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“How We got into this Mess”

reference by Damon Silvers associate general counsel of the AFL-CIO * ~partial article from THE AMERICAN PROSPECT May 2008~ Fixing the Economy ~ www.aflcio.org

Trade , the war on Unions , and unfunded schools all lowered wages.

Cheap credit propped us up – but now , the debt is due…Without rules for the globalized economy or a meaningful national strategy for preserving and increasing their incomes , America’s workers were fully exposed to competition from low-wage economies….when the Federal government ceased in a meaningful way to protect workers’ right to organize and collectively bargain, fueling a dramatic decline in Union strength….Global corporations all have strategies for success in the global economy , but the United States has consciously refused to have a strategy for how to remain a middle-class society in a global economy…. By Damon Silvers AFL-CIO www.aflcio.org

“How We got into this Mess”

CONTINUED : By Damon Silvers from THE AMERICAN PROSPECT May 2008 ~ Fixing the Economy www.aflcio.org

Labor-market rules have to begin with meaningful, enforceable recognition of the right of workers to Organize, starting in the United States….The first place we need to start is public investment , which has historically meant infrastructure. …energy technology….energy conservation technologies…

The second big step is to change our labor-market policies to encourage high wage economy. That means National Healthcare and a National Pension policy to restore adequate retirement savings. It means rebuilding the connection between productivity and wages , making Workers’ Right to organize and bargain again, by passing the EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT….These measures have to be paired with Improvements in our Public Schools at every level so that worker productivity continues to increase….based in part on the United States’ role as the provider of the Technologies at the Heart of a Global Revolution in how we use Energy, in part on the vast work that must be done to retool our own infrastructure…

So the next President will come into office facing a multitude of challenges – a housing and credit –market driven Recession , rising Energy prices , Global warming , a current account Deficit that is Spiraling out of control , the War in Iraq , a collapsing Dollar $ , a rising China and India , long term Crisis in Health Care and Retirement provision….The Challenge is to Understand that there is a Choice, a different Direction We can and must go in ….And Then , to Go There.

By Damon Silvers AFL-CIO

*Associate General Council* www.aflcio.org

The Greg’s Universe Tangent

Greetings Earthlings ~

(…I’ve always wanted to say that!)

I’m Glad you took this Moment in Time to visit. Now that you’ve pushed my “flashsplash” button through curiosity , interest, or the plain boredom of nothing else to do, please play , have fun , and let’s get some work done.

This is actually the Web of Life and by natural Intuition you have found it.

Not to get off on a Tangent but with all the “Super delegate” crapola going on you are now hereby appointed “Universal Representatives” with all Inherent rights therein. There are responsibilities so act accordingly.

I believe you are here because you have a personal sense of pride, integrity, purpose and control your own Destiny. Quite a feat with all the manipulation , machination , and liar’s poker that is constantly pushed at us in our daily life.

For some reason , probably Greg’s logic , it reminds me of the following poem.

When you leave the website you’ll probably want to go swimming.

Released into a little pond

Hundreds of similar minnows

Set out upon

A brave swimathon of New Found Freedom

They did not wish , for bigger fish

What gets me is the decline of the Roman American Empire from within. I always thought we’d be going forward in the “Land of Opportunity” , not to a Rummage sale.

To paraphrase venerable Lincoln there are too many Big Pigs at the trough. What the heck , morph them to greedy B#s*?%ds who use modern media to over saturate us with a more refined OINK of communication.

…But anyway, “Fruit Loops” ~ I just wanted to say that to brighten it up from my depressing downward Spiral (… a visual of that Big Pig Pen ) They need to choose the “menulite” that is available. When they scam on the content of the Founding Fathers and U.S. Constitution in reference to “we the people” I do an auto-translate to what it really means… “you the people who say and do whatever we tell you to”. They make up the endless hoops maze of Absurdity to jump through. “Read my lips”(…if you could see me) as I say the Federal Government is taking us to the cleaners but none of the laundry equipment works , so it’s just Dirty laundry. As everyone knows Shakespeare said “to be or not to be” (…also “one Touch of Nature makes the whole World kin”). A number of our so called leadership display “example by de-fault” exemplifying what “not to be”. Do you ever get the feeling that your life is being assaulted by marauding pirates sent by hidden Mr. Big in the background? The truth about George Orwell’s 1980 is that it’s happening with hardly a notice but we do have the Super Bowl Colosseum. Pretty smooth huh? Lots of money at the top where they know how to keep it, has gone a long long ways since man’s History of Domination over other men. Man , this is starting to sound bleak again so let me pull a poem out of my pocket.

Our in common History will always have humor , laughter , and a smile. …Connections of touch and being touched.

A shared laugh

About half and half

A joke , a smile

Or something funny

Gentle and soft

As a bunny

Back at it again , I’m thinking you’ve got to be leary of a Government that would put “in God we trust” on the money. Christ would have thrown them out of the Temple too! It falls somewhere in the category of usury and counterfeiting God’s name without the Royalties for the #1 guy. God’s probably pretty pissed. ( now God’s involved in a con of “we the people” , poor guy it’s not easy being God on some days ~ Good thing there’s an Eternity out there~ to look at the sunny side) “Cold hard Cash” sounds so unloving but really it’s just a tool. Is there a better currency than this? PROBABLY.

Not to go off on a Tangent but I’d rather talk about the real Web of Life which coincidently reminds me of another poem.

Moments of sublime emotion

Catch hold of the breath

In sadness or sigh

In delicate sense of beauty or joy

And spring with a tug

At Our Heart’s strings

Good I’m starting to calm down and relax again. I get so tired of taking it , taking it , taking this “S..T” , that I’ve got around to thinking it’s My Turn as God is my witness , God is my judge . What the hell , as if I were God on Earth it’s my turn now. Whenever , Wherever , Whatever… it’s my turn.

Of course , I’ll do it in a nice way!

As a Cosmic traveler you have shown Interest in the Future. It is a Good thing to know where we’re going.

Ah, a Project comes to mind. ( no not a poem yet )

A sense of Purpose.

A sense of Dedication.

A sense of Direction … toward the possibilities.

AI KI DO

Harmony Energy Way

Control is a funny thing. The more you try to control others the more Disappointing it is. ( * “Ascension” will discover this and Hopefully implement Intelligent corrections *) Control’s Secret is to control yourself, the Discipline to do this is the Trick. It is not so much a hard physical discipline but physical makes a Healthy compliment to Mental Powers. The brain is a muscle and likes to be used. (…matter of fact it’s telling me right now , use me , use me , use me…) Oh , I forgot to mention a sense of Creative Adventure.

From This Season’s People by Stephen Gaskin:

Attention is Energy

What you put your attention on, you get more of. Each one of us is a Fountain of Energy , a valve through which Universal Life Energy is metered into the World , and we can each point our self at whatever we want to. We add Life Force to our surroundings – to everything we pay Attention to. If you put your Attention on the Best , Highest , Finest , most Beautiful thing that you can , THAT will be AMPLIFIED.

The Project is anything you like. It does take effort but where do you think the word effortlessly comes from. ( no not an egg )

These”Losers” pulling all the strings could at least TRY getting involved in a Good Project too. ( Then I’ll give ‘em a Bookmark. ) I will finish with a poem because I’m scribbbbbbbbbbbbbbbling way too much.

Without an Iota

Of Weatherman’s worry

Turn concern

Into a plan

Truly ~ Th. Trkstar May 18, 2008 12:22 Am

PS Please look at this article as pure gentle entertainment , with viewer discretion Advised , and remember these stunts are performed by a Professional. Do not try these without as many family , friends , and pets around as you can possibly find. The exception to this rule is the movie ‘ Home Alone’.

Ps2x …any mispellings or typos are subject to change. Actually this whole Tangent is subject to revision.

Truly ~ Th. Trkstar again ~ same date

Oooops Ps 3x – The Original typed signed copy of this article is available on Greg’s Universe G-bay.

OOOOOOPs 4x Ps the 3 scribbbbbbbbbbled Original manuscripts are also available signed and dated by Th.Trkstar on G-bay. If interested get with me before it gets to the “circular file”.

Thank you for your cooperation! …Have a Nice Day!