What, if Anything, are We Entitled to?
I was taking a look at a piece concerning meritocracy, https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-belief-in-meritocracy-is-not-only-false-it-s-bad-for-you?utm_source=pocket-newtab, just now. The author, Clifton Mark, contends that meritocracy is not only what most people think we live, or should live, under, but that it is bad for us. He makes a good point.He starts off with how it takes a sort of personality … Continue reading
Utopia
I would like to be able to talk about a great personal revelation that suddenly lifted me out of my depression. That would make a good utopia. Alas, most of this stuff will be economic. I want to talk about the structures we are going to need. The robots are coming! For most people, isn’t … Continue reading
Where I am With my Liquor Store Site
I was just saying that I put a lot of effort into building a huge site that I gave up on. I’ve been a good soldier on this one. I’ve got pretty much the whole back end made. I had to do it Laravel style, but the way they handle data can be looked up. … Continue reading
The Coming Crisis
The challenge that’s coming is going to be difficult. I don’t know that the capitalists are up to it. They face an onslaught from the left and Modern Monetary Theory. That’s a theory that makes sense, and seems to use capitalist principles to allow for a quasi-communist state. It takes the government’s power to create … Continue reading
Capitalizing the Citizenry
I propose that the government capitalize its citizens. I first tried to pitch the idea by saying that someone might need an F-150 truck to do business. Of course, the criticism came back that people would borrow just to get the truck, and then refuse to pay back the loan. Never mind that they would … Continue reading
Personhood
When viewed from the perspective of history, it’s very easy to see how both labor unions and corporations ought to receive personhood. They each have distinct voices which, by their natures, speak for what could be either a person or group of like minded people. They are each a conduit for the expression of people … Continue reading
General Conversation Around the State of News and the Age We Are In
I posted several things on the website Peakoil.com that have to do with this subject. Instead of restating them, I decided to copy them, and the relevant posts from others that helped shape them. The thread title was Deep State Black Ops. I said, “So, if Putin launched a misinformation campaign against Hillary Clinton because … Continue reading
The Architecture of Frustration
I think we need to look upon the economy like a layered onion, or a tree. All of the attention is focused upon the outermost layer, the one that is growing. The trouble with the US economy is that since the 70’s the outermost layer has become detached from the domestic economy. The fact is … Continue reading
The Beast
Of course, there is the question of what will happen when the non-debt based forms of money, which are popping up everywhere in these virtual currencies, begin to take over. Yes, they will take over. In the same way that no one could have imagined that Sears would be in the position it is today … Continue reading
The Role of Fiat Money
You people who are constantly calling for an end to the Fed and wailing about the evils of fiat currency are actually calling for the rule of the king. You fail to understand that fiat currency comes with the expansion of democracy. It sees money as a tool for individuals to exercise power. Money supply … Continue reading
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