Archive for the ‘greed’ Category
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Take a look at this video titled "Insurance Jive" - it dramatizes the way that insurance companies in California have begun making a systematic practice of illegally cancelling people's policies if they actually have the nerve to get sick; in the actual case portrayed in the video, Health Net cancelled ...
Posted in Death, Dying, Exploiting, General, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Health, Illness, Legal News, Miscellaneous, greed | 12 Comments »
Sunday, June 15th, 2008
If you’re renting — better enjoy the fantastic deal you’ve been getting. It might not last much longer.
So far, banks and cell phone carriers have gotten most of the publicity for suckerpunching their customers with hidden fees, and changing the rules in the ninth inning. But other businesses are seeing ...
Posted in Economics, Exploiting, capitalism, greed, ownership society | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
If you're not familiar with Newsmax, suffice it to say that it is a right leaning internet site...one that routinely spouts Republican talking points. I signed up for their email alerts a couple years ago and while I rarely read their rhetoric, I occasionally come across an item that defines ...
Posted in 2000 Presidential Campaign, 2008 elections, BIO, Campaign News, Democrat, Economics, GLBT, LGBT, Obama, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Republican, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Taxes, Terrorism, capitalism, greed, ownership society | No Comments »
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
“That’s the trouble with America today. There’s too much of that pansy socialism. Employers have turned into a bunch of bleeding-heart pussies. They think they owe something to their employees?!?!?!?!? Workers are a dime a dozen; they’re chattel. Their bosses don’t owe them jack shit! When I take over your ...
Posted in Economics, Environment, IDIOT, Technology, billionaire, greed | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
When you really study the mindset of religious conservatives, one of their primary motivation is making sure they hold onto their money and that means they rarely ever connect taxation with the notion that the government serves as a safety net for those in need. Rather than step up and ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Campaign News, Economics, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Taxes, greed, presidential elections | 25 Comments »
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
You see it in the papers and news reports all the time that the price of gas at the pump is market driven but that is not the complete truth. All of the good old boys on Wall Street and in the boardrooms of big oil companies would prefer to ...
Posted in BIO, Economics, greed | 7 Comments »
Monday, May 19th, 2008
No doubt the current energy crunch is a complex equation. A number of factors likely contribute to the rising price of gasoline in the United States. As I understand it, they include the rapidly expanding consumer demand (including China and India), the fact that the U.S. hasn't built a new ...
Posted in BIO, China, Economics, Environment, Exploiting, Technology, capitalism, greed | 4 Comments »
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
I've had the good fortune to work white-collar, blue-collar, and sort of fuzzy gray-collar jobs during my life. I've been a low-paid mechanic and a relatively highly paid writer. I've built amusement park rides and made my way through a number of part-time, low-paying jobs - caterer, drummer, and ABC ...
Posted in BIO, Contributors, Current Affairs, Economics, Taxes, billionaire, capitalism, greed, larry ellison | 15 Comments »
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
You have got to love the President unscripted when he has to answer questions that the public doesn't usually get to put before them and rely on the seasoned press pool to do. When he's answering questions, you find out what he really thinks and means. For example, ...
Posted in BIO, China, Contributors, George W. Bush, Global Warming, Iraq, Taxes, capitalism, greed | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
“Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes,” Benjamin Franklin.
But, since taxes are so certain it would make sense that we should understand the point of taxes. The conservatives have been crying for years now that our taxes are too high and they should be cut. The ...
Posted in BIO, Death, Economics, Taxes, capitalism, greed, ownership society | No Comments »
