Automation provides more time for prayer and good works.
More people than ever express anger about excessive levels of debt and spending. The word “parasite” is being used more frequently. Before we can understand and solve any problem, we have to see what caused it. Before the Civil War, free farmers and slaves grew Southern cash crops; cotton, tobacco, sugar, rice, and the rest. […]
A realistic measure of progress?
This sort of graph can be found in any number of places. The numbers are so constant that some reliability may be reasonably assumed. Since 2008, over four million jobs have disappeared. It’s easy to blame the Obama Administration for this, but other forces have contributed. Fairness requires that we also consider automation as an […]
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We must love our neighbors, even if they’re thieves.
As the bubbles of more obvious uselessness are threatened with bursting, defenses go up. Those in threatened bubbles hire professional opinion-influencers in the media bubble to let taxpayers and legislators know that “People need to be able to access our services!”, along with “It’s not fair to deprive people of things they need!” Jobs in the media bubble may be disguised […]
The Divine Comedy, drama in The Creation Program.
Watching some of our neighbors decide to gain power and money by lying lets us see why Dante called his view of time and space The Divine Comedy. A comedy is a play with a happy ending. It is justice that lets those who want to separate themselves from God do so forever. Catholic […]
When money drops from the sky, clever people take it.
A month ago, my wife and I spent eight hundred and fifty dollars on two sets of earrings at an auction. We’d bought them for Christmas presents, and were stunned to find that they were appraised for$84,000.00. The appraiser was surprised, as well, and called the manufacturer. The value was affirmed. Pink diamonds in the […]
Bursting bubbles bring in higher tax revenue.
The United States is now so productive that unemployment no longer brings automatic poverty. The unemployed are able to get two years of unemployment income. That is augmented by food stamps, heating assistance, medical assistance, educational assistance, and a near-endless source of help in nearly every area of human need. The worst thing about unemployment […]
The monkeys have taken over the circus.
A well-run circus keeps the animals safely locked away. Monkeys are clever. They have to be carefully locked inside cages. If they get out, they cause havoc. Good circus management begins with keeping the monkeys under control. If the monkeys get out, they will go straight for the food, especially candy. If they get into […]
A sure-fire way to make money.
Recently, the nearby winner of a fifteen million dollar lottery prize had two auctions to turn some of what she’d bought with her winnings into ready cash. The auctions were amazing. Virtually new oriental rugs, purchased for several thousand dollars, sold for three to six hundred each. Pieces of jewelry that sold for as much […]
Predictions. Televisions will be the size of eyeglasses, and wearable.
There are lots of concerns about the economy, especially in the United States and Europe. There are few predictions. Here are some: 1. Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Italy will continue to decline. France and England will follow. Soon, more Europeans will realize this basic: “It is silly to have all these little, useless nations. Each […]