A Nanny State Update
I reported earlier how a child in a Staunton, Virginia was 'busted' for bringing a Wendy's lunch to school [1.]
Barack Obama presents: "The Life of Julia" [click to read]. Here is a 'womb to tomb' nanny state in all it's glory... provided you aren't aborted before you leave the womb! Here is government taking care of you at every stage of your life. Of course that life might just become shorter if you become too expensive to keep alive under 'Obamacare,' but I digress. This wonderful presentation produced by The Ministry of Truth -- (Minitrue, in Newspeak), makes it clear that "Big Brother is Watching (out for) You." That nasty old Mitt Romney will cut the programs that give you all the goodies.
So remember:
"WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH!"
Bearing Drift Has More [click to read],
Human Events Has More [click to read].
Obama's Orwellian Unemployment Numbers [click to read] from Rush Limbaugh.
A Better Life for Julia [click to read] thanks to the Heritage Foundation!
"But the name Julia actually means “youthful, energetic.” It’s a great name that belongs to many self-governing women across America—who put themselves through school, marry, raise children, volunteer at the local church or charity, and run their own businesses (despite miles of red tape). It’s the responsibility of every citizen—not just the Julias—to resist the tyranny of the burecratic state and ensure that the ideal citizen (man or woman) remains a self-governing one." -- Julia Shaw (I am NOT making this up)!, writing for The Heritage foundation
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After three years of Obama... Julia realizes she's being beat out for web designer jobs by guys who skip college and play a lot of video games. She decides to study finance instead and realizes Obama kept his "change" promise after all. Here's the change!
January 2009 TODAY % chg Source
Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S. $1.83 $3.95 +115.8% 1
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel) $43..48 $99..02 +127.7% 2
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel) $38..74 $91..38 +135.9% 2
Gold: London (per troy oz.) $853.25 $1,504.50 +90.5% 2
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL $3.56 $6.33 +78.1% 2
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL $9.66 $13.75 +42.3% 2
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. Fob $13.37 $35.39 +164.7% 2
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall 7.6% 9.4% +23.7% 3
Unemployment rate, blacks 12.6% 15.8% +25.4% 3
Number of unemployed 11,616,000 14,485,000 +24.7% 3
Number of fed. Employees 2,779,000 2,840,000 +2.2% 3
Real median household income $50,112 $49,777 (-0.7%) 4
Number of food stamp recipients 31,983,716 43,200,878 +35.1% 5
Number of unemployment benefit recipients 7,526,598 9,193,838 +22.2% 6
Number of long-term unemployed 2,600,000 6,400,000 +146.2% 3
Poverty rate, individuals 13.2% 14.3% +8.3% 4
People in poverty in U.S. 39,800,000 43,600,000 +9.5% 4
U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings 5 9 n/a 10
Present Situation Index 29.9 23.5 (-21.4%) 11
Failed banks 140 164 +17.1% 12
U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate 89.76 82.03 (-8.6%) 2
U.S.. Money supply, M1, in billions 1,575.1 1,865.7 +18.4% 13
U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions 8,310.9 8,852.3 +6.5% 13
National debt, in trillions $10.627 $15.052 +32.2% 14
Just take this last item: In the last two years we have accumulated national debt at a rate more than 27 times as fast as during the rest of our entire nation's history. Over 27 times as fast!!
Metaphorically speaking, if you are driving in the right lane doing 65 MPH and a car rockets past you in the left lane.
27 times faster, it would be doing 1,755 MPH!
Sources:
(1) U.S. Energy Information Administration; (2) Wall Street Journal; (3) Bureau of Labor Statistics; (4) Census Bureau; (5) USDA; (6) U.S. Dept. Of Labor;
(7) FHFA; (8) Standard & Poor ' s/Case-Shiller; (9) RealtyTrac; (10) Heritage Foundation and WSJ; (11) The Conference Board; (12) FDIC;
(13) Federal Reserve; (14) U.S. Treasury ht/Don
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