Tuesday, May 8, 2012

April 12th 2012 Financial snippets and 9/11 of 2001

Because of delay caused by confused room allocation at the RSL, the meeting commenced once our secretary (ASC) had connected his electronics to that provided by the RSL. 

Don already having told those at the last meeting of the 9/11 documentary contents. From attendee comments after the viewing: 1) Where other aircraft hijacked on the same day? 2) Where seven buildings -- excluding the Pentagon building -- destroyed on that infamous day?  AND of course 3) Was public indignation turned in the right direction; "... buildings don't fall that quickly".

Sufficient time remained for three economic discourses, one a audio cast the other two from the same sourced back in February (audio-visual).

The three covered subjects:-

  •  Validity of statistics, how reliable are they as related to those attributed to China and the US currently.
  • Government released financial statements at variance with "GAP/GAAP based accounting" goto http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gaap.asp#axzz1ty7V8e43 for definition.
  • Immediate above and the G.A.O. (Government Audit Office) -- Why it will not "sign off" submitted financial statements.
  • National insolvency
  • Money creation
  • Budget deficits
  • Hyper-inflation
  • Affects of stock and bond prices both domestic (America) and in Europe.
Criticism of government and federal agency's actions since GFC and possible economic, social and political consequent.


Following Don summed up the comments presented in the dialogue question and answer format just viewed and heard:-

  1. Taxes raised don't cover debt.
  2. Unemployment figures in America more likely at 22%, an increase to that officially stated.
  3. Wages less than what they were 10 years back in the US.  Don thinks it most likely the same here as  would be that for unemployment.
  4. Funding from Europe supporting Asian business's have sharply declined e.g. The Chinese government intend removing the central bank's monopoly to lend.
  5. In America because of homeland security and welfare etc., the federal government can barely raise money by taxing and cannot borrow sufficient funds for much else.
  6. Apparently banks as well as government since the GFC burdened with debt print money into circulation.
  7. From 2. and 3. above, the economy is worst than in 1930's.
ABC 7.30 Report 29/03 Don said told viewers there are 80,000 457 visa workers -- Chinese miners and Irish scaffolders -- with visas issued to people claiming to be administrators.  He is not chuffed by this as he has been looking for work.  Don has since being retrenched now has university graduate qualification ... I guess ... have to watch space?!?!

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