Archive for September, 2009

Did you know this?

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Vaccine makers now have ZERO incentive to ensure safety.

Dr. Joseph Mercola explains why in an article on the Healthier Talk website.

Dr. Mercola: “Drug manufacturers got a major boost in protection and were granted unprecedented powers to experiment on the population with the passing of the 2006 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (the PREP Act).

“This law allows the DHHS Secretary to invoke almost complete immunity from liability for manufacturers of vaccines and drugs used to combat a declared public health emergency.

“The PREP Act removes your right to a trial jury unless you can provide clear evidence of willful misconduct that resulted in death or serious physical injury. But that’s not all. First you must apply for and be granted permission to sue by the DHHS Secretary.

“The most problematic aspect of the PREP Act is that it removes all financial incentive to make a safe product.

“In fact, vaccine makers now have a negative incentive to test it for safety, because if they are aware of problems, then they could potentially be held liable for willful misconduct!

“As long as they can prove they ‘didn’t know’ of any problem, they will not be liable for damages. Hence it’s in their best interest to know as little as possible about the adverse reactions it might cause.

“It seems unimaginable, but you and your children are now being enlisted as an unpaid human trial subjects for experimental, fast-tracked vaccines.”

You can read Dr. Mercola’s entire article here: “Legal Immunity Set for Swine Flu Vaccine Makers.”

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Limitations

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

“Most of the limitations you think you have are the ones you have decided on. They are often entirely self-imposed. You might think, ‘I can’t do this, I can’t do that, I would never do that, my parents could never do that, I never played baseball, I never climbed a mountain, I never, never, never’… It’s the old broken record in your head. Throw out that negative thinking right now! Learn to play a positive message in your head because it’s all about attitude.”

David Patchell-Evans

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Stupid is as stupid does

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Dear Reader,

Back in 2008 the Bushwacker got Congress to go along with an alleged $700 Billion bailout of the banking industry.

Since then, thanks to King Obama, with direct loans, guarantees, and other promises, we the people are on the hook for as much as $23 TRILLION.

That works out to about $70,000 for every man, woman, and child in this debt ridden country.

A few days ago my brother-in-law’s wife gave birth to a beautiful little girl. I haven’t seen even a picture of her yet; but, if she looks like her mama, she’s beautiful. Imagine. A few days old and she’s already $70,000 in debt. Imagine what she’ll owe by the time she starts high school.

What have we gotten for our generous gifts?

Banks still aren’t loaning money. They’re charging higher interest rates, especially on credit cards. They’ve raised fees for such things as over drafts, over limit fees, late charges, and anything else they think they can get away with. They’ve lowered most everyone’s credit limit. They are aggressively foreclosing on homes and throwing families out in the street. They’re repossessing cars left and right and leaving people without a way to get back and forth to work, assuming they still have a job.

That’s gratitude for ya!

What if Congress had done things a little differently?

Instead of giving all this money to the banks, they gave us our own money?

We could pay off our credit card debts. Our mortgages. Our car loans. And what ever else we might owe.

We the people would be out of debt and the banks wouldn’t have those “toxic assets” to deal with. They would be paid off. We would still have to come up with the same $23 TRILLION or $70,000 for every man, woman, and child some time in the future; but hey, we could afford it now. We’re out of debt.

Or, even better. How about this weird, off the wall idea…

Congress could have done what the Constitution calls for – NOTHING.

Something smart, honest people would have DEMANDED.

Then, all these banks which have been run into the ground by a bunch of inept, incompetent, morons would have gone belly up. They, in turn, would have taken all our debts with them.

We wouldn’t owe the now non-existent bank for any credit cards, or mortgages, or car loans, or any loan. These greedy little parasites wouldn’t exist.

And, just as importantly, we wouldn’t owe $23 TRILLION or $70,000 for every man, woman, or child, in future taxes.

But, as Forrest Gump’s Mama used to say: Stupid is as stupid does.

Respectfully,

Jim

 

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