Monday 3 January 2011

An Economic Blog

A.

In western capitalism champions of the game…

are creating a culture of generosity;

Buffett is donating to the Gates foundation

and Soros is defending freedom…

          the big movers and shakers are shaping the planet.

B.

They will not be leaving

their inheritance

to family or government;

which shows little faith

in the institutions

that allowed for

the accumulation

of surplus labour.

        The laws, copyright and otherwise, were necessary…

                    

a tax avoidance/evasion strategy

has been given the status of virtue

with the simple use of the word charity.

 

before history

some tribes

were matriarchal

some viewed dourness

as a virtue  

most included jealousy

and not all were materialistic

though some were

 

those in

abundant areas

were more care free

than those living in scarcity.

 

News Flash 1

Being rich makes you happy…

with so many choices

it’s hard to be depressed.

 

Chicken soup for my soul

                              cash money…

wait wait wait

 

News Flash 2

i live by my convictions

or now must we choose a new morality

                             what i believe may not be true

                    anarchy…life

                 cries the liberal democrat as he listens to CBC

 

Only The Wealthy Have

the time and indulgence

for a good mix of urban

and less man made settings

 

nature lends herself

to contemplation

 

i’m not so sure about tweeter.

Facebook

Goldman Sachs and a Russian Investor

have invested $500,000,000 in facebook

this a prelude to them going public

i.e. listed on the stock market
go stanfard or is it harvord

 

From CBC The Hurried Child

The Pressure Of Modern Childhood

anxiety levels are

being raised in children

education is competitive,

preschoolers are

being prepared

for kindergarten…

 

the teachers repeat,

“Awesome, Good job…” 

 

             less play more structure

 

the parents say,

“They are playing they are not learning.”

    getting kids ready for market…

 

The Future of Schooling

we want our kids to be

super ready for school

the stakes are quite high

it’s a bit of an arms race

amongst parents

 

helicopter parenting

means children are less

resilient to set back

which is an emotional measure 

 

In a winner take all society

the competition starts early

                  this is a reflection of

“you don’t win silver you lose gold”

                        

my shit don’t  stink

                 by design only a few people will be famous

no one likes people who think they’re better

        we are children of our times

more so than our parents

 

“The Hurried Child”

to listen go to the CBC website

and and look under Ideas

      

Is what it means to be human? a question?

In the 1950’s about 12% of children

thought they were special…

In the 1990’s it was up around 80% 

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