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Polls Show Americans More Optimistic On Economy
Despite the significant financial challenges this country faces, a number of Americans seem to be more optimistic about the economy going forward. Jeffry Bartash reported on the MarketWatch website yesterday:
Even though U.S. growth slowed sharply in the first quarter, Americans are more optimistic about the economy now than at any time since President Obama took over the White House in January 2009.
A new CNN poll shows that 52% of Americans view the economy as "very" or "somewhat" good vs. 48% who call it "poor" or "somewhat poor."
It's only the second time a majority have expressed a positive view during the Obama presidency — the first time was in December — and it is the highest reading in almost eight years. The last time Americans were as optimistic was in September 2007…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
In addition to that CNN poll, a recent Bloomberg Politics poll suggests the American public is more positive about the economy and how Barack Obama and the Democrats are handling it. Margaret Talev wrote on the Bloomberg website last week:
Hillary Clinton's presidential hopes may be buoyed by a more optimistic feeling about President Barack Obama and the economy seen in a new Bloomberg Politics poll.
Americans are becoming more optimistic about the country's economic prospects by several different measures. President Barack Obama's handling of the economy is being seen more positively than negatively for the first time in more than five years, 49 percent to 46 percent—his best number in this poll since September 2009…
Thirty-four percent said the national economy will become stronger over the next year, while just 21 percent said it will get worse and 44 percent predicted the status quo. That's up from last June, when 30 percent said things were getting better…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Finally, Myles Udland noted in an April 17 piece on the Business Insider website:
Consumer confidence is soaring.
The preliminary reading on consumer confidence from the University of Michigan came in at 95.9, topping expectations for a reading of 94.0.
This is the second highest reading since 2007…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
National Recovery Administration, The Road Is Open Again (1933)
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I'm not sure where all this optimism is coming from. After all, the nation's economic woes which reared its ugly head by the fall of 2008 have merely been papered over and kicked down the road a few years.
Meanwhile, the Fed depleted plenty of ammunition (see "About" page Fed charts) keeping the whole setup afloat.
As I've mentioned before, it's probably not a bad idea to take advantage of this upsurge in confidence to try and improve one's resilience to a financial crash I still see coming.
Each person's circumstances are different. But I, for one, have been focusing on meeting those six "innate survival needs" from my "Project Prepper" series of posts- among other things like increasing income. To recap, those "needs" are:
• Security
• Water
• Food
• Shelter
• Sanitation and Health
• Energy
In order of priority- for me.
Hopefully, these can be taken care of before the "balloon goes up."
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Bartash, Jeffry. "American optimism about economy highest since Obama became president." MarketWatch. 21 Apr. 2015. (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/american-optimism-about-economy-highest-since-obama-became-president-2015-04-21). 22 Apr. 2015.
Talev, Margaret. "Bloomberg Politics National Poll Finds Improving Economic Mood." Bloomberg.com. 16 Apr. 2015. (http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-16/bloomberg-politics-national-poll-finds-improving-economic-mood). 22 Apr. 2015.
Udland, Myles. "Consumer confidence soars to second-highest level since 2007." Business Insider. 17 Apr. 2015. (http://www.businessinsider.com/university-of-michigan-consumer-confidence-2015-4). 22 Apr. 2015.
Obama: 'I Haven't Given Up' On Tighter Gun Control
During this renewed push by Democrats for more gun "control," I've noted efforts at the state level here in Illinois and in Congress as well. Now, U.S. President Barack Obama had thrown down the gauntlet in 2015. Obama recently spoke with Dr. Richard Besser of ABC News during a sit-down interview at Howard University. From their exchange which was uploaded on the ABC News website on April 8:
BESSER: Following Sandy Hook, you promised America tighter gun control. Have you given up?
OBAMA: No, I haven't given up. What we've done is to try to do as much as we could administratively- to tighten up how background checks are run, to go after illegal drug runners. But I will tell you that trying to get something through Congress has proven to be really difficult. And it's heartbreaking…
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Illinois In Worst Shape Of 43 States That Filed FY 2014 Audits
William G. Holland, the Auditor General for the State of Illinois, has just reported on Illinois' finances.
It's still fugly.
From the Summary Report Digest for "Statewide Financial Statement Audit For the Year Ended June 30, 2014":
The Illinois Office of the State Comptroller prepares the State of Illinois Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The CAFR is the State's official annual report which provides the readers with the financial position of the State as of June 30, 2014, and results of operations during the fiscal year.
The financial section of the CAFR includes the Independent Auditors' Report on the basic financial statements, the management discussion and analysis, the basic financial statements, required supplementary information, and individual fund statements and schedules…
The June 30, 2014 financial statements of the State of Illinois are fairly presented in all material respects.
The financial statements at June 30, 2014 reflect the following:
• The net position of governmental activities continued to deteriorate and the deficit increased by $1.3 billion from FY13 to FY14. Overall, the net position of governmental activities is reported as a deficit of $49.2 billion. (Exhibit 1)
• The General Fund deficit decreased by $658 million from FY13 to FY14. The June 30, 2014 deficit was $6.7 billion. (Exhibit 2)
Over time, increases and decreases in net position measure whether the State's financial position is improving or deteriorating. A comparison of Illinois' financial position to other states is contained in Exhibit 3…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
And the results of that "comparison of Illinois' financial position to other states"?
Karen Pierog of Reuters reported Wednesday:
This left Illinois in the worst shape of the 43 U.S. states that had filed fiscal 2014 audits. The only other state with negative assets was Massachusetts at $29 billion. Texas reported the biggest positive net assets at $119.4 billion…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Good ol' Texas. Probably get even more sneers from local folks at my University of Texas t-shirt I picked up while at that Food Insurance-sponsored prepper conference in Dallas the other year.
Pierog added something else of note:
The state marked its thirteenth consecutive year with a general fund deficit…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
For most of those years, Democrats have dominated state government, occupying the governor's office and the majority of both houses in the Illinois General Assembly.
I'll keep typing it on this blog until my fingers fall off:
"Financial reckoning day" is eventually coming to the "Land of Lincoln."
As such, it might be wise for Illinoisans to start preparing if they haven't done so already.
It won't be the end of the world, but for many it could feel like it. Therefore, it's probably a good idea to start addressing various vulnerabilities for such an occasion- financial and otherwise.
You can read that Summary Report Digest (.pdf format) on the Illinois Auditor General's web page here.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's note: I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein)
Pierog, Karen. "Illinois finances continued downward slide in FY 2014: auditor." Reuters. 18 Mar. 2015. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/18/us-usa-illinois-audit-idUSKBN0ME2M920150318). 20 Mar. 2015.
Illinois Gun Owners Descend On State Capital To Lobby Lawmakers
Yesterday was Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD) down in Springfield. Nick Swedberg of the Associated Press reported last night:
Gun owners from across the state flooded the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday for an annual rally, and many spoke with lawmakers from their home districts about legislation to broaden gun rights…
I've blogged about this annual gun rights event before. From the Illinois State Rifle Association website:
Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD) was started back in the early '90's to put a face on Illinois gun owners. Up until that time the media had portrayed gun owners and those who believed in the Second Amendment as some knuckle dragging Neanderthal throw backs, barely worthy of being called humans. IGOLD helped change that although the mainstream media still labels gun owners that way, when they can get away with it.
The first ISRA Lobby Day was attended by about 200 people. Among those attending were four undercover policemen. In 2006, the ISRA joined with several other groups and ISRA Lobby Day became Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day (IGOLD). The Illinois Gun Owners' Lobby Day (IGOLD) has become the number one demonstration of citizens promoting gun owners' rights in the United States – the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) is its primary sponsor. The crowds have grown each year. In 2013, 8200 gun owners showed up to lobby their legislators and to become the face of all the gun owners in Illinois. Because of IGOLD and other ISRA activities, gun owners have increased in stature in Illinois…
I understand that this year IGOLD pushed for expanding gun rights in the state- particularly concealed-carry. Swedberg added:
Proposed legislation in the General Assembly would allow concealed carry in places prohibited under current law, such as bus stations, churches and bars…
The state's top gun rights advocacy group is expected to meet with [Illinois Governor Bruce] Rauner this month, a meeting that previous Democratic governors only promised to have. The organization's executive director said that's a positive sign that the new administration will be more favorable to their cause than the last.
"It's hard to deal with people who just shut you out," Richard Pearson, head of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said.
Illinois gun owners should be grateful for ISRA and IGOLD. Because when the next mass shooting along the lines of Newtown comes along, their keeping the spotlight on gun rights will remind politicians across the "Land of Lincoln" they'll have a battle on their hands attempting to implement knee-jerk ineffective and unconstitutional gun "control" laws.
For more information about the Illinois State Rifle Association, visit their website here.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Swedberg, Nick. "Gun owners rally for right to carry guns in more places." Associated Press. 18 Mar. 2015. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-gun-rights-st-0319-20150318-story.html). 19 Mar. 2015.
Illinois Democrat Introduces Statewide Gun Registration, Ammo 'Control' Bill
"A list, record, or registry of legally owned firearms or law-abiding firearm owners is not a law enforcement tool and can become an instrument for profiling, harassing, or abusing law-abiding citizens based on their choice to own a firearm and exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed under the United States Constitution. Further, such a list, record, or registry has the potential to fall into the wrong hands and become a shopping list for thieves."
-State of Florida Statutes, 790.335 Prohibition of registration of firearms; electronic records
The push for more gun "control" is on the march in the "Land of Lincoln."
Last year around this time, State Representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) spearheaded statewide gun registration and ammunition "control" in Illinois with HB4715. Creating the "Firearms Registration Act," the legislation eventually went nowhere.
This time around, State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago) is the torch-bearer of more gun and ammo "control" in the Midwestern state, filing the resurrected Firearms Registration Act legislation in the Senate (SB1413) on February 20. From a synopsis of the bill over on the Illinois General Assembly website:
Creates the Firearms Registration Act. Provides that every person in the State must register each firearm he or she owns or possesses in accordance with the Act. Provides that a person shall not purchase or possess ammunition within this State without having first obtained a registration certificate identifying a firearm that is suitable for use with that ammunition, or a receipt demonstrating that the person has applied to register a suitable firearm under the Act and that the application is pending. Provides that the Department of State Police must complete a background check of any person who applies for: (1) a registration certificate for a firearm that was lawfully owned or possessed on the effective date of the Act, was brought into the State by a new resident, or was acquired by operation of law upon the death of the former owner; or (2) a renewal of a registration certificate unless, within 12 months of the date the renewal application is submitted, the applicant passed a background check conducted by the Department in connection with the applicant's acquisition of another firearm. Provides exceptions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is a Class 2 felony to sell or transfer ownership of a firearm to another person without complying with the registration requirement of the Firearms Registration Act.
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Before Illinois gun owners dismiss the chances of such legislation becoming law in the state, it should be noted that:
• 2014 was as an election year for state senators and representatives
• Illinois Democrats maintain a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly in 2015- 71 Democrats to 46 Republicans in the House and 39 Democrats to 20 Republicans in the Senate
• A future mass shooting along the lines of Newtown or some other mass casualty event on American soil "featuring" firearms could be all it takes for the public to get behind the Firearms Registration Act
For more information about Illinois Senate Bill 1413 and to track its status, you can visit the Illinois General Assembly website here.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Obama Taunts Republicans On Economy: 'The Sky Hasn't Fallen, Chicken Little Is Quiet'
Back when I was running this blog's predecessor, Boom2Bust.com, "The Most Hated Blog On Wall Street," I remember coming across a number of infamous statements made prior to and during the Great Depression by leaders in government, finance, and industry of the day. For example, as Fox News cataloged back on October 26, 2009:
"We will not have any more crashes in our time." – John Maynard Keynes (1927)
"There is no cause to worry. The high tide of prosperity will continue." – Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury. (September 1929)
"There may be a recession in stock prices, but not anything in the nature of a crash." – Irving Fisher, Leading U.S. Economist, New York Times (Sept. 5, 1929)
"This crash is not going to have much effect on business." – Arthur Reynolds, Chairman of Continental Illinois Bank of Chicago (October 24, 1929)
October 24, 1929, eventually became known in the history books as "Black Thursday," when "the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 11% at the open in very heavy volume, precipitating the Wall Street crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s," according to Investopedia.com.
Right before the weekend, the White House published a press release on their website containing a transcript of U.S. President Barack Obama's remarks Friday at the Democratic National Committee's Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. From that document:
I just want everybody to remember that at every step as we made policies, as we made this progress, we were told by our good friends, the Republicans, that our actions would crush jobs, and explode deficits, and destroy the country. I mean, I want everybody to do a fact-check — (laughter) — and go back to 2009, 2010, '11, '12, '13 — just go back and look at the statements that were made each year by these folks about all these policies. Because apparently they don't remember. (Laughter.)
And now that their grand predictions of doom and gloom, and death panels and Armageddon haven't come true — (laughter) — the sky hasn't fallen, Chicken Little is quiet — (laughter)…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Something tells me this remark- akin to calling the outcome of a baseball game while it's still in the early innings- will end up in the U.S. history books as well down the road, under that section entitled "Second Great Depression."
"Let's play two!" No thanks, Mr. Banks.
To be fair, President Obama isn't entirely responsible for the coming financial crash. The actions of both sides of the political aisle through the decades have made the approaching "financial reckoning day" possible- and likely- in America.
You can read the complete transcript of President Obama's speech on the White House website here.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"False Hope: Famous Quotes During the Great Depression." FoxNews.com. 26 Oct. 2009. (http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/10/26/false-hope-famous-quotes-during-great-depression/). 22 Feb. 2015.
Congressional Democrats Push 'High-Capacity' Magazine Ban
Like I blogged Monday, the gun "control" crowd is off-and-running several weeks into the new year. In addition to a ban on certain AR-15 rifle ammunition, they're also pushing to ban "high-capacity" firearm ammunition magazines. From the website of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislation Action (NRA-ILA) last Friday:
Anti-gun U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.), have introduced their Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (S. 407 and H.R. 752, respectively), in yet another attempt to ban magazines that accept more than 10 rounds. Similar legislation has been introduced in previous Congresses, and has repeatedly failed since the expiration of the Clinton "large" magazine ban in 2004.
Firearms designed to use magazines that hold more than ten rounds have been around for more than a hundred years. Today they constitute a majority of all new firearms manufactured, imported and sold in the United States, for what the Supreme Court, in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), called the central purpose of the Second Amendment: self-defense. While gun control supporters claim that the magazines are unnecessary for self-defense, millions of Americans disagree, and the Supreme Court has ruled in Heller that laws are unconstitutional if they prohibit firearms that are in common use for defensive purposes.
Moreover, studies have shown that magazine bans don't reduce crime. The congressionally-mandated study of the 1994-2004 federal "large" magazine "ban" concluded that its 10-round limit on new magazines wasn't a factor in multiple-victim or multiple-wound crimes. A follow-up study concluded that "relatively few attacks involve more than 10 shots fired," and "the ban's effects on gun violence are likely to be small at best and perhaps too small for reliable measurement." And a majority of law enforcement in the United States acknowledges that banning standard-capacity magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds will not increase public safety.
A person attacked in a parking lot, or at home in the middle of the night, will probably have only the magazine within the firearm. No one should be arbitrarily limited in the number of rounds he or she can have for self-defense.
The NRA opposes this legislation and will continue to fight attempts in Congress to limit magazine capacity.
As I type this, each and every co-sponsor of this legislation is a Democrat (16 in the Senate and 107 in the House).
You can track the status of Senate Bill 407 here and House Bill 752 here via Congress.gov.
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Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
NRA: BATFE To Ban Common AR-15 Ammo
It was only a matter of time. Several weeks into the new year, and the gun "control" crowd is off-and-running again. There's been a number of developments lately, but here's one that seems to be really worrying American gun owners- particularly those possessing the popular AR-15 rifle. From the website of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislation Action (NRA-ILA) this past Friday:
In a move clearly intended by the Obama Administration to suppress the acquisition, ownership and use of AR-15s and other .223 caliber general purpose rifles, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives unexpectedly announced today that it intends to ban commonplace M855 ball ammunition as "armor piercing ammunition." The decision continues Obama's use of his executive authority to impose gun control restrictions and bypass Congress.
It isn't even the third week of February, and the BATFE has already taken three major executive actions on gun control. First, it was a major change to what activities constitute regulated "manufacturing" of firearms. Next, BATFE reversed a less than year old position on firing a shouldered "pistol." Now, BATFE has released a "Framework for Determining Whether Certain Projectiles are 'Primarily Intended for Sporting Purposes' Within the Meaning of 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(c)", which would eliminate M855's exemption to the armor piercing ammunition prohibition and make future exemptions nearly impossible.
By way of background, federal law imposed in 1986 prohibits the manufacture, importation, and sale by licensed manufacturers or importers, but not possession, of "a projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely . . . from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium." Because there are handguns capable of firing M855, it "may be used in a handgun." It does not, however, have a core made of the metals listed in the law; rather, it has a traditional lead core with a steel tip, and therefore should never have been considered "armor piercing." Nonetheless, BATFE previously declared M855 to be "armor piercing ammunition," but granted it an exemption as a projectile "primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes."
Now, however, BATFE says that it will henceforth grant the "sporting purposes" exception to only two categories of projectiles:
Category I: .22 Caliber Projectiles
A .22 caliber projectile that otherwise would be classified as armor piercing ammunition under 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(B) will be considered to be "primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes" under section 921(a)(17)(C) if the projectile weighs 40 grains or less AND is loaded into a rimfire cartridge.
Category II: All Other Caliber Projectiles
Except as provided in Category I (.22 caliber rimfire), projectiles that otherwise would be classified as armor piercing ammunition will be presumed to be "primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes" under section 921(a)(17)(C) if the projectile is loaded into a cartridge for which the only handgun that is readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade is a single shot handgun. ATF nevertheless retains the discretion to deny any application for a "sporting purposes" exemption if substantial evidence exists that the ammunition is not primarily intended for such purposes.
BATFE is accepting comments until March 16, 2015 on this indefensible attempt to disrupt ammunition for the most popular rifle in America. Check back early next week for a more in-depth analysis of this "framework" and details on how you can submit comments.
How to comment – from the BATFE
ATF will carefully consider all comments, as appropriate, received on or before March 16, 2015, and will give comments received after that date the same consideration if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given except as to comments received on or before March 16, 2015. ATF will not acknowledge receipt of comments. Submit comments in any of three ways (but do not submit the same comments multiple times or by more than one method):
ATF email: email@example.com
Fax: (202) 648-9741.
Mail: Denise Brown, Mailstop 6N-602, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Enforcement Programs and Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 99 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20226: ATTN: AP Ammo Comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Brown, Enforcement Programs and Services, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice, 99 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20226; telephone: (202) 648-7070.
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Quote For The Week
"To state the obvious, the past six years have been really, really hard for this country."
-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, at a House Democratic Retreat in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 29, 2015
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Democrats Push 'New Message' Of Rebounding U.S. Economy
Big eye roll on my part when I spotted the following on my Internet service provider's home page this afternoon. Charles Babington of the Associated Press reported Friday:
Democrats' new message on America's economic recovery is: We told you so, and we're going to keep telling you so.
The economy is rebounding on nearly every front, even if the middle class still needs help, and it's time to tell that story loudly, top Democrats say. That's the key to reversing their midterm election setbacks, according to a host of House Democrats, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, all of whom came to Philadelphia this week for pep talks and strategy sessions.
"Democrats have to stand up, you've got to explain what we did," Biden said to loud applause Friday. "Be proud of it… We can't let the Republican Party rewrite history."
Obama said much the same the night before. "The record shows we were right" the president said, referring to the 2009 stimulus, the bank and auto industry bailouts, and other strategies to pull out the great recession of 2008…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
A couple of thoughts here:
1. The true state of the U.S. economy and larger financial system is worrisome, as the "great recession of 2008" was merely "papered over" (I talk about that enough on this blog on a regular basis that I don't feel the need to go into it today).
The news radio station I listen to most often in Chicago has been going on and on this week about the U.S. economy being on such strong footing these days. It's almost as if they (like others in the mainstream media?) are carrying out the marching orders of the Democratic spindoctors to promote this "new message." It's been so ridiculous that if you didn't know any better, you might think you were listening to old newsreels laying it on thick with the propaganda of the day:
"Vintage 1930s Inflation Propaganda"
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2. "We can't let the Republican Party rewrite history." "The record shows we were right." Democrats vs. Republicans. Us vs. Them. Liberals vs. Conservatives. Left vs. Right. Coke vs. Pepsi…
Personally, I prefer RC.
And like that situation with the sodas, two choices often aren't ideal for me. Particularly when it comes to the major U.S. political parties, who I've come to see as merely two "heads" belonging to the same monster (special interests of the rich and powerful).
3. Finally, I've said this before but it bears repeating:
Use this economic "rebound"- as much of an illusion as it may be- to your advantage.
Is your employment status less than ideal? You may want to consider improving that situation while "the getting's good." Need some extra income? You may want to look at taking on a part-time job while they're available. Looking to purchase some emergency preps? "The shadow of crisis has passed." President Obama said so in his recent State of the Union speech. Shop around for discounted gear, supplies, and other items while demand isn't as strong as it has been lately and will be when hard times arrive down the road.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Babington, Charles. "House Democrats' new message on the economy: We told you so." Associated Press. 30 Jan. 2015. (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/house-democrats-message-economy-told-183956034.html). 30 Jan. 2015.
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner To Push Drastic Spending Cuts, Sales Tax Hike In Near Future?
Some local news outlets have been giving new Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner a hard time lately, claiming he's still in "campaign mode" and not providing much in the way of tackling the state's economic ills.
But yesterday, Illinoisans got a glimpse of one potential measure the Winnetka businessman may turn to for improving the state's finances. Jessie Hellmann and Ray Long reported on the Chicago Tribune website Thursday:
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner pressed a bit harder Thursday for an expansion of the Illinois sales tax as part of an agenda to right the state's financial ship.
Using charts and graphs, Rauner explained how surrounding states use broader-based sales taxes than Illinois to take advantage of growing service economies. "We're not competitive," Rauner said.
The idea of expanding the state's sales tax base to include services, such as on auto repairs, dog grooming or haircuts, has been debated in Illinois since the late 1980s. Expansion efforts repeatedly have stalled in the face of heavy resistance, but Rauner outlined how he thinks Illinois is "out of balance" with other states.
"We are not thoughtful about this," Rauner said, adding that the Illinois sales tax is too high and too narrowly applied.
Expanding the sales tax is one of the few items Rauner repeatedly has mentioned as a part of an unspecific overhaul of the entire tax code, saying Illinois can't "just nibble around the edges."
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
It's going to take a whole lot more than a sales tax hike to turn around the state's economic fortunes. And Governor Rauner knows that.
So what other measures could be on his agenda for the near-term?
Rich Miller discussed the governor's visit to the University of Chicago on January 22 and wrote on the Crain's Chicago Business website the following day:
What is crystal clear is that he won't ask for any more revenues without first making deep and even drastic cuts.
The new governor pointed to flat population growth and flat job growth as the roots of the problem.
Without "booming" growth, he said, Illinois can never dig itself out of the hole it's in. And Rauner always HAS said that high taxes are a hindrance to growth.
Rauner singled out two items for his chopping block. First up, Medicaid spending.
"When you realize our job growth is flat, how do you pay for it?," Rauner said of Medicaid. "I want to do that, but that is not sustainable." Medicaid, which pays for everything from childbirth to nursing home care, consumes a quarter of the state's operating budget, and despite some real reforms almost two years ago, costs are continuing to rise. And that's a problem when next fiscal year's budget deficit is being pegged at a whopping $9 billion.
Rauner also claimed state employees make too much money, saying they earn more than private sector workers (which AFSCME rejects, pointing to a recent University of Illinois study) and are the third-highest paid in the country. The number of state workers is declining, Rauner noted, but payroll costs are still increasing. Their health insurance is based on "low contributions" from workers, but has a high cost. So, while workers aren't chipping in much, "you're chipping in a lot," he told his audience…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"Deep and even drastic cuts." "Expansion of the Illinois sales tax."
It will be interesting to watch how Illinois Democrats- who hold veto-proof supermajorities in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly- react to such proposals if Governor Rauner goes this route.
This could get ugly real quick…
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Hellmann, Jessie and Long, Ray. "Rauner presses for sales tax expansion in U. of I. speech." Chicago Tribune. 29 Jan. 2015. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-champaign-appearance-met-0130-20150129-story.html). 30 Jan. 2015.
Miller, Rich. "Watch out: Rauner sharpens his cleaver." Crain's Chicago Business. 23 Jan. 2015. (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150123/NEWS02/150129882/watch-out-rauner-sharpens-his-cleaver). 30 Jan. 2015.
Illinois Diaspora Latest: Net Loss Of 94,956 People In State-To-State Migration In 2014
More evidence that Illinoisans are voting with their feet rather than be around as the "Land of Lincoln" is run into the ground. From the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board back on January 6:
Even on days when the temperature is above zero, Illinois struggles to keep people here. They're leaving, in droves, for states with sunnier economic opportunities.
New census data and other figures reveal the cold hard truth: More people are moving away than coming, tipping Illinois last year into the dreadful category of states with declining populations. From July 2013 to July 2014, Illinois shrank by about 10,000 residents in all…
Illinois suffered a net loss of 94,956 people in state-to-state migration last year, the highest rate in decades. That number is one part of an equation involving births, deaths and immigration from other countries that yields the overall population loss. But Illinois' state-to-state migration loss is the biggest contributor to that overall population decline, Frey says. The last year Illinois had lost population was 1987-88…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
The Illinois Diaspora has been a recurring-yet-unwelcome theme on Survival And Prosperity lately. I blogged as recent as January 4:
The Illinois Diaspora continues…
Gregory Karp reported on the Chicago Tribune website Friday afternoon:
Illinois was the No. 3 state in America for outbound moves in 2014, United Van Lines said Friday.
Earlier this week, Allied Van Lines said Illinois was No. 1 for outbound versus inbound moves in 2014, according to its moving data for the year. And Atlas Van Lines said Friday its data also show more people leaving the state than coming, with Illinois ranking second among states with the highest proportion of outbound moves.
Whatever, people sure seem to love to leave Illinois…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
I'm skeptical that a Republican governor now at the helm will be able to reverse the outflow- or the state's fortunes- anytime soon. First, the Democrats who have mainly presided over the fiscal mess are pretty much still in power- sans Pat Quinn. Second, I'm awaiting the Rauner administration to announce down the road that "drastic times call for drastic measures" (or something like that) to bring the state's economy back. I'm guessing those "measures" might not be too appealing to prospective Illinois residents, let alone those already here.
"I'm awaiting the Rauner administration to announce down the road that 'drastic times call for drastic measures' (or something like that) to bring the state's economy back"
Anyone hear Governor Rauner's multiple mentions of "sacrifice" in his inaugural address just the other day?
Stay tuned…
Christopher E. Hill
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Editorial Board. "Goodbye, Illinois: residents are leaving for other states." Chicago Tribune. 6 Jan. 2015. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-census-brookings-edit-0107-20150106-story.html). 15 Jan. 2015.
'People Sure Seem To Love To Leave Illinois'
The Illinois Diaspora continues…
Gregory Karp reported on the Chicago Tribune website Friday afternoon:
Illinois was the No. 3 state in America for outbound moves in 2014, United Van Lines said Friday.
Earlier this week, Allied Van Lines said Illinois was No. 1 for outbound versus inbound moves in 2014, according to its moving data for the year. And Atlas Van Lines said Friday its data also show more people leaving the state than coming, with Illinois ranking second among states with the highest proportion of outbound moves.
Whatever, people sure seem to love to leave Illinois…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
So where are all those former Illinoisans heading? Oregon, North Carolina, and South Carolina according to Karp.
Oregon? Must be the dream of the 90s being alive in Portland.
Regular Survival And Prosperity readers shouldn't be surprised to hear about any of this. I blogged back on May 13 of last year:
"Diaspora- the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland."
-Merriam-Webster Online
On April 28, I blogged about a recent Gallup poll which revealed 1 in 4 Illinois residents (25 percent) say the state is the worst place to live.
On May 1, I talked about the same poll and the finding that 50 percent of Illinois respondents said they would leave the state if given the opportunity.
I had previously discussed how Illinoisans were departing the state in significant numbers.
And this morning, I read a commentary piece on the Chicago Tribune website that provided more evidence of a "diaspora" taking place from the "Land of Lincoln." Diana Sroka Ricker of the Chicago-based non-partisan research organization Illinois Policy Institute wrote:
A startling pair of Gallup polls recently suggested that Illinoisans are an unhappy lot. Half of us would move elsewhere if we could. One in 4 says Illinois is the worst possible place to live in the entire U.S.
Naysayers claim it's all talk. It isn't.
Not long after the Gallup polls came out, the Internal Revenue Service released fresh numbers showing which states people are moving to and which states people are fleeing.
Spoiler: Illinois didn't earn any positive marks in this report, either.
According to the IRS, Illinoisans don't just want to move; they are moving. And they've been moving for a long time.
From 1995 to 2010, Illinois lost more than 850,000 people to other states. That's after you offset the number of people who actually moved in.
The bleeding is bad; on net, 1 person leaves Illinois every 10 minutes.
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I'm skeptical that a Republican governor now at the helm will be able to reverse the outflow- or the state's fortunes- anytime soon. First, the Democrats who have mainly presided over the fiscal mess are pretty much still in power- sans Pat Quinn. Second, I'm awaiting the Rauner administration to announce down the road that "drastic times call for drastic measures" (or something like that) to bring the state's economy back. I'm guessing those "measures" might not be too appealing to prospective Illinois residents, let alone those already here.
As for me? Permanent residency in Wisconsin is still a possibility, with the move depending quite a bit on how the "Land of Lincoln" fares in the next few years. If it all goes to crap, then there's a good chance I'll be seeking refuge behind the "Cheddar Curtain."
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Karp, Gregory. "Another moving survey shows people leaving Illinois." Chicago Tribune. 2 Jan. 2015. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-illinois-outbound-moves-0103-20150102-story.html). 3 Jan. 2015.
Illinois Named Worst-Run State In America In 2014
"'We don't have the time to mess around. We are in deep, deep trouble financially,' [Illinois Governor-elect Bruce] Rauner told a meeting of the Illinois Farm Bureau at a downtown Chicago hotel. 'The next 24 months are going to be rough. And I apologize. I ain't going to be Mr. Popularity for a little while. That's OK. Four years from now I think, though, everybody will appreciate what we did.'"
–Chicago Tribune website, December 8, 2014
Talk about lists you don't want to be on. In 2012 and 2013, Illinois was the 3rd worst-run state in the annual best- and worst-run states in America survey conducted by New York City-based financial news and opinion organization 24/7 Wall St.
So how did the "Land of Lincoln" fare in 2014? From the 24/7 Wall St. website on December 3:
How well run is your state? Assessing a state's management quality is hardly easy. The current economic climate and standard of living in any given state are not only the results of policy choices and developments that occurred in the last few years, but can also be affected by decisions made decades ago, and by forces outside a state's control.
Each year, 24/7 Wall St. attempts to answer this question by surveying various aspects of each state. To determine how well states are managed, we examine key financial ratios, as well as social and economic outcomes. This year, North Dakota is the best-run state in the country for the third consecutive year, while Illinois replaced California as the worst-run state…
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Ouch. Worst part is, the people who brought us this mess are the same ones still in charge, more or less. It will be interesting to see how much of a difference Governor-elect Rauner- who ran on the Republican ticket- can make in the Democrat-controlled state.
24/7 Wall St. went into more detail about my home state's latest "honor." From the piece:
Illinois is the worst-run state in the nation. Like many other low-ranked states, more people left Illinois than moved there. Illinois lost more than 137,000 residents due to migration between the middle of 2010 and July 2013. A poor housing market may partly explain the exodus. Median home values fell 16.2% between 2009 and 2013, the second largest drop nationwide. Illinois has extremely poor finances by many measures. Just 39.3% of Illinois' pension liabilities were funded as of 2013, worse than any other state. Further, the state's reserves are estimated at just 0.5% of its general fund expenditure, the second lowest reserves rate nationwide. Both Moody's and S&P gave Illinois the worst credit ratings of any state, at A3 and A- respectively. According to Moody's, the state's rating reflects its low fund balances and high pension obligations, as well as its "chronic use of payment deferrals to manage operating fund cash."
As for our neighbors, Indiana is ranked 28th and Wisconsin comes in at 26th in 2014- down from 19th and 21st- respectively.
That's quite a hit (9 places) the Hoosiers took from last year. Wonder what's behind the drop?
Curious as to where 24/7 Wall St. ranked your state in 2014? Head on over to their website here.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Chicago Selected To Join 100 Resilient Cities Network
Nice to see Chicago is finally not on some list you really don't want to be on.
In all seriousness, the following sounds promising. From the Mayor's Press Office last Wednesday:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the City of Chicago was selected by the Rockefeller Foundation as one of 35 global cities to join the 100 Resilient Cities Network. The Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities Network (100RC) includes a leading community of pioneers, innovators, and highly esteemed cities ready to build urban resilience across the globe by improving their own capacities to prepare for, withstand, and bounce back rapidly from shocks and stresses. Chicago was selected for its emergency preparedness, continuing 21st century infrastructure improvements, economic diversity, and urgency to identify, prepare for and combat threats that are most likely to challenge its resiliency. As a part of the award, the City will be granted funding for no less than two years to hire its first Chief Resilience Officer (CRO), as well as expanded resources to strategize and execute long-term goals with a holistic focus on resilience at the neighborhood level…
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If the City of Chicago gets a CRO who's actually qualified for the position (not picked because of clout/ties to "The Machine"), and doesn't blow the wad pursuing foolish gun "control" initiatives, they might do okay with this project.
One more thing. What's got the Rockefeller Foundation so spooked they're bankrolling this 100 Resilient Cities Network? I'm guessing they've come to realize- like I did some years ago- life's not going to be all about rainbows and unicorns anytime soon.
You can read that entire press release on the City of Chicago website here.
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A better comparrison is homicides using a gun per capita.
And whilst it is true that the US doesn't have the highest homicide (using a gun) rate per capitia in the world, it has the highest rate per capitia amongest the develeoped world.
So if we use one of the stats posted above about gun deaths. UK 8, US 10 728 now as the UK population is roughly a fifth of the US comparring them directly is meaningless you have to muliple or divide one by 5 to get a more accurate comparrison accounting for population. So that would be around 40 vs 10 728 when population is factored in.
The UK has very tight guns laws, the US doesn't. Conclusion tight gun laws lead to few homicides by guns.
As for other factors, the same video games/ movies etc.. are available in the UK as the US. Yet the homicide rate is no where near a fifth of the US homicide rate. So the effects of these would appear to be minimal.
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John Mills Allen
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July 8, 1846
Tishomingo County, Mississippi
|October 30, 1917
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Tupelo, Mississippi
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John Mills Allen (July 8, 1846 – October 30, 1917) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi.
Allen was born in Tishomingo County, Mississippi on July 8, 1846. He attended the common schools during the Civil War, enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army, and served throughout the war. Allen also attended Cumberland School of Law in Lebanon, Tennessee, and graduated from the law department of the University of Mississippi in 1870. Allen was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Allen served as district attorney for the first judicial district of Mississippi from 1875 to 1879. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901). Allen served as chairman of the Committee of Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Fifty-second Congress), and of the Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Fifty-third Congress).
Allen declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1900 to the Fifty-seventh Congress and then he was appointed in March 1901 as United States commissioner to the St. Louis Exposition of 1904. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in Tupelo, Mississippi, and died there October 30, 1917. He was interred in Glenwood Cemetery.
- Faries, Clyde J. "The Rhetoric of Private John Allen." Ph.D. diss., University of Missouri, 1965; Gentry, Claude. Private John Allen: Gentleman, Statesman, Sage, Prophet. Baldwyn, Miss: The author, 1951.
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|United States House of Representatives
|Preceded by
Henry Muldrow
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 1st congressional district
|Succeeded by
Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.
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