September jobs report whiffs: 142,000 jobs added

That's one of the sub headlines

What's it mean really? Let's see it's October. Only 93 shopping days less Turkey Day until Christmas. Add the after Christmas Bargain Sales then watch the headlines read 143,000 jobs lost.

Wonder how they will spin that one this year?

Did ever do rucksack?

Rule by fear is one of the prime requirements of a fascist government. just as basing the value of the currency not on intrinsic backing nor even on the mis used full faith and credit for who has faith in the US economy and the government has not credit but on the fear standard. No one wants to be the first to shout ' The Emperor has no clothes!' for fear of a complete collapse.

A side thought. We as consumers have more trust with the Chinese workers with Dollar Stores and Walmart as our go between than any I can find with the government(s).

One can hardly blame them. Contracts require some degree of trust.

Postlude. After returning from an eight month sailing and diving cruise in the South Pacific I ran tinto a former employee.

"You really left us in a bad spot."

"Au contraire all of you put me in a bad spot. But I had a friend, an adviser and trusted counselor that helped me out."

Really Who?

Who is John Galt."

A flip answer at the time but as it turned out and after re-reading the book I was happy with it. I certainly turned off their motors. And all they had to do was start the same business in the same empty location. They had the know how to do the work except for one missing part. And I hope one of you idiots is reading this lo these many years later."

There is complying and then there is super complying. Caught in the same Catch 22 situation I gave everybody the day off and sent them home.

Wrote out their final paychecks and put them in the mail along with a reporting date and time for their next job assignment. Paid all the bills. Stopped by the bank to ensure the account would cover all the checks and pulled the rest then instructed the when the last check cleared close the account. Cleaned the place out and put a sign in the door. Emigrating To The United States. Back then it made sense.

That was a Friday. On Monday the predictable happened and having not received their mail most went to the addess listed on the door.

It was the unemployment office. I was hit from two directions. Union and Bureaucrats. The address in the mail was the union address.

That was exactly nine part time and six full time employees. Under the required amount for such activity you say? Depends on who is interpreting the rules.

It takes a while to shut a business down. Not if you prepared in advance. In my case I sold it to one of the employees first as a small percentage partner the as a buyout. He moved it to his garage and had one new partner his wife and no employees.

Seven or eight years later.....letter from IRS. You haven't filed business returns for some years.

That's correct the reasons are attached. I'm no longer privy to such information.

Next letter ....

Returned it saying are you telling me or advising me I have to fabricate information and lie to an agent of the federal government?

For all I know they are still trying to word the next dun notice.