Laurence Kotlikoff: US Senate Told US in Worse Fiscal Shape than Greece + David Walker & Balanced Budget

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Laurence Kotlikoff

U.S. In Worse Financial Shape Than Greece, Congress Told

Boston University economist, Laurence Kotlikoff, has said that the U.S. is in worse fiscal shape than any developed country including Greece.  Speaking to the Senate Budget Committee on February 25th, 2015 Kotlikoff warned, “The first point I want to get across is that our nation is broke … Our nation’s broke, and it’s not broke in 75 years or 50 years or 25 years or 10 years. It’s broke today.”

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Owl: Ralph Peters on How Outsiders, Not Insiders, Change the World — Old Guard Blind to the End!

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Who?  Who?
Who? Who?

This wise article by Ralph Peters should be sent to every senator and congressperson, especially their staffs, not that there is much hope any of them would gain from the wisdom contained in it. This sample from it is can be offer hope or seem ominous, depending on which side of the fight you are on:

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SchwartzReport: Giving Homes to Homeless Cheaper than Neglecting Them on Street

01 Poverty, 03 Economy, 11 Society, Government, Idiocy
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Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

Yet again we have evidence that the compassionate life-affirming choice in social programs is not only the most wellness oriented, it is also cheaper, and more efficient. We see this over and over, so one must ask, why so often is this not the option chosen? Hate, a need to punish the vulnerable? Self-righteous superiority? Just plain nastiness? Given the evidence I think we ought to be asking this question.

Giving Homes to the Homeless is Cheaper Than Leaving them on the Street. Here’s Proof

Sepp Hasslberger: Finland Looks at Basic Income

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Sepp Hasslberger
Sepp Hasslberger

The idea of basic income just breached an unprecedented political milestone

FINLAND: 65% of Parliamentary Candidates Favor Basic Income

Without surprise, the Greens candidates are the most favorable to the policy (99%), followed by the Left Alliance candidates (95%) and the Center (83%). Significant support is also found among the nationalist party ‘True Finns’ (57%) and the Swedish People’s Party (53%).

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