Friday, July 29, 2011

Facts Not Hype or Fear

Fearmongering by the mainstream press,  lockstep with Government Officials is generally called propaganda.  The self serving expression of "looming debt crisis"  has been adopted quite nicely by the press.  It is of their own making, this potential Armageddon.

Instead of more blind speculation, and rhetoric, I just thought it might be nice to look at a couple of FACTS... ( God forbid ) so that we are at least armed with some basics as to how we got here, as opposed to the blame game, which get's nobody anywhere.

First it's important to know that total Government receipts in the United States are 4.5 Trillion dollars.  About a third of that is personal income tax, the rest is derived from fees, import taxes, and corporate taxes.  At 4.5 Trillion per year, with no tax increase, ask yourself a simple question:  Does the Government take in plenty of money?

The United States Government takes in more money than any enterprise, corporate or otherwise in the history of mankind.  

The Office of Management and Budget prepares the Administration's Budget Proposal to Congress, and maintains documents for the public to review.  The link to those documents is: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals

Here's a chart prepared by the OMB:


The pink line on the far end which runs literally off the chart is the current projected debt, about a ten percent increase over last years record breaking debt. 

Now, we hear alot that the National Debt was inherited, and caused by wars with Iraq, and a host of other causes ( the endless blame game )  forgotten is the fact that almost a Trillion dollars was borrowed in the very first month of the Obama Administration when both the Senate and the House of Representatives were under Democrat Control.  This was called the "Stimulus Package".



The Above Chart is a Debt to Jobs Chart.  It shows the creation of new jobs (green line) to the amount of Debt (red line).   Notice that Debt has risen sharply, new job creation is down sharply.   It is not lost upon the American public that the unemployment rate has risen from 6% ( before the Stimulus Package ) to 9.5 percent currently.

When you hear there is a "looming debt crisis"  and you hear the media predict the end of mankind, and emergency remedies, remember, the Government doesn't need any more money, it needs to manage better what it is already taking in. 

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Women Prefer Showering to Sex

NBCU provides marketing analysis so big conglomerates can leverage buying trends and market products strategically. 

NBCU has a  team of primary researchers executing surveys, focus groups, segmentation,  marketplace and consumer research to answer a broad range of business questions and identify growth opportunities across all phases of the digital businesses.

It recently released a report, which the Press has had a field day with making headlines like I have above.  As soon as we put Sex in a headline, we are bound to have a few hits if for no other reason, the curious and pervs will stop by and take a quick read.

Female researchers at NBCU conducted a survey of American men and women across a wide age group.  They were given a list of activities that they could not do without for a month.  Both women and men chose the Internet, then Sleep as their first two choices, it is the third choice where the NBCU report splits hairs.

What makes the headlines of course is that women chose "Taking a Shower" over Sex as their third MUST HAVE, and men chose "SEX"...

Do Women Really Prefer Showering To Sex?


This  begs the age old sexest stereotype that men are more concerned with sex, when other more scientific research indicates women think about sex as often as men.  Some have pointed out that sleep is something we cannot do without, and we can do without a shower or the Internet.  This is probably true.  I also think it is quite odd that the researchers were all women.  Why did NBCU use only women researchers?  Drawing a conclusion that more women prefer the Internet or showering to sex is probably beyond the data available in the report because of the way the questions were asked.

Does NBCU skew it's survey and results in such a manner as to tell the companies that buy it's data what they want to hear?

Some other data that came out from the report:

More women than men own smartphones; and

More women than men own gaming apps.

I for one do not disagree with these results or numbers.  I have done other research that indicates that women outnumber men on Twitter, but not on LinkedIn.  I manage multiple accounts on Twitter for various companies and celebs and I find this to be accurate anecdotally, as well.  Women have a huge
voice on Twitter, and often do a better job than I do.  I do not draw any conclusions from this fact, I just work with it to my best advantage, by:


    A.  Interacting with and paying equal attention to both men and women

    B.  Listening for tips and ideas that I may garner from them;

    C.  Refrain from making unintended comments that might offend either men or women;

    D.  Make strategic alliances with influencers of both persuasions.

One professional I know says that women have it easier on Twitter, as they can post a pic of themselves, and that alone will attract an audience.  I do not disagree with that statement either.  I will state that I just work harder.  I might not be famous, I might not be handsome, but I can still follow good people, and unfollow the deadbeats with the best of em!

Including the ladies.

What is your opinion? Do you buy into this report?  Leave a comment if you like.

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