Are we eating our young?

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?

Why earning a living is economic tyranny

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

Why the 1percent aren’t to blame for poverty

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

Why NSA surveillance is a good thing for the 99%

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%