Shows tagged with : Money

  • October 28 : Corporations and the Future of Democracy
    The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a leader in the promotion of democratic values around the...
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  • June 24 : Corporations and the Future of Democracy
    The US prides itself on the strength of its democratic institutions and considers itself a leader in the promotion of democratic values around the...
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  • May 20 : Social Reality
    Few things affect our lives as much as the fact that we are citizens of one country rather than another. The government of, the economy of, and the...
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  • March 13 : Money and Morality
    Does our system of credit and money make upward social mobility possible for anyone willing to work hard?  Or is it just a big Ponzi scheme?...
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  • September 21 : Corporations
    Corporations are recognized as persons in the eyes of the law.  But if they are persons, they would seem to be pathologically self-interested...
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  • April 13 : Taxation
    How is taxation different from stealing? What right does the government have to take some of our money? No taxation without representation? What...
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