What Double Dip Recession?

I don't know about you but I called Bullshit two fucking years ago when I saw some asshole declare the recession from 2007 was over in 2009 and I still do.

They tried desperately to not call it another Depression and they lied through their perfect teeth fucking again.

Now I am seeing same said asshole economic professionals calling the current cluster fuck a "Double Dip Recession".

I have some news for you cocksuckers, it is a fucking Depression, has been since the shit hit the fan in November of 2007 and hasn't let up a lick since then.
Noticed housing prices, GDP and the Unemployment rate that hasn't changed in two fucking years?

Just because we were obligated to mortgage our Great Grandchildren to bail out the upper criminal class, more than once, does not mean that the majority of us is all of a sudden eating steak and lobster three times a week.

Now pay attention to this infuriating deal with the Credit limit horseshit.

I told you they would come up with some fucked up deal.
72% say raise taxes on those making over 250,00 dollars.

Listen to me laugh.
Remember when 90% OF THE PEOPLE POLLED SAID NO, TO BAILING OUT THE BANKS?!
I sure as shit do.
Too big to fail.

Now they are after your retirement that you paid for, claiming it is part of the budget.

I don't know about you but those one dollar McChickens have become a staple food in my life and I would like to punch John Boehner and his ilk in the face so motherfucking hard I break a couple more knuckles.

Guess Who Blinked First

Thay's right, smooth talker, you be playing with fire at this point in history if you think fucking with Social Security is a good thing.

Someone finally convinced you to quit listening to those country raping bastards long enough to see what would be coming down the pike if you had.

We all know SS has absolutely nothing to do with the budget and in fact, would have a giant surplus if the politicians hadn't been able to steal buttloads of money from it in the past.

Look elsewhere young man, for your magic unicorn feed to fix the fucked up economy, this place be full of danger for you.

The Long Slide Into Anarchy Continues Unabated

Four more banks went under Friday, that makes 26 this year,it is early March, and 140 last year.
166 banks tits up in a little over a year.

The ARM's are due to reset and another gazillion people will be staring at foreclosure.
That isn't some abstract thing, I came damn close to being foreclosed on and it one of the scariest things I have ever faced because I had a family.
Millions of Americans have already had that worst fear become a reality and millions more are about to.

The Commercial real estate bubble is exploding, the economy is in the shitter and unemployment is still very high.

Now I am seeing where these fancy pants economists are talking about a double dip recession.

Let me, in no uncertain terms, call BULLSHIT.

There is no double dip, the fucking economy is still in the throws of DEPRESSION.
There was no recovery, even though they tried to hornswaggle everyone into thinking that there was some kind of end to the misery, there wasn't.
Just the same shit and more of it, ad nauseum.

Then, to add insult to injury, we had Rep Bunning single handedly hold up an unemployment benefits extension for hundreds of thousands of suffering Americans just to make some cheap political points.
His reaction when other Senators tried begging him to quit blocking the motion?
"Tough Shit".

I don't think Mr. Bunning realizes just how lucky he is to still be alive.

Everyone except the ultra rich is feeling the pinch.
I have seen several other Bloggers note increased traffic cops everywhere, fining the shit out of every infraction they can find, trying to raise revenue. I don't give a shit what they call their tactics, safety yadda yadda, it is money they are after and damn straight skippy, I have noticed it around here too.

The PTB are going to fuck around and find out you can't get blood out of a turnip.
The whole country is broke, the States, the Feds and the people.

Meanwhile, the Banksters are still playing the same fucking game they were that brought all this misery upon us and no one has done a fucking thing to change the rules, business as usual.

There is a huge crack in the foundation under our country and they are driving a wedge in it with a sledge hammer.
When it finally crumbles, there is going to be hell to pay.
When the average American Idiot finally realizes the game is up, there is going to be anarchy.
That is something as a country we cannot afford to see.

Spring is coming finally, it is a beautiful day outside and now I am going to get off my own lazy ass and do something I have been waiting for.
I am going outside and start my garden.
I have lots to do and then I am going to the Dollar store and see if I can't get a few more boxes of those delicious Scalloped Potatoes to stash away.



Keep your eyes open and your ass hunkered down, it ain't over by a long shot, don't believe a word of any economic recovery, they are lying motherfuckers. We know it, they know it and they know we know it.
Stop playing their games and start taking steps to minimize the amount of propaganda that you expose yourselves to and for God's sake, start putting food away.
Tomatoes are already scarce and Leggo My Eggo is more true now than ever, there aren't any.
Open your eyes!
The just in time inventory system is a miserable failure.
Start a pantry and stock it up so you are not vulnerable to disruptions in the delivery system!
Now get yer butts outside and get busy.

Grab Yer Ankles Before Ya Fire Off The Barbie

Just one more way the average Joe is getting screwed, the "Innovative Collaborator's" at those propane bottle exchange outfits are bending ya over and ya don't even know it,they are shorting ya a couple three gallons of propane, not telling ya, and charging ya the same price!

(Good on ya LA Times)


Last I heard, that was fraud.


Like it isn't bad enough they haven't dropped the price to begin with, in the last year.

I have a couple of those little bottles that ya use for the grill, what, five gallon jugs?
It costs me 13 bucks to fill one of them and I have three for this Fifth wheel and BarBque.
I go through at least one a week just for hot water , heating and minimal cooking and it isn't cold outside.
What I didn't, and most people don't know, Propane is a By Product!

"Where Does Propane Come From?"

"A unique feature of propane is that it is not produced for its own sake, but is a by-product of two other processes, natural gas processing and petroleum refining. Figure 1 shows a diagram of where propane comes from and how it gets to the consumer. "


Here is a VERY informational Website for anyone interested, it explains where it comes from and how the price is manipulated. Of course it is tied to Crude Oil, even though it is a By Product of Natural Gas extraction and Petroleum refining.
Basically, it is the stuff they used to burn off until someone figured out they could sell it.

This should be of intense interest to those of us who live in RV's, let alone the grilling public.

I kinda felt that I was being bent over when the price of gas went down by half and Propane didn't drop a nickel and I don't do the exchange thing.
I have a little outfit that refills my newer bottles that I had to buy after they passed a law making every single portable propane tank obsolete a few years ago.

I tried to keep the profanity down with this because this is a Public Service Announcement and I got the original link from SurvivalBlog.

They tend to be an upstanding community oriented Blog with Awesome advice and great links. and I want to give credit where it is due and not offend the Blog owners or anyone associated .

Just this once.

Stimulus 4.25

First I would like to thank my brother for offering me this opportunity to throw something out there and have a discussion. Yesterday I was thinking of the whole retarded mess that the banks and lenders have put us into and the fact that I will be paying for these fuckups for awhile. So how about this. A 4.25 percent 30 yr fixed for everyone mandated by the government for those banks wanting or needing bailout monies. I know, I know, so let me be the first to play devils advocate and say the banks won't like it or won't go for it. Then I say fuck um. Fine, you don't get any money, how's that taste? But here's what I see as a plus. First those like myself that qualified for a loan can refinance and create jobs. Put more spendable income in my pocket so I can then put it back into the economy. Second, for those in trouble, reassess their house back to what they are really worth then refinance. Lower their payments and create jobs. Again I hear you, the banks and share holders won't like it. Fuck um. At 4.25 they will still be making money versus not making shit and carrying bad paper. For those who don't own at this time, offer a five year voucher for this rate so that when the housing prices stabilize they too can buy. For those that have lost their job, the same offer based on their previous job and skill level with a 12 month payment deferment program so they can get back on their feet. I was always taught that a roof over my head was shelter not a means to another shelter aka a long term investment. So lets get everyone into a shelter. The banks will still make money, though not as much. So what, they are greedy bastards anyway. Poke holes in this so I can get it out of my head.

Bustedsbro

A New Resource For Pinching Pennies

A very nice lady that I have been reading at Firedoglake for years as a commenter has just fired up a brand new Blog that has great information and is infused with lots and lots of plain old good common sense .
Aunt Toby has great tips for saving money and living more simply, I am just tickled to be able to point you her way.

Kitchen Counter Economics is sure to be bookmarked and added to the rest of the great sites that you refer to again and again.

It is a Wordpress powered site so you will have to go through the short process of registering if you want to leave a comment but it is well worth it.

Go take a look and tell her Busted sent ya!

Bustedus Domesticus, A Grocery Shopping Guy

Most guys I know hate to shop.
I hate to go to the mall, I hate having to buy clothes, Christmas is a nightmare for me but I love grocery shopping.
I'm good at it too.
I remember one time Safeway had a sale on meat.
When I went to check out, they called the Manager.
It seems that I had saved over twice what I actually paid by stocking up on a loss leader.Something like $300 worth of roasts and other things that were buy one get one free,cost me about $140.
Even the manager was shocked.Nothing they could do about it except ask me if I needed help out to the car.
Heh heh heh, I know what I am doing.

So, today I am going to do a little shopping, there isn't a whole lot I need but I always wind up bringing more home than I planned on, it's those pesky sales on things that I stock up on, so I don't have to go shopping so often in the first place!