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Record Breaking Lobbying Spending

The rich and corporations are on a path to set a new record for the amount of money spent in Washington on lobbying. The total spending for 2024 is poredicted to reach $4.2 billion. No surprise, the number of lobbyists will also set a new record. OpenSecrets.org reports, “Record-breaking federal —>> read more –>>

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The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits

Milton Friedman asserted in his 9.13.1970 NYTimes opinion piece that “there is one and only one social responsibility of business—to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open —>> read more –>>

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US School Shootings – trend line

With yet another school shooting yesterday 9.3.2024 in Georgia I found myself barely moved. The frequency of these events and the now ritualized sequelae have extinguished any other reaction. Here is a chart I came on today in The Conversation. It is shocking, even to me,  that we have taken —>> read more –>>