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March 23, 2010

Health care bill passes as law and Ron Paul menstruates

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest K,Funny Stories,General,Humor,Serious Stories — Tags: biden, bill, care, health, house, obama, pass, senate — admin @ 9:03 pm

March 23rd 2010 a landmark bill passed today and the controversy begins. Ron Paul laid an egg and I did too!

“If costs were lowered, more people could simply pay for what they need out of pocket, as they were able to do before government got so involved. Instead, in the name of going after greedy insurance companies, the federal government is going to make people even more beholden to them by mandating that everyone buy their product!” – Ron Paul March 23, 2010

He goes on to implicate the media, not just in this instance, as fooling the public for payoffs and benefits from corporations. Although this stance seems a tad radical, he may not be far off. 1984 by George Orwell and V for Vendetta are great mediums depicting Big Brother’s manipulation on the masses. With growing government control we may find an increase in doctors like the one below, seemingly trustworthy and handsome yet, underpaid and deviant.

I found this interpreted version of the Health Care Bill from a U.S. military officer here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2300451/posts

This is the House interpretation here:

http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/10/affordable-health-care.shtml

There seems to be many different interpretations. So who is telling the truth? It is very difficult for the lay person to interpret the actual 1,017 page bill with factual results. So who can you trust to give you the facts and make a decision, or do we even have a say anyway? What it really comes down to is money, as long as you can overlook the infringement of one’s Constitutional Right of Liberty.

Back to money, what will I have to pay for medical care (hospital, dental, vision, surgery, etc.) based on my AGI from my yearly return? Let’s use our current social form of health care Medicaid, as an example:

Your husband is out of work and your wife grosses $24,000 per year, which puts you $100 giveth or taketh over to qualify however, your children “may” still be covered. This is why most college grads, uneducated adults, and unemployed or underemployed people lack health insurance, because they simply cannot afford it. Yet, do not qualify for Medicaid because of their ridiculous income cutoffs. Even New York Health Care Plus plans are expensive, not $600 per month, but $200-400 depending on which plan you have.

The big question is how will the cutoffs change in favor of the underpaid, unemployed, and underemployed demographic and what exactly will it cost, especially since we will have to purchase the product or be fined heavily? Then there is the demographic that can afford private quality health insurance who are seriously concerned about the future quality of health care if the government is now in control.

Lastly, t-shirts and health care go together like the media in bed with corporations and government. Rock this DHT tee shirt at dishonestees.com. Fuel the Revolution!

- Dishonest K

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March 19, 2010

Monsanto kills the Sacred cow and controls U.S. food supply – Dishonest or White Collar Genocide?

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest K,General,Serious Stories,T-Shirt News — Tags: corn, food, GMO, Monsanto, seed, soy — admin @ 8:30 pm

Follow the poison trail:

Our tax dollars subsidize the growing of corn on a massive scale.
Genetically and chemically modified corn is created by Monsanto.
It’s sold and in many cases forced on farmers to grow and harvest vs. naturally.
The plants are saturated with Roundup and fertilizers.
60% of the corn goes to feeding 80% of the livestock we eat.
The rest is sold as produce, modified for packaged processed foods and products, and plenty is exported as well.
We pay for and eat these poisonous produce, products, and foods.
We get sick, from depression and anxiety to cancer and diabetes.
Yet again we pay for the medical care needed to treat the illnesses.

For movie lovers:

1. Food Inc. – documentary
2. Fast Food Nation - not documentary but based on truth
3. The Corporation – excellent insight into Capitalism and it’s corruption in America
4. Soylent Green – oldy but goody! Charlton Heston. “Soylent Green is People.”
5. Super Size Me ….. is a descent one to watch with respect to how fast food affects your health.

Monsanto MOHX, MLSX, MON, MCPX and MONX. Why are these letter combinations linked to the Monsanto company? Anyway the business name even sounds Dishonest.

Genetically Modified Organism manufacturer/designer

Presently, Monsanto sells 90% of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the world. They own patents on their Genetically and chemically altered seeds, regular seeds (seeds found in nature!), and they are in the process of cloning and patenting GM animals and soon GM humans.

90% of soy beans and 80% corn seeds grown in the U.S. are GMOs purchased from Monsanto. They were modified to grow fast, big, and strong while being treated heavily with Monsanto’s famous product, Roundup weed killer and herbicide. They also produce insecticides, pesticides, and fertilizers. All proven to kill lab animals, cause cancer, liver failure, and they are personally responsible for the suffering and death of people in nearby communities because of toxic dumping from their facilities. Something they and the state knew and kept quiet while people, mostly African Americans died from their exposure.

Monsanto has placed former lobbyists and lawyers of Monsanto company in the White House, specifically with the FDA. This enabled them to patent life (GM seeds, regulare seed, animals, and soon humans) and force farmers to use their seeds and theirs only. And, the farmers cannot use seeds from the crop for the following season. As mentioned above, they own the patent for a GM soy bean, now dominating 90% of farms in the U.S. and the same in many other countries.

SILK is not organic - Monsanto GM soy beans - poison

SILK, the top brand of SOY MILK in high demand now, is made from these very same Monsanto GM soy beans and Chinese GM soy beans. Dean Foods bought SILK recently, kept the old packaging and just removed the little “Organic” stamp, but did not tell their customers.

80% of corn grown in the U.S. are GM from Monsanto. 60% of all corn grown in America is used to feed livestock. Billions of tax payer money is used to subsidize the growing of this corn. Then much of the corn is modified into forms like High fructose corn syrup and all of these:

Cellulose, Xylitol,Maltodextrin, Ethylene, Gluten, Fibersol-2, Citrus Cloud Emulsion, Inosital,Fructose, Calcium Stearate, Saccharin, Sucrose, Sorbital, Citric Acid, Di-glycerides, Semolina, Sorbic Acid, AlphaTocopherol, Ethyl Lactate, Polydextrose, Xantham Gum, White Vinegar,Ethel Acetate, Fumaric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Baking Powder, Zein, VanillaExtract, Margarine, and Starch.

Next time you visit the grocery store look at the ingredients of almost every packaged product from Windex to Peanut butter, they have at least one or more of these poisonous ingredients. Studies have proven that these ingredients are a major factor with obesity and diabetes in children and adults. Not to mention it’s contribution to various Cancers and other mystery diseases and illnesses.

They are essentially committing a slow, white collar, and technological Genocide on the entire human race. They will squeeze every last cent of profit from each one of us, using the food supply, the material marketplace, the health and pharmaceutical industries, and last but not least, the media!

Monsanto was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1901, by John Francis Queeny, a 30-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry. He funded the start-up with his own money and capital from a soft drink distributor, and gave the company his wife’s maiden name. His father in law was Emmanuel Mendes de Monsanto a wealthy sugar factor active in Vieques, Puerto Rico and based in St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies. The company’s first product was the artificial sweetener saccharin, which it sold to the Coca-Cola Company. It also introduced caffeine and vanillin to Coca-Cola, and became one of that company’s main suppliers.[citation needed]

In 1919, Monsanto established its presence in Europe by entering into a partnership with Graesser’s Chemical Works at Cefn Mawr near Ruabon, Wales to produce vanillin, salicylic acid, aspirin and later rubber.

In its third decade, the 1920s, Monsanto expanded into basic industrial chemicals like sulfuric acid, and the decade ended with Queeny’s son Edgar Monsanto Queeny taking over the company in 1928.

The 1940s saw Monsanto become a leading manufacturer of plastics, including polystyrene, and synthetic fibers. Since then, it has remained one of the top 10 US chemical companies. Other major products have included the herbicides 2,4,5-T, DDT, and Agent Orange used primarily during the Vietnam War as a defoliant agent (later proven to be highly carcinogenic to any who come into contact with the solution), the excitotoxin[dubious – discuss] aspartame (NutraSweet), bovine somatotropin (bovine growth hormone (BST)), and PCBs[3]. Also in this decade, Monsanto operated the Dayton Project, and later Mound Laboratories in Miamisburg, Ohio, for the Manhattan Project, the development of the first nuclear weapons and, after 1947, the Atomic Energy Commission.

Monsanto began manufacturing DDT in 1944, along with some 15 other companies.[4] The use of DDT in the U.S. was banned by Congress in 1972, due in large efforts to environmentalists, who persisted in the challenge put forth by Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring in 1962, which sought to inform the public of the side effects associated with the insecticide. As the decade ended, Monsanto acquired American Viscose from England’s Courtauld family in 1949. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto

If we, the uninformed masses stop buying these products, shop at Trader Joe’s, stop using Scotts and other fertilizers on our lawns, Windex and other toxic cleaners in our home, and support local Organic farming, we may save the natural world as we know it, and reverse the damage, legislation, and domination of money hungry, powerful, and intelligent corporations.

50% of all profits on our “Sacred.” Cow t-shirt from Dishonestees at dishonestees.com will go directly to fighting Monsanto! Join the Revolution at dishonestapparel.com

- Dishonest K

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March 9, 2010

IRON MAN 2 Movie – Dishonesty runs Rampant! A Bust or Must?

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder — admin @ 3:18 pm

IRON MAN boasts some of the most Dishonest and Evil dudes in cartoon turned cinema. Jeff Bridges dominating the role of Obadiah Stane and now Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko may steal the show for IRON MAN 2! Type cast “the bad guy” of course, but Rourkeyboy nails the Dishonest Dude role perfectly, every time!

Fortunately, we don’t stop there, we go backstage to the shenanigans of Terrance Howard. After reading an article on ew.com By Nicole Sperling, apparently Howard was paid more than any other cast member including Downey. Further, that Jon Favreau, the director and the producers were not pleased with his performance and behavior, and I myself have heard from direct sources that Terrence is strange and difficult to manage on set, so they minimized his role for IM2; and Marvel effectively proposed a large reduction in his compensation. Needless to say his agency was appalled and Don Cheadle was scooped up to replace the silly and Dishonest Howard as a result of the proposal.

Now, we cannot forget Robert Downey Jr. if we are discussing Dishonest behavior, and more importantly IRON MAN! Robert an unlikely actor, in my opinion, to play the role of Tony Stark however, he has taken ownership of the character beautifully. Downey a Dishonest fellow in true form, hardly a care in the world and seemingly doing whatever the hell he wants regardless of what the public may think, and gets effortless respect in return. His character Stark, an inventor turned Superhero has unveiled himself to the public for IM2, unlike Batman, and of course the government has intervened and wants a piece of his new technology. Come on Tony, don’t take the Mask off and build a cave, it’s that bloody simple.

My last words and advice, never take the Mask off and fuel the Dishonest Revolution, be so Honest it’s Dishonest! And check out our new Serie Italiana t-shirts by Dishonest Apparel at dishonetapparel.com. Soon available at Lord & Taylor.

- Dishonest K

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March 4, 2010

Hilarious New Health Care Bill, what’s so funny? Not much it’s mostly BS!

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest K,Funny Stories,General,Humor,Serious Stories — Tags: bill, care, easter, health, new, obama — admin @ 1:31 pm

Obama and House Democratic leaders are pushing to pass this new Health Bill for Easter, which is planned to extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans and crack down on greedy insurance companies, especially ones that deny coverage for those with pre-existing conditions.

Much of the cost of the legislation, nearly $1 trillion over a decade, would be financed by cuts in future Medicare payments and higher payroll taxes on individuals earning more than $200,000 and couples more than $250,000. – ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer.

Who makes over $250,000 every year anyway? Well 2% of the population does. The median household income is $50,000, so the masses will benefit greatly from this Bill. Conversely, if you are a couple living in New York making a total of $250,000 per year, would you be happy about being taxed considerably more? You probably are paying 2 or 3 college tuitions, or will be, premium health insurance coverage for your entire family, a mortgage in a safe and stable area, high taxes of course, car payments, and the list goes on for any breathing human?

At the same time I cannot feel sorry for any family making $250,000 because I make less than $12,000. If wages increased fairly along with the cost of real estate then this health crisis would not exist, but due to large scale corruption with various financial institutions, super high living expenses, current taxation, enormous tuition fees, the cost of housing, and the decrease in wages earned in comparison to the cost of real estate, it makes this new “Hilarious Health Bill” utterly absurd and not funny at all!

The government in cahoots with the insurance and drug companies have orchestrated another giant rip off, “masked” by an ethnic President in office; a perfect distraction! I say ethnic because that’s who best represents the demographic of an American in the 21st century. Here is a snippet of info to further increase the complexity of this debate:

Recent history contradicts the claim that raising taxes on high-income households weakens small-business job growth. Critics of proposals to increase taxes on upper-income households often argue that they would harm middle-income households by placing their jobs at risk. Critics of President Clinton’s economic plan made this argument in the early 1990s. Subsequent history, however, contradicted this claim: small-business job growth was more than twice as strong during the Clinton years, when Congress raised taxes on high-income households, than during the George W. Bush years, when Congress cut them. This experience shows that many factors affect job growth besides tax rates on high income individuals.^{^[13]}By Chuck Marr Revised July 30, 2009

So there you have it, the poor who used to make up most of the middle class and still called the middle class, will finally get health insurance, but we’re still not certain how affordable or free it will actually be, and we will now be forced to purchase health insurance or otherwise heavily fined, “ and the new middle class and Medicaid will pay for it, supposedly” Pure genius, as all government and corporate scams are! History repeating itself and the ignorant and overworked just endure, or better yet adapt!

If only we had a Private Investigator to squash these ridiculous government orchestrations, the best thing to do is wear this Serie Italiana t-shirt by Dishonest Apparel at dishonestapparel.com. Fuel the Revolution! This is my opinion, feel free to contradict and stand up for yours!

- Dishonest K

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March 3, 2010

What do the OSCARS, ABC Channel 7, Cablevision, and Nicolas Chartier of “The Hurt Locker” have in common?

Filed under: Apparel News,Celebrity,Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest K,General,Humor,Serious Stories — Tags: abc, cablevision, nicolas chartier, oscar — admin @ 11:40 am

Stupidity Dishonesty & Poopy.

Oscar night, one of the sexiest and most widely viewed events every year. An audience filled with who you assume to be some of the most talented, well rounded, and gifted people on this planet. Disappointment is upon us once again, I read on yahoo.com that producer Nicolas Chartier of “The Hurt Locker” movie sent emails to the Academy members to vote for his movie and actually bashed AVATAR? That could be one of the most childish, teeny-bopper moves I have not seen since first year of college or George Bush’s recent presidency, down right “Dishonest” in my opinion. AVATAR was phenomenal, it’s a fact. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences banned Chartier from the 2010 Oscars, great move!

Then comes the ransoming between ABC and Cablevision, arguing like preschool babies, yet apparently are a part of the highly educated upper class. Cablevision is by far one of the most “Dishonest” and low class companies, along with Verizon, Bank of America, and AT&T. They steal money from the masses, millions, by deliberately over charging and sneaking in fees and optional services that 9 out of 10 people have no use for. Cablevision I guess added to their Dishonest repertoire by withholding money, over 40 million dollars from ABC, money ABC rightfully deserved/deserves because of the hard work that goes into their programming so basic cable subscribers can enjoy quality entertainment and news. This is all like a divorce, the somewhat lazy and cheating husband (Cablevision) in a divorce with the over worked nagging wife (ABC), and we, the kids, are being toyed with to take sides.

Regardless, if you upgrade and side with Daddy or go to your rich neighbors to watch the Oscars be certain that doing the right thing by your customers is probably your best move. We each have the choice to be honest and do right by our fellow woman and man. Come on people wake up and rock this Serie Italiana t-shirt by Dishonest Apparel at dishonestapparel.com

- Dishonest K

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February 11, 2010

Being Black in Dallas….Sucks!

Filed under: Celebrity,Dishonest Dude Finder,Dishonest T,Funny Stories,Humor,Sports — Tags: black man, cowboys, dallas, dishonest, franchise, jerry jones, racist, Sports — admin @ 1:45 pm

Dishonest in Dallas: The two seem to go hand in hand these days.

However, our Dallas farm boys have done a much better job at covering up their delinquent ways until one small screw up aired on national TV. I caught a glimpse of something that makes my stomach churn. Not that there was anything shocking about a black man getting dissed in the owner’s luxury suite of a Dallas Cowboy’s game, but to syndicate it nationally?

Check out this clip of a man sharing all the joy and exuberance of a Dallas touchdown with the rest of the ‘whites’, but was unceremoniously excluded from sharing in the celebration…or ceremoniously excluded. Not sure which applies. Anyway, what’s up with that!?

Black Man Dissed @ Dallas Football Game

For this, we give the Dallas Cowboys the DISHONEST Stamp!

Dallas Cowboys are Dishonest

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-Dishonest T

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October 27, 2009

Halloween 2009 and “This Is It” movie debut will pay tribute to Michael Jackson – 24 Prince Restaurant will host the MJ themed bash of the year.

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder — admin @ 8:38 pm

Halloween is a holiday phenomenon that gives birth to new impersonators every year, but this year will bring a record breaking number of Michael Jackson costumers. The King of Pop passed away this year from an apparent overdose causing the media and fans to go crazy! So crazy there have been reports of MJ sitings in the Memphis, TN area hanging with Elvis and Hollywood pumped out a feature film “This Is It” taking you back stage to the rehearsals prior to his Tour that was canceled due to his death.

What better way to pay tribute to a living legend, who recently passed away than to dress up just like him and paint the city red for Halloween! Well the owners of 24 Prince Restaurant in New York City want to help you do just that. Chef and owner Nikki Cascone from Top Chef Chicago and co owner Brad Grossman have prepared a magical night of Michael Jackson this Halloween weekend, paying tribute to MJ with a Haunted Neverland. To ensure an enticing event fit for a KING, 24 Prince pulls out tricks and treats for everyone with MEHRON COSMETICS, SHECKYS, DISHONEST APPAREL, and MARANI SPIRIT.

You can expect to see an unusual number of weirdos this year with MJ and Micheal Jackson related costumes like Lisa Marie, little boys, or Bubbles! However, if you’re not into crazy costumes than rock this limited edition Dishonest Apparel Michael Jackson “Dance” Tribute t-shirt at dishonestapparel.com

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October 14, 2009

Hardwareandtools.com under fire for unethical E-Commerce, purchase a Hammer receive a Headache!

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder,General,Serious Stories — Tags: e-commerce, hardware, tools — admin @ 9:03 am

Hardwareandtools.com

HardwareandTools.com is one of the largest or is the Internet’s largest hardware store with over 100,000 products shipped to you from Winchester, Virginia distribution center offering 60,000+ Rapid Ship items ship within 1 to 3 business days. Wow that’s impressive, but don’t get your robe and slippers on and flag down the UPS guy just yet. I received an email from a disgruntled friend who purchased from their website. He received a different product than what was displayed in the picture and title of their product’s page, then was rudely accused of ordering the wrong product, because he didn’t read the fine print.

This e-commerce giant uses inaccurate titles, descriptions, and imagery to promote and sell their products. Essentially, this is false advertising.

http://definitions.uslegal.com/f/false-advertising/

Is this what they teach packaging design students at the Fashion Institute of Technology?? For example, if you visit their website at hardwareandtools.com and browse their inventory and/or use their search feature to find let’s say:

a 2 foot 2 lamp fluorescent light fixture you will find a product page with a picture of a 2 lamp 2 foot light fixture, a title that indicates a 2 foot light fixture, but doesn’t say 2 lamp, and a description in smaller font and not in bold that it is a one lamp 2 foot fixture.

I investigated this company further to find that the products on their website are from thousands of different companies and each company offers their product through hardwareandtools.com with free reign to use any imagery, titles, and descriptions accurate or not. The Hardware and Tools Corp. does not ensure accurate descriptions, titles or imagery for any of their products. You will find this statement at the bottom of their page:

“HardwareAndTools.com is not responsible for typographical or photographical errors.”

So where is the accountability from online retailers? Is there such a thing as ethical commerce when it’s a step removed by the internet?

e-Ethics in e-Commerce by Frederick Townes

“Not to get all philosophical on you, but ethics are our concepts of right and wrong. Ethics are the glue that holds our society together. They’re the foundation of our laws, regulations, rules, traditions, manners, conventions and customs. Without ethics, and people’s willingness to live by those ethics, there’s chaos and anarchy.

There’s nothing like buying something from the local merchants in town. You know them, you trust them, they know you and you swap cards during the holidays. These are relationships built on trust.

Not so in the on-line world of commerce. You’re a home page. Your buyers are numbers and e-mail addresses. You don’t know them; they don’t know you. However, you can and should still conduct business like a local merchant.

Customers will come back, generating repeat sales.
Satisfied buyers will tell their friends. (How do you think Amazon became so big?)
You’ll demonstrate your commitment to being a good, on-line citizen.
You’ll be able to look at yourself in the mirror each morning.

Welcome to the world of on-line commerce, where rules are vague, enforcement is virtually non-existent and “the skies are not cloudy all day.”

-Frederick Townes

E-Commerce – Legal and Ethical Issues

On the other hand, “ethics is a branch of philosophy that deals with what is considered to be right and wrong” (Turban et al. 2002, p.644). However, what is unethical is not necessarily illegal unless it overlaps with activities that are also illegal. Society will agree on what is considered right and wrong.

-Melanie Mackrodt

To get back to the 2 foot 2 lamp light fixture, if you walked into your local hardware store and browsed their inventory to find:

-a box with a 2 foot 2 lamp fluorescent light fixture on the box

-a title indicating a 2 foot fluorescent light fixture, but not 2 lamps specifically in the title text

-and the description somewhere on the box in smaller font indicating it is only a “1″ one lamp fixture

-you purchased it because you didn’t read the description and trusted the package picture and returned home surprised by what was inside

What would your local hardware store owner do? Well I went to my local hardware store and asked the owner that I know personally, so I told him to give it to me straight. He said he would apologize and be infuriated that a company he purchased from used inaccurate and contradictory titles, pictures, and descriptions on their product boxes.

Join the revolution and wear this t-shirt from Dishonest Apparel at dishonestapparel.com

Dishonest Dude Finder

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September 11, 2009

September 11, is our government responsible?

Filed under: Dishonest Dude Finder — admin @ 9:27 am

September 11 always strikes a cord with Americans, especially New Yorkers. The eighth year anniversary covers the news channels as it has the previous 7 years. This year Mayor Bloomberg made a brief speech which he did not memorize or deliver with sincerity, I guess the rain water logged his brain or he’s too busy thinking about his rained out t-time. Regardless, this day is a sad and a devastating memory for over 2,000 families and hits home to millions of Americans and American immigrants (documented or undocumented).

Who do we blame for this evil act? The government blamed terrorists immediately and reacted with more devastating results, thousands more Americans slain in the front lines due to “The War Against Terror.” This blind and emotional (or premeditated and deliberate) invasion of the Middle East to ensure National Security (or secure needed resources, oil) which has attributed to our unstable economy and loss of privacy.

Did the government know September 11 was coming? Yes. Were they directly involved? Not sure, but let’s look at terrorism and what a terrorist is.

The word “terrorism” is politically and emotionally charged,^[1] and this greatly compounds the difficulty of providing a precise definition. A 2003 study by Jeffrey Record for the US Army quoted a source (Schmid and Jongman 1988) that counted 109 definitions of terrorism that covered a total of 22 different definitional elements.^[2]The term “terrorism” comes from Latin terrere, “to frighten.” The terror cimbricus was a panic and state of emergency in Rome in response to the approach of warriors of the Cimbri tribe in 105BC. The French National Convention declared in September 1793 that “terror is the order of the day.” The period 1793-94 is referred to as the regime de la terreur (Reign of Terror). Maximilien Robespierre, a leader in the French revolution proclaimed in 1794 that, “Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible.”^[9] The Committee of Public Safety agents that enforced the policies of “The Terror” were referred to as “Terrorists.”^[10]

If you look back in time to our Founding Fathers, today they would be considered terrorists. Why is that? Simply, they were not happy with the government and conspired to make some changes. The truth is our government and sidekick enterprises have their hands in many places across the world, and we don’t know for certain what they are doing and who they may be wronging. America has a history of dishonest and evil doing all over the world and it is easily forgotten apparently. Here is a taste from this website: http://usjamerica.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/surprise-america-has-done-some-pretty-terrible-things/

America has – in its long and distinguished history – enslaved millions of Africans and their descendents (in the process building much of our early national wealth), and once they were freed, engaged in a century-long effort to suppress them to the furthest margins of society. During the course of the twentieth century, the United States has: waged an imperialistic war for the Philippines (killing close to a million Filipinos), overthrown governments in South America for the benefit of American corporations (and we’re only in the 1920s), overthrown a democratically elected government in Iran (again for corporate benefit), fought a decade-long war in Vietnam in a misguided effort to maintain imperial structures (killing two million Vietnamese and Cambodians in the process), overthrown a series of democratically elected South American governments, sponsored and trained right-wing death squads in South America, gave its support to South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime, and propped up murderous authoritarian dictatorships in the Middle East. All while at the same time ignoring (and sometimes exacerbating) its own systemic problems.

These so called terrorists may have been wronged by our government and they are simply fighting for change, even if it means the loss of human life. War is an industry, it creates jobs and makes people rich over and over again. The Founding Fathers had a great idea and had great intentions unfortunately, greed always gets the best of the human race, with catastrophic affects. There are rich powerful families that run this country and they will stop at nothing to ensure their wealth and reign generation after generation. Not to say that America is not a great place to live, much better than other countries, with great opportunities and freedom, but the corruption runs deep and affects run deeper.

Materialism keeps us domesticated and despite hard times we are too comfortable to revolt. With that said feed your material needs and revolt with this t-shirt from Dishonest Apparel at dishonestappparel.com

Dishonest K

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September 8, 2009

Karma and the Economy in 2009 “Unemployment and Greed the Seed”

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In 2008 they (the Associated Press, News Media, Financial Experts/Bullshit artists, Lobbyist, or anyone with a big mouth and an agenda) said 2009 would be a good year yet, unemployment has reached an all time high and our financial foundation is crumbling beneath us. Clearly not a “good” year guys! The fact is Greed has fueled the U.S. economic growth for the last 60 years, especially the last 15 or so. From foreign manufacturing to false forecasting on Wall Street the business giants have robbed the middle class of a stable today and secure tomorrow. If our four fathers of the Constitution were alive today I believe a revolution would be at hand, although they would have revolted years ago when the Federal Reserve was created. America with so much promise and opportunity has become as immoral, dishonest, and corrupt as many third world countries.

With all that said let’s discuss “Karma.” What is it and how will it help us or could it be the reason all of this happened in the first place?

Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म kárma (help·info), kárman- “act, action, performance”^[1]; Pali: kamma) is the concept of “action” or “deed” in Indian religions understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called saṃsāra) originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist philosophies.^[2]. ‘Karma’ is an Eastern religious concept in contradistinction to ‘faith’ espoused by Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) which view all human dramas as a will of God as opposed to present- and past-life actions. In Eastern beliefs, the karmic effects of all deeds are viewed as actively shaping past, present, and future experiences. The results or ‘fruits’ of actions are called karma-phala.^[3]

Basically the actions and decisions that you conduct or perform will return to you in some form, good or bad or in between. The drug, credit, mortgage, and investment companies knew what they were doing was wrong, but didn’t we know that purchasing a million dollar home with a $75,000 salary wasn’t realistic also? My opinion is, the company offering the service is responsible and should conduct business responsibly and honestly. There is a formula for lending and it should be used to qualify individuals appropriately. Credit Card companies should not offer credit to teenagers and adults who cannot afford to keep up with them. Stock brokers, executives, and the like should not conduct dishonest trades in order to make millions of dollars for their companies and then receive up-surd bonuses.

The drug companies are on a level of evil that makes murderers look like descent citizens. This industry has a common practice of paying off doctors to use their drugs and spend most of their money on endearing advertising to ensure the masses agree to take the drugs prescribed by those very same doctors. The Cancer industry, almost every product used by humans can cause Cancer from hairspray to milk, so the Medical Industry pumps patients full of expensive and toxic chemicals. Then spends exorbitant amounts of money on advertising their Cancer treatment services instead of educating the public on the dangers in their environment and exploiting the companies that sell these Cancer causing products. I can go on and on about hundreds of American companies that use dishonest and irresponsible practices all in the name of the mighty dollar. Then there are the other 194 countries~!

What is the solution or will Karma exact it’s revenge so we don’t have to? This t-shirt from Dishonest Apparel implies that Karma like elephants, “Never Forgets.” You can purchase this 100% organic tee shirt with non-toxic water based ink at dishonestapparel.com Be honest and plant seeds for a world community that is free of greed and dishonesty.

Dishonest K

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