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The Ghost of Tennessee Ernie Ford…

by 1389AD ( 12 Comments › )
Filed under Barack Obama, Economy, History, Misery Index, Music, Open thread, Satire at April 18th, 2011 - 4:30 pm

…speaks up once again for the beleaguered American working man:

Two Trillion Tons

(h/t: Dolphin)

From the YouTube description:

Uploaded by HerBunk on Apr 7, 2009

A Ghost who looks a little like Tennessee Ernie Ford warns us that Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan and budget could be hazardous to our economic well-being. Jim Gossett and Lars Larson wrote the lyrics for “Two Trillion Tons” for the Lars Larson Show on Westwood One Radio Network.

1956 Version: Tennessee Ernie Ford Sings 16 Tons

And yes, my mother’s father was a coal miner for most of his life. As arduous as it was, he liked the work.


Also see:

Tennessee Ernie Ford: Official Site
Wikipedia: Tennessee Ernie Ford


Obama Boom: High Oil Prices Will Not Affect Consumers

by Phantom Ace ( 114 Comments › )
Filed under Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Economy, Progressives, Socialism at April 14th, 2011 - 8:30 am

The Obama Boom is breaking all economic rules. Low wage job growth is considered good. Inflation is now good as well. Higher oil prices is considered a good thing now. In fact, this article claims that, unlike last time, higher energy prices will not derail consumer spending. The Fed report that despite inflation, the economy is rock solid! After all, the Obama Boom is something that occurs every 100,000 Years!

For the average American who drives about about 15,000 miles a year and uses roughly 750 gallons of gas annually, that dollar increase per gallon has eaten about a $750 hole into the household budget per car.

Americans have seen prices this high at the pump before, during the spike in 2008. Analysts expect to see the same kind of individual spending cutbacks we saw then.

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This time around, already accustomed to paying higher prices, customers may be feeling a little less sticker shock and be better prepared to make alternatives.

Read the rest: Why High Gas Price Effects May Be Different This Time

Obama really is a magician. Only with him as President can an increase in inflation and energy costs not effect consumer spending. This is a miraculous economic boom that has never occurred. The truth is, there’s no Obama Boom occurring. But let’s not ruin the media’s spin with facts!

Inflation Near 10% Using Old Measurment System

by Iron Fist ( 193 Comments › )
Filed under Economy, Misery Index at April 13th, 2011 - 11:00 am

That is right, people. Check this out, from CNBC of all places:

After former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker was appointed in 1979, the consumer price index surged into the double digits, causing the now revered Fed Chief to double the benchmark interest rate in order to break the back of inflation. Using the methodology in place at that time puts the CPI back near those levels.

Inflation, using the reporting methodologies in place before 1980, hit an annual rate of 9.6 percent in February, according to the Shadow Government Statistics newsletter.

Since 1980, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has changed the way it calculates the CPI in order to account for the substitution of products, improvements in quality (i.e. iPad 2 costing the same as original iPad) and other things. Backing out more methods implemented in 1990 by the BLS still puts inflation at a 5.5 percent rate and getting worse, according to the calculations by the newsletter’s web site, Shadowstats.com.

So in other words we are being lied to when they say there is no inflation. We all knew that. We know we are paying more for less at the grocery store and at the gas pump. We see the changes when the $3 Car Wash changes its price to $4, too. The signs of high inflation are all around us, and we see them. We aren’t blind, and this is something that hits everybody, the poor (whom the Democrats claim to love) the hardest. You have to have food and energy, no matter who you are.

Not even inflation will derail the Obama Boom

by Phantom Ace ( 6 Comments › )
Filed under Economy, Headlines, Misery Index at April 11th, 2011 - 5:41 pm

The greatest Economic expansion since the arrival on Earth of the Annunaki, 20,000 years ago, is expected to defy all economic realities. Reports are that even with inflation raging and commodity prices rising, the Obama Boom is set to continue apace. Employers are set to do a historic first, they will hire new workers even with increasing costs!

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) The economy may be losing steam, but that won’t stop companies from hiring.

Businesses have added more than a half-million jobs this year, the best three-month gain in private-sector employment in five years. And that momentum should continue.

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Lots of companies are facing those same problems. The number of employers who have more employees than they did the previous month has been steadily gaining, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s surveys of executives. A third of manufacturing executives report increased staffing, while 22% of service sector executives are bringing on more workers to the industries that produce most of the nation’s jobs. Both readings are very high by historic standards.

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“We’re seeing candidates receive multiple offers,” he said. “That means companies are interested in good talent. It’s been a while since we’ve seen the situation where candidates are saying, ‘No, thank you, I have another offer.'”

So Inflation and rising costs will not derail job growth? I have never heard or read of this ever occurring! Higher costs, mean less demand. Who are these people interviewing? The media will defend the myth of the Obama Boom at all costs. They will even tell people not to worry about inflation.