television reporter decided to play a trick on a White House employee: in fact over these same Washington-workers, often not mindful of the fact that, not knowing how much the home state and how family will be nine, not making fun just lazy. A reporter asked Carney to comment on the new economic indicators in the U.S. today have exceeded the expectations of even those optimists who are fit to be called visionaries. After all, everything is great all around - from the stock and housing markets to consumer confidence in the future. Carney gladly supported the "theses" correspondent:
"You mentioned is welcome news. This is a testament to the strength and resilience of our economy and the American people. It is also a confirmation of the fact that in 2008-2012 were taken not easy, but the true political decisions that helped lead us to the path of economic recovery and job creation. But we have not reached that milestone, to which we have come so that your hands can not be folded. There is still a lot of work. "
Here television journalist hit bottom. Because you, Mr. Carney said he argued that sequestration threatens our economy, almost a disaster. And then that - a leap forward? And even if it were not for the Republicans (Carney hinted), then it would be a real jerk. It has been criticized Republican opposition to the administration of the fact that she purposely intimidate the people of the danger of sequestration - for their own political gain, of course. Mr. Carney said, referring to the data of the Budget Office of the U.S. Congress that the economic recovery "would go even faster if it is not applied unnecessary wound. " Specialists from the Bureau believe that sequestration will cost America "about three-quarters of a million jobs" and "up to half a percentage point of economic growth." In short, a leading Republican got in their nose, and on the silent. Nevertheless, many experts agree with the back seat journalist that the current economic successes may be nothing more than a symptom of the regular inflated "bubble." Owner of a specialized investment fund "Universe" Mark Spitsnagel told CNN, that in the current quarter, it is experiencing record inflows.Under the rules of the Federal Commission for the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose the exact figures it is forbidden, writes correspondent. ITAR-TASS, but the fund has hundreds of millions of dollars. Mtster Spitsnagel convinced that the stock market drop by 20 percent or more will happen in the United States over the next 6-12 months. former chairwoman of the Commission of the Federal Deposit insurance Sheila Bair and former Congressman Barney Frank were in the magazine «Fortune» article, entitled " Look out! The bond market based on mortgage bonds went back to the old. " These people, however, look like alarmists making gloomy incredulous faces against the thick and smiling contentedly bourgeois, who believe not only in the present day, but in the bright capitalist future. What you need to do to prove the "success" and boast "prosperity" in the post-modern world? That's right: some rely on rating. Even better - a few ratings. Anna Queen ("Expert" ) reports that consumer confidence in the United States in May 2013 rose to a five-year high - 76.2. This was recently reported the organization «Conference Board» (it is, in fact, the indicator is calculated.) The new indicator has turned out even better than the forecast of economists surveyed «MarketWatch» (those expecting the index to rise to 72.3 points). Increased confidence index should say the U.S. and the international community that U.S. consumers are more optimistic about the state of the economy over the next six months. There is another index - expectations. He jumped to its highest level in seven months - from 74.3 points in April to 82.4 points in May. assessment of the current economic situation also improved as its index rose to 66.7 (up from 61.0 a month earlier). According to Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators «Conference Board», consumers are "significantly more optimistic about the future economic situation and employment prospects. The data show that consumer confidence is on the mend and can recover after falling out of a financial precipice, lower wages and higher taxes associated with the budget sequestration. " In short, people believe that they will live better and better. And if such a thing, the writers give them ratings and more new indexes. Obama will probably go down in history as the president of the index. Index «Case - Shiller», which reflects the value of property in the twenty largest cities in the U.S. was higher than expected in March it increased in comparison with February by 1.4%, while year comparison increased by 10.9%, which is the best result since April 2006.economy, but solid euphoria. The holiday of some sort. Tale. The American dream is coming true before our eyes. wished not keep up with the smaller firms and rating agency «Moody's». Its executives have sat for calculators, tinkered in «Excel» - and raised its forecast for the U.S. banking system from negative to stable. Arguments? Analysts vaguely informed about the constant improvement of the economic situation in the United States and to reduce the risk of losses banks.Low, they say, interest rates support the growth of employment in the country, and those who are engaged in, go to the banks for loans, and it is quite good. papered experts that those who are not busy sitting on the benefits or starve, and in banks in no hurry to go. Blog Authors «ZeroHedge» summed up the results of the Board of Obama. It turns out that the 44th president of the United States won more debt than 42 of his predecessor, taken together, tell the journalists to "Interfax" .Barack Obama and Ben Bernanke simply put the country into debt. In 1980, the U.S. national debt was less than $ 1 trillion. U.S., today it is approaching $ 17 trillion. If the U.S. debt Obama put out at 'dollar per second, "that will be able to pay them only after 184,000 years. Astronomy some. At the 2001 U.S. GDP accounted for 31.8% of all economic activity, and in 2011 that number dropped to 21.6%. This is the World Bank, and not some "Rating Agency." Number of Americans working in manufacturing today than there was in 1950, although the population has increased since more than doubled. In 1950, more than 80% of citizens in the United States had jobs. Today, unemployment is over 35%. And 53% of those still working, earning less than $ 30 thousand a year.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 146 million Americans live in poverty or extreme poverty. The government was forced to introduce nearly 80 different welfare programs in need. This is not all of what is written in the "Interfax". Listed here are just basic, the most surprising to those who sing the praises of Obama and the rule of the great and unique American economy. A credit rating agencies are working on the psychology of crowds and cheap shamanism. No joke - hear this: "As the index case - Schiller ..." Or this: "Experts" Mudi's "increased ..." Well, probably, sometimes writers are indicators on the political orders. We are all sinners. Behind the beautiful facade is a front ugly reality. An example of the Pentagon, one of the key departments of the great American democracy, it's a proof. news service "Voice of America" reported that the Pentagon will have to send in a forced unpaid leave for 11 days, most of the 800,000 civilian employees - because of sequestration. (That is, we observe, take loans from banks and stimulate the U.S. economy, these boys and girls, whose future is now in question, are unlikely. Would like to know what they think about the "confidence index" and other indices). Decision on unpaid leave may prompt many prospective employees to abandon the idea to work in the Defense Ministry, and instead find a job in the private sector. Perhaps there they will believe in the infallibility of the indices. unnamed employee of the Defense Ministry said in a forced leave of 800,000 will go more than 600 thousand employees. This will happen in a few weeks. Department of Defense is the most significant loss of sequestration. This department until September 30 to cut the budget by $ 46 billion. And the cuts would be in an even larger scale, if Congress does not prevent the sequestration process.Representatives of the military leadership has repeatedly warned Congress that the spending cuts could affect the country's defense capabilities. The chief of the Pentagon's all this concern at the continuing war in Syria, the development of Iran's nuclear program and the upcoming withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. On the other hand, we would add, what do you, Mr., the case of Syria and Iran? What does the "defense" potential? Is Ahmadinejad going comrade from the sky to attack the United States, and Bashar al-Assad threatened to bomb the White House devoted Qataris and Saudis, exemplary Democrats who are hiding under the guise of a monarchy? Pentagon reached that called on Congress to take action to close military bases. Congressmen against: the closure of military bases on the territory of the country can absolutely ruin the local economy around the bases nursing. expert with the Center for the Study of interaction between business and government, a senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences on Social Sciences, Political Science Sergey Kostyaev writes that the U.S. defense budget sequestration Industry reacts staff reductions and sales of non-core assets. Reduce the number of mergers and acquisitions indicates that the defense industry in the United States negatively about the outlook for the industry. 's largest military-industrial group «Lockheed Martin», writes S. Kostyaev in the journal "Expert" , issued a report for the first quarter of 2013 to the current year because of the curtailment of the federal budget will miss the company $ 825 million in its IT-department was laid off 650 people. Later the expected restructuring program and the ill-fated plane F-35. A month ago, U.S. Congressional Budget Office issued a report on the state of the economy, according to which a reduction in military spending this year will reduce economic growth by 0.5%.
"In 2012-2013, as a result of the entry into force of the law" On Control of budget "expenditures on national defense as a whole decreased from 671 to 652 billion dollars. According to forecasts of the same research company «SDI», in the years 2013-2017 the share of military expenditure in GDP will decrease from 4.6 to 3.1%. In Barack Obama's budget request for fiscal year 2014 is expected to spend on defense is even less - 615 billion dollars, of which only 166 billion is for the purchase of weapons. In stark contrast to 2008, when the purchase cost of 400 billion dollars! "
When President Clinton was elected in 1992, the Cold War, it seemed, had gone down in history, and so was cut defense spending. At the time, the military-industrial concerns chosen the policy of mergers and acquisitions. It was in the 1990s. and were established giants such as «Lockheed Martin» and «Northrop Grumman». Today the company VPK sell non-core assets, says S. Kostyaev. Vladimir Ivanov ( "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" ) reported that American parliamentarians have rejected a number of proposals Pentagon to reduce military spending. Congressmen force the defense establishment to purchase or maintaining an outdated samples of AME. According to U.S. experts, they are just trying to keep their electorate.
"So, for example, representatives of both houses of the U.S. parliament, despite the objections of the Pentagon leaders, who declared that they do not need do not meet modern requirements of the Armed Forces, voted for the allocation of nearly $ 0.5 billion for the purchase in the next two years, upgraded 70 -ton tanks "Abrams".
Meanwhile, the top army leadership said that now they do not need such tanks. "If we had a choice, we would have spent the money in another way," - said the Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno. Legislators, advocates of purchasing an upgrade of its heavy tanks "Abrams", argue that the provision will help to keep equipment businesses involved in the production of tanks, as well as to maintain and highly skilled. The only plant in the United States, producing such tanks, located in Lima, Ohio. The plant employs about seven hundred employees, and it is of great importance to the city's economy. According to recent estimates «General Dynamics», in the production of "Abrams" involved more than 560 subcontractors and approximately 18,000 professionals. Only in Pennsylvania with more than 40 companies involved in this production. Contrary to the wishes Pentagon lawmakers approved the cost of financing conservation activities on duty seven Navy ships have served time, although they are not in use on operational need. Administration of the Ministry of the U.S. Navy has decided to write off in the next two years, the seven-class cruisers "Ticonderoga". Multi-purpose ships were accepted for service in the 90's of last century. For their modernization needs a lot of money. Therefore, the Navy decided that it is easier to write off. But the Congress, to approve the final budget law Pentagon rejected these plans Navy Department. VVS due to writing off a transport aircraft (C-130 and C-5A), B-1 bombers and UAVs are going to save about $ 600 million, but these plans cause strong opposition congressmen. Obviously, hawks Republicans panicked because of budget sequester, are now doing everything to make this sequestration is even more scary. I wonder what the "confidence index" if from opposition congressmen program cuts will increase the budget deficit and will once again breached the government debt ceiling? The other day, Jacob Lew, U.S. Treasury Secretary, has promised to relative calm until September 1 - but then that would break out? After all, even Ben Bernanke, this tireless steering money to cover the entire world of green paper, thinking about turning over the command. Well, as long as the tip of the bureaucratic U.S. rejoices not only soaring indices, but also many thousands of bonuses.
May 22 it was reported that the elite U.S. government employees in 4 years alone received awards for 340 million dollars. These people are automatic budget cuts, that is sequestration, is not concerned. This is stated in the report of the subcommittee of the Senate, published in the U.S. media, reports "RBC" . senior management staff (Senior Executive Service), which make up less than 1% of the federal workforce, received from 2008 to 2011. in the form of awards over $ 340 million This is a bonus - supplements to the annual salary that ranged from 119 thousand to $ 179 thousand dollars sequester canceled bonuses for most federal employees, but, by law, are required to pay various service bonuses to employees belonging to the highest caste - Senior Executive Service. These senior officers hold positions just below the president's appointment of the heads of the various ministries and departments (deputies, heads of departments, etc.). Among the leaders in the payments of bonuses to employees were noted: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the National Science Foundation, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Commerce. Richkov Constantine ("Moskovsky Komsomolets" ), recalled that a similar scandal with bonuses recently took place in the Congress (that's where the cuts out of fashion.) At least 25% of Congressmen have paid bonuses to their employees at the end of 2012. The average value of the bonus apparatchiks was thirty thousand dollars. But some lawmakers found it possible to support their employees six-figure sums.crisis is a crisis! And what about ordinary Americans? And who cares about ordinary Americans, except for the tax department? And then, would not ordinary Americans indexes and rankings from "Mudi's?" Police disperse protesters «Occupy», writes Comrade Richkov, using brutal methods. 20 May dozens of protesters have been detained under the windows of the Ministry of Justice. These people are required to prosecute financiers, many have tried to for the sake of the economic crisis
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