We're each responsible for the world that we help to create by our action and inaction.  That's why I used the phrase "customer accountability" in the title of today's post.  The customer ultimately shares some responsibility for what their supplier does.  A market requires both suppliers and consumers.  I absolutely distrust government to hold ( Read more... )

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Technology is great. The user interface still needs a lot of improvement, but this is exactly the kind of tool that can help promote democratic discussion! Individuals now have the power to experiment with government budgeting.

This website offers a tool to help people see just how difficult (or easy) it is to balance the Minnesota state budget.  ( Read more... )

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I already told you about oil producing countries in the middle east attempting to create their own non-exponential currency (based on gold) for valuing their oil instead of using U.S. dollars.

Last week (June 29th), the United Nations began encouraging countries worldwide to choose some other currency (besides the U.S. dollar) as their reserve ( Read more... )

Switching banks is not a fast process these days, but I did it!  I moved from Wells Fargo bank to Financial One credit union.

It's a slow process because there are so many pieces to manage.  1) I ordered new checks.  2) I switched my paycheck direct deposit.  3) I updated my annual recurring charges (like webpage registration).  Having my money ( Read more... )

The last oil crunch is not decades away and not years away; it is months away, according to the U.S. government and military.  Here is the information that I think will help you prepare for the change that is fast approaching.

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I'm still a believer in zero-growth as the new worldwide paradigm.  Sadly, to reach that point, there will first have to be negative-growth to reach equilibrium.  Negative growth is painful.  Sustainable economy is a reasonable and possible endeavor.  Here's the situation as I see it:

1) Price for oil should be a lot higher than it is now.  Large- ( Read more... )

So should people be held to moral responsibility for their intellectual acts?  I think so.  That instinct is what drives a lot of politics, I think.

Well, now you have the opportunity to vote in a poll to determine who wins responsibility for contributing most to the recent global financial collapse.  It was previously called the "Ignoble Prize in ( Read more... )