I just got fined 62 euros for riding my bike in Amsterdam without light. Perfectly fine by me. It is one less night out for dinner. It hurts a little. I was wondering about the coporate fines for corporate wrongdoing. Take for example Rabobank that got fined for the LIBOR scandal. This video shows that […]
Month: January 2014
James Turk: We’re Living Within A Money Bubble of Epic Proportion
James Turk believes the time we live in now will be studied by future historians for generations to come. Just as we today marvel at the collective madness that resulted in the South Sea and Dutch tulip manias, our age will be known as the era when society lost sight of what money really is. […]
The 1% start responding to the Oxfam report….but how.
The response of Canadian businessman & investor Kevin O’Leary to earlier mentioned ineqiuality report from Oxfam is “It’s fantastic. It inspires everybody, gets them motivation to look up to the 1% and say, ‘I want to become one of those people, I’m going to fight hard to get up to the top. This is fantastic […]
Oxfam Reports: Just 85 People Who Are As Wealthy As Half The WORLD
From the report: “This massive concentration of economic resources in the hands of fewer people presents a significant threat to inclusive political and economic systems. Instead of moving forward together, people are increasingly separated by economic and political power, inevitably heightening social tensions and increasing the risk of societal breakdown.” And then keep in mind […]
Media, Financial Institutions, Food Industry
Three quick facts you might want to know. 1) The processed food and unhealthy food that you consume on a daily basis is owned by the same 10 corporations. From this Reddit post, “The Illusion of Choice.” 2) 10 large American financial institutions hold 54 percent of America’s total financial assets. Source: according to this […]
A picture is worth more than 1000 words
I found a threat on Quora and some photgraphs fit this little blog about systematic evil. First picture is Joseph Goebbels scowling at photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt after finding out he’s Jewish, 1933. Goebbels is one of the grandfathers of systematic evil. Second one is much more funny. Obama and the NSA scandal….well at least he […]
Polar Vortex & Global Warming
For me it is clear that the extreme weather in the US is caused by global warming and CO2 emissions and other factors. John Holdren, President Obama’s science adviser, says in the video: “If you’ve been hearing that extreme cold spells like the one that we’re having in the United States now disprove global warming, […]
Largest cooperations in the world
Here a list of the largest cooperations in the world (Source). Oli and Gas as well as automotive domniate this list. Exactly those companies that are for a good part responsible for global warming. I wonder who their largest shareholders are….. Ranking Company Industry Revenue (USD billions) FY Capitalization (USD billions) Employ 1 Wal-Mart Stores, […]