The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Wall Street Rolling Back Another Key Piece of Financial Reform
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/wall-street-rolling-back-another-key-piece-of-financial-reform-20120920
Idint great to be an American? It fills me with pride to know that our government is so diligent in serving and protecting the oligarchy! So nice that we …
Occupy’s new ground: Debt resistance
A new manual marks the launch of a new campaign and, possibly, a movement
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/18/occupys_new_ground_debt_resistance/
This is a very interesting idea, though I fear it really represents the seed for the return to debtors prison …
What Work Is Really For
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/08/work-good-or-bad/
I found the above article and added it to my customary list of things-to-read-today. Reading it was interesting and made me think about my ‘utopia’ where I could simply spend time on the manifold …
What are we cheering for?
Don’t let the conventions distract you from the real lesson of 2012: America is becoming increasingly undemocratic
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/06/obamas_convention_charade/
The problem is the system, the players don’t matter. As long as the system is rotten there …
Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital
How the GOP presidential candidate and his private equity firm staged an epic wealth grab, destroyed jobs – and stuck others with the bill
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829
Much as I …
How Can One Million People Be This Dumb?
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/08/22/how-can-1-million-people-be-this-dumb/
I have been exposed to the MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) industry for most of my life. My parents were quite into various such organizations over the years and I admit to trying …
Too bad there is no chance in hell of it being implemented…
How To Fix The Economy… In One Simple Chart
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-fix-the-economy-in-one-simple-chart-2012-8
This is a fairly short document (and has lots of graphs), I so strongly encourage my reader(s) to …
The closing of American academia
The plight of adjunct professors highlights the end of higher education as a means to prosperity.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/2012820102749246453.html
Just like there is the GOP complaint toward the Democrats (and Beatles refrain) “tax the rich until there …
As promised, I produced a writeup detailing my thoughts on what constitutes the greatest good for the greatest number. It seemed too long to post directly here, so I put it on my ‘Book of Keith’ site:
http://sol-system.com/koxenrider/bok/GGGN.html
I would …
The Veil of Opulence
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/the-veil-of-opulence/
A very interesting article, one I am quite glad I came across. While I continue to have fantasies that I can claw my way into the top ranks of the wealthy, having spent time homeless …