Why didn’t I think of this?
chefbesh:Start your day on a pleasant note, by waking up to this acoustic alarm. Designed by Jamie McMahon, this will most certainly serenade you out of bed. If you’re skeptical, then watch and listen for yourself.
(Source: freshbesh)
paulo freire, pedagogy of the oppressed
began february 22, finished march 1
183 pages
Check out this review of Pedagogy of the Oppressed on tumblr.
“To affirm that men and women are persons and as persons should be free, and yet to do nothing tangible to make this affirmation a reality, is a farce.”
-Paulo Freier
Eat Food, Not to Much, Mostly Plants.
-Michael Pollan
Paulo Freier, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
I had a conversation with a friend last night that reminded me of Paulo. He is a truly revolutionary thinker.
$451,154,049,950.63 = interest paid in 2008 (1)
$125,635,000,000.00 = education + transportation (2)
I mean it’s not like I want to abolish the state. I’m all for the government filling pot holes and providing a free education to everyone. The problem is they spend more money just paying the INTEREST on the federal debt then both of those things combined.
I’m not Libertarian, Democrat, or Republican. Labels creep me out too. But after the financial crisis it should be clear that we need to start asking more question and have a better understanding of our financial system, because as we now painfully know, it effects every single one of us.
Why does the government pay interest? Where does the money come from that they are borrowing? Doesn’t the government create money? (a hint: the answer begins with the letter N and ends with O)(3) But isn’t it the governments job to create money? Call him what you will but Ron Paul is the only one I’ve heard asking these kinds of questions.(4) Maybe Andrew Jackson had it right when he fought against the central banks. (5)
Footnotes:
1)http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/ir/ir_expense.htm
2)http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy08/hist.html
Table 4.1 — Outlays by Agency: 1962–2012
3)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_creation
4)http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/fiat-money-inflation-federal-reserve/
5)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson#Opposition_to_the_National_Bank
