Money CAN buy happiness! ----Obama quietly sends $1.6 billion to Pakistan

Obama quietly sends $1.6 billion to Pakistan - Wilmington Conservative | Examiner.com:
"As previously reported by Examiner.com, Barack Obama personally slashed the annual pay raise for the members of the Armed Forces almost in half last month from 1.8 percent to 1.0 percent.
Citing "serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare" of the nation as his rationale, seven weeks later the same Obama Administration was able to release $1,600,000,000 worth of American taxpayer money to Pakistan, as reported by ABC News on Oct. 19, 2013.
Pick A Number, Any Number...
In an amount of money that never seemed to stop rising, the Department of State initially informed Congress on July 25 that it would require a mere $295 million to send directly to assist in beefing-up the Pakistani military.
Less than two weeks later, the State Department made the announcement that Pakistan's armed forces would acually need $386 million more."

It's not fuzzy. It's a flat out lie! AARP's fuzzy math on Social Security

AARP's fuzzy math on Social Security - Economics - AEI:

"The report concludes: "Because of the multiplier effect, every dollar of Social Security paid out translates to almost two dollars in spending in the United States."
Sounds like magic.
But what AARP overlooks is the money pulled out of the economy through Social Security payroll taxes to fund these benefits.
These taxes have what we might call a "divisor effect:"
For each dollar of taxes levied, workers have less to spend, and that reduction is passed on throughout the economy.
If workers spend the same percentage of their incomes as retirees, then the net economic effect of Social Security isn't $1.4 trillion or 9 million jobs.
It's zero.
The AARP report acknowledges that "A net analysis would subtract the economic effects of payroll taxes from those of the benefit payments." 
But that acknowledgment comes in a footnote."

MSM sorta missed this (though it sure seemed IMPORTANT back in the Bush years)------Obama's Job Approval Declines for 3rd Straight Quarter to Near-Record Low

Obama's Job Approval Declines for 3rd Straight Quarter to Near-Record Low | CNS News

Local paper uses same phony photo, panders to local racists-------Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, to speak in Muskegon

Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, to speak in Muskegon | MLive.com:
This is the photo MLive used used in yesterday's article:

Shocker! MSM finds a "syndrome" it doesn't love! -------'Wind Turbine Syndrome' Blamed for Mysterious Symptoms in Cape Cod Town

'Wind Turbine Syndrome' Blamed for Mysterious Symptoms in Cape Cod Town - Yahoo:
"In 2011, a doctor at Harvard Medical School diagnosed Hobart with wind turbine syndrome, which is not recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

Krugman is to Obama as Lysenko was to Stalin-----Much Bigger Than The Shutdown: Niall Ferguson's Public Flogging Of Paul Krugman

Much Bigger Than The Shutdown: Niall Ferguson's Public Flogging Of Paul Krugman - Forbes:

Ferguson calls Krugman and his acolytes out for many, meticulously documented, errors and omissions.  And he does not just show Krugman up as wrong but as a blackguard surrounded by a bodyguard of hooligans, all guilty of bullying.  Ferguson on Krugman:

Where I come from, however, we do not fear bullies. We despise them. And we do so because we understand that what motivates their bullying is a deep sense of insecurity. Unfortunately for Krugtron the Invincible, his ultimate nightmare has just become a reality. By applying the methods of the historian – by quoting and contextualizing his own published words – I believe I have now made him what he richly deserves to be: a figure of fun, whose predictions (and proscriptions) no one should ever again take seriously.

 

Run. Run. For God's sake! Run for your life!------Consumer Reports: 'Stay away from Healthcare.gov for at least another month' | The Daily Caller

Consumer Reports: 'Stay away from Healthcare.gov for at least another month' | The Daily Caller:

Detroit Fence Repair Project

                             Detroit Fence Repair Project

 

 

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the Detroit Mayors Mansion. 

 

One is from Grand Rapids, another is from Lansing, and the third is from Detroit.

 

All three go with the mayor to examine the fence.

 

The contractor from Lansing takes out a tape measure and does some

measuring, then works some figures with a pencil.

 

"Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900. $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

 

The contractor from Grand Rapids also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700. That's $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

 

The contractor from Detroit doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the mayor and whispers, "$2,700."

 

The mayor, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys. Besides, how did you come up with such a high figure?"

 

The Detroit contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you,

and we hire the guy from Grand Rapids to fix the fence."

 

  "Done!" Replies the mayor, “the job is yours.”

And that, my fellow tax payer, is why the city of Detroit is bankrupt.

Crash, crunch, boom! Check out these locations to view Sappi demolition

Heard on the Street: Check out these locations to view Sappi demolition | MLive.com

Why climate change is good for the world

Why climate change is good for the world » The Spectator:
"Climate change has done more good than harm so far and is likely to continue doing so for most of this century. 
This is not some barmy, right-wing fantasy; it is the consensus of expert opinion.
Yet almost nobody seems to know this. "

"Eligibility"? How Detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial will unfold

How Detroit's bankruptcy eligibility trial will unfold | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:

HealthCare Dot Commie

The American Spectator : HealthCare Dot Commie:
"It doesn’t matter if they are conceived in Moscow or inside the Beltway.
All such systems meet the same fate.
Whether imposed by well-meaning but naïve zealots or foisted on the electorate by despots who simply lust after “command” and “control,” they are always holed below the water line by the sheer incompetence of government bureaucrats."

Study: 15 percent of US youth out of school, work

My Way News - Study: 15 percent of US youth out of school, work:
"WASHINGTON (AP) - Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday.
That's almost 15 percent of those aged 16 to 24 who have neither desk nor job, according to The Opportunity Nation coalition, which wrote the report."

Thug Union bosses retaliate against teachers who left union

Union bosses retaliate against teachers who left union | The Daily Caller

Kathi Moreau, a Michigan school counselor who decided to leave her union, was surprised to see her name published in her former union’s newsletter — along with 15 other deserters.

“The fact that names were published in the newsletter confirmed the thought that some unions would throw their members under a bus at the blink of an eye,” said Moreau in a statement to Michigan Capitol Confidential. “Additionally, there was no reason for publishing our names and it is nothing less than a cheap shot for opting out.”

..And now, some unions — like Moreu’s former union, Michigan Education Association 17-B/C — seem prepared to try to intimidate members who do find a way to leave.

...“Holy cow, for all the anti-bullying efforts in our schools these days, this is shameful,” she said in a statement.

Where Are The Boomers Headed? Not Back To The City

Where Are The Boomers Headed? Not Back To The City. - Forbes:
"Only one city, Miami, recorded a net gain in the boomer population within five miles of the center, roughly 1%.
Much ballyhooed back to city markets including Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco suffered double-digit percentage losses within the five-mile zone."

Murderous Saudi Arabia praised in UN review of its human rights record

Saudi Arabia praised in UN review of its human rights record:
"As the UN Human Rights Council scrutinized Saudi Arabia’s domestic rights record this morning, a minority of democracies such as Canada, UK, and the Czech Republic raised concerns about women’s rights, while the vast majority of African, Asian and Latin American countries lined up to defend and praise one of the world’s most repressive theocratic regimes. 
(See below today’s statements praising Saudi Arabia’s human rights record.)"

Just a begining? $100 million for Flint----Salvagers banned from Flint homes scheduled for demolition

Salvagers banned from Flint homes scheduled for demolition | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Officials in Flint last week kicked off a new round of blight removal efforts using their share of $100 million in federal aid for Michigan."

It’s time to end racial profiling in college admissions

It’s time to end racial profiling in college admissions | AEIdeas:
"We’re supposed to have progressed to the point that skin color doesn’t matter.
Wasn’t that the whole point of the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s? 
So why do we still allow life-altering decisions to be made on the basis of race? The time to end racial discrimination is long overdue."

Some things just never change......Detroit bus runs canceled today, DDOT blames 'sick out'

Detroit bus runs canceled today, DDOT blames 'sick out' | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:

"It's like they hired a bunch of drunken Bulgarians to design the site"

It's not just that it doesn't work, freezes up or locks your entire computer.
Simply moving around the site is like a visit to the airline reservation sites in the early 1990s. 
Except this is worse.
20 years ago, if you really, really kept at it, you might be able to make your reservation online.
And if not, you could call a travel agent or the airline.
And make your reservation.
I'm not sure there's enough vodka in Bulgaria to make ANYONE drunk enough to produce the "Detroit-in-website" that Obama's minions have "built". 
And $600+ million is just the starting point.

Obamacare seeks to segregate patients, doctors by race

Obamacare seeks to segregate patients, doctors by race | The Daily Caller:
"“Research suggests that health care providers’ diagnostic and treatment decisions, as well as their feelings about patients, are influenced by patients’ race or ethnicity,” the CAP report reads.
“Several studies have shown that racial concordance is substantially and positively related to patient satisfaction.”

The key phrase is “race concordance” — a word which means “a state in which things agree and do not conflict with one another.”

“There is… evidence that race concordance — defined as shared racial or ethnic identities between clinicians and patients — is related to patient reports of satisfaction, participatory decision making, timeliness of treatment, and trust in the health system,” the report reads.
In other words, fixing the broken U.S. healthcare system means assigning Hispanic doctors to Hispanic patients, African American doctors to African American patients, Creole doctors to Creole patients, and so on."

Hey, you unemployed/underemployed American kids. Thanks for subsidizing my BarryCare premiums!

Kids,
Thanks for voting for president Obama!
Your generosity is exceeded only by your sciolism and benightedness.
I think I'll pick the $16.50/mo plan.
It's quite similar to my old $290/mo plan from BCBS.
It worked for me and BCBS made a profit on my premiums.
But your $453/mo gift ("tax credit") from you younger Americans brings the cost down to about what a glass of cheap wine will cost on our Caribbean cruise next spring. 

$16.50/month!
What a deal! 
It sure warms the cockles of my wallet.
Thanks again!
Don't forget, vote early and often.
We'll try to remember to toast ya from the Islands!

Health Insurance Marketplace, Affordable Care Act | HealthCare.gov

Shock: No jail time for woman who strangled newborn because Canada accepts abortion, says judge

Shock: No jail time for woman who strangled newborn because Canada accepts abortion, says judge | LifeSiteNews.com:
"She has been found guilty of second-degree murder by two juries, but both times the judgment was thrown out by the appeals court.
In May, the Alberta Court of Appeal overturned her 2009 murder conviction and replaced it with the lesser charge of infanticide."

Do we need "national bowling control" laws? Man killed during bowling alley brawl in NJ

Man killed during bowling alley brawl in NJ - New York News:
"PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Prosecutors say a man was apparently beaten to death during a large brawl that broke out during a party at a central New Jersey bowling alley.
But it's still not clear what started the brawl, which began around 1:30 a.m. Saturday in Piscataway and involved roughly 250 people.
Authorities say the combatants were fighting inside the alley and in the parking lot, but most of them fled when police arrived."

Somehow the MSM missed this democrat's version of "civility".........Ted Cruz stalker inspired by Democratic Party messaging

Ted Cruz stalker inspired by Democratic Party messaging | The Daily Caller:
"“I WILL SAY IT AGAIN LET’S GO TO TED CRUZ,HOME AND KICK HIS STINKING ASS FOR CAUSING THIS MESS.YOU CAN BET HE HAS HIS PAYCHECK AND HEALTH BENEFITS FROM THE SENATE AND CANADA. HE LIVES AT [address redacted by The Daily Caller], THE FUCKING SCUM,” Gilmore posted on Facebook October 14, linking to a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee web page entitled “Demand Ted Cruz Denounce Disgusting Tea Party Attacks on President Obama.”"

Bill Clinton not expected to visit soon......Why Have Young People In Japan Stopped Having Sex?

Why Have Young People In Japan Stopped Having Sex? | Zero Hedge:
"As The Guardian reports, 45% of Japanese women aged 16-24 are "not interested in or despise sexual contact". "

Courageous, inspiring political speech! -‘Tech Surge’ Planned to Fix Obamacare Exchanges

‘Tech Surge’ Planned to Fix Obamacare Exchanges - Washington Wire - WSJ:
"“We are committed to doing better,” " 

The Political Class Uses Fear of "Default" To Get Its Way

The Political Class Uses Fear of "Default" To Get Its Way - Reason.com:
"“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.” — H.L. Mencken"

Legal, tech delays idle half of donated DPD vehicle fleet

Legal, tech delays idle half of donated DPD vehicle fleet | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Large philanthropic efforts often come with lofty ambitions.
Or at least more ambitious delivery timetables than legal and financial realities allow.

Take an $8 million collaboration of business leaders earlier this year to equip the Detroit Police Department with 100 new police cruisers and 23 ambulances -- which were expected to enter service in a few months, a few months ago, and some of which need another three months to complete some needed refits.

About half of the donated vehicle fleet still sits parked on a Bloomfield Township lot along Telegraph Road, more than 20 miles away from Detroit police headquarters. "

Good news and a good read!------"They go there to do good, but instead do well.""

Articles: Rolling the Hard Six:
"Candidates tend to do a good job listening to voters, but once they land in the Rayburn or Hart Building, they seem to forget that listening to and representing their constituents is their number one responsibility.
As journalist-author Mark Leibovich said about the fate of elected officials once they get to DC, "They go there to do good, but instead do well.""