I was reading an article the other day (which didn’t prompt a post at the time) that discussed the idea of retirement insurance. The basic idea of the article is that the 401K concept is fundamentally flawed for the people …
Category: Government
Fifth amendment? What stinkin fifth amendment?
Should the government search your brain?
The state may soon be able to force you to reveal your password. That’s a huge threat to the Fifth Amendment
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/17/should_the_government_search_your_brain/singleton/
The fact that I am writing this blog entry discussing the idiotic …
More bla police state bla…
Homeland Security monitors journalists
http://rt.com/usa/news/homeland-security-journalists-monitoring-321/
Since the article is so compelling I am going to quote it in its entirety…
…Freedom of speech might allow journalists to get away with a lot in America, but the Department of Homeland Security
Why this is the “Great Recession” rather than “Depression 2.0”
Why do Republicans hate poor, hungry people?
Pennsylvania’s GOP governor announces plans to restrict eligibility for the federal food stamp program
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/11/why_do_republicans_hate_poor_hungry_people/singleton/
If it weren’t for the remaining shreds of our social safety net we would certainly be in Depression …
Bla bla bla police state bla bla bla
Prosecutors Gone Wild: How Many Wrongful Convictions Will the Public Stand for?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/conrad-black/supreme-court-michael-morton_b_1189021.html
While waiting for my lovely wife so we can enjoy our 14th wedding anniversary I picked an article to read and it triggered such a response I …
The solution is clear, the implementation is not
The political power of being naïve
Cynicism makes us complacent. 2011’s successful protests show how hope can change the system
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/05/the_political_power_of_being_naive/singleton/
The core of the problem is money. Remove the money and turning things around gets orders of magnitude easier …
Ron Paul for President?
Progressives and the Ron Paul fallacies
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/31/progressives_and_the_ron_paul_fallacies/singleton/
I strongly recommend this article for reading whether you be liberal or conservative. If you have any respect for our Constitution, like the idea of being able to compete on a level playing …
Nervousness as a communicable disease
World on the verge of a nervous breakdown
Capitalism’s ceaseless quest to cut costs made us more jittery in 2011, and there’s no relief in sight.
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/30/world_on_the_verge_of_a_nervous_breakdown/singleton/
I like this part a lot:
……after the great global crash of 2008,
A sad tale on erosion of privacy
And the continued solidification of our Great Police State Nation…
2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/civil-liberties-ip/
One could hope that the pendulum will swing back at some point, but I lack faith that our oligarchy will allow …
Why use the banks at all?
How Banks Cheat Taxpayers
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/how-banks-cheat-taxpayers-20111227
Of course, the reason is because the banks own the politicians. But lets envision (fantasize), for just a second, that there was someone in charge not in the pockets of the oligarchy. What would be …