Economics
COOPERATION 101
cooperation [ koh-op-uh-rey-shuhn ]
an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit
mutually beneficial interaction among organisms [nations] living in a limited area [planet Earth]
Boarding Spaceship Earth in 1895, Buckminster Fuller arrived with very poor vision. This wasn’t realized and corrected until he was in boyhood. As an adult Fuller saw this as a blessing because it had trained him to naturally envision the larger picture – the synergetic whole. This led to the publishing of Fuller’s book, Operating Manual ...
VICTIMS OF PSYOPS
“PSYOP: Psychological operations to convey selected information and indicators to audiences to influence their emotions, motives, and objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of governments, organizations, groups, and individuals.
The purpose of United States psychological operations is to induce or reinforce behavior perceived to be favorable to U.S. objectives.”
Thus, the American people are continuously subject to a number of psychological operations otherwise known as “the news.” - - Consortium News
Michael Gorbachev became leader ...
Inflation, Shrinkflation, and Greedflation. Economic Forces That Influence Consumer Prices
We all have been faced with noticeable price changes, especially at the grocery store, that have been blamed on inflation. Inflation, shrinkflation, and greedflation have all had a role to play.
Inflation is a “normal” economic principle where prices increase over time for consumer goods and services. This happens as the cost of raw materials increases because of scarcity, higher labor costs, war, etc. It’s usually measured annually. Shrinkflation is when a company decreases the size of a product – beverages, candy bars, bags of chips – but maintains the price ...
COMMUNITY OUTREACH TASK FORCE~”The Marty Bus”
Little did I know when I started volunteering here how much this would grow on me. There is great need in our comunity and often those with the greatest needs are shunned. The problem of unhoused is not going away by wishing it away or incarcerating it away. And shame on those who say "not in my backyard." All I can say is, you have touched me, I have grown.
Community Outreach Task Force is A Non-profit Organization with a mission to provide the basic living needs (and more) to the homeless. We are staffed by volunteers, so 100% goes directly to servicing the most ...
Saving Social Security
Recently Wausau took part in a launch of Seniors for Biden in Wisconsin. We had former Alabama Senator Doug Jones come to Wausau to do a tour on Social Security and Medicare. Throughout the week, former U.S. Senator Doug Jones launched the “Protect Our Retirement” tour to campaign for President Biden across Wisconsin, with stops in Wausau, Green Bay, and Milwaukee.
Doug Jones is a former U.S. senator and current civil rights attorney. In 2017, he won a special election to fill a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama—the first Democrat to do so in 25 years in the ...
Demonstrations Across Wisconsin
Demonstrations Across Wisconsin
Please join the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans,
American Federation of Government Employees Council 220,
and other partner organizations as we call for Social Security to
be protected, modernized and expanded!
Attend a demonstration near you!
All events start at noon and will last approximately one hour
Rhinelander: Tuesday, May 15 meeting at 2023 Navajo Street
wisconsin.retiredamericans.org
Thank you to our friends at WJFW for the great reporting. This link will help you to understand what Social Security is up ...
WARHEADS TO WINDMILLS
Tim Wallis, is traveling across the country this spring to educate more people through his newest book: Warheads to Windmills: Preventing Climate Catastrophe and Nuclear War. As the book title says: our two biggest existential threats--climate breakdown and nuclear weapons--can and must be addressed, both urgently and simultaneously. Here is a link to more information on Tim and the new book: https://warheadstowindmills.org/book/. (you can paste that link in your browser).
Tim's presentation is of interest to several constituencies: Peace and Environmental groups ...
Mom’s Story
Mom’s Story April 21, 2024
My Mom was born in 1914. From what I understand, she was born in a two-room
log cabin that was part of a lumber camp in northern Wisconsin.
Her parent’s borrowed some money to buy 20 acres of cut-over land to begin a
small family farm in northern Wisconsin.
She would tell me that they never went hungry; although, she wanted her mother
to buy a box of cornflakes which they couldn’t afford. She worked hand in hand
with her parents on the farm, along with three of her uncles who lived with them
as the farm eventually grew to 160 ...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Senator Tammy Baldwin joined the Democrats in the U.S. Senate and worked to
pass the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Nineteen
Republicans also voted in favor of the Law. Unfortunately, Senator Ron Johnson
of Wisconsin voted “No.”
President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
November 15, 2021.
Two years after the passing of this historic legislation, Wisconsin has received
over $5.1 billion to kickstart over 300 new infrastructure projects. Some of these
projects include repairs to Wisconsin’s major ...
Save Social Security
Save Social Security
Social Security is being attacked. The Republicans are determined to turn Social Security into a cash cow for Wall Street and to destroy this extremely valuable and successful public insurance program.
Social Security is on the ballot this November. Republicans are spreading lies, fear, doubts and misinformation about the Social Security. If they win Social Security could be drastically changed or eliminated.
Your future is at stake. Social Security works for all Americans providing vital old age retirement income, disability insurance and ...