This is a wonderful example of just how much power we have as people to effect change and bring about positive changes.  It doesn't have to take the form of a government sponsored program.  Look around and try to find an example where the average person has actually made a difference, that is, to change a group of people's thinking, behavior, and practices.  I'm pretty sure I can't.

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

A Thoughtful Thought

What if the world were structured to maximize the common good instead of maximizing private profit? The world would be organized in such a way that one person would have no more or less wealth than the other. But that isn't what happens. What happens is that there are those who have an enormous amount of wealth and power and control, while millions of people throughout the world are poor and have little or no power and control. 

Tuesday, July 7, 2015


Let me be straight up with you.  I'm not saying that it isn't a good thing that we're all in the same room together having this discussion.  I want the discussion to happen.  What I don't want is for it to become some kind of back-and-forth bickering and argument