Monthly Archives: April 2008

Obscene Pay

Posted on April 15, 2008

We’ve all shaken our heads in awe at the gargantuan fortunes of the richest folks in the U.S. Bill Gates tops that list with $59 billion in net worth, give or take a few million, thanks to market fluctuation. He … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Assessment of Working Class America

Posted on April 12, 2008

Obama’s remarks about what is going on in working class America have created a wild-fire that the Clinton camp is trying to use to derail Obama’s campaign. I hope that someone is working on looking at the data that I … Continue reading →

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Consumerism as an Addiction

Posted on April 11, 2008

About a month ago, I was wondering out loud if there is something underneath many of the symptoms that we are witnessing. Something that ties them all together. A very interesting article by Charles Shaw on Alternet suggests that our … Continue reading →

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What century is this?

Posted on April 8, 2008

Excuse me, would someone please let me know what century we’re in because I feel like I’ve been transported back to the middle ages. The Democratic Representative Monique Davis (member of the Illinois State House) demanded that Rob Sherman “get … Continue reading →

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