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an economic downturn starts in the MINDS of those affected...

people see a headline something like INTEL LAYS OFF 10% OF
WORKFORCE...they might not even think about it
consciously...but come the weekend they mow the lawn instead
of taking that overnight trip to the beach, or to reno...

they pay down a credit card instead of going out to dinner...

you get the picture...

that restaurant's business falls 5%(he lays off a dishwasher
and cuts the hours of a part time waiter)...the grocer sells
more ground beef and fewer T-bones...his gross goes down
2%...( he doesn't hire 2 baggers from the local high school
and cuts the hours of a checker and a stock clerk...)

these folks whose business's decrease or have their hours
cut, lose their jobs, or don't get hired, start cutting
their spending which in turn costs more people more jobs...

you get the picture...it's a vicious circle that is easy to
start...because it's the MINDSET of those involved which
starts the ball rolling, down and down...

that grocer and restaurant owner tell their friends that
business is down...the appliance store owner agrees, noting
that his repairmen are working overtime but new appliances
are sitting...( he's thinking of reducing his order from MAYTAG)

bad news spreads much faster than good...pretty soon
everyone is talking about how bad things are looking...the
media jumps on the bandwagon and spends more space on
economic(bad) news...

everyone is thinking about "what if" they get layed off, the
stock market takes a dive, their businesses slump...they
start tightening their belts, just a little, cuz they all
have to live...but they are using their plastic less,
economizing in small ways...just a little worried...

actual spending may only go down 1/4% at first...but that
and the media hype is enough to turn a slight blip into a
full blown recession...snowballing as more and more jobs are
lost...trillions of $$$ in lost equity in the stock market...

"What the republicans are on the outside....the democrats are on the inside"...Jello Biafra

I appreciate your recognition of the safe nature of my promise,,,but now
it seems sorta wimpy,,,so I'll up the ante,,let's
make it a catshit dinner,,

with broasted catshit,,and a catshit salad,sprinkled with kitty litter croutons,
and deep fat fried catshit,,and catshit pot pie,,with catshit dumplings,and
a wonderful curried catshit,,in a stir fry type thing,,garnished with kitty-Os

bon apetit!...

The corporate newspapers in my area have chosen to ignore Vandalia. There is nada, zip, zilch, nothing about the events in southern michigan.

Know what I think is just as effective as voting? STOP LOOKING AT THE PROPAGANDA. That's right, give it up. Simply fail to know what swill is being pushed at the people via the mega corp-owned newspapers and TV news.

Dr. Nemo recieves yet another honorary degree from the Astoundment Institute for this articulation.All I can do,is attempt to embellish Kaps sturdy observations.....

And like so many, I'm wondering how long it's going to take before the recession causes me to spend some time on the bricks, too.

Sr. Lehder, when the Feebs cost me my job, I had plenty of time to do the library self-education bit. Needless to say, I learned an awful lot...once I had the time to learn. Wherein lies the problem. I've mentioned before that the vast majority of people are on an economic treadmill. No different from some poor rodent in a circular cage. They simply don't have time to research what so many of us have. Their noses are only just so far above the water that they don't dare open their mouths, questioning things, for fear of drowning.

Which is exactly where the powers that be want them.

It's no accident that the majority of civil protests - and civil unrest - this country had experienced happened in a time of relative economic prosperity in the 1960's. Granted, it was prosperity fueled by the US military/industrial complex's 'adventure' in Viet Nam. But it was a time when the average person could afford to speak up. Lesson learned? Keep the populace on a short leash, so they can't get 'out of control' and confront their would-be 'masters and betters'. Keep them worried about their next meal, sheltering their kids, fuelling the car that takes them to their job, (where half of what they make is stolen in taxes used to forge more chains for them to wear).

Now we have piss-testing to cow the masses. Publicly advocate marijuana re-legalization? Report to the bathroom and surrender a sample! That'll keep the workers in their place!

Now we have all manner of laws saying that you cannot protest close to the area where the reason for the protest exists...especially if that reason happens be a group of very wealthy fat-cats and politicos out to screw the planet and get filthy rich courtesy of their much vaunted 'globalization':

GW to Shut Down During IMF Protests
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54264-2001Sep6.html

Both during and after the Depression there were many people who felt that the then global economic crisis masterminded to undermine people's confidences in democratic governance and welcome tyranny. The proof of that pudding was Tojo and Hitler, who rose to power on the skeletons of democratic institutions.

Now, we have the DrugWar, which is savaging the rights and liberties of the vast majority of Americans...without many of them even being aware. But let enough people be forced to spend time 'walking the bricks', and you have a situation ripe for civil unrest. Which is why we have the militarization of police, to confront and control that eventuality. The DrugWar is itself just a convenient excuse for the preparations needed when the Global Plantation is ready to be sprung on the masses and the ones with enough wit to see what’s happening take to the streets.

Ah, yes, the times, they are a-changin'. But most knives have two edges, and the Drugwarriors and their masters may learn this sooner than they expect if they keep pushing.

As I said a few weeks back, never push people who have nothing to lose. Crosslin was a perfect example of why you shouldn't.

I think we should not speak any criticisms of our new Administrator until he's had a chance to make a singular fool of himself.

Understandably, "Choir Boy" Asa is probably a bit depressed because he can't be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with his Moral Mentor and pal Bob "I Hate DEA Because DEA Hired My Ex-Wife" Barr who is, predictably, doing his usual "lone voice crying in the wilderness" routine against another Democrat (Gary Con-did-it) hooked on p***y-chasing. (Of course, no Republican, according to Bob and Asa, falls into the same category. Not even p***y-chaser Henry "Horney" Hyde who, as a self-proclaimed "kid" (at 45-years-old), completely destroyed an entire American family when he sexually seduced a Republican housewife away from her husband and children.)

Bottomline... "Choir Boy" Asa -- just like W. -- has zero vision. Six months after being handed the largest surplus in U.S. history W. is dittoing his Dad's economy-screwing. Six months from now we shouldn't expect DEA to be in any different shape than we are today. Mr. 'Choir boy' hasn't offered any new direction (other than the same type of "read my gyp-lip service W. is known for). And he has offered no new strategy (at least T.C. had something called MET in mind.)

Like his hero, W., Asa is totally vision-less and mindless... and it seems that, to date, DEA has done a lot more for Asa than Asa has done for DEA. We not only helped keep his kid out of jail but we rescued Asa from being mega-embarassed. (Can you believe this dork was actually going to go to a RAVE party??? Somebody needs to subscribe our Choir Boy to a few newspapers so that he is up-to-date on the current 'Risky Business' today's teens are attracted to.)

As of today, I say Asa's DEA honeymoon is over. We don't owe this opportunist anything. He now owes us!!!

JFK said, "Ask not what your country can do for you... ask what you can do for your country."

We now say to Mr. 'Choir Boy' Hutchinson: You now know what we can do for you and your kids. Now what can you do for us?

and i am serious abut talking to older people. they vote and when they are mad they vote with a vengeance. reductions in ss are really going to anger them. they are getting sick off their meds and the costs are breaking them. they need to know the truth about prescription drugs and marijuana. we are winning new friends every day!

i met a man who hangs out at the soup kitchens, doing taxes for the down and outers. he's a bit of a predator, a bit of a revolutionary, a selfish guy not interested in voting. lots of people at the soup kitchens are owed tax refunds or government payments even if they made little or nothing during the year. they don't usually bother to fill out the necessary forms and often don't even know about them. but he has it all computerized. he gets the needed info from them there on the steps on the soup kitchen and gives them instant cash for 1/2 of what they are due. then he sends in the forms and collects the full amount. this guy doesn't vote, but he's taking money from the government. i bet he's not unique either.

if you should become one of the many people who is out of work this year, may i suggest that you spend some time at your local downtown library? every bigcity worthwhile library in the u.s. is surrounded by a huge ghetto of umemployment, crime, homelessness and hopelessness, all brought to you by your wise leaders. you need to take a look at it. on your way to the library you will pass the soup kitchens where people go to eat and buy their medical marijauna, when it's unavailable elsewhere, in 5 and 10 dollar bags: a faith-based progaram.

our soup kitchens are second in national pride and international prestige only to our prisons. visit them often: you can get help with your taxes and you will find there a wealth of information and inspiration.

but i came back to tell you all this, as i was saying earlier:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slumped at the opening on
Friday after the jobless rate surged in August to its highest level in nearly four years, inflaming fears that consumer spending will slide and cut further into corporate profits.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/010907/business_markets_stocks_dc_3.html

so don't by anything. get an alternative type job if you can - you're apt to be needing a new one soon anyway and you may as well get your place reserved at the flea market while you still can. give your old junk, if you don't want to sell it, to someone who itemizes so they can get a deduction when the good will truck comes.

we gotta get 'em where it really hurts: money. after all, that's what the war is all about, as we all know. in addition to fighting them over what's right and wrong, wise and foolish, take their money.

it's overdue time to start planning your taxes for 2001 and beyond. last year's 1040 shows that if you are single and made less than $7200 then you owe nothing. if you are married or married and have kids then of course you can make more before your income is taxable. help people plan their taxes, and reduce the money available to the g. i meet guys on the buses all the time carrying 'food boxes'. they tell me that they work a few months each year and then quit before their income becomes taxable. don't get me wrong - i want everyone to be wealthy - especially you - but let's not waste good money on evil people.

My ex-girlfriend tells a true story about a wild night in
Hollywood years ago,,and I believe it's true.....

The story goes,,that her,and her two high school friends were
up in Hollywood,,going to clubs,and getting into mischief,and
they ended up in a limo with Mickey Dolenz...one thing led to
another,and the ended up at some hotel,,,where one of the
three girls ended up "gettin' down",with Mickey,,,,'tee-hee-hee'
the story ends,,,,,with reports that Mickey had a really small penis,a mere
nubbin.........

I hope this tasteless and crass tidbit didnt offend anyone,,,if nothing
else,,it's an excellent example of true "off topicness".

http://members.aol.com/deawatch/daily.htm

just to see what the enemy are up to. Many of them are quite open in their racism, their heartlessness when it comes to MMJ patients (when they have the balls to comment on the subject at all; most refuse to say anything) and their general attitude towards the very people who pay their salaries. And this is what some of them are thinking:

It's the economy, stupid! Now is not the time to get an attitude with your G/S. Civvies in the thousands are losing their jobs and the CBO now says W. will need to hit the SocSec Trust fund to pay our salaries. In times of recession/depression/Bushion government employmemt is the only secure job one can have. So if anyone has a beef with their G/S, or DEA in general, they should swallow their spit and sit on their hands until the Bush Recession II is ended by a Democrat president in 2004.

On the bright side,

(On the "bright" side? And they think we're twisted)

when the economy gets bad people use more drugs to escape. That will mean more work for us and provide a distraction from our own misery. Hang tough. There is nothing a moron G/S or Administrator can do to you that is worse than being umemployed in a Bush recession.

I mean, how crass can you get?

..please correct me if I'm a bit off,,but I think
it was Phineas Freak who said something like;
"Weed will get you through times of no money,
better than money will get you through times of
no weed"....

i have turned a few people to the libertarians by talking about taxes, not mj. i point out to them that the libs favor eliminating the irs and income tax. i don't tell them about mj. as the economy continues to deteriorate, this technique will work better and better. people are getting laid off in droves, their heavily mortgaged houses are about to drop sharply in price, people are going to be getting pissed. we can get drug reform candidates in on the coattails of other issues that matter to people more. you'd be surprised. often, people like the no tax idea pretty well for a moment, but then their sense of responsibility kicks in: "but how will we pay for things!?" then you gotta remind 'em about sales taxes state local and fed, import tax, license fees, capital gains tax, corporate income tax, grazing fees etc, and how the country managed to survive until about 190x without income tax. people like this, and i think it's the main thing republicrats fear and why there's no coverage on browne or presidential debates with libs. remember: if these people were not extraordinarily stupid we would not have had a drug war in the first place and you gotta treat them as such, talk to them in a way they can understand. you would be surprised how many voter registration cards i passed out to people promising to take them home and mail them in after i got them worked up over some of these other issues like taxes.

One of the most profound statements that I have ever read was spoken buy Willie Mays, the baseball great. He said, "It is easy to be good, it is hard to be good all of the time".

It has stuck in my memory ever since the day that I read it and has been indelibly etched there.

I will hope that our leaders can galvanize an effort and bring together a different approach to this so called war on drugs. I will hope that goodness will triumph. That the evil of it will finally be recognized and something good does finally happen. The old saw, "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph over good is for good men to do nothing" has never been more evident than now. Take it to heart. If you don't have one, I feel sorry for you. It's the best thing you can have.

...And I dont mean to sound rude,,or pessimistic,,,but if you think
there is some glint of hope,the dubya will somehow hear the voice
of reason,and justice,,,then you may also believe that Mr Bush did
his tax "rebate" thing,in the interests of helping the poor...I appreciate
your optimistic suggestions,but trying to give dubya the benifit of the
doubt,is like thinking that Ashcroft,and Hutchinson will start a new
new country music group with Ginger Baker on the drums,and Roy Clark
on guitar...........C'mon man....the Monkees having a new platinum hit
with Bob Hope on lead vocals,is more likely!.........I wish your hopes
were likely,,but I must respectfully inform you that there is more
chance of Strom Thurmond joining the Rolling Stones for the "Steel Wheelchair" tour
next year,than there is of dubya doing the things you suggest.

peace

...the sad part is,,,,that it aint gonna happen......The system of voting is just
going to mutate further into the nebulous results like we saw in Florida,and
elsewhere around the country,,,and like I said before,,,
,,,not much really matters,as long as the media can poison the masses with
tall tales of unpunched chads,,,fairy tales of evil drugs,,,ridiculous concepts
of unintelligible economic surpluses,and Mother Goose prosperity....

....There is no bigger threat to we the people,,,than the corporate/government
owned and operated news!....It's the biggie,,,it trumps all the other cards,,and
stacks the deck in a way that aint pretty........
..If I'm wrong,,,,,I'll eat a piece of cat shit!........That's how serious I am!!

JAH is no secret!

And I ended up taking the guy out of his job. He quit. He got riled up and quit!

DON'T VOTE FOR ANYONE WITH "INCUMBENT" NEXT TO HIS NAME..

Remember that Washington and Jefferson grew hemp and Franklin made the first paper in America out of hemp and now it is a felony. Modern science did not have a discovery that lead to this situation. It is somebodies political invention to obtain some objective. With hemp a good case can be the oil companies and the cotton and wood pulp industries. The fact that hemp remains illegal is a big, big red flag that something besides our health is behind MJ legalization.

I sent some letters, too. Have not received any replies yet. How long did you wait for the response? How long do you suppose you'll be waiting for some results? Not to give you a hard time, but it's hopeless!!

Dear John:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the medical uses of marijuana. I respect the opinions of my constituents and always appreciate hearing your concerns.

There are two federal agencies that control the use of drugs in our country. These are the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The FDA manages the research that ensures that a drug to be used in the United States is safe and effective. The policies outline standards for testing the efficiency of a drug, administering a drug, and constituting an unsafe drug. The DEA is responsible for enforcing drug laws. Generally speaking, these agencies
have established a well thought our policies to endorse the use of a particular drug in America.

I support sound, sensible policies concerning marijuana. From what I currently know, it appears that the benefits patients receive from the medical use or marijuana outweigh the adverse consequences from broader use. While I am supportive of the medical uses of marijuana, I do believe
that we should continue to study this issue and research alternative medicines. Rest assured, I share your concerns and will keep your concerns in mind as this issue is discussed in the 107th Congress.

Once again, thank you for contacting me on this important and timely issue. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Mike Honda
Member of Congress