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This homeless man in Dublin wrote a message in chalk on the sidewalk for passersby to see. He wasn’t asking for money or food, he simply wanted everyone to read his story. He worked for a corporation, had stock in the company, and lived comfortably until the company went under and he lost everything. Now he can’t find a job. Part of his message says: “Not all homeless peole are lazy or workshy, some of us just need a second chance”. I thought this was a good message because in today’s economy even the best of us fall and need help getting back on our feet. It was a harsh reminder that we sometimes forget to be compasionate to others.
— By Bob Pease (from “Open Theme”)
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Fair Share?
Contribution of individual and corporate income tax to government and social infrastructure over time. I made this graph from official tax revenue data of the US government. It shows the ratio of percent of GDP of individual tax revenue to percent of GDP of corporate tax revenue over time. As you can see, even though they consume far more public resources and earn greater profits, the share being paid by corporations to our infrastructure, roads, transportation, education of workforce, etc has decreased greatly over time, shifting the burden of all public infrastructure to labor.
Blue is people. Gold is corporations. What’s graphed is the bill for running the country. It goes from 50-50 to individuals paying most of the bill.
The power of habits in guiding our behavior—and how companies like Target have used customer data to create new buying habits:
There are, however, some brief periods in a person’s life when old routines fall apart and buying habits are suddenly in flux. One of those moments — the moment, really — is right around the birth of a child, when parents are exhausted and overwhelmed and their shopping patterns and brand loyalties are up for grabs. But as Target’s marketers explained to Pole, timing is everything. Because birth records are usually public, the moment a couple have a new baby, they are almost instantaneously barraged with offers and incentives and advertisements from all sorts of companies. Which means that the key is to reach them earlier, before any other retailers know a baby is on the way. Specifically, the marketers said they wanted to send specially designed ads to women in their second trimester, which is when most expectant mothers begin buying all sorts of new things, like prenatal vitamins and maternity clothing. ‘Can you give us a list?’ the marketers asked.
“How Companies Learn Your Secrets.” — Charles Duhigg, New York Times
| — | an excerpt from Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals”. Too necessary. I’m sick of keeping quiet about this stuff. (via doaskid) (Source: jessicadayrit) |
Crony capitalism - a capitalist economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials.
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pretty much…
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