The super-rich, the 1% of the 1%, those that can afford to finance superPacs Send their children to private schools Live in gated communities Avoid the constraints of HMOs, Medicare, and Medicaid They see no personal benefit from public services, so their taxes should be cut. They are against any public policy that requires...
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I post on mental construction (how our brains work), stories that I write, and current events.
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War Powers Act
A law that is ignored by presidents, unenforced by Congress, and left fallow by the Supreme Court
Meaning of Political
What does it mean when ‘political’ decisions are the rule of the day? That the advantages for your party count more than the advantages for citizens. That the drive to maneuver events to benefit your party rather than to benefit citizens is paramount.
Grand Pursuit – Sylvia Naser
Subtitle – The Story of Economic Genius I’m about ¾ finished. Too much biographic detail, gives context for economic problems arose in, but too much biography obstructing the view of the theory for my taste. Pre-WWI Panics. Slowly, dawning recognition of relationship between falling prices, amount of currency in circulation Post-WWI Hyperinflation. Printing of...
Failure of Old Solutions
In the '30s when it was like this before, it didn't end until bigger worries overshadowed the economic problems of low demand and declining prosperity. The increasing of tariffs and austerity programs made the Great Depression worse.
Emergent Quality
An emergent quality is seen when the fallacy of composition is examined. There are two ways that the fallacy of composition comes into play:
To Grow is to Eat the Future
It’s a commonplace to say, “If you’re not growing, you’re dying.” Is the commonplace always true?
US Course Correction
US course corrections submitted for your consideration. The danger of improper implication is always present.
Caveat Citizen
Since the Great Cleansing, all regulations removed from government
Election Prescriptions
The US is hobbled by an election system which rewards extremism, right and left. Here are some steps that should be taken.