I have mentioned the book, "Bionomics; Economy as Business Ecosystem" by Rothschild, being one of my favorite books, in this blog numerous times since I have begun writing. I wish to thank my friend Greg Welch for the recommendation. I have since read the book he lent me more than a few times and it is falling apart, so I owe him a new copy...
Bionomics is the comprehensive study of an organism and its relation to its environment. (Greek: bio = life; nomos = law)
Capitalism, like life, was not planned. It just happened. All factors for its survival were correctly in their place and it began to gestate within the human psyche and early man's society. Through early trade practices and the emergence and growth of more complex human societal structures the evolution of capitalism has grown spontaneously. Just as in the way the human society organizes itself to survive in a world of limited resources, capitalism flourishes when it is not suppressed, as it is also a natural occurring phenomenon.
We have seen this process at work directly through this meltdown of our national and in many respects, global financial systems due to the freedom that our administration allowed for capitalism to flourish. Capitalism is an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.
This is to say that in a free market economy without regulations the distribution of goods and financial expenditures for those goods are determined by the actions of private citizens and corporation working in direct tandem with eachother's financial needs and their own personal or corporate desires for success and survival. In another way to say it would be that capitalism is the evolutionary process of all organisms (businesses, corporations, markets, economies) that seek to adapt and preserve themselves and their own individual environments and their "genetic" success characteristics.
The inheritance of the success "genes" of corporations, as an example, help to maintain the stability of the markets as the corporations continually announce these "genes", and their successful mutations, to the public at large through earnings announcements and stock valuations. This also goes to say, that each local and national economy distribute this same success information to the public at large for them to interrelate within their own environment.
As the economy is continually and dynamically driven into new states by technological change, the rules and lessons of Bionomics are more pertinent than ever. They suggest great caution regarding government planning and control of a naturally growing and self-regulating market economy. Government's role is to protect the property and the rights of individuals and corporations, that allow new economic orders to flourish.
Rothschild notes that the roots of his study of economics theory came from Darwin's natural selection...and it makes intuitive sense that economics would have much more to do with biology than math and statistics. Capitalism is not just another economic system... it is a natural emergent quality of nature itself.
Emergence theory is a concept that has been used in theory since at least Aristotle. It is the study of behavior or emergent property which can appear when a number of simple entities (corporations, businesses, individuals, economies) operate in an environment, forming more complex behaviors as a collective. If emergence happens over disparate size scales, then the reason is there is often a form of top-down feedback in systems with emergent properties. This process may occur in either the observed or observing system, and can commonly be identified by their patterns of accumulating change, most generally called 'growth'. This is more commonly referred to as "Reaganomics" in political discussions today. This behavior occurs because of highly intricate relations across a myriad of scales and feedback to individual results of these behaviors. This inter-connectivity can be predictable or highly unpredictable thus allowing to represent a new level of the system's evolution.
As much as I may be a conspiracy theorist, the complex behaviors or properties are not a property of any single such entity. We are unable to deduce or predict the behavior of the system, that being corporations, national or global economies, from a single or lower level entities, or the citizens or small businesses. Liken this theory to the fact that no physical property of an individual molecule of air would lead one to think that a large collection of them will transmit sound.
This has been studied by watching flocks of birds or a shoal of fish. There is no leader to this systemic movement. The birds or fish move and act and react as one entity, although there is no direct leader. The movements and reactions, or emergent behavior is hard to predict due to the number of interactions between components of a system which increases relating with the number of components, whereby potentially allowing for many new and subtle types of different behavior patterns to emerge. For example, the possible interactions between groups of molecules grows enormously with the number of molecules such that it is impossible for a computer to even count the number of arrangements for a system as small as 20 molecules.
On the other hand, merely having a large number of interactions is not enough by itself to guarantee emergent behavior. Many of the interactions may be negligible or irrelevant, or may cancel each other out. In some cases, a large number of interactions can in fact work against the emergence of new and interesting behaviors by creating a lot of "noise" to drown out any emerging "signal". The emergent behavior may need to be temporarily isolated from other interactions before it reaches enough critical mass to be self-supporting. So, it is not just the sheer number of connections between components which encourages emergence, but it is also how these connections are organized.
A hierarchical organization is one example that can generate emergent behavior (a bureaucracy, or government may behave in a way quite different from that of the individual humans in that bureaucracy, or government entity). Emergent behavior can also arise from more decentralized organizational structures, such as a marketplace.
We have now seen this through the systemic breakdown of the banking industry. In some cases, the system has to reach a combined threshold of diversity, organization, and connectivity before emergent behavior appears. As we have seen the trickle down effects of this connectivity on a global scale. Unintended, or perhaps intended (as I am a conspiracy theorist) consequences and side effects are closely related to emergent properties. That said, although the actual behavior of the intended consequences would not be guaranteed to the individual(s) attempting to manipulate the emergent properties, due to the unpredictability of such a large (global) system, the continued actions and reactions can help justify and allow for the systemic changes to occur on their own. This, over time, allows the individual(s) to change their processes in order to comply with the new evolutions of thought and actions.
Luc Steels is a Belgian scientist, and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the Vrije University Brussel writes: "A component has a particular functionality but this is not recognizable as a subfunction of the global functionality. Instead a component implements a behaviour whose side effect contributes to the global functionality [...] Each behaviour has a side effect and the sum of the side effects gives the desired functionality" (Steels 1990). If I may paraphrase this that, the global or macroscopic functionality of a system with "emergent functionality" is the sum of all "side effects", of all emergent properties and functionalities.
With the most recent global breakdown of our banking systems we realize that the side effects of the banking system directly relate to the effects of the insurance system, which directly relate to the reinsurance systems. These directly relate to the borrowing capabilities of local banking systems and their interdependence on the international banking systems. This directly relates to the borrowing capabilities of the small business and microorganisms, or individual citizens. The success of the macro systems, or host entities, rely more on their own successes to the demise of the individual entities success. Thus, the hailed "trickle down" theory, or "Reaganomics" is not a determined successful business model.
The second law of thermodynamics is an expression of the universal law of increasing entropy, stating that the entropy of an isolated system which is not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium. Systems with emergent properties or emergent structures may appear to defy entropic principles and the second law of thermodynamics, because they form and increase order despite the lack of command and central control. This is possible because open systems can extract information and order out of the environment.
Emergence helps to explain why the fallacy of division is a fallacy. According to an emergent perspective, intelligence emerges from the connections between neurons, and from this perspective it is not necessary to propose a "soul" to account for the fact that brains can be intelligent, even though the individual neurons of which they are made are not. But, this is a discussion for another day!
I will be discussing, in depth, another of my favorite books "Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets" by Bonner and Rajiva soon. I hope you join me for that one! It can be considered part two of this discussion as the emergence theory and economics is explored more thoroughly.
(c)Copyright 2008 Doug Boggs
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Avoid Financial mistakes
Alexandra Armstrong, CFP
Armstrong, Fleming & Moore, Inc.
A young person who squanders his/her nest egg may have decades to recover. But seniors cannot afford to make big financial errors.
Common financial mistakes — and how to avoid them…
Mistake: Taking Social Security too soon. Many people begin collecting Social Security when they turn 62. But the earlier you start taking benefits, the smaller your monthly check. It is usually better to postpone taking Social Security until you reach the full retirement age. That age varies — for instance, it’s 65 years and 10 months for those born in 1942.
Example: If you were born in 1950 and currently earn $70,000 annually, according to the Social Security calculator (www.ssa.gov), you would receive monthly benefits of about $1,307 starting in 2012, when you turn 62. If you wait until age 66 (your full retirement age) in 2016, you will get $1,780 a month. You’ll get $2,407 at age 70 in 2020.
Besides receiving smaller payments at 62, you run the risk of having your checks further reduced if you decide later to go back to work. That’s because if you’re under full retirement age and earn more than a certain threshold amount ($12,960 in 2007), you lose $1 of benefits for every $2 of earnings over this limit. But if you are above your full retirement age, your payments will not be cut — no matter how much you earn at a job.
If you wait to collect until you are age 70, you will receive the maximum monthly check. But you are taking a larger gamble on your longevity — that is, you may not live to age 70.
Calculated risk: If you wait until age 70 to start receiving Social Security payments, therefore getting the highest payments, and then live past 78, you will have received more total income from Social Security than if you had begun receiving checks at age 65 and 10 months. Nonetheless, my advice is generally to take the checks as soon as you reach full retirement age. If you don’t need the money, you can invest it for a rainy day.
Mistake: Failing to take required minimum distributions from retirement accounts. When you turn 70½, you must begin taking payouts from your traditional IRAs. If you fail to take withdrawals on time, the IRS can impose a 50% penalty. This means that if you are late to withdraw $10,000, the government will charge you $5,000. The rule is so tough because Washington doesn’t want money to stay tax sheltered indefinitely.
The IRS Web site (www.irs.gov) spells out correct withdrawal amounts. There, you can find your life expectancy according to IRS tables.
Example: If you are 70 in May, the IRS figures you will live another 27.4 years. The government wants to spread your withdrawals evenly over your lifespan. Say you have $100,000 in your IRA. You must divide that figure by 27.4. The result is $3,649.63 — the amount you must withdraw the first year. Consult the table each year because this withdrawal figure changes as you age.
If you forget to take a withdrawal the first year, correct the mistake and send a written notice to the IRS. The IRS is often lenient with someone who is struggling with the tables for the first time. The tax collectors may let you off with a warning about not making the same error next year.
Best: To avoid problems, contact the custodian of your IRA to have the withdrawal amount paid directly to your bank well before the end of the year — then check to make sure it happens.
Mistake: Paying off mortgages too soon. As they approach retirement, some people feel that they must pay off their mortgages. For peace of mind, this may be important. But if you plan to sell off other assets to accomplish this, you may do better by keeping the mortgage debt.
Example: You have a $100,000 mortgage with an interest rate of 5.75%. Because you can deduct the mortgage interest (even if you pay the alternative minimum tax), the after-tax cost of the mortgage if you are in the 25% tax bracket is about 4.3%. You could pay off the mortgage by selling $100,000 worth of investments to raise the cash.
Better: Instead of selling your assets to pay off the mortgage, keep the money invested in a portfolio that is expected to earn more than 5.75%. That way, you can use the earnings to cover the mortgage and still have some investment income left.
Mistake: Ignoring inflation. Many people figure that inflation won’t erode the value of their investments in a significant way. After all, the consumer price index (CPI) has historically risen at an average annual rate of only 3%, and a well-constructed investment portfolio should do much better than that over time. But over time, even small price increases whittle away at your purchasing power.
Example: Your investments earn 8% annually, while inflation runs at 3%. So, you will only have 5% left after inflation. And there is a chance that you can face above-average inflation rates. A sudden spurt in energy or health costs can wreck your budget. (Historically, people who live in big cities on the coasts have faced inflation rates that are much higher than the long-term averages.)
For protection, emphasize dividend-paying blue-chip stocks in your portfolio. These tend to appreciate over time, and many raise their dividends at annual rates that are well above the long-term average increases in the CPI. Don’t rely exclusively on income from fixed sources, such as bonds or pensions, which can be eaten away by inflation. If inflation is at 3% and you receive $50,000 a year from a pension or annuity, during your second year of retirement your purchasing power will have dropped to $48,500. The third year, the real value of the income will be $47,045.
Mistake: Paying bills by check. Many retirees insist on paying by check because they don’t trust electronic systems. But the more important danger is that you will forget to pay on time — incurring penalties. That can hurt your credit rating and increase borrowing costs. What to do…
Automate deposits. Have your Social Security checks automatically deposited into your checking account. If you are working, ask your employer to also make automatic deposits. This saves time and reduces errors. If the account is interest bearing, automatic deposits will boost your income, since payments will spend more time in your account and less time in the mail.
Automate payments. Pay as many bills as possible automatically. That way, you won’t miss payments — even if you take a trip overseas.
Examples: Many cable TV companies and Internet service providers allow you to charge your monthly bill automatically. Many banks and brokerages offer electronic systems that enable regular payments — such as utility bills — to be withdrawn automatically from your account. For extra efficiency, do all your business with one bank or brokerage. There is no reason to have six different accounts spread around town.
Mistake: Holding stock certificates personally. Many people insist on holding paper stock certificates in their bank safe-deposit boxes because they are afraid of losing the securities. When they need to make sales, these investors run to the bank vault, retrieve paper shares and mail them to their brokers. Investors who hold old-fashioned paper certificates must round up individual records of dividends and transactions for each stock or bond — a time-consuming and error-prone process. This is a throwback to the Great Depression, when many stock brokers went bankrupt, and investors found that their securities had vanished. But all reputable brokers are members of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) and covered for up to $500,000 for stocks, bonds and other securities and up to $100,000 for cash. Most firms also have additional coverage.
It is now very efficient to have your broker hold the certificates. That way, you can sell shares immediately with a phone call or computer key stroke. At the end of the year, the broker will send you a record of all dividends and transactions. At tax time, you have one convenient record.
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Armstrong, Fleming & Moore, Inc.
A young person who squanders his/her nest egg may have decades to recover. But seniors cannot afford to make big financial errors.
Common financial mistakes — and how to avoid them…
Mistake: Taking Social Security too soon. Many people begin collecting Social Security when they turn 62. But the earlier you start taking benefits, the smaller your monthly check. It is usually better to postpone taking Social Security until you reach the full retirement age. That age varies — for instance, it’s 65 years and 10 months for those born in 1942.
Example: If you were born in 1950 and currently earn $70,000 annually, according to the Social Security calculator (www.ssa.gov), you would receive monthly benefits of about $1,307 starting in 2012, when you turn 62. If you wait until age 66 (your full retirement age) in 2016, you will get $1,780 a month. You’ll get $2,407 at age 70 in 2020.
Besides receiving smaller payments at 62, you run the risk of having your checks further reduced if you decide later to go back to work. That’s because if you’re under full retirement age and earn more than a certain threshold amount ($12,960 in 2007), you lose $1 of benefits for every $2 of earnings over this limit. But if you are above your full retirement age, your payments will not be cut — no matter how much you earn at a job.
If you wait to collect until you are age 70, you will receive the maximum monthly check. But you are taking a larger gamble on your longevity — that is, you may not live to age 70.
Calculated risk: If you wait until age 70 to start receiving Social Security payments, therefore getting the highest payments, and then live past 78, you will have received more total income from Social Security than if you had begun receiving checks at age 65 and 10 months. Nonetheless, my advice is generally to take the checks as soon as you reach full retirement age. If you don’t need the money, you can invest it for a rainy day.
Mistake: Failing to take required minimum distributions from retirement accounts. When you turn 70½, you must begin taking payouts from your traditional IRAs. If you fail to take withdrawals on time, the IRS can impose a 50% penalty. This means that if you are late to withdraw $10,000, the government will charge you $5,000. The rule is so tough because Washington doesn’t want money to stay tax sheltered indefinitely.
The IRS Web site (www.irs.gov) spells out correct withdrawal amounts. There, you can find your life expectancy according to IRS tables.
Example: If you are 70 in May, the IRS figures you will live another 27.4 years. The government wants to spread your withdrawals evenly over your lifespan. Say you have $100,000 in your IRA. You must divide that figure by 27.4. The result is $3,649.63 — the amount you must withdraw the first year. Consult the table each year because this withdrawal figure changes as you age.
If you forget to take a withdrawal the first year, correct the mistake and send a written notice to the IRS. The IRS is often lenient with someone who is struggling with the tables for the first time. The tax collectors may let you off with a warning about not making the same error next year.
Best: To avoid problems, contact the custodian of your IRA to have the withdrawal amount paid directly to your bank well before the end of the year — then check to make sure it happens.
Mistake: Paying off mortgages too soon. As they approach retirement, some people feel that they must pay off their mortgages. For peace of mind, this may be important. But if you plan to sell off other assets to accomplish this, you may do better by keeping the mortgage debt.
Example: You have a $100,000 mortgage with an interest rate of 5.75%. Because you can deduct the mortgage interest (even if you pay the alternative minimum tax), the after-tax cost of the mortgage if you are in the 25% tax bracket is about 4.3%. You could pay off the mortgage by selling $100,000 worth of investments to raise the cash.
Better: Instead of selling your assets to pay off the mortgage, keep the money invested in a portfolio that is expected to earn more than 5.75%. That way, you can use the earnings to cover the mortgage and still have some investment income left.
Mistake: Ignoring inflation. Many people figure that inflation won’t erode the value of their investments in a significant way. After all, the consumer price index (CPI) has historically risen at an average annual rate of only 3%, and a well-constructed investment portfolio should do much better than that over time. But over time, even small price increases whittle away at your purchasing power.
Example: Your investments earn 8% annually, while inflation runs at 3%. So, you will only have 5% left after inflation. And there is a chance that you can face above-average inflation rates. A sudden spurt in energy or health costs can wreck your budget. (Historically, people who live in big cities on the coasts have faced inflation rates that are much higher than the long-term averages.)
For protection, emphasize dividend-paying blue-chip stocks in your portfolio. These tend to appreciate over time, and many raise their dividends at annual rates that are well above the long-term average increases in the CPI. Don’t rely exclusively on income from fixed sources, such as bonds or pensions, which can be eaten away by inflation. If inflation is at 3% and you receive $50,000 a year from a pension or annuity, during your second year of retirement your purchasing power will have dropped to $48,500. The third year, the real value of the income will be $47,045.
Mistake: Paying bills by check. Many retirees insist on paying by check because they don’t trust electronic systems. But the more important danger is that you will forget to pay on time — incurring penalties. That can hurt your credit rating and increase borrowing costs. What to do…
Automate deposits. Have your Social Security checks automatically deposited into your checking account. If you are working, ask your employer to also make automatic deposits. This saves time and reduces errors. If the account is interest bearing, automatic deposits will boost your income, since payments will spend more time in your account and less time in the mail.
Automate payments. Pay as many bills as possible automatically. That way, you won’t miss payments — even if you take a trip overseas.
Examples: Many cable TV companies and Internet service providers allow you to charge your monthly bill automatically. Many banks and brokerages offer electronic systems that enable regular payments — such as utility bills — to be withdrawn automatically from your account. For extra efficiency, do all your business with one bank or brokerage. There is no reason to have six different accounts spread around town.
Mistake: Holding stock certificates personally. Many people insist on holding paper stock certificates in their bank safe-deposit boxes because they are afraid of losing the securities. When they need to make sales, these investors run to the bank vault, retrieve paper shares and mail them to their brokers. Investors who hold old-fashioned paper certificates must round up individual records of dividends and transactions for each stock or bond — a time-consuming and error-prone process. This is a throwback to the Great Depression, when many stock brokers went bankrupt, and investors found that their securities had vanished. But all reputable brokers are members of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) and covered for up to $500,000 for stocks, bonds and other securities and up to $100,000 for cash. Most firms also have additional coverage.
It is now very efficient to have your broker hold the certificates. That way, you can sell shares immediately with a phone call or computer key stroke. At the end of the year, the broker will send you a record of all dividends and transactions. At tax time, you have one convenient record.
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
I know, DON'T VOTE!! That will teach 'em...
Register to Vote! TODAY!!
VOTE! Speak your peace!
Now, you can talk your talk!
This is an interesting video concept produced by Leo DiCaprio.
The idea of reverse psychology can be a very powerful motivator in many given situations. We have done the VOTE campaign, continuously. We have done the marching, and protests during the sixties. Some have even tried to abstain from governance "as a form of protest". Well that one does nothing except keep many out of the loop and a voice unheard.
The current process of election and the electoral college puts someone into office if only ONE person in the entire country votes. So...
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VOTE! Speak your peace!
Now, you can talk your talk!
This is an interesting video concept produced by Leo DiCaprio.
The idea of reverse psychology can be a very powerful motivator in many given situations. We have done the VOTE campaign, continuously. We have done the marching, and protests during the sixties. Some have even tried to abstain from governance "as a form of protest". Well that one does nothing except keep many out of the loop and a voice unheard.
The current process of election and the electoral college puts someone into office if only ONE person in the entire country votes. So...
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Green is the color...
of money.
I thought I was going to have an interview with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Economist Magazine discussing Green city building and infrastructure, but something happened with technology and it isn't happening.
I wanted to discuss the bailout. They are back to labeling it as such, again. I guess I don't quite understand things, as I know that the bad loans and foreclosing properties don't cost near $700B I am unclear as to why that is the number that the taxpayer is liable for?
It seems that a more palatable balance to the bad loans is around $40B or so. This would cure the real estate mayhem that has crushed our economy. What is the other $650B for and what ever happened to the first $200B that has been granted out over the past few months. None of this smells right.
It is a pressure play to acquire the money, lobbyists have added their pork to the sides of this with the rewrites and Congress is now pressured to make something happen since the spines of the Senate have played this game. Since Bear Sterns has been bailed out and their private offshore havens are guarded from public view I guess it is time that the Senate gets their share?...
This just stinks.
Since the taxpayer is screwed out of these funds either way, perhaps we should, at least to make a decision one way or the other, take some time with this to allow more thought and insight to the situation. By doing this before Nov. 4, simply gives Bush more time to piss away the funds.
Obama thinks there will be money left when he gets into office to help people and work with...shit, there is no money to begin with as this is coming from the future earnings of Americans. This is much like their most recent Exit Tax I wrote about back on June 6, 2008. The government is now allowed to tax expatriates their "future" income.
This style of bookkeeping does not work. It is self defeating and will fail! Guaranteed!! The numbers cannot add up!
I thought I was going to have an interview with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Economist Magazine discussing Green city building and infrastructure, but something happened with technology and it isn't happening.
I wanted to discuss the bailout. They are back to labeling it as such, again. I guess I don't quite understand things, as I know that the bad loans and foreclosing properties don't cost near $700B I am unclear as to why that is the number that the taxpayer is liable for?
It seems that a more palatable balance to the bad loans is around $40B or so. This would cure the real estate mayhem that has crushed our economy. What is the other $650B for and what ever happened to the first $200B that has been granted out over the past few months. None of this smells right.
It is a pressure play to acquire the money, lobbyists have added their pork to the sides of this with the rewrites and Congress is now pressured to make something happen since the spines of the Senate have played this game. Since Bear Sterns has been bailed out and their private offshore havens are guarded from public view I guess it is time that the Senate gets their share?...
This just stinks.
Since the taxpayer is screwed out of these funds either way, perhaps we should, at least to make a decision one way or the other, take some time with this to allow more thought and insight to the situation. By doing this before Nov. 4, simply gives Bush more time to piss away the funds.
Obama thinks there will be money left when he gets into office to help people and work with...shit, there is no money to begin with as this is coming from the future earnings of Americans. This is much like their most recent Exit Tax I wrote about back on June 6, 2008. The government is now allowed to tax expatriates their "future" income.
This style of bookkeeping does not work. It is self defeating and will fail! Guaranteed!! The numbers cannot add up!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
What the world says...
Isolationism does not work for a country as powerful and necessary for the world as the United States. It is widely known of how the concern that the rest of the world views of the pathetic and uneducated decisions that our citizens have made and followed these past eight years with the Bush Administration. It showed its face when Obama reached Germany to give a speech, as a world citizen who is looking for change. There was a crowd of over 200,000 excited foreigners hoping to give support to a world citizen that they can follow in the future. Giving their support to a leader of a foreign country makes the statement of just how UN-popular the current situation has reached, as well as, just how necessary the next President needs to include the rest of the world and its needs and concerns into their thought patterns and decision making. We are a global community.
The most powerful country in the world, the United States, cannot maintain its position of invading sovereign countries and sending them back to the stone age in order to control the oil market of that country. The United States must become a leader of global carbon emission reduction and control. We must regain the process and leadership of negotiation and discussion with world leaders, rather than the isolationism that the past eight years have created.
The United States needs to show the world its commitment to job creation for the struggling US economy, as well as trade initiations with the emerging markets. The current economic conditions are ripe for an overhaul on our tax system, our deregulated systems of power, telecommunications, energy, and monetary systems have shown us the breakdown of greed and corruption through lack of oversight.
Through this new Obama administration we will see the appropriate leadership to create the changes necessary for this country and its welcomed overhaul of failing domestic and foreign policies.
The world is watching...
From bloggers around the world from Dipdive.com
The Watcher Says:
on October 1st, 2008 at 9:02 am
To the Great People of America..... you are on the threshold of destiny and purpose. For those of us in the 3rd World we have had to face that unspoken 'reality' that : "only so far for 'you people' " who don't look like your past 43 Presidents... It has been a silent pain and it is eveident that its effects have permeated your urban communities........To think that the shackels can come off our minds on Nov. 4th is mind bogling. Hillary talks about her 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling.... we're talking about that other 6 billion inhabitants of the planet who couldn't see through the concrete. ......We pray that you vote your hopes; we pray that you believe enough in your Constitution and what your country is supposed to be about to act in the way that demonstrates that we are all equal in the eyes of The Creator and that you are genuinely prepared to let the man with the best ideas and vision for the future win ,rather than clinging to and re-living unresolved long past 'issues' about Vietnam. ......For the very 1st time in our lives we non-Americans are buying American flags and hoisting them on our homes and lamp poles and bicycles and OBAMA 08 stickers are everywhere.... you see.... we have a hope too. And we will be dancing in the streets all across the globe on election night because we believe in you.
Jennifer Gordon-Martin Says:
on October 1st, 2008 at 8:59 am
Jamaican people back Barack As in this world great leaders we lack Our children are weak - they have to get strong Democratic party can lead them along No more war - let us unite Like Jesus walked The peaceful fight Open your minds and wise up and see Barack Obama's fight for unity One Love, One Heart! No other human Should pull us apart CHANGE!
Mary L. Josey Says:
on October 1st, 2008 at 7:44 am
I live in Central Texas (Bell County to be exact) and these are important voter election dates: Last Day to Register to Vote is October 6, 2008 First Day of Early Voting is October 20, 2008 (17 days before election day falls on a Saturday, first day moves to next business day) Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail is October 28, 2008 (it must be received, not merely postmarked) Last Day of Early Voting is October 31, 2008 If these dates are different in your neck of the wood PLEASE post them! UNIFORM ELECTION DATE IS " NOVEMBER 4, 2008" Let not became complacent in the fact that we are able to get out to the polls to cast our vote. Ensure that others are able to get out to the polls as well. YES, WE CAN! Yes we can ensure that Barrack Obama is the next PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!!! Vote on November 4, 2008 and take somebody with you.
Johann Odom Says:
on September 30th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
OBAMA! I am a former republican and a veteran. I understand all that you stand for and support you!! May God Bless you and our nation as we go forward to correct what has been wrong with our financial system, national economy, and our national education system. They are trying to do everything they can to get people to look at other things. Please understand that my family and I are voting for change and a greater nation.
The most powerful country in the world, the United States, cannot maintain its position of invading sovereign countries and sending them back to the stone age in order to control the oil market of that country. The United States must become a leader of global carbon emission reduction and control. We must regain the process and leadership of negotiation and discussion with world leaders, rather than the isolationism that the past eight years have created.
The United States needs to show the world its commitment to job creation for the struggling US economy, as well as trade initiations with the emerging markets. The current economic conditions are ripe for an overhaul on our tax system, our deregulated systems of power, telecommunications, energy, and monetary systems have shown us the breakdown of greed and corruption through lack of oversight.
Through this new Obama administration we will see the appropriate leadership to create the changes necessary for this country and its welcomed overhaul of failing domestic and foreign policies.
The world is watching...
From bloggers around the world from Dipdive.com
The Watcher Says:
on October 1st, 2008 at 9:02 am
To the Great People of America..... you are on the threshold of destiny and purpose. For those of us in the 3rd World we have had to face that unspoken 'reality' that : "only so far for 'you people' " who don't look like your past 43 Presidents... It has been a silent pain and it is eveident that its effects have permeated your urban communities........To think that the shackels can come off our minds on Nov. 4th is mind bogling. Hillary talks about her 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling.... we're talking about that other 6 billion inhabitants of the planet who couldn't see through the concrete. ......We pray that you vote your hopes; we pray that you believe enough in your Constitution and what your country is supposed to be about to act in the way that demonstrates that we are all equal in the eyes of The Creator and that you are genuinely prepared to let the man with the best ideas and vision for the future win ,rather than clinging to and re-living unresolved long past 'issues' about Vietnam. ......For the very 1st time in our lives we non-Americans are buying American flags and hoisting them on our homes and lamp poles and bicycles and OBAMA 08 stickers are everywhere.... you see.... we have a hope too. And we will be dancing in the streets all across the globe on election night because we believe in you.
Jennifer Gordon-Martin Says:
on October 1st, 2008 at 8:59 am
Jamaican people back Barack As in this world great leaders we lack Our children are weak - they have to get strong Democratic party can lead them along No more war - let us unite Like Jesus walked The peaceful fight Open your minds and wise up and see Barack Obama's fight for unity One Love, One Heart! No other human Should pull us apart CHANGE!
Mary L. Josey Says:
on October 1st, 2008 at 7:44 am
I live in Central Texas (Bell County to be exact) and these are important voter election dates: Last Day to Register to Vote is October 6, 2008 First Day of Early Voting is October 20, 2008 (17 days before election day falls on a Saturday, first day moves to next business day) Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail is October 28, 2008 (it must be received, not merely postmarked) Last Day of Early Voting is October 31, 2008 If these dates are different in your neck of the wood PLEASE post them! UNIFORM ELECTION DATE IS " NOVEMBER 4, 2008" Let not became complacent in the fact that we are able to get out to the polls to cast our vote. Ensure that others are able to get out to the polls as well. YES, WE CAN! Yes we can ensure that Barrack Obama is the next PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA!!! Vote on November 4, 2008 and take somebody with you.
Johann Odom Says:
on September 30th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
OBAMA! I am a former republican and a veteran. I understand all that you stand for and support you!! May God Bless you and our nation as we go forward to correct what has been wrong with our financial system, national economy, and our national education system. They are trying to do everything they can to get people to look at other things. Please understand that my family and I are voting for change and a greater nation.
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