092713 - The Reality of American Income distribution

Here it is folks - the reality.


http://www.upworthy.com/9-out-of-10-americans-are-completely-wrong-about-this-mind-blowing-fact-2?g=2

Monday, September 2, 2013 - Treachery and Deceit

I read all the books. Amazingly ... because I loath militarism ... unless it is a "parable". Game of Thrones" . Read any? Now I am watching the videos.

Kings, Queens, make promises ... all false. The only thing that matters is power. And, of course, personal gain. Lord Stark "confesses", and acknowledges his submission to King Geoffrey. The agreement was, he do this, and his daughters would live. No. They chop off his head, and his daughters  will die ... except Arya, who will flee. A parable of the human dark side. Oh yes, there are a few of us humans who have entered into the truth of Compassion, of the high potential of being human. But, we are now, in this World and these times, in 2013, in a time of Darkness.

David Cameron, Barack Obama, President Holland, and the sad but mad Vladimir Putin, and most of the so-called "leaders" of the World. They have been seduced by the Dark Lord ...  Voldemort, as Ms. Rowling called him. They pretend that they have the the best interests of US, of the people of the World, in mind. But they do not. They have, in mythological terms, been taken over by Evil.

Listen, People. Hear, People. We must act. It doesn't matter who elected these people. We are easily deluded by the media, by propaganda, by our own self-delusion and ignorance. Only we can protest, and change the future of the human community.

What kind of human community do you want? Think!

And revolt.

Monday, September 2 (Labour Day) - The Republic of San Marino

I have a Calendar that tells me the date of the establishment of all the countries in the World. Swaziland on the 6th: 45 years; Brazil on the 7th:  191 years. That sort of thing. Today is San Marino ... also know as La Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino - The Most Serene Republic of San Marino - and it says 1712 years!!!  "Its size is just over 61 km² (24 sq mi) with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino. San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe.

San Marino claims to be the oldest surviving sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world, as the continuation of the monastic community founded on 3 September 301, by stonecutter Marinus of Arba. Legend has it that Marinus left Rab, then the Roman colony of Arba, in 257 when the future emperor, Diocletian, issued a decree calling for the reconstruction of the city walls of Rimini, which had been destroyed by Liburnian pirates.

San Marino is governed by the Leges Statutae Republicae Sancti Marini, a series of six books written in Latin in the late 16th century, that dictate the country’s political system, among other matters.

The country's economy mainly relies on finance, industry, services and tourism. It is one of the wealthiest countries in the world in terms of GDP (per capita), with a figure comparable to the most developed European regions. San Marino is considered to have a highly stable economy, with one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe, no national debt and a budget surplus." (Wikipedia) 

I went there once ... wonderful place! I was traveling around Italy on my way to Rimini, and stopped in San Marino for a day and night. 

Now, here's an interesting thig about their way of government:  "Every six months, the Council elects two Captains Regent to be the heads of state. The Regents are chosen from opposing parties so that there is a balance of power. They serve a six-month term. The investiture of the Captains Regent takes place on 1 April and 1 October in every year. Once this term is over, citizens have three days in which to file complaints about the Captains' activities. If they warrant it, judicial proceedings against the ex-head(s) of state can be initiated."

Sounds good to me. Listen up America!! (Abraham Lincoln was an Honourary Citizen of San Marino.)  At this rate, most of our Presidents would be in jail .... and that would be a good and just thing in my estimate! 

Wouldn't you like to be Citizen # 30,001 !! I would! And, they have the highest per capita income in the World!

Well:  I can dream .... and about America too!