… told you so!
I knew Obama wanted to tax healthcare benefits but I kind of had a hunch that taxing the rich is not going to be enough for Obama to to make his plan work… so what does he do? He is going to raise taxes on the middle class so that he can have money to support such plan…
Really?
So I saw a documentary called Celsius 41.11 yesterday and I have to say that the movie was awesome! It was very informative and it’s the closest thing to the truth on what happened on 9/11 and Bush’s reaction to it and the precautions that he took.
This particular documentary, like Fahrenhype 9/11, is a rebuttal to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. I have not seen Fahrenhype 9/11 but I have heard that it was from a neocon point of view. The one I watch was straight down the middle and it tells nothing but the truth here…
Things I learned:
-Florida had 2 time zones, and the secretary of state [Harris] told the networks not to say that polls were closed until literally *ALL* the polls were closed. They never listened.
-Al Gore campaign workers were throwing out absentee ballets [because they know the men and women in uniform prefer a conservative type president]
-Michael Moore told a British newspaper that we Americans were ‘the stupidest people on the planet’
- Bush did everything he can to protect this country and that CIA report Michael Moore said in his other movie… well turns out it was old and it never said anything about any attacks *INSIDE* the US.
-The Anti Bush protesters are crazy… one even said that they would favor a dictatorship *IF* that dictator gave them free healthcare and free education…
I am here with E.A Poe’s doctor and he will tell me how Poe died and such. Here’s a short Q&A.
Q: How do you think Poe died and how do you figure that out?
A: Well, by careful research, I have concluded that he died as a result of alcoholism. How I know? He was showing the symptoms of it though the poems he wrote.
Q: What are the symptoms?
A: Constantly being angry which he shows that a lot if his poems because some characters are always angry or very violent. Another symptom is withdrawal, because it includes nausea, sweating, shakiness, psychotic behavior and anxiety which the characters are in his stories. It also causes someone to shirk responsibilities such as getting to work on time or forgetting to tie your shoe in which Poe has forgotten how to do. Last thing I want to mention is sleep disruptions. In the story of the Fall of the House of Usher, the guy in the story was having sleep disruptions because of hallucinations. Poe was also known to have mood swings.
Q: What is one thing about alcoholism that people do not know yet?
A: It decreases your life expectancy by 15 years which can put you at risk for things such as high blood pressure, liver failure etc. He died at the age of forty. In the early to late 1800s, life expectancy was not that long ether but longer than it was back in the middle ages. Think about it, he would have lived to be 55 if it wasn’t for the drinking problem.
There you have it. E.A Poe showed signs of hallucination and withdrawal which lead me to my theory that he died as a result of drinking too much alcoholic drinks. Although he was a proud member of the temperance movement, reports show that Poe was known for alcohol and drug abuse. He was showing signs of tolerance which is when the body demands more alcohol. He would get very angry sometimes according to reports found on him. Also in the poems, the characters display the same emotions. In the Pit and the Pendulum the prisoner in the story was hallucinating because he was dreaming that he was strapped to the floor was the big pendulum was coming down inch by inch. Also as mentioned before, in the story of the Fall of the House of Usher, the guy in the story was having sleep disruptions while trying to sleep in the old spooky house. Poe was also known to forget simple things like finding the door or tying his shoes which is called shirk responsibility, one of the signs of excessive drinking.
To sum it all up alcoholism is when a person consumes too much alcohol and gets sick from it. It can bring your life expectancy down by 15 years. It can cause liver failure, heart failure and many more. A research site states that early signs of alcoholism include frequent intoxication, an established pattern of heavy drinking and drinking in dangerous situations, such as when driving. Other early signs of alcoholism include black-out drinking or a drastic change in demeanor while drinking, such as consistently becoming angry or violent[1]. More symptoms include engaging in dangerous activities such as stunts and social alcohol related activities such as beer bong, beer darts and beer pong. It also causes promiscuous sexual behavior. Impaired control is when a person is unsuccessful in cutting down alcohol consumption which Poe tried to do during his wife Virginia’s illness in 1865 by joining the temperance movement; a movement in which encourages people to limit drinking.
Alcoholism. (2008). Retrieved December 17, 2008 from University of Maryland Medical Center: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/alcoholism-000002.htm.
T, B. (1997). Alcoholism Symptoms and Diagnosis. Retrieved December 17, 2008 from About : Alcoholism : http://alcoholism.about.com/od/about/u/symptoms.htm.
Poe Mystery. (2008). Retrieved December 17, 2008 from Edgar Allen Poe Mystery: http://www.umm.edu/news/releases/news-releases-17.htm.
I now posted here that I was leaving that forum for the same reason I left LNF… but saying that I would be back [on LNF as well]…
Won’t look good for our resident bible thumpers on LNF that HATE ME SOOO MUCH!!!
When will the “I hate Miss McCain” thing ever end?
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I took it again after a long time… seems like I became more conservative…
… If everyone on LNF now dislikes me now…? I wonder if they know that I wasn’t going to be on the other forum all day as well…?
Looking back on my previous history on MyDebates, LiberalForum ect ect… I was pretty conservative at the start. I also thought that Obama was a Muslim… and I thought that he was related to Saddam Hussein [which freaked me out]
Minus the hate… I want to return to some of my conservative roots I once had… and the teaching that I am getting is helping me with that.
As with economics… I am still for helping demand, but not like before. I have all three schools mixed in… so you can say.. I am a true moderate in economics.
I wonder how much time there would be untill there is hope for me……
MISS MCCAIN: Hey!! There’s an economics chatroom!
MISS MCCAIN: Helloooo? Echo! Echo!
*Michael M. signs on*
MICHAEL M: Whuddup Miss McCain?
MISS MCCAIN: Hi!! Who are you?
MICHAEL M: I’m Michael Moore!
MISS MCCAIN: Oh…… hey Mike!!! How are you?
MICHAEL M: Fine… just muckraking. I’m here to spread lies about what these people are saying.
MISS MCCAIN: ….
*Keith Olbermann signs on*
KEITH OLBERMANN: Hello! Hello!
MISS MCCAIN: Keith!!!!!!! What have you been up to? I have not seen your show for almost a month..!
KEITH OLBERMANN: Kissing Rush Limbaugh’s ass… now I want to go for the nutsack..
MISS MCCAIN: ……
*Rush Limbaugh signs on*
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Hey I am here to study some economics for my site!
MISS MCCAIN: Hey Rush!
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Hey there girly! Just you let you know, you are not going to learn anything with Michael Moore and Keith Olbermann around.
MISS MCCAIN: I know… you might be right. Keith in particular has not changed since he lost his only viewer… me.
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Well good. You don’t need to be listening to liberal nonsense anyway…
*Amity Shlaes signs on*
AMITY SHLAES: Hello!
MISS MCCAIN: Hi Amity!!!
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Hey A…
AMITY SHLAES: Hi Miss McCain and Rush Limbaugh. By the way: Miss McCain, I thought you hated me…
MISS MCCAIN: I don’t anymore… I find your lectures very informative…
RUSH LIMBAUGH: She’s trying to learn some conservative info around here…
AMITY SHLAES: Well, good. And not to be mean, but I think you need to leave..
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Hmmm yeah Miss, the liberals will come any minute….
MISS MCCAIN: But I want to see what other economists are here.
AMITY SHLAES: Miss McCain, I am *SERIOUS*. LEAVE!!!!! Leave why you can!!
RUSH LIMBAUGH: As a friend of yours, I agree with Amity.
*Brad DeLong returns from private chat*
BRAD DELONG: Hey,you Republicans need to quiet down!!!!!
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Put a sock in it Brad…
BRAD DELONG: Hey, go back to your campaign with Sarah Palin…
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Go back to your “I hate republicans” routine…
*Brad DeLong signs off*
AMITY SHLAES: Miss McCain… now you can leave!!
MISS MCCAIN: Not so fast Miss Amity, I want to see more economists…
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Just like a rebel to her parents…..
*Paul Krugman signs on*
PAUL KRUGMAN: Keynes!!! Where did he go??
MISS MCCAIN: Ummm he’s dead sir…..
PAUL KRUGMAN: NOOOOOOOOOO I saw him in my dreams!!! Keynes!!!!!!!!!!!!
MISS MCCAIN: It’s a dream Paul… don’t take Keynes too seriously….
PAUL KRUGMAN: How dare you insult the lord and me in vain! Wait until I tell Mike what you did….
*Paul Krugman goes to private underground chat*
AMITY SHLAES: Miss McCain……………… LEAVEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
RUSH LIMBAUGH: I am about to go… I know better than to be here when Mike is on….
AMITY SHLAES: Same here….
*Michael K returns from the private underground chat*
MICHAEL K: Miss McCain, all I can say is: GET A STINKING EDUCATION!!!!!!!!
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Leave her alone Mike….
MICHAEL K: Rush…. go back to Publix and fill yourself up with hellilum [sp?]…
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!
*Rush Limbaugh signs off*
AMITY SHLAES: Miss McCain……..NOW!!!
MICHAEL K: ……. and you, need to get out of the economics chatroom, you know nothing about economics…
AMITY SHLAES: I know more than you. *I* have a degree!
MICHAEL K: Whatever revisionist historian…
MISS MCCAIN: I am *NEVER* going to learn economics at this rate so I am out…
AMITY SHLAES: Right behind you…
*Miss McCain signs off*
*Amity Shlaes signs off*
So like I said, I was not only quitting LibertyNewsForum, but I was not going to spend alot of time on DemocracyForums as well.
What did I do with all that time? First I read 2 chapters in my textbook hence I was behind.
Then I read a bit of the Forgotten Man By Amity Shlaes. [which my parents thought it was a good read, so whoever recommended it to me... thanks]
Things I learned:
Hoover was an interventionist and thought that the government can do business better than the actual business [Shales P.18]
So all and all, FDR was repeating what Hoover was doing in the first place… it kind of makes you wonder…
So now, I am watching a lecture by Amity Shlaes on YouTube…
This is a skit I have written pertaining to Senator Boxer’s comments on ‘mam vs senator’ thing…
SENATOR BOXER:…. and that’s why us big government people must try to destroy the lives of middle class citizens everywhere in the nation.
MISS MCCAIN: Yo bitch! That’s an stupid idea! You see, you are tryi….
SENATOR BOXER: Excuse me, but can you call me ’senator’? I worked very hard for that title…
MISS MCCAIN: Sure, but I prefer to call you bitch, asshole, femi nazi, libtard, dumbass, slut, whore, homie hopper ect ect because you earned those titles! And not many people can show them all in a single 2 hour segment. Congratulations.
First off, inflation and deflation are both bad in a sense. But people should fear deflation first. Why? Because declining prices lead to shrinking profit margins, business failures, and unemployment, which reduces purchasing power further, so prices, output, and demand continue to spiral downward [Brooks P.4]. And that happens when supply exceeds demand. Two words: quantity control. Yes, as prices fall, the value of the dollar goes up, but at the same time, the value of debt [and debt services] increases with it as well.
This summarizes the cause: The collapse of production and employment after 1929 that led to the Great Depression was accompanied by widespread price declines that reinforced the fall in output and demand and led to widespread bank failures. [Brooks P.5]
Yes, so the great depression was a result of deflation, not inflation. Would that explain how the stock markets crash sucked all in liquidity out of the markets and people lost their jobs? Or how banks couldn’t give loans because of money supply? Does that prove that the polices being used before the depression were ‘Austrian policies’? Maybe or maybe not. Demand for money was high then because supply was low.
The coming of the Great Depression, however, shifted economists’ focus away from balanced fears of inflation and deflation and to the conclusion that deflation was deeply dangerous, and to be avoided at all costs.[DeLong]
All in all, deflation looks good for a short period of time hence it can be accompanied by economic growth but it will go back to a recession hence demand and employment will go down with it.
Douglas, Brooks. “Dangers of Deflation.” December 2002. 15 Jun 2009 http://www.adb.org/Documents/EDRC/Policy_Briefs/PB012.pdf
DeLong, Brad. “Why We Should Fear Deflation.” April 1998 Web.15 Jun 2009. http://econ161.berkeley.edu/Econ_Articles/deflation.html
“What is Deflation.” Web.15 Jun 2009. http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/Deflation_Articles/Deflation.asp