Masters of the Universe category archive
The Rich Are Different from You and Me 0
As Rekha Basu points out, they have their own calling cards.
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Imagine a public defender for a poor kid trying to get his client off on the grounds that his parent, working multiple jobs, wasn’t around enough to show him right from wrong. The kid would probably have been petitioned to adult court and sent to the slammer for a long time.
A rich teenager walked away with probation after killing four people and seriously injuring two others while driving drunk. The judge accepted the contention of a defense psychologist that the teen was the victim of “affluenza,” raised with such wealth and entitlement that he never learned from his mistakes and was not responsible for his actions.Imagine, indeed.
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Reversing the Field 0
It’s a fun thought, but color me skeptical.
Compulsive Gamblers 0
The Inky reminds us that they are not just in casinos. They are also in three-piece suits.
A nugget:
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That it took so long to write the rule is an indication of the difficulty regulators face in getting the financial industry to not just admit its gambling problem, but do something about it.
Corporate Conscience 0
Yeah. I know.
Most of you will think that that is an oxymoron.
Not Reg Henry. He goes all hobby lobbyist and clears that up.
In order to sell this stuff, some corporations are kind enough to open their stores on Thanksgiving so that their clerks are not stuck at home with Uncle Charlie in the grip of turkey-induced lethargy, perhaps even falling into the moral danger of watching the Dallas Cowboys and their voluptuous cheerleaders on TV.
How nice it is in the holiday season to walk through stores and hear the time-honored carols, such as “Deck the Malls with Boughs of Money, Fa-la-la, etc.” Corporations not religious? Why, Virginia, just because bean counters study business and not theology doesn’t mean that they aren’t seeking to have their own executive suites in heaven.
Indeed, it is in respect of one of their most cherished commandments — “Thou Shalt Not Have Any Regulations Before Thee”– that some corporations have challenged the Affordable Care Act and its requirement that insurance plans cover contraception.
Do, please, read the rest.
“Oh What a Tangled Web . . . .” 0
The Entitlement Society 0
Plutocrats want your social security because, in their world, too much is never enough for them and too little is too much for you.
Black(hearted) Fridays 0
“Strike the Debt” 0
Something positive grows from Occupy.