More Proof of Post-Christian America
Even euthanasia; doctor-assisted suicide, is morally acceptable for 52%, or more than half, of all Americans.
Oddly, 53% of Americans think buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur is wrong.
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Welcome to Post-Christian America
Polling data shows that nonreligious people are now America’s largest religious group. In fact, data from the Pew Religious Landscape Study shows 45.7% of Americans could identify as nonreligious or actively secular.
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America needs to pay a Dividend
Sadly, seniors are just one of many groups being ripped off and short-changed in our current economy. Workers receive some of the worst return on their investment (ROI) in exchange for breaking their backs, sacrificing their time, and risking their lives and health on the job.
Disgustingly, the median income for an American man with a job in 2017 was $44,408 a year, the Census Bureau estimates. Meanwhile, the 2017 median income for a woman with a job was $31,610 a year.
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Workers need a Basic Income because work no longer pays
Therefore, our society no longer values work or workers. In fact, there is now a long list of jobs that our market economy assigns no value to.
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The Conservative Critique of American Capitalism is Fatally Flawed and Wrong
America’s greatest economic problems are income inequality, income stagnation, and technological unemployment. Additionally, the cause of all these crises is the same – technology.
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Why China is in Argentina
The reason for China’s interest in Argentina today is the same reason, Great Britain was so interested in Argentina in the 19th Century. To explain, the reason is food, specifically soybeans.
China’s voracious appetite for soybeans explains its interest in Argentina. In fact, China uses one-third of the world’s soybeans or 4.2 billion bushels a year, the American Farm Bureau Federation estimates.
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Are Gigs the Future of Work?
The gig economy breeds such horrendous inequality because it lets corporations base pay solely on somebody’s contribution to the platform. To explain; Disney made $1.2 billion in a weekend from Avengers: Endgame, while a contractor might make $1 or $2 from a cataloged photo. Thus, Downey gets to fly around in private jets and live in Malibu, while Mechanical Turk jobbers stand in line at the food bank.
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How Napoleon’s Racism lost France an Empire
However, the supposed military and political genius let racism and greed guide national policy. Consequently, France lost Saint-Domingue or Haiti.
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The Revolt Against Culturism Explains Modern Politics
Therefore, France is experiencing the first violent revolt against culturism. Not coincidentally, the Roman Catholic Church; which many people associate with right-wing culturists, is a target of the violence.
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Six Principles for Surviving the 21st Century
The science fiction writers are wrong. All the great science fiction writers of the past; Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Holmes, Rod Serling, Gene Roddenberry, etc., got the future wrong. They got a few things right but the big picture wrong. Instead, read or watch sci-fi for fun but remember it is literature and entertainment not the future.
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