Corporate Takeover Of America

By Accuracy_IT

 

GOALS:                     I.          Increase profits by decreasing expenses. 

                                    II.          Bring government on the side of business.

                                    III.         Reduce/eliminate employee and consumer impediments

(regulations).

                                    IV.        Move U.S. government towards subservient position

underneath the WTO.

                                    V.        Control world markets by employing the WTO as their

surrogate.

                                   

 

OBJECTIVE 1:        Control the "message" via numerous political action

committees and lobbyists.

           

                                    *           Cato Institute

                                    *           Americans for Tax Reform

                                    *           The Club for Growth

                                    *           Business Roundtable

                                    *           U.S. Chamber of Commerce

                                    *           Heritage Foundation

 

OBJECTIVE 2:        Join forces with other organizations to create a large

powerful voting block.

 

                                    *           Evangelicals (Issues: abortion, prayer in schools).

                                    *           Neo-conservatives (Issues: continuing cold war,

having an enemy, imperialism).

                                    *           Gun rights lobby (Issues: any form of gun control).

                                    *           Libertarians (Issue: freedom).

 

 

OBJECTIVE 3:        Pick a political party to hijack and disable the other.

 

                                    *           Select Republicans as the traditional party of business.

                                    *           Attack & smear the Democratic party and sources of

income (lawyers, teachers, unions).

                                    *           Disable lawyers via "tort reform".

                                    *           Disable teachers via "NO CHILD'S BEHIND LEFT ACT" and

criticizing the educational systems by claiming American children 'underperform'.

*           Disable unions by blaming them for offshoring due to

high labor rates.

                                   

 


OBJECTIVE 4:        Hold groups together by creating common alliances and

mutual 'enemies'.

 

*           Continue fighting the 'Cold War' via 'terrorism' (neo-conservatives, Evangelicals).

*           Maintain presence in the middle east (Evangelicals, neo-conservatives).

*           Anti big government (Libertarians, neo-conservatives).

*           Anti tax (corporations, Libertarians, neo-conservatives, Evangelicals)

                                    *           Pro gun stance (Gun rights lobby, Libertarians, Evangelicals).

 

 

OBJECTIVE 5:        Maintain control through the (Republican) party.

 

*           Withhold support from any republican candidate not supporting key issues.

*           Threaten any member via RNC funding cut to vote as required (i.e. tax cuts).

                                    *           Ostracize members to fail to conform (Tom Tancredo).

 

 

 

STRATEGY I:           Control costs by employing major cuts in employee related expenses.

 

                        Social Security "Reform"  

                                   

                                    GOAL:           To eliminate the employer 6.4% share of SS

contributions

 

METHOLD:   Push private accounts similar to IRAs, functioning the same.

                                   

                        Reduce overtime pay expense:

 

GOAL:           To eliminate overtime pay (time and a half) for all medium to high paid professionals and workers.

 

METHOLD:   Reclassify workers as "professionals".  Install a cap on overtime pay at $23,200.  Sell to Americans as an overtime pay "guarantee" by claiming anyone under the cap will have their overtime pay guaranteed.  This greatly limited the number of workers eligible.

 

                                   


Reduce labor costs via Cheap Labor - Professional Class

 

GOAL:           Replace high priced American labor with cheap foreign labor.  

                                   

                                    METHODS: 

1) Convince congress via campaign contributions there is a "worker shortage" and that visas as needed to ease the shortage.

                                                2) Control the message via by using PACs and lobbyists.

                                                3) Employ spin: use studies manipulated to "show facts".

                                                4) Use only facts supporting your cause.

                                                5) Discredit facts not supporting your cause.

                                                6) Attack & smear anyone employing facts not supporting your

cause.

                                                7) Attack the media as having "liberal bias".

                                                                                                           

                        Reduce labor costs via Cheap Labor - Working Class

                               

                                    GOAL:           Replace high priced American labor with illegal aliens.  

                                   

                                     

                                    METHODS:

1) Convince congress via campaign contributions there is a "worker shortage" and that visas as needed to ease the shortage.

                                                2) Control the message via by using PACs and lobbyists.

                                                3) Employ spin: use studies manipulated to "show facts".

                                                4) Make case that America is based upon immigrant labor.

                                                5) Use only facts supporting your cause.

                                                6) Discredit facts not supporting your cause.

                                                7) Attack & smear anyone employing facts not supporting your

cause.

                                                8) Attack the media as having "liberal bias".

                                               

                        Cheap Labor - Outsourcing

 

GOAL:           Replace high priced American labor by sending jobs outside the country.

                                   

                                    METHODS:

                                                1) Claim that labor regulations get in the way of productivity.

                                                2) Claim that unions force jobs offshore via exorbitant

demands.

3) Claim that the labor force is not as well educated as 3rd world countries.

                                                4) Announce your company cannot compete here in America .

                                                5) Contribute heavily to influence Washington politics via hard

and soft money.

6) Combine lobbying and contributions.  Make it clear the well will dry up without sympathetic legislation.

 

 

STRATEGY II:          Reduce/eliminate regulations

 

                        Reduce/eliminate discrimination complaints                                    

                                   

                                    GOAL:           Eliminate costly complaints by having government

dismiss them.

                                   

                                    METHOD:     Appoint leadership to DOL with history of being

unsympathetic to labor.

                                   

                        Reduce/eliminate overtime pay complaints

                                   

                                    GOAL:           Eliminate costly litigation via clearly defined legislation

eliminating overtime pay.

                                   

                                    METHOD:     Contribute to congressional campaigns and soft money

funding.  Use lobby groups and PACs to create a clear understanding that "outdated regulations" need to be addressed and fixed.

                                   

                        Reduce/eliminate health insurance

                                   

                                    GOAL:           Eliminate costly employee health benefit plans by

replacing them with "Health Savings Accounts" (HSAs).

                                   

                                    METHOD:    

                                                1) Contribute to congressional campaigns and soft money

funding.  Use lobby groups and PACs to create a clear understanding that health benefits are burdensome and need to be addressed and fixed.

                                                2) Bring up HSAs with every opportunity.  Keep it in the news.

                                   

                                   

                        Reduce/eliminate EPA regulations and enforcements.

                                   

                                    GOAL:           Eliminate costly regulations by having government stop

enforcement. 

                                   

                                    METHODS: 

1)         Appoint leadership to EPA with history of being unsympathetic to environmental issues.

2)         Appoint leadership to EPA from the lobby industry for industry polluters.

                                                3)         Cut funds for enforcement.

                                                4)         Issue presidential orders to stop enforcement.

                                   

                                   

STRATEGY III:         Sell the agenda.

 

                                    GOAL:           Use lobbyists to get your message to congress.

                                   

                                    METHODS:                                     

                                                1) Hire lobby firms to "educate" congress with check in hand.

                                                2) Move former congressmen into lobby groups to increase

influence.

 

                                    GOAL:           Use the media to control your message to America .

                                   

                                    METHODS:                                     

1) Where ever possible purchase media and control the message.

2) Use advertising to promote industries (pharmaceuticals, energy, etc)

3) Defend industry attacks by attacking the media as having "liberal bias".

                                                4) Attack & smear the minority party with ads during elections.

                                                5) ALWAYS claim the agenda will "create jobs".

                                    6) Claim that trade agreements open markets which

            create jobs.

7) No matter how many factories close keep claiming jobs are being created.

                                                8) Tell Americans what you want them to think.

                                   

                                    GOAL:           Use religion to pursue corporate goals.

                                   

                                    METHOD:    

                                                1) Get TV evangelists on board and active.

                                                2) Preach the "gospel" of tax cuts and "failed" social programs.

                                               

 

STRATEGY IV:         Build momentum towards the New World Order.

 

                                    GOAL:           Move all government towards membership in the WTO.

                                   

                                    METHODS: 

                                                1) Make use of Council on Foreign Relations members.

                                                2) Convince congress of the desire for trade agreements.

                                                3) Push towards open borders between adjacent countries.

                                                4) Use labor shortage as validation for open borders.

                                                5) Include mandatory visas in trade agreements and force into

WTO compliance.

                                               

GOAL:           Build momentum in stealth in order to avoid alarming citizens.

                                   

                                    METHODS:

                                                1) Employ 'worker shortage' argument.

                                                2) Tout outsourcing as good for the country because of cheap

goods.

                                                3) Use trade agreements to tear down tariff borders.

                                                4) Overlook physical borders but claim concern, hide

borderless goal.

                                                5) Introduce North America as borderless.

                                                6) Hide mandatory visas in trade agreements to force into

WTO compliance.

                                               

GOAL:           Suppress any New World Order coverage and attack those critical.

                                   

                                    METHODS

1) Deny the New World Order as "crazy conspiracy theory" which ended with the 3rd Reich.

                                                2) Assure citizens of their sovereignty.

                                                3) Attack & smear anyone critical of the New World Order.

                                                4) Suppress any reports critical of trade agreements.

                                               

 

STRATEGY V:        Control legislation.

 

                                    GOAL:           Insure corporate control by using funding.

 

                                    METHODS:

                                                1) Steady stream of PAC money.

                                                2) CEO contributions.

                                                3) Use money to encourage legislator voting patterns.

                                                4) Use threat of money cutoff to intimidate congress.

                                                5) Use financial resources to defeat opponents.

                                                6) Use financial resources to get corporate shills elected.

 

                                    GOAL:           Manipulating the legislation process.

 

                                    METHODS:

1) Hold votes open in violation of House rules past time 15 minute time limit, until arms can be twisted, promises made, and threats issued.

2) Threaten to use the "nuclear" option to thwart the centuries old filibuster.

3) Prevent the minority party from bringing legislation to the floor.

4) Use redistricting to push out minority members and improve majority rule.

5) No matter how good the legislation is for corporations insist it's good for Americans.

 

 

STRATEGY VI:        Use government to further corporate financial goals.

 

GOAL:           Build corporate friendly legislation & reward contribution investments.

                                   

                                    METHOD:     Buy Votes with campaign contributions.

                                   

                                    EXAMPLES:

1)         Prescription drug plan written by pharmaceutical companies results in rising drug cost, rather than decrease.

2)         Energy plan written by energy companies to provide tax cuts, extend drilling rights, & reduce regulations.

3)         Tort reform written by medical companies and insurance providers to limit medical malpractice suits.

4)         No bid contracts in Iraq that rewards defense contracts associated with members of the administration.

5)         Transportation bill providing billions of dollars of congressional pork and used as a tool for re-election.

6)         "Overtime reform" law billed as an overtime guarantee that actually takes it away from workers at a ratio of 10 losing overtime for 1 gaining.

                                                7)         Use visas to provide cheap labor (i.e. H-1B, L1, T1).

                                                8)         Encourage corporations to outsource, claiming it's

"good for America ".

9)         Seek "Social Security reform" by providing "private accounts" resembling IRAs.  Use these private accounts to eliminate Social Security.

                                                10) Defend campaign contributions as "free speech".

                                               

 

STRATEGY VII:       Don't leave elections to chance.

 

GOAL:           Get corporate sympathetic people and those easily controlled elected.

                                   

                                    METHODS: 

                                                1) Out fund raise and spend opponents.

                                                2) Use attack ads to assassinate opponents’ character.

                                                3) Use rows of American flags as symbols of "patriotism".

                                                4) Insure that computerized voting machines are

owned/controlled by sympathetic companies.

5) Stage public rallies during contested elections, provide transportation, meals, hotels to protesters.

6) Allow state officials to chair election campaigns who will later certify an election.