comes as gas-rich Qatar seeks to establish itself as a regional commercial powerhouse. The aim was to improve Qatar’s financial standing and create Doha’s “version of Wall Street or (London’s) Canary Wharf”, said Jaida. “The objective... is to create a leading financial and business center in the region,” he said
REMARKS: More than hedging their bets, they plan for the future depending on themselves.
I guess that you have no idea what that actually means.
They're not waiting for the US financial crash.
Qatar plans to establish its own version of New York’s ‘Wall Street’ financial district, a senior official said on Monday, as the emirate seeks to cut its reliance on oil and gas. Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, head of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC), said businesses including his own will relocate to the previously run-down Msheireb area of Doha from mid-2017. The project comes as gas-rich Qatar seeks to establish itself as a regional commercial powerhouse. The aim was to improve Qatar’s financial standing and create Doha’s “version of Wall Street or (London’s) Canary Wharf”, said Jaida. “The objective... is to create a leading financial and business center in the region,” he said
REMARKS: More than hedging their bets, they plan for the future depending on themselves.
I guess that you have no idea what that actually means.
I know what it means, and the recent event of Congress allowing US citizens to sue the Saudis for deaths that occurred on 9/11 and the Saudis having said that if they were even implicated in 9.11.01 they COULD withdraw the 750 Billion dollars they have invested in our stock market make it clear what is going on. If they take that money out of our stock market they have to put it someplace. Now if they have their OWN stock exchange in Doha and put their riyals there, they will be just fine when the dollar goes down. The US can allow lawsuits against Saudi for 9.11 and we will watch out economy go down, and the stock market crash will be devastating. THEY ARE PROPPING UP OUR ECONOMY. Do you understand that? 750 BILLION dollars invested in OUR STOCK EXCHANGE. They sell oil in US dollars. If our dollar goes down, they don't have to sell it in dollars.
They're not waiting for the US financial crash.
Qatar plans to establish its own version of New York’s ‘Wall Street’ financial district, a senior official said on Monday, as the emirate seeks to cut its reliance on oil and gas. Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, head of the Qatar Financial Center (QFC), said businesses including his own will relocate to the previously run-down Msheireb area of Doha from mid-2017. The project comes as gas-rich Qatar seeks to establish itself as a regional commercial powerhouse. The aim was to improve Qatar’s financial standing and create Doha’s “version of Wall Street or (London’s) Canary Wharf”, said Jaida. “The objective... is to create a leading financial and business center in the region,” he said
REMARKS: More than hedging their bets, they plan for the future depending on themselves.
I guess that you have no idea what that actually means.
I know what it means, and the recent event of Congress allowing US citizens to sue the Saudis for deaths that occurred on 9/11 and the Saudis having said that if they were even implicated in 9.11.01 they COULD withdraw the 750 Billion dollars they have invested in our stock market make it clear what is going on. If they take that money out of our stock market they have to put it someplace. Now if they have their OWN stock exchange in Doha and put their riyals there, they will be just fine when the dollar goes down. The US can allow lawsuits against Saudi for 9.11 and we will watch out economy go down, and the stock market crash will be devastating. THEY ARE PROPPING UP OUR ECONOMY. Do you understand that? 750 BILLION dollars invested in OUR STOCK EXCHANGE. They sell oil in US dollars. If our dollar goes down, they don't have to sell it in dollars.
This is over your head.
Well then, enlighten me. By the way the European Union was so concerned about this, they formally asked Obama to veto this legislation, and he has promised he would do so. Is he anti-American to stop citizens from suing the Saudis? No. He is smarter than the average person.
Well then, enlighten me. By the way the European Union was so concerned about this, they formally asked Obama to veto this legislation, and he has promised he would do so. Is he anti-American to stop citizens from suing the Saudis? No. He is smarter than the average person.
In a world economy, a rising tide raises all boats. Just as a receding tides lowers them all. Attempting to kill our economy by removing their investments from it would have a ripple effect on the entire world. They live on the US and other countries buying their oil. without that, they have no economy. They are not going to risk that by damaging anyones economy. They are posturing and threatening, but it is a hollow threat. It is really hilarious how you buy into so much but understand so little.
ARE PROPPING UP OUR ECONOMY. Do you understand that? 750 BILLION dollars invested in OUR STOCK EXCHANGE.
1. The market cap of the NYSE is a little shy of $20 Trillion.
2. The NYSE is not our economy.
3. $750 Billion is not propping anything up in neither the stock market nor our economy.
Now if they have their OWN stock exchange in Doha and put their riyals there, they will be just fine when the dollar goes down.
4. They already have a stock exchange that was established in 1995. In the month of August they traded a total of $6.8 Billion QR in equities. The exchange rate is $.25 USD to the QR. That's $1.7 Billion USD in a month. The average daily dollar volume on the NYSE is roughly $40 Billion USD.
And finally...
5. The article is about building a financial center. It's a real estate deal. Nothing more.
ARE PROPPING UP OUR ECONOMY. Do you understand that? 750 BILLION dollars invested in OUR STOCK EXCHANGE.
1. The market cap of the NYSE is a little shy of $20 Trillion.
2. The NYSE is not our economy.
3. $750 Billion is not propping anything up in neither the stock market nor our economy.Now if they have their OWN stock exchange in Doha and put their riyals there, they will be just fine when the dollar goes down.
4. They already have a stock exchange that was established in 1995. In the month of August they traded a total of $6.8 Billion QR in equities. The exchange rate is $.25 USD to the QR. That's $1.7 Billion USD in a month. The average daily dollar volume on the NYSE is roughly $40 Billion USD.
And finally...
5. The article is about building a financial center. It's a real estate deal. Nothing more.
Most of the QE dollars went into bonds, not stocks. Correct?
Most of the QE dollars went into bonds, not stocks. Correct?
QE = quantitative easing? Yes, that went into government bonds. I was referring to Qatar Rials (QR) in my post above.
Well then, enlighten me. By the way the European Union was so concerned about this, they formally asked Obama to veto this legislation, and he has promised he would do so. Is he anti-American to stop citizens from suing the Saudis? No. He is smarter than the average person.
In a world economy, a rising tide raises all boats. Just as a receding tides lowers them all. Attempting to kill our economy by removing their investments from it would have a ripple effect on the entire world. They live on the US and other countries buying their oil. without that, they have no economy. They are not going to risk that by damaging anyones economy. They are posturing and threatening, but it is a hollow threat. It is really hilarious how you buy into so much but understand so little.
They are all doing their own deals. Example, today Japan and Iran agreed to do more trade deals, and Iran said that the US can do deals with them [Iran] also. They are NOT living off the US as many people think. We are not the big shots that you think we are in the eyes of the rest of the world.
Example: Iran wants to be part of the China, Pakistan, Economic Corridor.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1285404/iran-wants-to-be-part-of-cpec-says-rouhani
[Edited on 9/22/2016 by gina]
ARE PROPPING UP OUR ECONOMY. Do you understand that? 750 BILLION dollars invested in OUR STOCK EXCHANGE.
1. The market cap of the NYSE is a little shy of $20 Trillion.
2. The NYSE is not our economy.
3. $750 Billion is not propping anything up in neither the stock market nor our economy.Now if they have their OWN stock exchange in Doha and put their riyals there, they will be just fine when the dollar goes down.
4. They already have a stock exchange that was established in 1995. In the month of August they traded a total of $6.8 Billion QR in equities. The exchange rate is $.25 USD to the QR. That's $1.7 Billion USD in a month. The average daily dollar volume on the NYSE is roughly $40 Billion USD.
And finally...
5. The article is about building a financial center. It's a real estate deal. Nothing more.
Very impressive. I don't think I can enlighten you other than ask if you are invested in coaltan.
ARE PROPPING UP OUR ECONOMY. Do you understand that? 750 BILLION dollars invested in OUR STOCK EXCHANGE.
1. The market cap of the NYSE is a little shy of $20 Trillion.
2. The NYSE is not our economy.
3. $750 Billion is not propping anything up in neither the stock market nor our economy.Now if they have their OWN stock exchange in Doha and put their riyals there, they will be just fine when the dollar goes down.
4. They already have a stock exchange that was established in 1995. In the month of August they traded a total of $6.8 Billion QR in equities. The exchange rate is $.25 USD to the QR. That's $1.7 Billion USD in a month. The average daily dollar volume on the NYSE is roughly $40 Billion USD.
And finally...
5. The article is about building a financial center. It's a real estate deal. Nothing more.Very impressive. I don't think I can enlighten you other than ask if you are invested in coaltan.
You cannot enlighten anyone.
And what is it that you have to offer?
And what is it that you have to offer?
I don't come here and Act as if I know everything and talk down in a condescending manner as you do.
I share what I learn and know. If I have more knowledge than you do, and you feel insecure because you do not know as much as I do, that is YOUR problem. I do not talk down to anyone.
I share what I learn and know. If I have more knowledge than you do, and you feel insecure because you do not know as much as I do, that is YOUR problem. I do not talk down to anyone.
You talk down all of the time. I am very secure in my knowledge and abilities, I find you to be insulting and seriously believe that you have a black heart. You have delusions of grandeur about your ability to interpret world events. You get most stuff wrong, but you always have an excuse for your failures. It is never your fault. No wonder you like Trump. you are just like him, but with less personality.
I do not talk down to anyone. The next time you use an insulting word or phrase to me, I am going to call your attention to it.
Just when you think nothing would happen like the October surprise, well
The US Treasury Department has issued new rules, banning American financial institutions from opening or maintaining accounts created on behalf of North Korean banks. The move on Friday, which extended sanctions already imposed on the isolated Asian country over its nuclear and missile programs, closed off Pyongyang's access to the US financial system.
http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/11/04/492175/US-North-Korea-sanctions-Treasury-Department-
Remark: So we have put sanctions on them, now have banned any us financial institution from doing any business with them. The question bears asking, would N. Korea hack our financial system in retaliation to this move? Or for the conspiracy theorists, would the shadow govt. do it, and blame it on N. Korea, thereby preventing us from having an election, or preventing Trump from assuming office, if he wins. IF there is a national emergency, then the current President remains in office as a sitting President. Is this the October surprise?
Reaching, grasping at straws? Intel says that N. Korea will launch a ballistic missile within 72 hours [from November 1]. Will it be a test missile, or the real thing?
http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/11/01/491718/Fox-Business-Network-North-Korea-ballistic-missile
[yes I know the article is dated 11/1/16, and some would think well all we need to do is get thru 72 hours past then and we are in the clear. It doesn't always work that way. Where can N. Korea hit with their missiles? Japan, South Korea, and the West Coast of the US].
Oh and yes they (the intel media) warn us of a 'terrorist attack' before the election. Where? NY, Texas and Virginia. Hmmm, those states are big electoral states, if Trump wins those, he could be heading to the White House. Coincidence?
http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/11/04/492148/FBI-CBS-News-terror-attacks-alQaeda-Election-Day
[Edited on 11/4/2016 by gina]
Markets don't like uncertainty, and it goes w/out saying that Trump is uncertainty personified. A Trump win would not be a winner for your portfolio.
Others have pointed to similar results. Google it up.
I really want to start a new thread and just name it Sons a Bitches.
THE DAY BEFORE ELECTION DAY
CBS News is reporting that US intelligence agencies have alerted joint terrorism task forces across the country of a potential al-Qaeda attack on Monday, the day before the election.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/sources-us-intel-warning-of-possible-al-qaeda-attacks-in-us-monday/
I do not believe Al Qaida has threatened to do this. If they were voting they would be supporting Clinton in this race because her foreign policy is to work with our 'allied partners' and that means the Saudis, who help funnel money to them. So, why would they want to disrupt our election when most the polls say the Hillary is in the lead? They wouldn't.
So who would want to disrupt our election? Those who are afraid that Trump might win, so if they disrupt the election and there is no election, the Democrats stay in power.
Markets don't like uncertainty, and it goes w/out saying that Trump is uncertainty personified. A Trump win would not be a winner for your portfolio.
Others have pointed to similar results. Google it up.
I did hear the markets would go down 10-15% with a Trump victory, but I think that would be temporary until he shows he can help the economy and builds a positive image with world leaders.
Markets don't like uncertainty, and it goes w/out saying that Trump is uncertainty personified. A Trump win would not be a winner for your portfolio.
Others have pointed to similar results. Google it up.
I did hear the markets would go down 10-15% with a Trump victory, but I think that would be temporary until he shows he can help the economy and builds a positive image with world leaders.
Gina,
What's the perception of the great Donald Trump by world leaders currently? He's a walking & talking catalyst for a calamity.
There is some additional on the purported threat the night before election day. The states of New York, Virginia and Texas were named by news sources at potential targets, but now it seems, the threat was for a MULTI STATE attack, not just one state, but all three.
Trying to put up the link, having computer difficulties. (yeah I know it must be sunspots causing it) The multi state target report comes from Fox news. Will post if conditions improve.
