Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
What makes you average American ?
What makes you average American ?
To land in the middle quintile – where you are richer than 2 out of 5 households but poorer than 2 out 5 households – requires an income of between $34,738 and $55,330.
That – and that only – is the average American family.
You are only “average” if you have pre-tax income of between $2,894.83 and $4,335.75 per month.
Anything below this and you are below average.
Anything above this and you are above average.
To land in the middle quintile – where you are richer than 2 out of 5 households but poorer than 2 out 5 households – requires an income of between $34,738 and $55,330.
That – and that only – is the average American family.
You are only “average” if you have pre-tax income of between $2,894.83 and $4,335.75 per month.
Anything below this and you are below average.
Anything above this and you are above average.
Monday, June 17, 2013
The war between government and technology.
The war between government and technology.
The Texas state government has banned drones for most private use.
The state of North Carolina is considering a ban on direct sales of Tesla vehicles.
The state of New York considers Airbnb illegal
Ride-sharing startups like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar face constant threats and hurdles as they expand outside of the Bay Area.
Bitcoin, suffered a recent Fed crackdown as the most active exchange for the popular crypto-currency.
The ways things are going, 3-D printers will be banned because some fanatic will hack software that lets him print a 3-D gun.
The Texas state government has banned drones for most private use.
The state of North Carolina is considering a ban on direct sales of Tesla vehicles.
The state of New York considers Airbnb illegal
Ride-sharing startups like Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar face constant threats and hurdles as they expand outside of the Bay Area.
Bitcoin, suffered a recent Fed crackdown as the most active exchange for the popular crypto-currency.
The ways things are going, 3-D printers will be banned because some fanatic will hack software that lets him print a 3-D gun.
Friday, June 14, 2013
There is no bigger menace for a human being than when government goes to work.
There is no bigger menace for a human being than when government goes to work.
Oversight and accountability are unknown words for goverment.
Government is extreme.
The U.S. government is really spying on American citizens.
Bad guys and terrorism were always the excuses of totalitarians to harm, harass or invade the liberties of individuals.
Oversight and accountability are unknown words for goverment.
Government is extreme.
The U.S. government is really spying on American citizens.
Bad guys and terrorism were always the excuses of totalitarians to harm, harass or invade the liberties of individuals.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
How many spies the U.S. Government has?
How many spies the U.S. Government has?
3 million.
The official intelligence agencies in the U.S are:
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Independent agencies
o Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• United States Department of Defense
o Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
o National Security Agency (NSA)
o National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
o National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
o Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA)
o Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM)
o Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA)
o Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
• United States Department of Energy
o Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (OICI)
• United States Department of Homeland Security
o Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
o Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI)
• United States Department of Justice
o Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
o Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of National Security Intelligence (DEA/ONSI)
• United States Department of State
o Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)
• United States Department of the Treasury
o Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI)[7]
The three biggest employers are
CIA = 135,000e employees
FBI = 30,485 employees
NSA= 30,000 employees
The rest of the intelligence agencies have around 500,000 employees.
Total amount of official spies in the US is around: 700,000
This number is three time bigger if we account spies outside the U.S. and independent contractors spies.
Total number spies the U.S. Government has: it is around 3 million.
3 million.
The official intelligence agencies in the U.S are:
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Independent agencies
o Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• United States Department of Defense
o Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
o National Security Agency (NSA)
o National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
o National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
o Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA)
o Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM)
o Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA)
o Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
• United States Department of Energy
o Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (OICI)
• United States Department of Homeland Security
o Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
o Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI)
• United States Department of Justice
o Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
o Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of National Security Intelligence (DEA/ONSI)
• United States Department of State
o Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)
• United States Department of the Treasury
o Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI)[7]
The three biggest employers are
CIA = 135,000e employees
FBI = 30,485 employees
NSA= 30,000 employees
The rest of the intelligence agencies have around 500,000 employees.
Total amount of official spies in the US is around: 700,000
This number is three time bigger if we account spies outside the U.S. and independent contractors spies.
Total number spies the U.S. Government has: it is around 3 million.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Freedom literacy
Freedom literacy is a new skill we need to live in this new world of individual responsibility and Government's collection of electronic data
Very few countries have taken the initiative to improve freedom literacy and capability.
If you don’t do that, this is not something that grows with you or that people acquire by their daily lives.
Recording everything you do, forces you to be aware of where your go and what you do.
The more we focus on our freedom and are conscious of it, the more likely we will not take it for granted.
Sunday, June 9, 2013
How to limit inefficient government bureaucracy, tax rates and tax regulations?
How to limit inefficient government bureaucracy, tax rates and tax
regulations?
Place a civil servant a congressman and a senator in a dreary office
rented by them and tell them to run a business for a year.
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