The Republican and Democratic March to NeoFeudalism

Here we go again--- the Trickle-Down Theory from the Repubs.  Too bad the Theory doesn't work.  The billions given to the Rich with the proposed Tax Cut will not be spent on generating jobs.  Instead, here's where the money will go:

1.  Corporations will buy back their own stock, thus falsely inflating the value of it.  The Stock Market Bubble continues.

2.  The Rich will invest in foreign currencies and bonds.

3.  They'll invest in real money...silver & gold...the way JP Morgan Chase Bank has done.

4.  They'll invest in other no-job-producing, hard assets... or in Financial Derivatives (the bizarre kind that resulted in the 2008 Crash).

5.  They'll sock it away in offshore tax havens.

6.  They'll spend it merging, downsizing, and moving businesses South or overseas.  The current Tax Bill rewards them for doing that.

Let's wake up to the fact that in this Age of Financialization, Mega Corporations don't need many American workers in order to be successful anymore.  Until the next Crash, they can make a bundle via Asset Bubbles...or loaning "money" to consumers.  [General Motors is more of a GMAC Bank than a vehicle manufacturer.]

Any cuts in Middle Class taxes are temporary, but those for the Rich are permanent.  This is an old story; it's nothing new.

While the Dems at least often do work for a safety net for the People, nevertheless, they (like the Repubs) essentially are supporting a move toward NeoFeudalism...two classes:  the very Rich and the relatively poor.  The advantage the Dems have is that they TALK a good game.  Like the Repubs, they make people think they're on the side of the Middle Class...but they have a better spiel than the Repubs.  Keep in mind, they won the popular vote in the last election... not by 100,000...by 3,000,000.  [Some Repubs, including our Liar-in-Chief, believe that was due to 3,000,000 "illegals" voting.  That's hilarious.  Many American citizens were kept from voting, so the likelihood of such a huge number of non-citizens being able to vote is pretty much ZERO.  Many of Trump's pronouncements remind me of the old Nazi theory on Propaganda---the bigger the Lie, the more people will believe it.]

Unfortunately, no one in the Upper Crust of DC politics is on the side of the hollowed out Middle.  Both Clinton & Obama each were in power for 8 yrs...both became multi-millionaires.  Middle Class wages remained basically flat.  The Rich got richer.  Two major Crashes happened.  The National Security & Surveillance State grew.  Wars did not not abate.  Obama launched a 10-yr program to update our nuclear arsenal.  The National Debt ballooned.  The Rich got richer...& the Middle Class continued to shrink...just like it did during 8 yrs of Dubya.  People like Schumer & Pelosi being touted as "Liberals" is laughable.  People such as McConnell & Ryan being touted as "Conservatives" also is laughable.  As for Trump, he's nothing but an ego-centric, mentally unbalanced opportunist.  They all are Corporatists of the highest order, and in general, none of them are working for us.  The fact that any of them even are in political office is a testament to the power of Edward Bernays style Propaganda. 

Presently, the Middle Class comprises less than 50% (just barely) of our population; the Corporate Media make it appear as though it's 80% or more.  For the last 30 years or so, the greatest transfer of wealth in Human history has continually increased...whether Dems or Repubs were in power in DC.  It didn't matter which Party held the reins... and still doesn't.

Too many Main Street Progressives (just like Main Street Right-Wingers) are stuck in the Repub v. Dem political paradigm.  As long as that continues, the Oligarchs' march toward NeoFeudalism will be the only thing that progresses.  Divide and conquer...they're Masters at it.  Most Americans at the level of Main Street appear to no longer even consider a Middle Way...even though 41-42% of registered voters are Independents.  Only 25% are Repubs, and only 31% are Dems.  It's blatantly obvious that no matter which major Party is in power in DC, the Oligarchs make the Rules.  

Voting won't change that...because 99.99% of national political candidates are selected, groomed, financed by, and beholden to the Oligarchy.  Not only that, but almost all national elections of late turn out to be rigged in some way or another...or in several different ways.  Only peaceful protests/activism, boycotts, and shunning from the outside ever will make a difference.  Forget "working within the Political System" to change it.  That System is totally controlled and/or corrupt.

Not only my opinion.  Be Well

Allodial Title

This piece is prompted by my recent experience registering my truck for the first time in the State of New Mexico.  I won't bore you (as I probably did with friends and family via emails) with those details; suffice it to say that it was a long, drawn-out process culminating in an 80-mile round trip.  The whole thing made me curious about registration and titles relating to one's property.  In doing research on this subject, I did my best to primarily stick to "legitimate and reputable" sources of information.  Nowadays, though, some of the "nutcake" sites seem to make more sense than many of those considered "reputable".  That's mostly because of Legal-Speak.  :)

Most people, perhaps all of us in some instances, do not hold full title to any of our property even if it's paid off.  For example, 85% of land owners in the USA do not own any mineral rights to their land.  That's why some ranchers in Wyoming are, against their will, being forced to accomodate oil drilling operations on "their" land.  The vehicle title that you may hold is not a full, paramount title unless you have the Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO) of the vehicle...and that is held by the State.  You are not allowed to possess it.  [In almost all cases, new car dealers automatically submit MCOs to the State...unless you insist that it be given to you.]  As soon as you "register" your vehicle, if you have an MCO, you must submit it to the State.  I imagine that the State has what it considers good reasons for this process, but the point is, you are left without an "allodial title" to that property.

An allodial title is one that is free and clear of any "feudal duties", including taxes, fees, etc.  In other words, the property is un-a-lienable.  Obviously, this concept originated in Feudal times when the King was paramount.  Please note, however, that the concept carried through in both English and American law all the way through the founding of the United States of America.  Many early European-Americans were granted allodial title to their land.  As you might guess, eventually this created problems for both the Government and the landowner.  The Government's problem is obvious:  no taxes.  The potential landowner's problem is:  who is going to make a mortgage loan on property upon which no lien can ever be placed?  [No problem if the buyer has the full cash amount.]

Over time, the Government solved its problem the way government sometimes does:  it simply, for all practical purposes, abolished the allodial title system.  Presently there is only ONE State in the USA where one can obtain an allodial property title---Texas.  From what I've read however, the process is so drawn out and convoluted that it may as well not exist.  Other States/jurisdictions have allodial titles, but in "modern" times they've all passed laws stating that individual property owners with allodial titles are subject to taxes, fees, liens, etc.  In other words, Government still calls them "allodial titles", but they're not.

Various local or regional groups within the Sovereignty Movement have manuals up to 75 or more pages in length instructing people on how to convert a standard title to an allodial title.  [NOTE:  I'm guessing that about 99.9% of the folks in the Sovereignty Movement are completely nonviolent; despite that, the Fed Gov't and many State Gov'ts have deemed them all to be "potential terrorists".  That's important because under the National Defense Authorization Act (in my opinion, a completely unconstitutional "law"...and thus null and void under our system of gov't), such people now can be arrested without a warrant, detained indefinitely without access to a lawyer, and even EXECUTED without a trial.  That's according to a piece in Forbes.  All that and nary a peep from the People...incredible.]

It seems to me that the efforts of the Sovereignty Movement relative to allodial title are a waste of time.  Governments never again will allow INDIVIDUAL landowners to hold such a title.  They may call it "allodial", but as I pointed out above, it won't be.

Time and energy constraints prevent me from giving this subject the treatment it deserves.  It's a fascinating history with huge implications for so-called modern times.  I hope some of you will look into it further.

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