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POPSGerrymandering: The Two-parties working together! It seems the two parties can co-operate just fine! Unfortunately that only seems to be when it's in the interest of the politicians themselves and, of course, their 'actual' constituents... (This is actually a problem associated with social networks and natural human characteristics. If interested in solutions it's important to understand the source of the problem... see "The Foundations of Authoritarianism" http://culturalengineer.blogspot.com/2009/05/foundations-of-authoritarianism.html and related posts
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POPSThe Moral Hazard of a One-Party System It's the shared agendas of the two major parties (so-called) that are so perilous... not the simplistic left-right arguments which feed the media maw... And keep so many arguing about which is the "good" cop and which the " bad."
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POPSAnother Bubble? Humanity and Bacteria both need to change their paradigms to escape the petri dish... So how would hunter-gatherers run the world? (pssst... They Do?) Chagora & Civilization Systems http://CulturalEngineer.blogspot.com
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POPSStrategic Resources & Short-term greed! Adam Smith would roll over in his grave! He's known for his work "Wealth of Nations". I wish some of those in love with a fantasy of "de-regulation" and laizez-faire capitalism had actually learned a bit about it. Many years ago Khrushchev said, "the West will sell us the rope to hang them with!"... Many laughed. Of course that was before we embraced ideological idiocy as a national religion. What if hunter-gatherer ran the world? (pssst... They Do!) http://culturalengineer.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-would-hunter-gatherers-run-world.html
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POPSThe Next Hit Coming for the Economy Full article has specific excellent examples. There are vast distortions in both valuations and wealth/income distribution which are extremely dangerous to the social contract! Further brief comment at http://singularitygov.blogspot.com
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POPSDiminishing Returns! An astronomical example of how scale can change encouraging environments to discouraging ones... (what does this have to do with governance or economics?)
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POPSLeveraged Buyouts=Debt as Profit? Wall Street has mastered the art of converting Debt passed on to other people into Profit for itself! A clever business model but disaster for the civilization that doesn't figure out its being gutted.
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POPSRe-Think Your Paradigms! For example... Corporations as Legal Individuals? Is this a law of nature? How about the nature of banking and currencies? Is this also fixed in nature for all time and all conditions? Or does system design matter? http://CulturalEngineer.blogspot.com http://www.Chagora.com
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POPSWasn't it Already Obvious? Complex/Chaotic networks are inherently unstable. Civilizations are fragile. Your Decision Systems are broken and need attention. Chagora & Civilization Systems
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POPSProduced by Decades of Failed Leadership Whether you believe its the Demicans or Republicrats at fault makes no difference... You're right either way! The need for secure borders and meaninful citizenship, fair credit and banking practices, or just keeping our jobs were of no interest to the leadership class which has benefitted so greatly by their corruption. All, undoubtedly with the best of intentions. It's YOUR government... Why have you given it away? Take it back! There's real power in Small Money, Large Numbers & Immediate Feedback... read post: Why Chagora and take a look at the PowerPoint Fixing Big found there as well!
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POPSThe Dollar is Safe? This story made no sense at first but then I realized he must mean we have plenty of paper and ink and can print China pretty new replacement dollars should their stockpile happen to burn down in a fire or something!