Time is money

Your time is valuable.  So please spend the time to understand what your money is.

"The issue which has swept down through the ages, and which will have to be fought sooner or later, is the people versus the banks", Lord Acton, (1834-1902), English historian.

You may feel that it is not possible for either you or I to change the system.  And yet, massive change is on the way…

I have recommended this video a number of times over the last year:

Money As Debt

which is the 10K warm-up for the marathon:

Money Masters

The sequel to Money As Debt is at Vimeo.

As you peruse these, please bear in mind that our current monetary system evolved during the 18th century and before.  Of all the technology you use every day, it has to rank[1] as one of the oldest still in use — even predating the bicycle[2]…

[1] and I do mean, rank.

[2] et la guillotine…  ;)

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One Man, One Vote

Of course, it's One Person, One Vote now, but we all know how it works.

Every couple of years you walk into a voting booth, draw the curtain, pull a lever and feel good about yourself for a few minutes although nothing changes.
Many years ago, (in Readers Digest of all places), I read the following explanation about voting:

[Note this post has been mangled by the migration from Vox. It will be restored at some later time.]

The latter avenues have the advantage that you can vote at any time and as often as you like…

To this list I added my own item, the "letter with a photocopy of the check sent to one's favorite PAC [Political Action Committee]" for 100,000 votes.  Money talks. 

Of course, this has all been trumped now by corporate campaign donations:

Donate 100,000$ to an incumbent candidate for 1,000,000 votes.  Money talks. 

And, if you are a corporate donor and you want a sure thing for your money, split the donation between both competing candidates.  Doors are sure to open.

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