Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me, where is sanity? Tax the rich, feed the poor ’Til there are no rich no more I’d love to change the world But I don’t know what to do So I’ll leave it up to you Population keeps on breeding Nation…

I suggest this as a possible de-escalation not an escalation. Notify Russia that for each cruise missile they launch at Ukraine NATO will supply Ukraine a cruise missile. Maybe just start at one for each 10 and if that does not get Russia to reduce its attacks then the ratio…

I fear that the whales are desperate to save their kind from extinction. Habitat destruction (food supply shortage) is an existential threat to whales. They need a lot of food, and their food supply is being disrupted. Being the intelligent and possibly very caring animals they are, they are sacrificing…

The FED has been doing savers a favor. For less sophisticated investors, savers, higher interest rates are a boon. CD rates are very attractive right now and will stay that way for a while. I know that helping savers is not even on the FED radar. For the first time…

This is an old response I made to a post 5 years ago here on Medium. A reader liked it recently so now I have made it a story. Please enjoy. It is not meant has a scold. Ladies, I hope you value the unpaid work done by men that…

What Is Money and Where Does It Come From? This question was asked in another thread and I responded. I decided to make my response a stand alone story. Here it is. This essential question has long ago been answered. Money is a store of value and a medium of exchange. Anything…

Not yet. World debt is $300T and world wealth is $360T. The world is $60T to the good. That does not mean all is well. A lot of that wealth is private hands, in the hands of the rich and a lot of that debt is on government books and…

Income disparity may be at a historic high, but it feels as though the wealthy are less visible than ever. Consider the one of a kind stuff that you don’t even know is one of a kind and maybe extra special. I don’t want to spend a lot of money…

Pretty much when I am reading the news if I recognize the source, I already know how they are going to spin the story. I have been looking for fresh sources with open minds and deeper understanding. Not that the Status Quo reporters don’t have deeper understanding and maybe better…