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Boomer Barracks?
The future of elderly housing? We worked all our life Played by the rules Saved and invested Bought the American Dream, bought the house, paid off the mortgage Raised the kids, paid for education And now what? Increasing property taxes, insurance co-pays, cost of living Decreasing Medicaid, Medicare and social security benefits But I’m a Boomer…
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: Back when Capitalism was young & good & virtuous
When capitalism was young, rebellious and innocent We’ve all grown up hearing this phrase in our childhood fables. I only recently connected these occupations to the origins of capitalism. Before there was capitalism, there was feudalism. That was when all the power was vested in the church, the nobility (kings, lords, etc.) and the landed gentry…