Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Government Protecting People? Really?
Today, an article written by The Telegraph titled, "Apple iTunes flaw 'allowed government spying for 3 years'" shows whether or not government entities in general are there to protect people. Let's put aside the Apple Inc. for a moment. Let's assume that the Apple is a bad company that didn't protect its consumers from potential security threat. However, here we have a situation where governments knew about this for 3 years since 2008, and government entities used iTune's security flaws to snoop on other people by using the software called FinFisher developed by Gamma International (UK) who sells hacking services to governments. "It is known to be used by British agencies and earlier this year records were discovered in abandoned offices of that showed it had been offered to Egypt’s feared secret police."
So, who is protect who? Government officials always act outraged when they find something like this out.. They want an immediate investigation. Sometimes, they send out letter like when Senator Charles Schumer of NY, USA sent out a letter to Steve Jobs about iPhone's antenna problem.
[1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8912714/Apple-iTunes-flaw-allowed-government-spying-for-3-years.html
[2] http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10446402-245.html
[3] http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/15/senator-chuck-schumer-writes-open-letter-to-steve-jobs-world-is/
Monday, November 7, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Obama: God backs jobs plan
Government spending crowds the market and takes the money from the market. It causes market dis-allocation... fewer consumer choices.
Universal Health Care raises the cost of doing business. Prices of health care rises not because of pharmaceutical or insurance companies gouging people... Every sector in our life where there is continual inflation of cost of goods and services, there is always a government in the middle. Most of the time, this is due to government sanctioned monopolies - local utilities, energy, pharmaceutical, banking, insurance, health care, licenses, permits, fees, housing, regulation, school, etc... also, note that the government regulations create higher barrier to entry. Try to setup a bank, an energy company, a character school, or a construction company.. see how much government is involved before you make a $1. Or, whether you can even setup a company.
Minimum wage raises the cost of doing business... and this hurts the minority and weak still labor force the most; thus, high unemployment rate among youths and minorities. This is just a repeat... everybody knew this would happen because it happen before many times.
High debt lowers the currency valuation where it creates inflation due to the higher costs of goods and services passed down to consumers. Thus, makes people poorer. This is tax without government levying any new taxes. Most cases, lower income people is hurt the most because their disposable income and delayed spending are much lower. This is how government spending "helps" poor people by incurring huge debt while creating devaluation of their money.
Everything that the President is doing is making people's life worse, a real social oppression. Not those fake kinds where gay people can't get married or people have to pay higher college tuition. A generation of economic depression can last few cycles, thus making a family poor as a unit much longer. In order to counter the distributed negative values, you have to make up the absolute value of that negative plus some - a real drag.
Now that he is clinging to religions, I wonder whether he is going to cling to guns next.
This really isn't attack against the President Obama... The President Obama will be gone in 1 or 5 years. After he is gone, the effects of his creations will be still intact. This is an attack against the idea that some how some government entities or people who are far removed from the actions know more and can make better decisions than people who are doing the actual work. This is an attack against the idea where government is creating long lasting economic damages that creates real and serious social oppression.
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-presses-republicans-bridge-scheme-151914720.html
Occupy now is violent, mob, and riots
When the modern day communists and socialists who live in affluent countries protest, they always turn violent. not just any regular types but they destroy businesses, public fixtures, and etc. These people are awful.
Economic depression in itself don't let to violence. Other wise, India would have riots everyday, and Vietnam would have burned to the ground. These puma shoes wearing, over sexed, expensive tents from Academy sleepers, Apple Macbook Pro using, and Latte sipping people aren't oppressed. If this is what they call oppression, they have good things going. Violence now being deployed by these flee baggers were foreseen. You could look at previous G20 or any socialists/communists protests to see how this is going to turn out. And, they compare this to Tea Party movement.
Flea Baggers usually work at a low paying retail stores, go to junior college or university while studying liberal arts degree, probably live with their parents, and do not take care of other people... they probably have problem taking care of themselves. If they do work, they usually work in a government type or none profit. There are exceptions, of course.
Economic depression in itself don't let to violence. Other wise, India would have riots everyday, and Vietnam would have burned to the ground. These puma shoes wearing, over sexed, expensive tents from Academy sleepers, Apple Macbook Pro using, and Latte sipping people aren't oppressed. If this is what they call oppression, they have good things going. Violence now being deployed by these flee baggers were foreseen. You could look at previous G20 or any socialists/communists protests to see how this is going to turn out. And, they compare this to Tea Party movement.
Difference:
Tea Baggers do work, pay taxes, and they mostly either live on their own or have family - kids. I can tell you that having kids is a big deal. Flea Baggers usually work at a low paying retail stores, go to junior college or university while studying liberal arts degree, probably live with their parents, and do not take care of other people... they probably have problem taking care of themselves. If they do work, they usually work in a government type or none profit. There are exceptions, of course.
'Occupy' Rallies Turn Violent...
Police Tear Gas Oakland Protesters...
Mob Runs Wild in City Streets...
Shut Down Port, Attack WHOLE FOODS, ATMs...
Cops, Protesters Clash in Seattle...
Bloomberg Ready to 'Take Actions'...
Baltimore Cuts Power To Camp...
MN Officials Take Toilets...
Police Tear Gas Oakland Protesters...
Mob Runs Wild in City Streets...
Shut Down Port, Attack WHOLE FOODS, ATMs...
Cops, Protesters Clash in Seattle...
Bloomberg Ready to 'Take Actions'...
Baltimore Cuts Power To Camp...
MN Officials Take Toilets...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
October 2011 Car Sales
Brand/Company Vol. % 11-Oct 10-Oct DSR %* 11-Oct 10-Oct Market Share
Volkswagen 39.55 28,028 20,084 44.92 1,078 744 2.74%
Mini 37.09 5,415 3,950 42.36 208 146 0.53%
Chrysler 28.39 21,244 16,547 33.32 817 613 2.08%
Mercedes-Benz 28.17 24,449 19,076 33.1 940 707 2.39%
Audi 25.8 10,225 8,128 30.64 393 301 1.00%
Jeep 25.47 35,733 28,480 30.29 1,374 1,055 3.50%
Dodge 24.85 33,734 27,020 29.65 1,297 1,001 3.30%
Hyundai 22.85 52,402 42,656 27.57 2,015 1,580 5.13%
Volvo 22.6 4,899 3,996 27.31 188 148 0.48%
Nissan 22.06 75,484 61,843 26.75 2,903 2,290 7.39%
Kia 20.81 37,690 31,199 25.45 1,450 1,156 3.69%
Ram 20.71 21,836 18,090 25.35 840 670 2.14%
BMW 13.5 21,873 19,272 17.86 841 714 2.14%
Ford 12.59 161,709 143,624 16.92 6,220 5,319 15.84%
Land Rover 10.65 3,273 2,958 14.9 126 110 0.32%
Chevrolet 6.04 131,804 124,294 10.12 5,069 4,603 12.91%
Jaguar 2.47 1,327 1,295 6.41 51 48 0.13%
Mazda 1.74 18,326 18,013 5.65 705 667 1.79%
Acura 0.94 11,115 11,011 4.83 428 408 1.09%
Honda -0.66 87,218 87,800 3.16 3,355 3,252 8.54%
GMC -4.61 31,609 33,136 -0.94 1,216 1,227 3.10%
Suzuki -4.7 1,947 2,043 -1.03 75 76 0.19%
Toyota -6.78 115,954 124,383 -3.19 4,460 4,607 11.35%
Buick -7.02 11,687 12,569 -3.44 450 466 1.14%
Lincoln -10.83 6,094 6,834 -7.4 234 253 0.60%
Smart -10.9 327 367 -7.47 13 14 0.03%
Subaru -11.62 20,081 22,720 -8.22 772 841 1.97%
Cadillac -11.93 11,795 13,393 -8.54 454 496 1.16%
Infiniti -13.47 6,862 7,930 -10.14 264 294 0.67%
Lexus -14.22 18,092 21,091 -10.92 696 781 1.77%
Porsche -14.24 2,270 2,647 -10.94 87 98 0.22%
Mitsubishi -14.34 4,378 5,111 -11.05 168 189 0.43%
Saab -54.52 337 741 -52.57 13 27 0.03%
Fiat 1,965 0 76 0 0.19%
1,021,182
COMPANIES
Chrysler Group 27.04 114,512 90,137 31.93 4,404 3,338 11.21%
Nissan NA 18.02 82,346 69,773 22.56 3,167 2,584 8.06%
BMW Group 17.51 27,288 23,222 22.03 1,050 860 2.67%
Ford Mo Co 6.25 167,803 157,935 10.33 6,454 5,849 16.43%
General Motors 1.71 186,895 183,759 5.62 7,188 6,806 18.30%
American Honda -0.48 98,333 98,811 3.34 3,782 3,660 9.63%
Toyota Mo Co -7.86 134,046 145,474 -4.31 5,156 5,388 13.13%
Hyundai/Kia 21.83 90,092 73,855 26.51 3,465 2,736 8.82%
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