My critrics in Chicago are pathetic cowards. Deleted entry #10.

A quickie with regard to energy production and the Baron's BS. (Nationwide.)

A few days ago, Baron Von Porta Potty responded to my truthful claim that domestic energy production was up under Obama with another claim that the EPA was killing the coal industry. Immediately after, another entry was posted in support of Baron Von Porta Potty. A reference was made to recent lay-offs. As usual, the Baron of the Bowel and his alias have ignored reality and common sense.

Domestic energy production is in fact up under Obama. It has been up consistently for several years now. This is due in large part to the growth of the natural gas industry. An industry that has been allowed to grow under Obama. It is true that Alpha, a West Virginia based coal mining company, has just very recently announced plans to lay off 1100 workers. However, it is also true that coal and natural gas are direct competitors. This has been well known for as long as I can remember. Finally, in spite of fierce and growing competition from the natural gas industry AND in spite of the EPA, the US coal industry remains healthy and profitable. It continues to supply over 40% of our electricity. Our supply of energy remains plentiful and stable even after 5 1/2 years of Obama. Therefore, it is absurd to blame the EPA for those lay-offs but as usual, it was utterly predictable that die-hard conservatives would do so.

The Baron of the Bowel has also responded to my complaints of improper flagging with claims that his own entries have been flagged by other users and subsequently removed. This is false or greatly exaggerated. The difference is that ten of my entries have been flagged by other users (my critics) and removed from this forum just within the last three weeks but only after they had become searchable. They were allowed to post and allowed to remain searchable for several hours before being removed. Two more were flagged by Craigslist before they were allowed to update.

If the Baron of Bodily Functions would have been paying attention to detail, he would have known that I informed my critics several weeks ago that posting limits were inherent with this site. I do not know if the Baron of Bile has ever been flagged by his critics here. I have yet to see any of his entries disappear prematurely. Not a single one. But I do know that he has been paying compliments to himself while posing as other users. He does so on a regular basis. I also know that he has been searching the web for my entries and responding to them with long winded rants while posing as other users. He has given himself away by using signature marks and styles and by making the timing obvious. For this reason, I strongly suspect that Baron Von Porta Potty often exceeds the posting limits inherent with this site. Those entries posted in excess, like mine, would show as 'flagged' on his account page.

By the way, I have no problem admitting that I incorrectly referred to '2010' as the year in which the Great Recession was officially ended under Obama. It was in fact, 2009. I've referred to the correct year many times all over the web over a period of several years but on that day last week, I confused the year in which it was ended with the year in which the confirmation was widely reported by Mainstream media. Still, the point I made stands. The Great Recession, like the Great Depression was caused by an obscene concentration of wealth. It happened on the watch of the most conservative president in American history. It was in fact, ended under Obama. The economy has been stabilized (for now), GDP and the stock markets are at all-time highs, unemployment is down, and housing sales are up in the midst of more liberal economic policies. In particular, because of ongoing government stimulus drawn out in a way totally contrary to that which Baron Von Porta Potty swears by from his polyethylene throne.

In other words Obama, although corrupt like every other politician has been proven right on the economy. Conservative theories have once again, been proven wrong.

Unfortunately, current economic policies are not liberal enough. Not even close. For the COW remains. It will cause another Great depression by 2020. It will come sooner and more severe if we end up with more conservative economic policies. Say that reminds me.

We have been mislead by Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama, and nearly every other public figure. Economic growth, job creation, and actual prosperity are not necessarily a package deal. In fact, the first two are horribly misunderstood. Economic growth/loss (GDP) is little more than a measure of domestic wealth changing hands. A transfer of currency from one party to another. The rate at which it is traded. This was up until mid '07′ however, has never been a measure of actual prosperity. Neither has job creation. The phrase itself has been thrown around so often, and in such a generic political manner, that it has come to mean nothing. Of course, we need to have certain things done for the benefit of society as a whole. We need farmers, builders, manufacturers, transporters, teachers, cops, firefighters, soldiers, mechanics, sanitation workers, doctors, managers, and visionaries. Their work is vital. I'll even go out on a limb and say that we need politicians, attorneys, bankers, investors, and entertainers. In order to keep them productive, we must provide reasonable incentives. We need to compensate each by a fair measure for their actual contributions to society. We need to provide a reasonable scale of income opportunity for every independent adult, every provider, and share responsibility for those who have a legitimate need for aid. In order to achieve and sustain this, we must also address the cost of living and the distribution of wealth. Here, we have failed miserably. The majority have already lost their home equity, their financial security, and their relative buying power. The middle class have actually lost much of their ability to make ends meet, re-pay loans, pay taxes, and support their own economy. The lower class have gone nearly bankrupt. In all, its a multi-trillion dollar loss taken over about 30 years.

Millions are under the impression that we need to create more jobs simply to provide more opportunity. as if that would solve the problem. It won't. Not by a long shot. Jobs don't necessarily create wealth. In fact, they almost never do. For the most part, they only transfer wealth from one party to another. A gain here. A loss there. Appreciation in one community. Depreciation in another. In order to create net wealth, you must harvest a new resource or make more efficient use of one. Either way you must have a reliable and ethical system in place to distribute that newly created wealth in order to benefit society as a whole and prevent a lagging downside. The 'free market' just doesn't cut it. Its a farce. Many of the jobs created are nothing but filler. The promises empty. Sure, unemployment reached an all-time low under Bush. GDP reached an all-time high. But those are both shallow and misleading indicators. In order to gauge actual prosperity, you must consider the economy in human terms. As of '08′ the average American was working more hours than the previous generation with far less equity to show for it. Consumer debt, foreclosure, and bankruptcy were also at all-time highs. As of '08′, every major American city was riddled with depressed communities, neglected neighborhoods, failing infrastructures, lost revenue, and gang activity. All of this has coincided with massive economic growth and job creation. Meanwhile, the rich have been getting richer and richer and richer even after taxes. Our nation's wealth has been concentrated. Again, this represents a multi-trillion dollar loss taken by the majority. Its an absolute deal breaker. Bottom line: With or without economic growth or job creation, you must have a system in place to prevent too much wealth from being concentrated at the top. Unfortunately, we don't. Our economy has become nothing but a giant game of Monopoly. The richest one percent of Americans already own over 40% of all US wealth. More than double their share before Reagan took office. The lower 90 percent of Americans own less than 25% percent of all US wealth. Still, the rich want more. They absolutely will not stop. Now, our society as a whole is in serious jeopardy.

Greed kills. It will be our downfall.

(It's my own work. I'll paste it if I damn well please.)