#Wealth

Hey public budget nerds. Anyone ever read The Public Wealth of Nations? I did and walked away intrigued. The premise is that the U.S. (or, closer to home, CA) is
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"We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power,or fame,but rather how well we have loved and
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You know what course was never taught in my grad-level political science program(s)? The Right of Revolution and how that conflicts with American Law. I mean, it's right there in
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“I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, that all music came from New Orleans.” —Ernie K-Doe The R&B Emperor was correct: all music did come from New Orleans...at least as
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#COVID doesn’t respect geopolitical boundaries, it doesn’t care about age or sex. It isn’t impressed by wealth. It is a challenge shared across the world that currently has no solution.
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Mises, sipping ignorant socialists' tears: "Ownership of the means of production is not a privilege, but a social liability. Capitalists and landowners are compelled to employ their property for the
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1/9 #EconomicHistoryZim: British South Africa Company (BSAC)Late thread, by request. BSAC oversaw the colonization of Zim then called Southern Rhodesia & Zambia then two territories known as North Eastern &North
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Dear Bernie,I'm sorry you will not be president, but the country is far better off because of your unrelenting courage and commitment to the progressive change we so desperately need
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Aon what I've learned from @StephenPunwasi and why you should follow:1. We are going through the biggest economic experiment in recorded history by experiencing the longest bull market ever recorded
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This is why i don't like mr beast.This is performative as hell. He'd rather ignore oppressed groups of people and just give money to people who has the most clout.https://twitter.com/MrBeastYT/status/1319785379105542149
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It's been on my spirit to talk about the USPS. My parents met working at the post office. My grandfather, an immigrant, was able to create a life, sustain a
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The 21st century Hero genre is propaganda that promotes individualism, capitalism, & the police state; while vilifying environmentalism & collective action. We need to be critical of this bc there
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1] In a few years Bitcoin will be worth a) nothing, zero, shit, or b) a lot of money. So much money that it will make you cry. It's 'a'
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Trump focused on the stock market—not the economy—instead of the virus OR the economy is the real story the media keeps missing.This is him being the out-of-tough elite “billionaire” class
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@patel4witham You seem to have no understanding how your own policies cause poverty, let me try to explain.15k support staff jobs lostRemoving mobility aids meaning the disabled have to give
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thread on the history of the terms first and third world and how liberal academia aided the empire: to start, the original meaning of the denominations of first, second &
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