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B-Corporations

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 10, 2012 Benefit Corporations are the new trend in consciousness: corporations that put environment, people, and communities ahead of sheer profit. To register as a B-corp, the CEO, founder, or president must make a … Continue reading

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Are Voters Sheeple?

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 9, 2012 The voters are smart, but the system makes them follow the leader. People talk about who is “electable” rather than who is most qualified. People usually vote party line because they are … Continue reading

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Male/Female Worries

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 8, 2012 Politics can be a downer. Here’s the way I’m going to handle it today. First, I’ll post a “Male” segment. It’s logical, it makes sense, it’s all left-brain. Then I’ll follow with … Continue reading

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Product of the Depression

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 7, 2012 My grandfather was a product of the Depression. He struggled his way through his late teens, going door to door offering to mend or tailor clothing. Poverty lit a fire under him … Continue reading

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Turn Down Your Medicare

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 6, 2012 Oh no! What happens when Obama runs against Romney? You get Rombama Care or Obamneycare, that’s what! And that means SOCIALISM, just like Medicare means socialism. And I don’t see anyone turning … Continue reading

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Insanity

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 5, 2012 Insanity has been defined, jokingly, perhaps, by Albert Einstein as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Are we all insane? Then why do we keep voting … Continue reading

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Save Us, New Hampshire!

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 4, 2012 All eyes are on you, New Hampshire, to come up with a decent Republican candidate. Let this sink in first: don’t expect to go all the way to the oval office with … Continue reading

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What You Don’t Do

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 3, 2012 Apathy is the playpen of the devil. If you think you don’t have time to pay attention to politics, you are contributing to the demise of this country. Don’t just blame the … Continue reading

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Privacy Problems

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 2, 2012 With more data collected on us in a week than on our grandparents in their lifetimes, technologies like multi-source data aggregation, contextual analysis and Facebook image recognition can reveal addresses, social sercuity … Continue reading

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Theodore Roosevelt Quote

Originally posted at Writeindependent.org on January 1, 2012 “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business … Continue reading

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