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Basic Income and Decisions

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on September 7, 2016 by RachelSeptember 7, 2016

About a year ago, my mother asked me why I chose marketing research as my field. I was dumb-founded. Partly, because I had been telling myself that I picked that masters program because I had learned, especially from my mother, …
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Posted in Economics, Transition | Tagged basic income guarantee, happiness, support | Leave a reply

Why I Support a Basic Income Guarantee

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on April 25, 2016 by RachelApril 25, 2016

I could list lots of theoretical reasons for my support of a Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) but a lot of others have done this already, possibly much better than I could (for example here, lots more here, or listen to …
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Posted in Activism, Economics, Personal | Tagged basic income guarantee, trauma | Leave a reply

More on Health Care

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 19, 2015 by RachelDecember 22, 2015

I can’t remember how I found out about the Fix It campaign recently. I do remember, though, that I sat up when I heard about it because it brings such a refreshing new angle to the whole health care debate …
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Posted in Activism, Economics, Politics | Tagged health care | Leave a reply

Dirty Feet

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on March 21, 2014 by RachelMarch 21, 2014

As I watch you sleep I wonder what is your story? How did you end up sleeping on two seats in a train with your bare and dirty feet hanging out? You must be very tired being able to sleep …
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Posted in Economics, Poetry | Tagged homelessness | 1 Reply

Stuckness

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on September 3, 2013 by RachelSeptember 4, 2013

For quite some time now, I’ve been trying to figure out why I seem to be stuck. Somehow, I am not enthusiastically building my business, instead I am considering “just finding a job.” That seems simpler. And, yet, my heart …
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Posted in Economics, Lebensexperiment, Personal, Transition | Tagged alternative living, basic income guarantee, change, Tara Brach | 2 Replies

Working Cooperatively

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on March 12, 2013 by RachelApril 24, 2013

It’s been a few weeks now that I posed the question “What is preventing us from working (and living) cooperatively?” at an Occupy U workshop. It was a follow-up discussion to a presentation from various Bay Area coops that led …
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Posted in Economics | Tagged cooperation, economy | 4 Replies

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