Comments for Futuresearch Blog - Futurist Richard Worzel http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog Futurist - Speaker - Consultant Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:20:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on It Can’t Happen Here: What Happens After Occupy Wall Street by Anke Bosma http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/11/20/it-can%e2%80%99t-happen-here-what-happens-after-occupy-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2570 Anke Bosma Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:20:10 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=991#comment-2570 Great insight, Richard. I'm just wondering how all the service oriented jobs fit in with your statement: These [jobs] will largely be entrepreneurial, I suspect, and will all be creative, and focus on innovation. Great insight, Richard. I’m just wondering how all the service oriented jobs fit in with your statement: These [jobs] will largely be entrepreneurial, I suspect, and will all be creative, and focus on innovation.

]]> Comment on The Second Era of Technology by Patti Locke-Lewkowich http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/10/10/the-second-era-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-2569 Patti Locke-Lewkowich Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:51:07 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=965#comment-2569 Hi Richard; I recently picked up a copy of your book 'The next 20 years of your Life.' I find your predictions of life in 2017, amazingly accurate from today's standards, esp. since you wrote the book in 1996. I just started reading your blog & totally agree with your comments on the Occupy Movement related to unemployment. I look forward to reading more of your blogs! Do you ever give talks in Victoria? Hi Richard;

I recently picked up a copy of your book ‘The next 20 years of your Life.’
I find your predictions of life in 2017, amazingly accurate from today’s standards, esp. since you wrote the book in 1996. I just started reading your blog & totally agree with your comments on the Occupy Movement related to unemployment.

I look forward to reading more of your blogs! Do you ever give talks in Victoria?

]]> Comment on It Can’t Happen Here: What Happens After Occupy Wall Street by Eric Hornby http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/11/20/it-can%e2%80%99t-happen-here-what-happens-after-occupy-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 Eric Hornby Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:11:20 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=991#comment-2563 Truly believe your assessment of things over recent years is on the mark. I will find it interesting to follow your theory as to neccessary change of thinking by government and industry. Truly believe your assessment of things over recent years is on the mark. I will find it interesting to follow your theory as to neccessary change of thinking by government and industry.

]]> Comment on It Can’t Happen Here: What Happens After Occupy Wall Street by Ray Anderson http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/11/20/it-can%e2%80%99t-happen-here-what-happens-after-occupy-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-2559 Ray Anderson Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:13:26 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=991#comment-2559 Our "education system" has been out dated since the 70's. Totally agree that the education system needs to produce entrepeneurs not government workers. As teachers only know government largess, how do we get back to our roots, before the assembly line demands were imposed on the school system and it became more an indoctrination system than education? There are 900 million Chinese who earn $5 or less per day. Sure glad I listened to amongst others, yourself and quit my job in 1992, to be self employed. I worked my tail off for the first 5 years, to have a life since then.. I am teaching my kids about the issue of owning their own business vs working for others. There is no future in the world of the job, just indentured servantry. Our “education system” has been out dated since the 70′s. Totally agree that the education system needs to produce entrepeneurs not government workers. As teachers only know government largess, how do we get back to our roots, before the assembly line demands were imposed on the school system and it became more an indoctrination system than education? There are 900 million Chinese who earn $5 or less per day. Sure glad I listened to amongst others, yourself and quit my job in 1992, to be self employed. I worked my tail off for the first 5 years, to have a life since then.. I am teaching my kids about the issue of owning their own business vs working for others. There is no future in the world of the job, just indentured servantry.

]]> Comment on Danger Is Rising Rapidly in Debt Ceiling Issue by Bill http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/07/19/danger-is-rising-rapidly-in-debt-ceiling-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 Bill Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:03:05 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=837#comment-1903 Richard, It seems like things are unfolding as you prognosticated, at least as far as the politicians behaviour in this grave situation. I concurred with your assessment of how things would play out but I’m surprised that the markets haven’t started showing more signs of panic by this point, although reports such as http://business.financialpost.com/2011/07/26/investors-scramble-in-preparation-for-u-s-downgrade/ indicate that people are starting to get nervous and moving to a defensive position. I hope most readers who weren’t in a defensive position already heeded your advice and took appropriate action. Richard,

It seems like things are unfolding as you prognosticated, at least as far as the politicians behaviour in this grave situation. I concurred with your assessment of how things would play out but I’m surprised that the markets haven’t started showing more signs of panic by this point, although reports such as http://business.financialpost.com/2011/07/26/investors-scramble-in-preparation-for-u-s-downgrade/ indicate that people are starting to get nervous and moving to a defensive position.

I hope most readers who weren’t in a defensive position already heeded your advice and took appropriate action.

]]> Comment on Danger Is Rising Rapidly in Debt Ceiling Issue by Richard Worzel http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/07/19/danger-is-rising-rapidly-in-debt-ceiling-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Richard Worzel Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:33:54 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=837#comment-1891 I'm not sure I'm yet at the point of going the survivalist route - although, being a Boy Scout (or at least a Scout leader), I do have canned food and bottled water stored for emergencies, as well as a crank radio (not to be confused with a radio for listening to cranks). The ice storms of about 10 years ago convinced me that we are more vulnerable than we normally imagine - hence the preparations. I'm still hoping that I will be wrong about this mess, and that compromise will win through. But I'm not seeing it. All of the compromise seems to be taking place between the White House and the Senate, but they haven't been the problem. We'll find out soon. I’m not sure I’m yet at the point of going the survivalist route – although, being a Boy Scout (or at least a Scout leader), I do have canned food and bottled water stored for emergencies, as well as a crank radio (not to be confused with a radio for listening to cranks). The ice storms of about 10 years ago convinced me that we are more vulnerable than we normally imagine – hence the preparations.

I’m still hoping that I will be wrong about this mess, and that compromise will win through. But I’m not seeing it. All of the compromise seems to be taking place between the White House and the Senate, but they haven’t been the problem. We’ll find out soon.

]]> Comment on Danger Is Rising Rapidly in Debt Ceiling Issue by Todd http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/07/19/danger-is-rising-rapidly-in-debt-ceiling-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-1885 Todd Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:34:57 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=837#comment-1885 Richard, I've been following your blog for a number of years now. I don't recall you ever being soooooo doom and gloom. ;-) However, I must say that I agree with you that things don't look good...and really haven't looked good for a while. It disturbs me that most go about their lives not realizing the severity of what "could" happen. I guess as long as there is food on the shelves and gas at the pump, people won't care about what happens in Washington. In your last paragraph, you talk about some of your financial decisions. I would also suggest to your readers that any extra food that they put away would be a good investment too. Can goods will last for a long time. There is some research that is lasts for many many years while others say only 2 years. Either way, anything you purchase now, would be a serious investment if things go south. Store what you eat, eat what you store. There is a huge online community of preppers and survivalist out there that have much to offer in the realm of skills, that are now lost to our service based society. They have been considered kooks and fringe in the past, but make a lot of sense now. Like you, I hope the idiots in Washington get it together for the sake of the USA. However, I'm not holding my breath and counting on them. I have people that depend on me and I need to make "good" decisions for my family and those around me. Best wishes. Richard,

I’ve been following your blog for a number of years now. I don’t recall you ever being soooooo doom and gloom. ;-)

However, I must say that I agree with you that things don’t look good…and really haven’t looked good for a while. It disturbs me that most go about their lives not realizing the severity of what “could” happen. I guess as long as there is food on the shelves and gas at the pump, people won’t care about what happens in Washington.

In your last paragraph, you talk about some of your financial decisions. I would also suggest to your readers that any extra food that they put away would be a good investment too. Can goods will last for a long time. There is some research that is lasts for many many years while others say only 2 years. Either way, anything you purchase now, would be a serious investment if things go south. Store what you eat, eat what you store.

There is a huge online community of preppers and survivalist out there that have much to offer in the realm of skills, that are now lost to our service based society. They have been considered kooks and fringe in the past, but make a lot of sense now.

Like you, I hope the idiots in Washington get it together for the sake of the USA. However, I’m not holding my breath and counting on them. I have people that depend on me and I need to make “good” decisions for my family and those around me.

Best wishes.

]]> Comment on Why the World Really May End on August 2nd, 2011 by Richard Worzel http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/07/05/why-the-world-might-really-end-on-august-2nd-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1852 Richard Worzel Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:10:03 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=822#comment-1852 New information: Some Constitutional experts say that Obama could invoke Section Four of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which, in effect, requires him to uphold America's debts and financial standing. What's more, precedents would seem to indicate that Congress would have a hard time successfully suing in the Supreme Court because they might not have legal standing! I suspect that if Obama were to resort to this, it would both poison relationships with Congress (if that's possible), and the controversy might well worry credit markets. Here's a New Republic analysis of this possibility: http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/90659/debt-ceiling-obama-congress ------ Beyond that, there are rumblings that Congressional Republicans might offer a temporary reprieve (i.e., a small increase in the debt ceiling) in exchange for already-agreed-upon spending cuts. All that would do would be to prolong the agony, not solve the problem. Meanwhile, Nate Silver, of FIveThirtyEight.com (now a NYT blog) has an interesting statistical analysis of how credit markets have responded so far – and his analysis indicates that the markets are more nervous than I suspected. Here's the link: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/the-danger-in-depending-on-markets-to-motivate-debt-deal/#more-12527 New information: Some Constitutional experts say that Obama could invoke Section Four of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which, in effect, requires him to uphold America’s debts and financial standing. What’s more, precedents would seem to indicate that Congress would have a hard time successfully suing in the Supreme Court because they might not have legal standing! I suspect that if Obama were to resort to this, it would both poison relationships with Congress (if that’s possible), and the controversy might well worry credit markets. Here’s a New Republic analysis of this possibility:
http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/90659/debt-ceiling-obama-congress

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Beyond that, there are rumblings that Congressional Republicans might offer a temporary reprieve (i.e., a small increase in the debt ceiling) in exchange for already-agreed-upon spending cuts. All that would do would be to prolong the agony, not solve the problem.

Meanwhile, Nate Silver, of FIveThirtyEight.com (now a NYT blog) has an interesting statistical analysis of how credit markets have responded so far – and his analysis indicates that the markets are more nervous than I suspected. Here’s the link:
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/the-danger-in-depending-on-markets-to-motivate-debt-deal/#more-12527

]]> Comment on An Old Nemesis Returns by Luther Cabon http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/04/02/an-old-nemesis-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-1815 Luther Cabon Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:49:54 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=741#comment-1815 I am tired and sick of hearing about the "economic recovery". The US government borrowed and spent $6.1T in the last 4 years to generate a cumulative $700 billion increase in the nation's Gross domestic product. This means we've borrowed and spent $8.70 for every $1 of nominal "economic growth" in Gross domestic product. In constant $, Gross domestic product is flat, we have no "economic growth" at all for our $6.1 trillion. In constant US dollars, the GDP in 2011 might get back to the 2007 level, if the US economy continues "growing" at the same rate reached inside the first ninety days of 2011. If not, then the Gross Domestic Product will actually be below pre-recession levels. There is no recovery, the facts prove this. I am tired and sick of hearing about the “economic recovery”. The US government borrowed and spent $6.1T in the last 4 years to generate a cumulative $700 billion increase in the nation’s Gross domestic product. This means we’ve borrowed and spent $8.70 for every $1 of nominal “economic growth” in Gross domestic product. In constant $, Gross domestic product is flat, we have no “economic growth” at all for our $6.1 trillion. In constant US dollars, the GDP in 2011 might get back to the 2007 level, if the US economy continues “growing” at the same rate reached inside the first ninety days of 2011. If not, then the Gross Domestic Product will actually be below pre-recession levels. There is no recovery, the facts prove this.

]]> Comment on Tomorrow’s Missing Technologies by hemp http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/2011/03/14/tomorrows-missing-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-1778 hemp Tue, 31 May 2011 13:19:17 +0000 http://www.futuresearch.com/futureblog/?p=734#comment-1778 Once that hurdle is.overcome you can expect to see much more rapid development in.software which in turn will drive your hardware development..Once that happens the effects will start to permeate not just.your technology but your medicine culture and government.....With all that in mind lets look at what might be in store for.your computer technology.....THE NEXT TEN YEARS....For the next decade your computer technology will look a lot like.it does today. If you could jump forward in time and look around .you would recognize most of the components and systems youd see.....As I mentioned two weeks ago mass market personal computers will.slowly give way to mass market consumer systems akin to the Sony.PlayStation 2. Personal computers with exotic operating systems .rotating storage and plug in cards will give way to.reconfigurable boxes like the PS2 that serve as family gateways to.media sources. Once that hurdle is.overcome you can expect to see much more rapid development in.software which in turn will drive your hardware development..Once that happens the effects will start to permeate not just.your technology but your medicine culture and government…..With all that in mind lets look at what might be in store for.your computer technology…..THE NEXT TEN YEARS….For the next decade your computer technology will look a lot like.it does today. If you could jump forward in time and look around .you would recognize most of the components and systems youd see…..As I mentioned two weeks ago mass market personal computers will.slowly give way to mass market consumer systems akin to the Sony.PlayStation 2. Personal computers with exotic operating systems .rotating storage and plug in cards will give way to.reconfigurable boxes like the PS2 that serve as family gateways to.media sources.

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