Category: Economics

TWO CENTS’ WORTH (PENNY TWO OF TWO)

AUGUST 10, 2019 – Today I criticize Republicans’ defense of corporate America.  My target: money, money, and . . . money. There’s nothing inherently wrong with money.  It’s simply a medium of exchange. However, the American corporate obsession with short term money (profitability) and money in politics undermines our future. First, take executive compensation.  For some time, …

TWO CENTS’ WORTH (PENNY ONE OF TWO)

AUGUST 9, 2019 – To be honest, I’m not following the Democratic presidential campaign very closely.  I don’t have to.  I just need to vote for the Democratic nominee.  The 2020 election will not be one in which a responsible citizen, in my judgment, should express displeasure with both major parties.  A vote for any candidate …