Ground hog day

"The more things change,
                   the more they stay the same"

Thumbing through history books,
as well as having numerous conversations with others who have an interest in history,
 I start to notice a pattern, it isn't long before you see it everywhere.

A pattern is a series of repetitions preformed,
    over and over and over
but it does eventually come to an end
                           as with anything there is a beginning a middle and an end.

                                                                         

  "We will never Live the next chapter of  our destiny,
                                            if we are constantly rereading the previous one"

what is it that makes us admire the idea of change, of something new,
yet fear it at the same time?

Example: you can follow history (not just the on this date this happend kind)
but the day to day mundane stuff, you will find many of the same arguments going on just with different phraseology. Literally for THOUSANDS of years the same shit has been pissing off Generation after generation.

                                   As Socrates said
                                                        " Oy Kids today"

So How do we wake up from this played out groundhog day scenario?

I think being self sufficient where you can is a big help.
It is harder to buy votes from citizens,
  when those citizens don't need what there offering.

this type of Government participates in activity's that I DO NOT approve off

Nobody asked me for any thing cept a vote, what I didn't realize that the vote I give is for someone else to rape and pillage at will, I can no longer sponsor these activity's.

As a Non shopper very little sales tax goes into the coffers in my name, as a low paid American worker the minimum amount goes to fed taxes and though we all think our taxes too high there are many things I am Happy to chip in for I like that I can get emergency response on decent roads and that my children have an opportunity to go to school. I don't like chipping in on war, bailouts and secret ANYTHINGS. I do like chipping in on Parks, health care and celebrations. are getting what I am saying.

Here's an Idea:
As the 99% , it seems we have forgotten that Majority rules
with today's technology why cant taxes be done in a way to that my likes would be how MY taxes are spent. If someone wants to chip in on a stealth Bomber then let them but let me have the peace of mind to know that I did not chip in on that.

If I can type a product,
 ONE time into a search engine, and  immediately be bombarded with ads for that type of product or another. I get coupons from the grocery store aimed at us personally from the data on our receipts.
why cannot this same technology determine how tax dollars are divide up?
Wouldn't you pay your taxes with a lighter heart if you where chipping in for the things that matter to you instead of pork buried deep in some corporate influenced budget? Hell I bet you wouldn't even mind a little tax hike every once in a while if you Knew the destination. I don't mind paying Taxes I just mind when the money is used for things I never want to be associated with.

A simple solution would be a flat tax on all salaries,
you make this much... you pay that much simple
taxes could be filed online in a manor where,
 we the citizens,
 we the 99%
determine the budget and direction our nation takes

If it turns out more Americans want bombs then parks
 then that's what we'll get,
but i have a feeling we want more parks.

What do you think?

well I guess its that inescapable time when we pick a new fearless leader

who will surly have us all farting rainbows in their first glorious term.

Just like the last one.......

why would some of the most intelligent people

on this or any other known planet,

continue with a system that is clearly and blatantly

AGAINST THEM!

Now, I know that nobody likes to say they bet on the loser

nobody likes to say "We screwed up"

so why is it OK to make the same mistake year after year?

So I ask again,

 why would intelligent people

continue letting others make decisions in YOUR name

for their profits.

Decisions like

WAR

TAXES

Segregating Laws

So, What can we do?

Well

First things first

" THERE IS NO ONE RIGHT WAY TO LIVE"

The way YOU live is perfect for you

If it isn't, then change it.

                       "Powerful people get power from those that they influence"

My wife and I have been removing the influence of corporate run government little by little
good news, it's easier then you think.
these are some of the things that work for us
and are in no way intended as a guide

Experiment 1
I used to be a NPR junkie, feeling intellectual for choosing such worthwhile content.
but I also went to the dark side , I also would listion to the Haters on Right wing radio, Micheal Savage and the likes,
sometimes feeling in need of a shower from all the mud slinging.
This diet of Talk radio caused stress in my life, to think,  getting upset about an argument going on thousands of miles away, with people you will NEVER meet about things that don't really effect ME,
that was it, I started to realize that IT DIDN'T REALLY EFFECT ME.
if so and so insulted so and so,
so what.
if R's and D"s want to fight,
let em.
as for us, we turned down the chatter of Washington till we could hear the birds,
found a town that's just right for us,
unplugged the TV
limited Internet Access
Result :
 less stress 
more time to enjoy life
and all the new friends we are meeting. 

Experiment 2:
We also lowered our desire for goods, we made do with what we had,we  made what we could. and NO credit cards.
we have grown Incredible gardens,and purchase ingredients, not prepared mystery dinner in a box 
and without the lure of commercials from TV and such
 we are not ever asked to buy things so we never even have to say no...
even to ourselves.

Result :
More money to spend on things like better quality food.
less stress
and a feeling of "Real"

Experiment 3:
Manifest destiny, we have had uncanny success with manifesting our desires into reality's,
 too many to list here
but rest assured we are in constant amazement with this part of our live.
we believe weather you project negativity or  positivity you will receive it in abundance.
we have also had great luck in dreaming things into reality,
our whole life together has been a series of what ifs and wows.
Result:
WOWS!

back to the subject at hand,
 if we can just stop the flow of Influence these entitys have over us,
and  create a system that returns power to the 99% that do the working, living and dieing in this country,
maybe we can reclaim this land
 for the people by the people.
I have been tossing out some ideas and would love to here the ideas of others.
who knows what the right idea is,
 but I can assure you, we all know that what we are doing isn't working
 so as inteligent people
can we please stop the insanity and have a real dialog about options,
what do YOU think?

Whatsabarteryou

                                                                        
So, my Ipo says to me today, " I wish there was a good barter system so we could get away from cash"
I thought about that today 
this is what I came up with,

                                                                     
                                                 " BARTER WORLD"
What If, ( and there may very well be) On online e-bay type  site devoted to the art of Barter.
You could put what you have to offer up for bid,
then you would receive points in return upon sale
these points could be used to buy merchandise and services that you need.

                                                                        
shipping could be handled by a network of drivers going that way.
Drivers receive points by how much of the distance they cover all monitored by GPS.

I know that this only replaces money with points
but it also puts us in charge of what something is worth

                                                                    
                                               it would also be a great way to resource used items,

                                                                                   
Distribution could be done by the millions of Vehicles
employing the thousands
traveling our roads at any one time,

                                                     
and it would lessen our dependence on government issued paper.
maybe this is already available
If not,
why not?
What do you think?

LETS FIX SOME STUFF

                                                                                                                                             
I want to go to the Doctor. Simple I WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR! oh by the way I don't have insurance, and Its kinda tight this month, just like last month and probably next month. I DO HAVE a job, thank you very much. I pay my Taxes to one of the richest nations in the world and I don't qualify for assistance,
So, How can I go to the Doctor?

                                                                                       
                              "A ruling class that NEVER has to worry about health care, Doesn't."

Heres ONE Idea,
Congress has no idea what the "99%" go through on a daily basis and the disistions we have to make because we are as described above,
Employed,
Unaffordable or No insurance available to us,
and make to much for assistance
yet not enough to make a difference.

you have one side that wants to go to THEIR private Doctors
the other just wants to go to the Doctor guilt free

So here's a thought,
Lets create another branch to the Military
this branch is to provide medical attention to those who cannot afford it.
bases (Hospitals) would be open to ALL who Dwell in this land.
revitelizing low income areas with much needed support.
Not only does this help those in need, 
It creates jobs,
provides training ,
creates a better image of what a military branch can be,
AND spends OUR military budget TRULY SAVING AMERICANS LIVES HERE AT HOME.

                                                                 
OK OK I know the ruling 1% will never go to some mash unit down on THAT side of town.
they will still get to go to their ivy league school Dr's as well as the Great doctors that would be coming out of this new NON combat medical branch.

                                                                                  
After completing a tour if you will (10yrs?) they have the option to stay or go out into the private sector.
private sector Doctors will be more in line with the type of resort Hospitals that are emerging in other parts of the world to Great success.

Insurance will still be a benefit offered to those with Careers giving them the elite status they need and allowing the rest of us in some service industry job to go to a doctor,
because that is all we really want.

                                                                            
Pharmaceutical company's that do not offer lowest passable pricing to this branch will be barred from all involvement of the branch.
 99%  is US 
what do you think they will do?
 
so, this is what we got
A Military  branch that is non combat and
able to train new  recruits for positions in ALL facets of Health care.

A second tier health care system for those who want the upgrade to private practice

Pharmaceutical company's forced to price their products fairly

I don't know........ What do you think?

                                                                             

Occupy T.V.

                                                                                        
It seems to some, that I point out whats wrong with out offering any ideas to change things,
 ok here's one.
                                                                  The 99%
                                                                  presents
                                               the " one for America" show

How does one Occupy T.V.?
Well first we need a Channel,
 much like  Current TV, F.S.T.V or Colors, this channel will be
By the people for the people, but instead the knowledge dolled out  on these other channels
Occupy T.V. will feed the masses with  the sugary treats they crave but without the guilt.
 Wealthy Philanthropist wanting to make a solid invest meant into America, apply here.
the sugary treat comes in the tried and true realm of Reality T.V.
 Imagine a talent show that Any one, any age and any talent  can audition for
with your Various,
Audition shows
Group cut shows
Big show with the final countdown to a finalist being picked show
I know, I know, like every other show,
but here's the Kicker,
are ready for this,
 " One for America" Is a NON PROFIT!
Now Lucy lehme splain....

after production costs, profits are to be distributed among various Charity's and public programs.

                                                                           
Who chooses who gets the money you ask,
You do.

follow me a bit further if you will,
as well as TV we have a social online network where fans can research profiles of potential recipients of donations. By liking something they are casting a vote for a particular program to receive a percentage of the profits.
"one for America" is designed to be an on going Ever changing Talent search TV show, as well as a consistently evolving Fund raising stage show, always on tour.

                                                                              
Programing:
Audition show:
comedy
*must perform some type of local public service to audition
 any age, any talent, any where. that's the show that's it . as an ongoing show the audition team scourers the country recruiting new talent for up coming competitions.

Group cut shows:
high drama
who stays who goes

big show:
Higher drama
we count down to a finalist
who moves on to REPLACE some on on the current touring show.

This type of programing can generate a huge fan base increasing revenue through advertising, merchandising endorsements and more all going into the coffers and divided amongst the online program.
are you starting to see?
give em what they want,
 let em do the right thing,
everybody feels good,
and it is a wind fall for American Charity's and other programs

The tour:
winners from the big show join the tour, with one previous winner being eliminated
towns or city's that want to host the show, must donate the space and all local fees
in exchange, the municapality Receives the post production profits. Hosting a "One for America" show could be a nice cash cow for any community.

                                                                  

 so what we are talking about is,
 beating them at their own game
 Occupying their temples
and giving the treasure back to the people.
that's one idea...... got  any more?

                                                                                    

what if?

                                                                         
                                       What if,
                                             Santa is real
                                                       and nobody is good enough
                                                                                    to receive presents?

What if,
    Chameleons where all over the place
                            but we just can't see them?

 What if,
oxygen makes our voice deeper                                                                                              and helium makes it normal?

What if,
        dogs don't care about fetch
                     and only think we like to throw balls?


          What if,
          I'm dying
          and right now my life
          is flashin right before my eyes?


                        what if,
                            the hokey pokey 
                                                   IS what its all about?

                                                                     
                                                                        What if????

Still more Lyrics

                                                                                                                  
                                                              "What a good boy"

"I go to school, I write exams,
if I pass, if I fail, if I drop out,
does anyone give a damn?
And if they do, they'll soon forget 'cause it won't take much for me
to show my life ain't over yet.
I wake up scared, I wake up strange.
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change.
I wake up scared, I wake up strange
and everything around me stays the same.

We've got these chains that hang around our necks,

people want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath.
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same,
when temptation calls, we just look away."


Barenaked Ladies

                                                                                  

More Lyrics I love

"Beautiful world"

 "All around is anger automatic guns



It’s death in large numbers no respect for women or our little ones


I tried talking to Jesus but He just put me on hold


Said He’d been swamped by calls this week


And He couldn’t shake His cold "

Colin Hay


                                                                   
                                                                 
                                                                                        

Will you take " The Pledge" ?

                                                                                   
                                                                the pledge to resist:
we believe that as people living in the united states it is our responsibility to resist the injustices done by our government in our names.
not in our name
will you wage endless war.
there can be no more deaths.
no more transfusions of blood for oil.
not in our name
 will you invade countries, bomb civilians, kill more children, letting history take its course over the graves of the nameless.
not in our name will you erode the very freedoms you have claimed to fight for.
not by our hands will we supply weapons and funding for the annihilation of families on foreign soil.
not by our mouths will we let fear silence us.
not by our hearts will we allow whole peoples or countries to be deemed evil.
not by our will and not in our name.
we pledge resistance.
we pledge alliance with those who have come under attack for voicing opposition to the war or for their religion or ethnicity.
we pldege to make common cause with the people of the world to bring about justice, freedom and peace.
                                           another world is possible
                                                              and we pledge to make it real.

Not In Our Name: A Pledge To Resist

lyrics by Saul Williams

                                                                                    

Please give blood

The greatest americans
           Have not been born yet
                        They are waiting patiently
                                     For the past to die
                                                  Please give blood

Those crumbled tablets
Were to share a story
With a burning Bush
Where is that voice from nowhere to remind us
That the holy ground we walk on, purified by native blood has rooted trees
Whose fallen leaves now colour code a sacred list of demands?
Who among us can give translation of autumn's hues to morning news?
The anchor man
Thrown overboard
Has simply rooted us in history's repeating cycle
A nation in its saturn years that won't acknowledge karma
Where is that voice from nowhere, the ones your prophets spoke of?
There are voices from fear
Disconnected from their diaphragms
Dangling from coffee covered teeth
That spill into our laps
And scorch our privates
There are voices from the sides of necks
Some already noosed
Dangling participles
Pronouns running for sentence serving life in corner offices
And ghetto corners
Their voices are the same:
Dead to themselves numb to the possibility of truth
Existing beyond that which can be palmed into your hand, period.
There are voices of elders
Which seem to do no more
Than damn us to our childish ways for in many households wisdom no longer
Comes with age
So where is that voice from nowhere?
That burning bush?
That passing dove?
For i hear generals calling for ammunition presidents calling for arms and
Women calling for help
Where is that voice from nowhere?
That god of abraham?
Can he be heard over the gunfire
The wizz of passing missiles
The crash of buildings
The cries of children
The crack of bones
The shriek of sirens
Or is that his mighty voice?
Your angry god craving the sacrifice of generation's sons degenerate
Your holy books
Written in red ink
On burning sands
Your prayers between rounds do no more than fasten the fate of your children
To the hammered truth of your trigger
A truth that mushrooms
It's darkened cloud
Over the rest of us
So that we too bear witness to the short lived fate
Of a civilization that worships a male god
Your weapons are phallic
All of them
That dummie that sits
On your lap is no longer
A worthwhile spectacle
His shrunken pale face
Leaves little room for imagination
We have spotted your moving lips and have pinned the voice to it's proper source
It is a source of madness
A source of hunger for power
A source of weakness
A source of evil
We have exited your coliseum and are encircling your box office demanding
Our families back
Our cultures back
Our rituals back
Our gods back
So that we may return them to their proper source
The source of life
The source of creation
Our mother's womb
The great goddess
We will cut through
The barbed wire hangers
And chastity belts
We will climb in and
Incubate our spirits
Through the winter
We will wait through
The degenerate course
Of your repeated history
                               We will wait
                                                For the past
                                                                To die.

Saul Williams