Internet Piracy And Food Stamps
--The CIA's Secret War

“Son everyone’s on welfare… except us,” Donald Trump explained to his son Baron as they sat on their private plane.

“But Dad... why are so many people poor?” Baron asked.

“Because not everyone works as hard as we do Son and our family has sacrificed for the betterment of society since at least 1885 and our family deserves to earn 100000000X more than the average worker,” Donald surely explained.

Sound familiar? If so, that’s because this sentiment echoes across the upper class on a daily basis. "Why are some people so rich while others are so poor?" And is any amount of wealth enough? Furthermore, what will our children think when they make friends with members of other social classes and backgrounds? Will they feel the same animosity towards the poor as their parents did? And what makes some people so deserving of this nation’s wealth, that so many other individuals lack?

And one thing that I’ve noticed has seemingly entitled certain families/people to virtually endless wealth is WELFARE.

Yes, you heard that correctly... WELFARE is the reason that some people inherit millions while others live off of their parents 1500$ monthly social security checks from 1-18 years old. Whereby, not only do the financial benefits of welfare TRAP people into certain lifestyles but welfare also justifies other financial mechanisms such as; inheritance, dividends, interest, property values and royalty's, which all contribute to a never ending cycle of success or failure.

And the people who inherit the money know that it’s wrong but the poor justify it by taking handouts just like them! Ask Baron how he feels about his net worth? And as Baron Trump becomes the head of one of the richest families in the world I’m eagerly awaiting his stance on poverty, as he takes over for his Dad here in NYC. No offense to the Prince of NYC.. or is that me? IErecordings.com. Regardless and long story long… what I want to talk about today is an off-shoot of that dichotomy which I’ve recently come to notice myself and that dichotomy has to do with; food stamps, film piracy and welfare.

And perhaps you’re asking yourself, “what does internet piracy (*bootlegging DVD's) have to do with food stamps?” To which I would note that the two issues are seemingly disconnected but are they?

What’s the difference between pirating a DVD and spending food stamps at Walmart? And surely no one keeps track of that and punishes us for watching bootlegged movies or feeding our families? Whereby, in today’s Senate it’s difficult to know which political party is behind certain legislation and grass roots initiatives. For example, do the Democrats oppose immigration silently, as a way to balance new college graduates on a path to becoming successful financially, with incoming immigrants as their labor force? Or more specifically, off-setting the new money in this country with immigrants labor? Or is it the Republicans who oppose immigration? Perhaps due to selfish and stubborn race politics? Regardless, welfare and piracy are similarly, “blurred issues,” in Washington DC today. Whereby, it’s difficult to discern why certain policies have taken hold as grass roots legislation today. Which is to say, “why doesn’t the government punish internet piracy?” Why is internet piracy not prosecuted 99% of the time? And why doesn’t the upper class end welfare spending by simply hiring everyone at government jobs to do recycling work? Or to work for NASA or the military? Elon Musk, America’s richest man is both NOT FROM AMERICA and the beneficiary of billions of dollars in government spending but why finance him and not home grown talent?

And when it comes to internet piracy I’ve recently come to a hypothesis as to why the laws concerning, “the theft of MP3’s and digital content,” are so often overlooked… and that reason is nepotism / inheritance and the grey areas that arise when small businesses compete with established businesses in both intellectual property and manufacturing today. But to be more specific, the expenses that go along with mass production can be too difficult for small businesses to acquire and patents concerning intellectual property are usually monopolized by 2-3 corporations, as well. Hence this situation arises a circumstance in which Americans typically gloss over the inner workings of, “business,” whilst small business owners are rarely given a ladder to compete with established families in either intellectual property or manufacturing and neither of these pitfalls is often discussed. For example the costs and legalities of copywriting 2 word slogans or building a car factory.

But how common is piracy? Since, "all the poor do is steal." Right, Donald?

Whereby, according to Google:

“Statistics on global piracy show that over 300 billion visits to piracy sites occured just in 2017 alone. Online piracy poses a big problem for copyright holders, especially today, with the rise of online streaming.”

-Google.com

And with that being said, it can be properly estimated that some 2-3b dollars a year are lost in the US alone due to, “internet piracy,” mostly on foreign websites. But is this an issue of globalization? Or is this an issue of, “funny time politics?" Whereby, the rich enjoy playing the victims... ie paying taxes or not paying taxes and then they justify to their children why this is occurring through things like welfare and piracy! And hey, playing the victims has worked for minorities, "so shouldn’t that work for the rich to justify their income as well?"

Unfairness…

And the battle between, “intellectual property and engineering/mass production,” has been going on for some time with the West Coast claiming title to intellectual property and the East Coast holding most of the manufacturing jobs in this country. Regardless, in the battle of Hollywood v Ford both sides have a core business model, “to sell products.” However, what started as a core philosophical debate over Capitalism between Republican v Democratic politicians has now led to a veiled disagreement between the upper and lower class concerning; social mobility, welfare and theft. And specifically... this is why I believe that, “piracy,” is so rarely prosecuted within the US today despite being a, “crime.”

But what makes intellectual property... different? Why should bootlegged DVD's and welfare not be persecuted as crimes?

1. Can you copy-write or patent every word in the dictionary? What makes a phrase or a slogan into, "intellectual property?" What about short phrases that are 2-3 words? And where do we draw the line on, “intellectual property?” Then similarly… is Ford a monopoly? Can I compete with Ford in manufacturing? Probably not due to the resources necessary to do so. So at some point are we just being PETTY about small businesses? Or at what point does the small business have a chance to compete? Especially when the heirs of certain companies didn’t found their corporations themselves or when the competing company is 100 years old? IE Ford. Whereby, in both intellectual property and manufacturing there’s a certain, “level of pettiness,” which can ruin social mobility/the economy and keep us buying products from the same 5 companies our whole lives… almost like tyranny. And how many bills can fit into your mailbox?

2. Movies and entertainment are all that some kids have. Whereby, unfortunately not everyone in this country has, “parents,” in the ideal sense of the word and without; movies, music and culture, you’re literally suffocating the children/people who need our art/culture the most from the onset of childhood development.

3. Corporate benevelence: The college system and cultural appropriation control a portion of the film and welfare economy's but THANKS DISNEY + and ESPN + for teaching us literally nothing over these past 25 years, as opposed to putting out thought provoking content like they did pre-2000. Whereby, seemingly in an effort to raise profits off of education and institutions media today is almost entirely free of intellect and historic perspectives. AND THANK YOU JAY Z FOR DUMBING DOWN RAP MUSIC and being selfish about intellectual property and culture, as well. Whereby, this has also turned into a situation where the heads of these media companies are always complaining about money at levels that most artists have never experienced and they often justify it in music as an African American cultural pursuit and vice versa at Disney. Worse yet, now-a-days it costs 5k just to meet some of these people, people in hip hop who once combatted endless poverty and represented the poor who now charge money to go outside? But the public bootlegged some CD's so let's just leave Jay Z in power of the music industry.

4. The upper class wants to perpetuate their own families wealth… and they need a reason to justify it. So by giving citizens free intellectual property; MOVIES, SHOWS, sports and entertainment, the upper class can not only BRAND SUCCESS as a competition… IE PRO SPORTS… but they can also justify DIVIDENDS, INTEREST and INHERITANCE to their children as rewards for their past, "victory's," regardless of when their company succeeded and the differences in circumstances to their initial success and the current day.

5. Offsetting penalties… because if everyone is essentially borrowing from the government and bootlegging DVD's then what is the issue with the upper class collecting interest or dividends? Or overworking people? Or monopolizing production?

Because surely not everyone in this country is on welfare, right Donald? Or do we all steal movies from Walmart? Can you buy a DVD with food stamps? And no other city makes movies (*or cars) on this planet except for Los Angeles, California, do they? And to make matters worse imagine if the President was from Pennsylvania? Because why fix the, “wealth gap,” when everyone is just stealing from the rich? Right? But try convincing Bill Gates that you’re better than he is or was in 1970? And that you deserve leadership in this country and not him and his kids. To which he would surely reply, “well everybody’s stealing from us.”

“TI-I-I-IIME IS ON MY SIDE… YES, IT IS.”

-The Rolling Stones, who by the way are still touring…

-William Larsen IIIrd