thestatedtruth.com | March 10, 2013
Amazing things are happening in technology…… The Samsung S4 launch will be on Wednesday Rumoured features include wireless charging and ‘eye scroll’ screen The iPhone may face its biggest challenge for supremacy in the smartphone market this week with the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy. In what has been described by some as the most eagerly […]
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Tags: Apple Worm, Cell, cell phones, Eye Control, High Tech, Launch, Magic, New Launch;Samsung;Worm, Phones, Technoligy
thestatedtruth.com | March 9, 2013
Yep, just as we thought, nobody likes the rules being changed as described below in this make believe scenario involving golf. Why? Because it gives an unfair advantage to those that didn’t earn it. The government is doing similar things involving almost every aspect of our lives. So then what makes it so hard to understand? Well, let’s look at an example. To put it all in perspective, we can look […]
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Tags: Change, Equality, Fairness, Go Joe, gold, New, Rules, Tiger
thestatedtruth.com | March 3, 2013
So…… A New Study Shows 59% of “Tuna” Sold in the U.S. Isn’t Tuna The non-profit group Oceana took samples of 1,215 fish sold in the U.S. and genetic tests found that that 59% of those labeled tuna were mislabeled. It seems that “white tuna” should be avoided in particular as “84% of fish samples […]
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Tags: Charlie, Fishy, Oceans, Something Fishy, Tuna
thestatedtruth.com | March 1, 2013
How do we define austerity? Quit simply we think it means that out into the future… “we’re all going to be poorer”. This sets up a bad game, and looking at the view of the field, it really doesn’t look anything like the ticket they sold us……more specifically, we have “bad seats, hey buddy…front row behind a pole, and we just sat […]
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Tags: austerity, Bad Seats Hey Buddy, Blocked View, Confidence, Free Everything, Government money, Nails, Poles, Purchasing Power, Saving Rate, Savings Rate
thestatedtruth.com | November 30, 2012
Pretty stunning news…..and what does this mean, it means slow or no growth in the economy for many many years. Oh, and the chart below explains how much government assistance the baby boomers are reliant on, and it becomes worse with the working population slowing, not growing. The U.S. birthrate fell to a record low last year, coming in […]
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Tags: Baby Boomers, Bad Seats, Declining Populaion, Higher Entitlments, Less Births
thestatedtruth.com | November 25, 2012
According to Business Week: Last year, for the first time ever, sales of adult diapers in Japan exceeded those for babies. Yep, we said you wouldn’t believe it!
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Tags: Adults, Diapers, japan, Old Population, retired
thestatedtruth.com | November 25, 2012
What is the #5 Internet website in the world. Hmm…. With 450 million monthly users, It’s Wikipedia We would never had guessed!
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thestatedtruth.com | November 22, 2012
There are indications that union bosses are very perplexed at union workers over this decision…. Hostess will start selling off the rights to Twinkies, Ding Dongs and other baked brands after a federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved its plan for an “orderly wind-down.” On Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, Hostess Chief Executive Gregory Rayburn […]
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Tags: Agreeded, Bad Decision, Greed, Hostess, Lost Cause, No More, Union Workers
thestatedtruth.com | September 30, 2012
In This Guessing Game……There Are Four Possible Answers. So here we go with inquiring minds! With the World on your shoulders, which one of these four outcomes would you look to hitch your horse to…. 1. One who knows and knows that he knows… His horse of wisdom will reach the skies. 2. One who knows, but doesn’t know that he […]
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thestatedtruth.com | April 2, 2012
Foodstamp usage for January is virtually unchanged at 46.5 million recipients. The actual number of recipients declined by a whisper, while the number of households receiving some sort of benefit increased to a new record of 22.2 million. www.zerohedge.com
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thestatedtruth.com | March 5, 2012
Bad seats, hey buddy……especially if you have a student loan! We have said repeatedly that this was going to happen, and rest assured we feel it will get worse. Lots worse! 10 percent of the outstanding loan balance shows delinquent in the third quarter of 2011, and as many as 47 percent of student-loan borrowers “appear to be […]
Category: Commentary, Economy, Education and Schooling, National News, Tid Bits, Uncategorized, Wall Street |
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Tags: debt, delinquent, Government Loans, Student Loans
thestatedtruth.com | March 1, 2012
The food stamp program, part of the Department of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the Park Service, also part of the Department of Agriculture, asks us “Please Don’t Feed the Animals” because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.
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thestatedtruth.com | February 18, 2012
A New House Cost $10,000 Average Annual Income $ 4,000 One Gallon Gas $ .22 Average New Car $ 1,700 Loaf Of Bread $ .16 First Class Stamp $ .03 Kodak Brownie Camera $ 13.00
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Tags: 1953, Costs, The Old Days, Year 1953
thestatedtruth.com | February 16, 2012
Sounds plausible! As part of its social media survey Goldman Sachs asked respondents what is the main reason for people to “log on” to various social networking venues. The answer, by a wide margin, is the expected one: namely to spy, and to compare whether our lives are more boring, less glitzy and exciting, with […]
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Tags: Networking, On Line, Social Media
thestatedtruth.com | January 16, 2012
“The Senator” was an old friend to many, and besides being the tallest cypress tree in the United States, it was also the oldest of its kind in North America. Even more interesting, it was the fifth oldest tree in the world. Longwood, Florida A 3,500-year-old Central Florida landmark burned to the ground. A fire early Monday […]
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Tags: Landmark Burns, Oldest Cypress Tree Burns, The Senator, Tree Burns Down
thestatedtruth.com | January 8, 2012
Can anyone guess where Vizio is located….Nope, didn’t think so, it’s not over seas, but in Irvine, California. That’s BACK in the good old U.S.A. Who knows, maybe this even becomes a trend. Bloomberg: Vizio Inc., the television maker that helped drive higher-cost rivals out of the business with rock-bottom prices, plans to bring the […]
Category: Commentary, Economy, National News, Technology, Tid Bits, Wall Street, World News |
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Tags: Built In U.S.A., Cheap Computers, Super Cheap Computers
thestatedtruth.com | January 6, 2012
We will be tested on this one, the new normal “just in time” economy may not be such a good idea, after all! The global economy could withstand widespread disruption from a natural disaster or attack by militants for only a week as governments and businesses are not sufficiently prepared to deal with unexpected events, […]
Category: Commentary, Economy, National News, National Security, Technology, Tid Bits, Wall Street, World News |
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Tags: Business Model, Complex, Economy, Just In Time Economy, Prepare
thestatedtruth.com | January 5, 2012
Our good friend Gene Inger of www.ingerletter.com is heading out West to the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. Gene has been reporting on this show for as long as we can remember, and knows his electronics well. We think this review will be well worth reading. In fact, we know of no […]
Category: Commentary, Economy, National News, News Letters, Research, Technology, Tid Bits, Wall Street |
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Tags: Apple Services, Apple TV, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Gadgits, Gene Inger, Giant data Ceneter, Glasses Free 3D LED/LCD HDTV', iTV, LTC Chip, New Things, Technology
thestatedtruth.com | December 16, 2011
Here are 50 significant stats for 2011…. #1 A staggering 48 percent of all Americans are either considered to be “low income” or are living in poverty. #2 Approximately 57 percent of all children in the United States are living in homes that are either considered to be “low income” or impoverished. #3 If the number […]
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thestatedtruth.com | November 24, 2011
The history of Thanksgiving….. In the United States, the modern Thanksgiving holiday tradition traces its origins to a 1621 celebration at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts. The initial thanksgiving observance at Virginia in 1619 was prompted by the colonists’ leaders on the anniversary of the settlement. The 1621 Plymouth feast and thanksgiving was prompted by a […]
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thestatedtruth.com | November 24, 2011
A Parrot Named Turkey A young man received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary full of foul language. Every word out of the bird’s’ mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. The young man tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude […]
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thestatedtruth.com | November 21, 2011
Uh, what…so what are we looking ahead to, again? Three sisters ages 92, 94 and 96 live in a house together. One night the 96 year old draws a bath.. She puts her foot in and pauses… She yells to the other sisters, “Was I getting in or out of the bath?” The 94 year old yells […]
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Tags: Ah, Baby Boomers, looking Ahead, Predicament, The Predicament
thestatedtruth.com | October 13, 2011
The $2 bill first originated on June 25, 1776, when the Continental Congress authorized issuance of the $2 denominations in “bills of credit for the defense of America.” And guess what, the $2 dollar bill is still made (just ask your bank to order you some) and the reverse side has a history lesson showing the […]
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Tags: dollar, Federal Reserve Notes, History Lesson
thestatedtruth.com | October 11, 2011
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated:‘If Ford had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.’ Did he really say that? Upon some thought, here is the […]
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Tags: Car vs Computer
thestatedtruth.com | August 26, 2011
MONROE, Ga. (AP) Besse Cooper turned 115 on Friday, August 26, and is now listed as the oldest living person in the world . Besse was born in 1896. To put things in proper perspective, the automobile was just being invented back then, there was no such thing as a TV and most people didn’t have running water […]
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thestatedtruth.com | August 19, 2011
Just a reminder that this was posted on www.thestatedtruth.com back on July 17th……… War between Iran-Israel… CIA veteran Robert Baer, I think we are looking into the abyss, there is a warning order inside the Pentagon to prepare for war. There is almost near certainty that Netanyahu is planning an attack [on Iran] and it will probably be in September […]
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thestatedtruth.com | August 19, 2011
Interesting tid bit…..according to Rob McEwen, only one gold mining company is included in the S&P 500. Can you guess which one it is? Answer: Newmont Mining ( NEM) is the only gold mining company listed in the S&P 500 P.S. There is more than $ 1 trillion of index funds invested in the S&P 500! This insinuates […]
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Tags: Gold Mining Stocks, Mining Stocks
thestatedtruth.com | July 20, 2011
A New House was….$4,800 Average Annual Income…..$1,100 One Gallon of Gas….8 cents Average New Car….$900 Loaf Of Bread….10 cents Coffee, One Pound….29 cents Corona Typewriter….$50.00
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thestatedtruth.com | July 7, 2011
This is ultra high tech….a 3 D printer that actually makes (literally builds) a copy of the item desired….in the case of the example below, it replicated a wrench. OMG…unbelievable! 3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. 3D printers […]
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thestatedtruth.com | June 29, 2011
                                    Manganese Brass Dollar Coins                                                  Picture from Wikipedia As these bronze looking Manganese brass dollar coins enter circulation, they soon start looking greenish and of course, ugly.  So the question is… why would anyone want them in one or more pockets? In the basement of a Baltimore vault the size of a soccer field, 1 billion dollar coins are […]
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thestatedtruth.com | June 26, 2011
Drinking water at certain times of the day are thought to maximize its effectiveness on the body, we will review some of these many reasons below…… 2 glasses of water after waking up – could help activate internal organs 1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal – could help digestion 1 glass of water before taking a bath – […]
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thestatedtruth.com | May 6, 2011
We just posted out 2,500’th post on www.thestatedtruth.com                 Thanks for coming on by!
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thestatedtruth.com | April 25, 2011
The story of the America’s…..From Art Cashin on the floor of The New York Stock Exchange On this day in the year 1507 A.D., an enterprising author published a hit book. While he was not the John Grisham of his day, he did hope to benefit from two recent events of interest to move his […]
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thestatedtruth.com | April 12, 2011
There are now 6.4 million fewer jobs in America than there were when the recession began, but the government says the recession is long gone…….. Total home mortgage debt in the United States is now 5 times larger than it was 20 years ago…..so we’re talking 5 times larger than 1991 folks! Wow, and people wonder why we’re […]
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thestatedtruth.com | March 18, 2011
Tomorrow’s moon will be the closest to earth in almost 20 years.  Add to that we have an eclipse and Vernal Equinox this weekend. This will bring very high tidal pressures and increased earthquake watch. ….and Solar activity may spike. Good seats, hey buddy!
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thestatedtruth.com | February 19, 2011
The President ordered the cabinet to cut $100 million from the $3.5 trillion federal budget! So we thought a little perspective might be in order. In comparison, if I have about a $4,000 a month budget for groceries, medicine, bills, etc, and I cut my spending at exactly the same ratio – 1/35,000, here’s what I would be sacrificing…..after doing the […]
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thestatedtruth.com | February 9, 2011
Amazing! http://www.talkingscience.org/2011/01/the-dance-of-the-strandbeests/
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thestatedtruth.com | February 4, 2011
Interesting Tid Bit! The number of people who are not in the labor force, but who want a job now just hit 6,643K, a jump of 431K from December. It is the highest number in history. If included in the labor statistics, it would send the unemployment rate to about 12.8%.
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Tags: Non Statistal Unemployed