Spain has pushed through €40bn of fresh austerity measures in the teeth of recession, despite violent protests across the country and separatist crises in Catalonia and the Basque region that threaten to break the country apart. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy… Read More ›
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Economics play a pivitol part in Human Health…Whether it be buy quality food, or just food. Control and individuals Disposable wealth, you control many aspects of a person health (i.e. Mental and Physical)
Obamas outspent UK Royal Family by $1.35 Billion last year
Thursday, 27 September 2012 Taxpayers spent $1.4 billion dollars on everything from staffing, housing, flying and entertaining President Obama and his family last year, according to the author of a new book on taxpayer-funded presidential perks. In comparison, British taxpayers… Read More ›
Spain must leave the euro: ” Spain is damned if it leaves, but damned for eternity if it stays”
Mario Draghi’s promise to do “whatever it takes” to save the euro never did look like inducing any more than a temporary lull in the storm; still less did the German Constitutional Court’s thumbs up to the European bail-out fund… Read More ›
Organized crime behind the $100 billion illegal logging industry decimating worldwide forests
By Agence France-Presse Thursday, September 27, 2012 17:00 EDT Topics: illegal logging ♦ Interpol Organised crime is now a big player in illegal logging, which accounts for up to 30 percent of all wood traded globally, the UN and Interpol… Read More ›
Anti-cuts protests erupt on streets of Athens and Madrid: ” 70,000 people marched to the Greek parliament chanting “EU, IMF Out!”
5:32pm EDT By Renee Maltezou and Julien Toyer ATHENS/MADRID (Reuters) – Demonstrators have clashed with police on the streets of Athens and Madrid in an upsurge of popular anger at new austerity measures being imposed on two of the euro… Read More ›
German court rules Catholics must pay tax to remain in church
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, September 26, 2012 12:41 EDT Topics: catholics ♦ roman catholics ♦ the Catholic Church A top German court ruled on Wednesday that Roman Catholics must pay their church tax in order to remain a member of… Read More ›
Citizens United ruling accounts for 78 percent of 2012 election spending
By Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian Monday, September 24, 2012 19:54 EDT Topics: citizens united ♦ super PACs ♦ the Sunlight Foundation Almost $465m of outside money has been spent on the US presidential election campaign so far, including $365m that… Read More ›
Israeli ex-PM Olmert spared jail in corruption case “I leave court today walking tall,” ?
By Dan WilliamsPosted 2012/09/24 at 9:20 am EDT JERUSALEM, Sep. 24, 2012 (Reuters) — An Israeli court spared former prime minister Ehud Olmert a prison term for breach of trust on Monday, opening the door to a political comeback if… Read More ›
AP IMPACT: Tragedy meant big money for NY minister
By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and DAVID B. CARUSO Enlarge Photo Associated Press/Ryan Freeland – In this March 3, 2010 photo, the Rev. Carl Keyes speaks to an audience in Harrisonburg, Va., about his life experiences relating to his organization,… Read More ›
Obama should call China currency manipulator October 15
Posted 2012/09/24 at 6:46 pm EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 24, 2012 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama’s administration should formally declare China a currency manipulator in a semi-annual Treasury Department report due to be released on October 15, a spokesman for Republican… Read More ›
Brokers lobby for authority to control clients accounts when they are concerned with their mental capacity
Rising dementia among U.S. clients seen risky for brokers Fri, Sep 21 2012 By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) – Taking direction from elderly clients whose mental capacity is on the decline causes some sticky problems for Wall Street’s brokers. Among them:… Read More ›
Gary Johnson files anti-trust lawsuit to appear in presidential debates
By Jonathan Terbush Sunday, September 23, 2012 13:17 EDT Topics: gary johnson ♦ presidential debates ♦ the White House Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson filed an anti-trust lawsuit suit in federal court Friday alleging that the Democratic and Republican parties… Read More ›
China warns Canada “Business is business. It should not be politicized,” in China’s Takeover over of Canadian Oil
China envoy warns Canada against politicizing Nexen deal Posted 2012/09/22 at 11:26 am EDT TORONTO, Sep. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — China’s ambassador to Canada warned in remarks published on Saturday against allowing domestic politics to drive the Canadian government’s decision… Read More ›
Taxman’s ‘underhand’ ploy to charge larger fines (UK)
The taxman is “cynically” delaying informing businesses that they have been late to file their Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax submissions in order to increase the size of penalty payments, according to an accountancy firm. HMRC said penalties are… Read More ›
Troika report on Greece may come after U.S. vote: Political Manipulation?
!!!Engineering Evil: Mixed reports are being issued in regards to the White House requesting the report being delayed until after November 6th. In any case, someone has intended to manipulate the timing of the report for private gain. !!! By… Read More ›
Distortion in Tax Code Makes Debt More Attractive to Banks
By JESSE EISINGER, ProPublica Luke Sharrett for The New York TimesPresident Obama’s tax proposals note the tax code’s favoring of debt over equity, but do not offer specific fixes. Thanks to a leaked video, we know that Mitt Romney divides… Read More ›
Sen. Jay Rockefeller pitches cybersecurity bill to top CEOs: Offers them immunity from liability in the event of a cyberattack
By The Christian Science Monitor Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:02 EDT Seeking to overcome opposition from the US Chamber of Commerce and other business groups to a cybersecurity bill, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D) of West Virginia took the unusual… Read More ›
How far 20 Euros go in EU member countries? That Wild and Crazy Euro
Tuesday, 18 September 2012 The 17 Eurozone members use the same currency, the “Euro”, however 20 euros goes very far in certain EU members and it will get you nowhere in other EU member countries. For example, with 20… Read More ›
Billionaires meet behind closed Doors, to discuss how they are going to better society
!!!This is a Link to the First 2009 Meeting of the Billionaires club with Sir Paul Nurse. It is not what you think.!!! https://engineeringevil.com/2012/09/20/notes-from-the-first-billionaire-club-billionaire-club-in-bid-to-curb-overpopulation-2009/ Big hearts but even bigger bank balances: Forbes announces list of America’s richest people… and the… Read More ›
Notes from the First Billionaire Club ” Billionaire Club in Bid to Curb Overpopulation ” 2009
Billionaire club in bid to curb overpopulation John Harlow The Sunday Times Published: 24 May 2009 SOME of America’s leading billionaires have met secretly to consider how their wealth could be used to slow the growth of the world’s… Read More ›
Rockefellers and Rothschilds unite…
Reposted at Request: Wednesday, 30 May 2012 Two of the best-known business dynasties in Europe and the US will come together after Lord Jacob Rothschild’s listed investment trust and Rockefeller Financial Services agreed to form a strategic partnership. RIT Capital… Read More ›
For the first time more millionaires call Asia-Pacific, instead of North America, ‘home’
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:10 EDT Topics: Asia Pacific ♦ millionaires ♦ North America Asia-Pacific has overtaken North America as home to the most millionaires for the first time, boosted by a rise in the number of… Read More ›
Massive worldwide slaughter of farm animals set to push food prices up 14 percent
By Rupert Neate, The Guardian Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:38 EDT Topics: farm animals ♦ food prices ♦ Rabobank Farmers who cannot afford feed ‘liquidating’ pig and cattle herds will drive food inflation to record high, says Rabobank report The… Read More ›
Debt crisis: central bank action is work of the devil, says Germany’s Jens Weidmann
The head of Germany’s Bundesbank has raised eyebrows across Europe after he appeared to compare Mario Draghi’s bond buying programme with the “devil’s work”. Jens Weidmann said that efforts by central banks to pump money into the economy reminded him… Read More ›
The United States, long considered a champion of economic freedom, plunged to No. 18 in new rankings published in the 2012 Economic Freedom of the World
The United States, long considered a champion of economic freedom, plunged to No. 18 in new rankings published in the 2012 Economic Freedom of the World, an annual report co-authored by Florida State University economics Professor James Gwartney. The report… Read More ›
The government was mum when China’s heir apparent Xi Jinping went missing, and political jitters persist now that he’s reappeared. How many scandals can the leadership take?
Is China Losing It? Sep 16, 2012 4:45 AM EDT This year has been Beijing’s annus horribilis. The Chinese regime has been pummeled by a steady stream of political controversies, purges and rumor mongering, made all the more nerve-wracking because… Read More ›
‘Poverty barons’ who make a fortune from taxpayer-funded aid budget
Britain’s swelling overseas aid budget has created a new group of “poverty barons” paying themselves up to £2 million a year for their work helping the disadvantaged. By Andrew Gilligan 10:00PM BST 15 Sep 2012 The Department for International Development… Read More ›
NSA whistleblower: Illegal data collection a ‘violation of everybody’s Constitutional rights’: The Story of “ThinThread”
By Paul Harris, The Guardian Saturday, September 15, 2012 14:53 EDT Former National Security Agency official Bill Binney says US is illegally collecting huge amounts of data on his fellow citizens Bill Binney believes he helped create a monster. Sitting… Read More ›
Malware being installed on computers in factories, warns Microsoft : ” found forged versions of Windows on all the machines “
Researchers find malware pre-installed on brand new computers bought in China Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 September 2012 07.41 EDT Microsoft investigator David Anselmi shows how malware can wind up on consumer computers. Photograph: Elaine Thompson/AP Criminals are installing malware on… Read More ›
Economist Richard Duncan: Civilization May Not Survive ‘Death Spiral’
Money Morning By Terry Weiss, Money Morning Richard Duncan, formerly of the World Bank and chief economist at Blackhorse Asset Mgmt., says America’s $16 trillion federal debt has escalated into a “death spiral, “as he told CNBC. And it could… Read More ›
‘Humiliating punishments for working too slow, bars on the windows and squalid dorms’: Inside the factory that makes the iPhone 5
By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED:09:51 EST, 12 September 2012| UPDATED:11:59 EST, 12 September 2012 For Apple’s American workers, today is a big day, with the release of the iPhone 5. But behind the scenes at the Foxconn factory in China, tasked… Read More ›
Study: Banks to blame for over 800,000 unnecessary foreclosures
By Pro Publica Tuesday, September 11, 2012 16:25 EDT By Paul Kiel ProPublica Over the past several years, we’ve reported extensively on the big banks’ foreclosure failings. As a result of banks’ disorganization and understaffing — particularly at the… Read More ›
The amount employees are borrowing to get through the month had risen sharply from £127 to £327 pounds since March.( U.K. )
Workers borrow more than £300 a month Employees are borrowing more each month to make ends meet Photo: Alamy <!– remove the whitespace added by escenic before end of tag –> 3:58PM BST 10 Sep 2012 Workers are borrowing more… Read More ›
NHS hospitals sending your confidential notes to India to be typed up
A series of hospitals have admitted using cheap secretarial agencies in India By Sophie Borland PUBLISHED:10:53 EST, 10 September 2012| UPDATED:19:25 EST, 10 September 2012 Hospitals are sending hundreds of thousands of confidential letters about patients to India to be… Read More ›
California telecom companies push bill to quash oversight on Internet regulation
By American Independent Monday, September 10, 2012 15:00 EDT Topics: CPUC ♦ Verizon By Siddhartha Mahanta California could be the latest state to enact a law that dramatically curbs regulatory oversight of telecommunications services in the state, handing a significant… Read More ›
How do you contribute to modern day slavery of human trafficking?
By The Christian Science Monitor Sunday, September 9, 2012 20:46 EDT In this week’s Monitor cover story on the misunderstood scourge of human trafficking, some human rights advocates suggest that the global problem gets eclipsed by the issue of domestic… Read More ›
France’s socialist president set to unveil unprecedented austerity plan: 75-percent tax on income exceeding one million euros
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 9, 2012 12:09 EDT PARIS — France’s Socialist President Francois Hollande was due to announce on Sunday unprecedented belt-tightening measures of billions of euros amid mounting discontent over the flagging economy and job cuts. Hollande,… Read More ›
France’s richest man applies to become Belgian to escape 75 per cent tax rate
By Peter Allen PUBLISHED:05:13 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:09:50 EST, 9 September 2012 Bernard Arnault has applied for Belgian nationality France’s richest man has applied for Belgian nationality – as the Socialist government in his home country raises the tax… Read More ›
Georgia flouts federal order, withholds lunch ladies’ unemployment benefits
By The Christian Science Monitor Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:33 EDT Scott Marshall, top, of Calhoun, Ga., files for unemployment in Dalton, Ga., in this photo from last month. (David Goldman/AP/File) Georgia has set up a showdown with the Obama… Read More ›
Family told ten rare Double Eagle gold coins worth $80 million obtained in ‘uncertain circumstances’ belong to the U.S. not them
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED:13:10 EST, 6 September 2012| UPDATED:15:47 EST, 6 September 2012 A judge has ruled that ten rare gold coins worth $80 million belong to the U.S. government and not to a family that had sued the… Read More ›
Samsung accused of exploiting younger workers in China
Workers barred from sitting during shifts and some suffer physical and verbal abuse, alleges China Labor Watch Charles Arthur and agencies guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 September 2012 11.04 EDT A Samsung production line in South Korea. The electronics company is… Read More ›
BP executives sought to blame “blue collar rig workers”: U.S.: “”This was a decision designed to ensure that the public and legal lines of accountability would be focused exclusively on blue collar rig workers and other contractor/defendants – but at all cost, not upon BP management and the inexplicable behaviors that coursed through the pages” of the internal BP emails.”
By David IngramPosted 2012/09/06 at 7:25 pm EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 6, 2012 (Reuters) — BP executives wanted to concentrate blame for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster on “blue collar rig workers” in order to save themselves, U.S. government lawyers… Read More ›
IOM States ” roughly $750 billion — was wasted on unnecessary services, excessive administrative costs, fraud, and other problems” in 2009
Date: Sept. 6, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Transformation of Health System Needed to Improve Care and Reduce Costs WASHINGTON — America’s health care system has become too complex and costly to continue business as usual, says a new report from… Read More ›
Concerns that Britain’s motorists are paying over the odds for fuel are being investigated by the competition watchdog.
Office of Fair Trading investigates UK’s £32bn petrol industry When it costs more to fill your tank than to fly to Rome, something is seriously wrong Photo: ALAMY By Martin Beckford, Home Affairs Editor 10:30PM BST 05 Sep 2012 The… Read More ›
Baffling supermarket prices and poor labelling and could be hiking up your shopping bill
Baffling supermarket prices and poor labelling and could be hiking up your shopping bill By Sean Poulter PUBLISHED:18:50 EST, 5 September 2012| UPDATED:19:27 EST, 5 September 2012 Supermarkets are confusing shoppers and pocketing extra profits at their expense by labelling… Read More ›
World’s richest woman suggests $2 a day wages for Australian miners
By David Edwards Wednesday, September 5, 2012 9:35 EDT Topics: Australian miners ♦ Gina Rinehart ♦ mining in Australia The world’s most wealthy woman is warning that firms are in danger of having to abandon iron-ore mining in Australia if… Read More ›
Banks plan outside spending group to influence elections
By Alina SelyukhPosted 2012/09/05 at 4:54 pm EDT WASHINGTON, Sep. 5, 2012 (Reuters) — A major banking industry trade group is planning a foray into the U.S. elections by creating a tax-exempt organization capable of raising unlimited anonymous funds, the… Read More ›
Briton who launched first web page in 1990 reiterates opposition to extending government control of internet
Tim Berners-Lee: the internet has no off switch Charles Arthur and agencies guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 September 2012 12.02 EDT Sir Tim Berners-Lee at the launch of the World Wide Web Foundation in London, where he said the internet ‘has no… Read More ›
Report: Liberian forests sold off in secret logging contracts
By Agence France-Presse Wednesday, September 5, 2012 8:04 EDT Forty percent of Liberia’s forests have been sold off in secretive and often illegal contracts, Global Witness said Tuesday, just days after the country’s president announced a probe into the issuing… Read More ›
Eurozone demands six-day work week for Greece, set the minimum daily rest to 11 hours
Eurozone demands six-day week for Greece Government in Athens under pressure to introduce a six-day working week as part of the terms for a second bailout Ian Traynor in Brussel guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 September 2012 15.37 EDT Terms for… Read More ›
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