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Big time evidence of dumbellism in billionaires!
When I saw the headline of this opinion piece by Anand Giridharadas in today’s Times I squealed in glee. It’s an opinion I’ve quietly been propounding and building on for a while now. The Basics: don’t worship billionaires as if … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, The War On Workers
Tagged Amazon, Anand Giridharadas, billionaires, cryptocurrency, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, FTX, Jeff Bezos, Sam Bankman-Fried, Twitter
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Zillionaires are polluters!
We all know that, right? People who make their bucks from fossil fuels are damaging our planet and, consequently, us. Two Harper’s Findings from September 2022 confirm this thinking: The self-made rich are less sensitive to the plight of the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, climate change, Government, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich
Tagged Blue Origin, Elon Musk, Harper's, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, space launches, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic
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Educating our children: not the way to do it
I’m so vehemently opposed to the deceit of “charter schools” (translation: pseudo private schools — some of them profit-making — which con parents and steal money from public school education), I read this, first on Twitter, and went nuts. So … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged 538 Significant Digits, charter schools, Jeff Bezos, public school education, Twitter
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