By Don Vande Krol The POTUS decided to increase the minimum wage of government workers by 40%. If wages can be increased with just the stroke of a pen, why not simply give every citizen enough money to buy the necessities of life - such as food and shelter? Some, who think about it, … Continue reading Are we eating our young?
Tag: Copiosis Economies
We're all wage slaves. That's right, even those with incomes above $200k a year. They, like the rest of us, live day-to-day, month-to-month at great risk: their lifestyle would crumble from prolonged loss of that income. It's a game we're all playing. For some it's life and death. For others, it's just making ends meet. … Continue reading Why earning a living is economic tyranny
Copiosis should not be seen as defending the one percent. Rather, we're clarifying realities. Underlying all our assertions is this: we are all culpable, creating and maintaining Status-Quo economies and associated political systems perpetuating the life-game called "earning a living". The only way we're going to make progressive change is declaring that game over and … Continue reading Why the 1percent aren’t to blame for poverty
The topic of the day is surveillance. The POTUS spoke Friday about wide-sweeping "changes" he ordered to make NSA programs [presumably] better. If you read the comments accompanying speech coverage, few Americans seem to be drinking the Kool-Aid. It's not much better in Europe. Take for example, this comment from Andy Gunn, who lives in … Continue reading Why NSA surveillance is a good thing for the 99%