On the Banks

Seeking out civilization in a world of statism.

Bretigne

Bretigne
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"Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes, make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks." -- Will Durant ======================= I am a former journalist turned filmmaker, creative writer and mom. I am also a reluctant yogini and avid -- though not professional -- ballet dancer. ======================= You can see my films, books, and some of my journalistic writing clips here: http://www.bretigne.com.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011 7:54PM

My List Isn't As Long As Yours, But...

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DasKptl

So there are a few lists of demands and grievances from the Wall Street protestors floating around the Internet now.  Those I've seen pretty much confirm what I've seen in the various clips of protestors that are circulating: That most of the protestors, while rightly outraged, don't have a clue about what caused the problems they are now outraged about, nor about what to do to fix them.  

So here's my list.  It's a lot shorter than the ones I've posted above, and I don't think it's because I've given the matter less thought than those folks have:

1.  End the Federal Reserve and replace it with nothing.  Immediately.

2.  Legalize competing currencies.

3.  End corporate welfare, including all bailouts and subsidies.

4.  Stop violating the First Amendment, and prosecute those officers and police officials who have violated the First Amendment rights of protestors.

Any other ideas?  I'd like to include something about reimbursing people who have lost their homes, jobs, businesses, etc. because of the government-orchestrated boom and bust.  But how would you even begin to even calculate all of that?  And who would be doing the reimbursing?  The taxpayers?  Random financial institutions?  I don't see a just way of doing this, but am open to suggestions.

Any ideas people send me that I like, I'll add to my list.  And I encourage others to come up with their own lists.

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