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Demise of Society

Today’s Court Jester An Example Of Societal Insensitivity

December 30, 2011

When is a joke, not funny?  When it comes at the expense of vulnerable children and adults and perpetuates a prejudicial stereotype.  Comedienne Sarah Silverman crossed that line  for the price of a laugh when recently she opened her act  with what she obviously thought was a clever remark, but was more sardonic and bordered on crude and [...]

Tagged as: comedienne sarah silverman faux pas, entitlement generation, not so funny, societal insensitivity, u.s. demise

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Merry Christmas Begins With ‘ME’

November 29, 2011

Wall Street rallied on Monday coming off a Thanksgiving Week debacle not seen since the Great Depression and the media asks if the increases in retail on Black Friday and Cyber Monday indicate a change in consumer confidence and a upward swing of the U.S. economy that is 70% driven by consumer spending.  Hold on, [...]

Tagged as: Black Friday, Charlie Rose, consumer confidence, consumer spending, cyber monday, David Brooks, frugal fatigue, narcissism and overspending, Wall Street

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First Order of Business For Occupy Wall Street: Passage of H.R. 1148 The Stock Act

November 13, 2011

CBS 60 Minutes tonight exposed the insider trading going on within the sacred halls of Congress.  ReporterSteve Kroft exposed the inside information that many elected officials are privy to and act upon for personal financial benefit.  Although not necessarily illegal by congressional act, acting upon information for personal gain represents at the least a conflict [...]

Tagged as: Congressional Insider Trading, H.R. 1148, Occupy Wall Street Agenda, S.E.C., The Stock Act

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Obama Cuts Long Term Care Option For Seniors

November 10, 2011

One of the few benefits of Obama care for the middle class has gone on the chopping block–long term care.  CLASS, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports program has been abandoned by Obama’s Administration leaving a void in a health care system that specifically hits the working class. CLASS was seen as an initial [...]

Tagged as: AARP, CLASS, CLASS another hit on middle class, long term care, Middle Class, Obama Care, YES WE CAN IF WE KNEW HOW

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A Sign Of Our Times? Hopefully Not!

August 24, 2011

Well, the mystery has been solved that has plagued women for years.    And now women across  the world can answer the question of why designers such as Givenchy and Gaultier are not designing apparel for real women, because the designs are fitted to real men like Andrej Pegic, not women! A famous saying among [...]

Tagged as: Andrej Pegic, androgynists and fashion, anorexia and eating disorders, fashion apparel, Gaultier, Givenchy, males as female runway models, Oprah, the decline of morality in the U.S. and World

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Recovery–The Big Lie!

August 19, 2011

There was never a recovery–at least in the U.S. With 50% of this nation’s companies invested overseas, Wall Street numbers have reflected gains not in the U.S., but in China and elsewhere.  Now with the EU’s southern nations tanking and Germany and France’s unwillingness to ease that situation (they obviously have forgotten the lesson of [...]

Tagged as: Dow, Economic Depression, economic recovery, EU Bank Notes, European Union, Financial Markets roller coaster, France, germany, Market Correction, Wall Street, Wealthy

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The Demise of Guys — Arousal Addiction in an Era of Pleasure

August 12, 2011

One of the themes we address is the demise of society. As the family deteriorates, so goes the society. The general attitude for 30 something men of the current generation is that marriage is unnecessary. But it’s not just personal relationships where guys lack completeness… Guys are falling behind girls at an alarming rate in higher education, ethics, the [...]

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