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You didn't know you were an indentured slave?

Let's understand what is an indentured slave. Back in the days of the Pilgrims those who wanted to come to the new land - America - had to have the money for fare and enough to get along when they arrived. Few had it. There were sponsors in America who paid their way in return for 5 years or longer of servitude.

The indentured slaves did the work and kept the sponsors in positions of high income and great power.

Indentured means the workers had to sign a contract agreeing to the terms of the sponsor.

Today slavery in the U.S. and most countries (not all) is not allowed. Today the American slaves don't even realize they have come under the yolk of greedy sociopathic people who seem to be taking care of them just as the original indentured folks were hundreds of years ago.

What do our new indentured slaves do? How did they get that way? Do they even know they are bound to a hidden master?

The hidden master is hiding in plain sight. He (she) lives in the neighborhood. The slaves love their master. Why? Because he continues to feed them and provide freebies of all kinds - free housing, food (stamps), money for TVs, cars, special education, social development, etc., etc. - See Political, International And Religious Issues - Indentured Slaves of America for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090923-122126 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z
Senator John Kerry is the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the US Senate and yet, that is far too much power for a gentleman who often sides with France and Germany and the folks in Belgium who would like to rule the world over what is best for the American people and in the best interests of the United States of America. Both France and Germany were selling weapons to Saddam Hussein all the way up to the second Iraqi war.

Senator John Kerry knew this because he also received the intelligence briefings in the U.S. Senate from the CIA, and yet, regardless of this he took the side of France and Germany and those who opposed the Iraqi war as he ran against President George Bush for his second term. Now some would say that having a Senator with strong ties to European Governments and the EU itself is good for foreign relations, but if he is on their side, and not on our side then is what he is doing good for America?

Some say the US foreign-policy, and much of our diplomacy efforts is a giant tactic at the State Department of "good guy/bad guy" and whereas, that might appear to be true, in the case of John Kerry much of his actions and activities during the Iraq war undermined the United States military and our efforts in Iraq. - See Political, International And Religious Issues - John Kerry for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090923-121546 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z
Our inalienable rights, guaranteed by the United States Constitution, have steadily become alienable. The actions of Congress and the States are restricting our freedom.

Years ago, with the advent of the automobile, when codifying this new means of transportation, states decreed that having a driver's license was a right. Today, having a driver's license is a privilege. It would be awkward, if not impossible, for the courts to penalize individuals by taking away their right to drive a vehicle.

In many states, you can be ticketed for not having a seat belt fastened when driving a vehicle or not wearing a helmet operating a motorcycle and riding a bicycle.

There are federal and state laws preventing smoking in certain prescribed areas. There are a multitude of rules and regulations dictating how businesses, professions, and manufacturing can be managed.

Politically correct speech, though not a formal law, is an incursion on our vocabulary. A subtle control on how we express ourselves. - See Politics In America - Political Viewpoints - Our Vanishing Rights for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090923-121052 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z
These are in addition to the general problems I have with socialized medicine. Here are some tidbits from my reading of the bill:

Sec. 401. Tax on individuals without acceptable health care coverage.

That's right, if you choose not to take the government option and don't have other insurance you will be taxed at a rate of 2.5% above other Americans who have insurance. So much for your right to choice.

Sec. 412. Responsibilities of non-electing employers.

So, let's say your employer cannot afford insurance for you. It's a small business and insurance is expensive. No problem, they just get nailed with an 8% excise tax. Say goodbye to small businesses.

Sec. 441. Surcharge on high income individuals.

This section is yet another assault on capitalism. if you make more than $350K it will increase your taxes by 1%, 1.5% if more than $500K, and a whopping 5.4% if you make over $1M per year.

So if you are a small business owner who does not provide insurance to employees, does not carry his/her own policy, and makes over $1M per year you are looking at an increase of nearly 15% in taxes related to you and your business.

Section 102. Protecting The Choice to Keep Current Coverage - See Political, International And Religious Issues - Health Care Reform - Change Is Not Always the Best Thing For the Country for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090923-120622 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z
The rules were simple, but effective, when we pre-boomers were growing up. "Yes," meant "yes." "No," meant "no." "I'll think about it" was a qualified "maybe" that leaned toward "no" but could be "yes," depending on your actions and attitude leading up to dad's final answer. And, pushing for an immediate decision resulted in a certain "no." Have politicians forgotten these basic childhood lessons?

The public, in general, has shown its lack of enthusiasm for continued spending and the consolidation of more parts of our economy to be under government control. This is because we realize, from experience, that this combination will result in higher taxes. The polls, Town Hall meetings and the growing number of signatures on an endless number of petitions clearly indicate the people are saying "no."

Party affiliation is being trumped by the concern citizens have for their own financial situation and personal wellbeing and what the rising national debt means to future generations. Yet the administration insists a health care bill be passed as quickly as possible. Congress used this panic approach on the stimulus package. But, while the House applied the same kind of pressure on the cap and trade bill, it's having troubling clearing the Senate. Do-it-fast legislation is tantamount to asking your father for the car keys next Saturday night, and when he says "I'll think about it" you push for an immediate decision even though the answer is invariably "no." - See Politics In America - Political Viewpoints - Pre-Boomers Grew Up Learning What Lawmakers Need to Know Today for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090923-120101 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z
Legal malpractice is probably less well-known by most people than is another type of malpractice issue: medical malpractice. However, legal malpractice cases can be just as serious as are their medical counterparts. They have potentially far-reaching impact upon the lives of people who have been involved in a legal battle that ended unfavorably due to incompetency or intentional misrepresentation on behalf of the attorney(s) who represented them.

What constitutes legal malpractice and how do you determine whether you may have cause for a legitimate case?

Here are 7 guidelines for discerning whether you may have grounds for a case. Note, however, that it is essential that you consult with a licensed attorney to help you determine if there are grounds for a legitimate case in your particular situation:

Guideline 1: A legal malpractice cases is really a case within a case: Such cases must by definition come about after the close of another case whereby the would-be plaintiff has experienced an unfavorable decision - either a loss or an inadequate settlement. In this sense, a legal malpractice case is really a case within a case. If all of the qualifying conditions for are met, such a case may be brought against the attorney representing the client in the underlying (i.e., original) case. If the first attorney is found to have been negligent or misleading, he or she may be liable for damages to the original plaintiff.

Guideline 2: The concept rests upon the assumption that attorneys are obligated to act competently: Legal malpractice cases are built upon the premise that attorneys, when representing clients in legal cases, are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and competent manner. Like other professionals, attorneys are implicitly trusted by their clients to do everything reasonable within their power to act on behalf of their clients. The failure to do so, especially if a particular legal case ends in an unfavorable decision for the client, may represent grounds for a legitimate case. - See Legal Blog - Legal Information for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090911-112245 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z
I am not anti-Obama, and I am not a heartless overprivileged American citizen who looks on the sufferings of the poor with disdain. I just can't help but see parallels between the proposed healthcare reforms and the old-school game "Operation". In the game "Operation", children use a pair of electronic tweezers to carefully tinker with the body part of a poor, naked, and horrified cartoon man.

When they err and touch the tweezers to the wrong things, a loud buzzer goes off and the cartoon man's nose lights up.

At least in the game, any damage done is purely hypothetical. In our real world, the damage that could be done to the quality and accessibility of our healthcare, as well as the solvency of our nation's weakened economy will have real and possibly startling implications to the lives of many.

Let's be sure those who are "operating" on our healthcare system have more skill than a child's wavering hand before we hand them the knife.

Here are my Top Concerns with ObamaCare:

10. Health insurance in no way ensures health to those who have it (I know this from personal experience), and no way ensures that an individual won't be faced with medical bankruptcy when faced with a serious illness.

9. People are translating "we have to do something about health care in this country" as "any tinkering with the system by the higher-ups will automatically result in a better outcome than what we are currently experiencing." This type of naïve mindset is what led the Russian peasantry to embrace Lenin and Stalin. - See Political, International And Religious Issues - Health Care for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090911-111717 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z
I'm going to have to stop reading the news and throw my TV out the window...or learn some deep breathing relaxation techniques.

Not only do I get to sit back and watch our government continue to seek out ever more inefficient ways to waste money in the name of stimulating the economy...I also get to watch the programs and services we're already paying for waste as much as humanly possible.

Let's start with the Cash for Clunkers program that has managed to unnecessarily burn through billions of dollars to accomplish little more than subsidizing auto purchases for people who would probably have been buying new cars in the next six months anyway. A complete waste. And now they are paying the dealers involved via IOU's instead of cash.

The dealers have to pay the rebate out of pocket and then wait for reimbursement from the government. Only problem is that the car dealers are getting IOU's in lieu of the cash.

No Way....!!! You mean the government isn't paying money it owes to people working through its very own government sponsored program?!? What do you suppose would happen if I sent in an IOU in lieu of my taxes this year? - See Political, International And Religious Issues - Economy for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090911-111329 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z
When I got up this morning, I took two Ex-Lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off the john, but I feel good about it.

I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not showing up for work. OK?

The psychiatrist said it was an excellent session. He even gave me this jaw restraint so I won't bite things when I am startled.

I set half the clocks in my house ahead an hour and the other half back an hour Saturday, and spent 18 hours in some kind of space-time continuum loop, reliving Sunday (right up until the explosion). I was able to exit the loop only by reversing the polarity of the power source exactly e*log(pi) clocks in the house while simultaneously rapping my dog on the snout with a rolled up Times. Accordingly, I will be in late, or early.

I have a rare case of 48-hour projectile leprosy, but I know we have that deadline to meet...

I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at Wal-Mart.

Yes, I seem to have contracted some attention-deficit disorder and, hey, how about them Hoyas, huh? So, I won't be able to, yes, could I help you? No, no, I'll be sticking with Sprint, but thank you for calling.

Constipation has made me a walking time bomb.

I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come to work knowing my employee records may now contain false information.

My stigmata's acting up.

The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.

My mother-in-law has come back as one of the Undead and we must track her to her coffin to drive a stake through her heart and give her eternal peace. One day should do it.

I am converting my calendar from Julian to Gregorian.

I am extremely sensitive to a rise in the interest rates.

I can't come to work today because the EPA has determined that my house is completely surrounded by wetlands and I have to arrange for helicopter transportation.

I prefer to remain an enigma.

Source Office Jokes And Humor]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090911-111008 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z you think it makes a good air freshener.

Your wedding party had to tie tin cans to the back of your bass boat.

You call your boat "sweetheart" and your wife "skeeter".

Your local tackle shop has your credit card number on file.

You keep a flippin stick by your favorite chair to change the TV channels with.

You name your dog "Mercury" and your cat "Evinrude".

You have your name painted on a parking space at the launch ramp.

You have a photo of your 10 lb. bass on your desk at work instead of your family.

You consider viennies and crackers a complete meal.

You think MEGABYTES means a great day fishing.

You send your kid off to the first day of school with his shoes tied in a palomar knot.

You think there are four seasons--Pre-spawn, Spawn, Post Spawn and Hunting.

Your $30,000 bass boat's trailer needs new tires so you just "borrow" the ones off your house.

You trade your wife's van for a smaller vehicle so your bass boat will fit in the garage.

Your kids know it's Saturday---Because the boats gone.

Source Sports Jokes Humor And Satire - Fishing]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090911-110626 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z 2009-09-11T00:00:00Z
Who can forget the classic movie; when Ingrid Bergman plays the role of a woman who is married to an unscrupulous man, who attempts to drive her insane so he can have her committed to an insane asylum, so he can have access to the fortune which has been secreted in her own attic! This scenario has been played-out off the screen many times as well. Even today, we have seen these tactics used by our own politicians against us; they hope by discrediting the American people by their radical and personal slurs, they can cow the people into letting them do as they please, so they can remain in power, and to enable them to change the fundamental fabric of our nation. No longer are we a nation governed by the people; we are now rudely asked to be silent; while they do with our country what ever they desire. Those that speak out against them are called mobs, stupid, miss-informed, and only working as pawns, controlled by some greater entity, with no mind of our own. They have the country (our country), headed toward financial ruin; those that control the money, have always controlled a certain percentage of the voting populace, but now the control does not simply come from our own shores; it is worldwide, quite frankly the big money no longer comes from those who wish us well; it comes from those who do not!

For years we were told that the Republicans were for big business, and that the Democrats were for the poor people, and the middle classes, this is a fallacy: since the day that the first politician was paid for their labor, we have been moving into the false system whereby gain equals reward: Their gain, and their reward...the common people are only given enough to keep them relatively happy, but never enough to be secure; their labors must be rewarded in someway, or else they will not work! This has always worked out for the most part, because in the past their was always enough wealth to keep everyone fairly content in their perspective socioeconomic level, but now wealth is dwindling; after all, wealth is never found within the vaults of our banks; you can't eat money! There are simply too many people upon the globe for the available natural resources; we are simply running out of stuff...

Even the people who champion financial and governmental reform; do not truly understand the philosophy of those that are really the driving forces behind these proposed changes. We have become a consuming nation; we really don't produce anything anymore: we buy foreign goods, and most of our economy is based upon the extrapolation of wealth from our own people. - See Political, International And Religious Issues for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090910-111644 2009-09-10T00:00:00Z 2009-09-10T00:00:00Z
As a recent entrant into the European Union, Bulgaria is slowly becoming better known and more widely explored as a result. It's a hugely historic country with an expansive and unspoiled coastline and fabulous winter sports resorts that embodies the best of eastern Europe and which is a thrilling destination for visitors.

If you're a city lover then Bulgaria won't disappoint either - it's capital city of Sofia is historically rich, culturally pure and a young, dynamic city at its heart now that it is benefiting from European Union entry and an increase in employment prospects for its citizens.

If you fly in to Sofia you can spend a few days exploring the city, enjoying the nightlife, discovering its majesty and really getting to know the Bulgarian people before you decide where you would like to expand your vacation.

If you arrive in the late autumn, in winter or early spring you can head to the dramatic and imposing Pirin mountains and visit resorts such as Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo and you will find excellent ski and snowboard conditions, affordable equipment hire and ski pass purchase prices as well as some fabulous powder and brilliant après ski. - See Travel Destinations - Bulgaria for the full article.]]> http://www.informationresourcenetwork.com/index.php?entry=entry090910-111043 2009-09-10T00:00:00Z 2009-09-10T00:00:00Z