tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post3935505380944849960..comments2024-03-29T00:30:39.262-05:00Comments on real economics: Brexit, oh myJonathan Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05217670446743983955noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-36928096856579422542016-12-03T06:13:32.056-06:002016-12-03T06:13:32.056-06:00I am using Kaspersky protection for a number of ye...I am using <b><a href="http://antivirus.syntaxlinks.com/r/Kaspersky" rel="nofollow">Kaspersky</a></b> protection for a number of years now, I recommend this product to all of you.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-22220890359830374792016-06-26T08:33:20.775-05:002016-06-26T08:33:20.775-05:00Money as a tool, yes, like it was used, printed, a...Money as a tool, yes, like it was used, printed, and backed by the US federal government in the 1930's to turn around the Great Depression and put people back to real "honest work," and put the banker/speculators back in their "proper place!" (Yes to all of that!) (Programs like the WPA, CCC, and all the rest...are what "saved the world in the '30's" not private capital getting their various corrupt "acts" back together.)<br /><br />And "good government," (as always) is still all we really need (and should want) not "just money" to save us... But Obama was/is no FDR, and neither are the Clinton's or Trump (or was Reagan, or Bush and Bush or anyone else I can think of...except maybe Carter who I think really tried)?<br /><br />There might be some honest politician/leaders out there somewhere in the world who might "rise to the occasion...?" I don't know? I can't think of any off hand... But I do believe, "Us natives are getting restless!"<br /><br />Good "government" money, yes. Private "Capital" money, no. A tight cap on the amount of private money allowed on earth (of personal family fortunes and corporate institutional wealth and/or any form of "non-public" wealth) must all be extremely well controlled and limited on the earth from now on, forever! (Or we are doomed.)<br /><br />The potential affect of private capital on earth must be reduced to zero. If it isn't, we shall all roast in hell or otherwise drown when the water rises...and get what we deserve if we can't do this one simple little thing: Create a Proper Balance of Public Good on earth that is equal to or greater than Private Enterprise! (And be done with it from then on forever, OK?) (Or do you honestly believe that such a thing is totally impossible - or maybe just undesirable if you are already too comfortable with the way things are...and loath to change?)GPK SMEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844260976638167009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-16961223058136665512016-06-25T14:23:22.601-05:002016-06-25T14:23:22.601-05:00Good points. There is a REASON why "the LOVE...Good points. There is a REASON why "the LOVE of money is the root of all evil" is given prominence in the Bible. If you confuse money with wealth, sexual potency, status, etc., it WILL lead to unhappiness. Always!<br /><br />Fortunately, money is also a tool. And as long as it is used to build a better world, it is a necessary tool. We are not going to fix the mess we have made for ourselves without a VERY large pile of money. Fortunately, the most valuable money comes from "monetizing" human genius and creativity. This means that so long as we make progress towards the necessary goal of a zero carbon-emissions society, there should never be a shortage of this valuable money. Plenty of meaningful work for all.Jonathan Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217670446743983955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-87029759343605909472016-06-24T13:41:10.299-05:002016-06-24T13:41:10.299-05:00Fear and resignation (acceptance?) or fear and tre...Fear and resignation (acceptance?) or fear and trepidation (unease?) – I wonder?<br /><br />I don’t know the details but I do believe, “The times, they are a changing!” (And the big question is if they will change enough, soon enough fast enough before it’s too late?)<br /><br />Does money always, always have to win? Is there no other way a “true majority” can “truly believe" in anything (and aspire to anything) other than money? (Must the poor remain poor forever -- to measure all things not in terms of blood, sweat, and tears...but in terms of money?)<br /><br />Things are finally coming to head. (And if we’re headed in the right direction or not maybe Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are the only ones on earth who can tell?) (Compared to all the great giants in human history have there ever been greater giants than Warren Buffet and Bill Gates?) And compared to all the greatest empires in human history have there ever been greater empires than America and Great Britain...or China or the European Union or Russia or the Middle East in general...or Canada, or South America, or Africa?<br /><br />Has life on earth ever been about anything more (or less) than making money? Could this one be the one, finally, that really, “breaks the bank?”GPK SMEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844260976638167009noreply@blogger.com