Archive for September, 2008
Picked up while walking the dog
Grays
McSnarl
Register to Vote.
Show up and Vote on Election Day.
David Letterman Reacts to John McCain the No Show
Chomsky on Iraq in 2008 [7.05]
Noam Chomsky Lecture – Distorted Morality
Speech at Harvard University about America’s war on terror. [2002]
55 min – video.google.com – July 23, 2006
Distribution of Wealth
Wealth Trickling Down Since 1981… Time to Change Course.
The Wealth of the Bottom 40% is not visible on this chart although it was drawn.
A Closer Look
The Top 10% own 68.2% of America’s Wealth. The Capitalism of America was built on the notion of a strong Middle-Class. Since 1981 Tickle-Down Economics has all but destroyed America’s Middle-Class. Cold Warrior Novelist Tom Clancy was reported to have said that, “You don’t count unless you make more than $250,000 a year.”
- GDP Yearly Growth Rate
- Gross National Product by Country
- US Gross National Debt As Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- National Debt Clocks and Savings Clocks
- Wealth, Income, and Power
- Income inequality in the United States
- U.S. Income Distribution & Class Structure
The Invisible Hand
“Throughout history, Adam Smith observed, we find the workings of “the vile maxim of the masters of mankind”: “All for ourselves, and nothing for other People.” He had few illusions about the consequences. The invisible hand, he wrote, will destroy the possibility of a decent human existence “unless government takes pains to prevent” this outcome, as must be assured in “every improved and civilized society.” It will destroy community, the environment and human values generally — and even the masters themselves, which is why the business classes have regularly called for state intervention to protect them from market forces.” Noam Chomsky
Necklace Detail: Swarovsky Crystals, Red with Gold Leaf strung on Gold Accuflex, with 3 mm Gold Filled Beads… Chery’s Etsy Site and her Blog
