Hawaiian Cement in Puunene has a rock quarry and grinds its own rock to sell to contruction sites, as well as mixing it to make into cement. Thousands of tons of material are used in construction projects all over Maui.

The workers at Enron thought they had it made with their retirement program that was heavily dependent on Enron stocks. They were duped just as so many working people are duped into believing that the stock market is the answer to their retirement security. The Enron collapse and the instant evaporation of thousands of workers’ 401(k) retirement savings is the perfect example why we must strengthen and preserve Social Security, and fight against its privatization.

Propaganda Techniques: Twisting Facts

• Exception to the Rule. What is “News” is generally the extraordinary and not the commonplace events. The one labor strike will receive more coverage then the 99 peacefully negotiated contract settlements. The one indicted labor leader or the one disputed union election will receive front page coverage. In strike stories, the wages of the highest paid worker is often used, instead of the average, to give the impression of greed.

Fooling and deceiving people is an age-old practice. The quotation above by Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) talked about how people were being misled and fooled over 140 years ago. Today, the practice of fooling and deceiving people may be a bigger and more widespread problem, because we are constantly being exposed to images and messages on television, radio, the internet, newspaper, magazines, and even word of mouth.