We got a partial win – Apple is ordered to pay back taxes. Big thanks to our new hero Margrethe Vestager. Make sure to send her a thank you tweet and tell her to go after the others. We found another hero – Nick Hanauer. He is a multi-billionaire and he wrote this piece, we love it so […]
Systematic Evil
Am I Weird When I Say That Wealth Inequality Is Dangerous?
Oxfam said that the wealth of the poorest 50% dropped by 41% between 2010 and 2015, despite an increase in the global population of 400m. In the same period, the wealth of the richest 62 people increased by $500bn (£350bn) to $1.76tn. Mark Goldring, the Oxfam GB chief executive, said: “It is simply unacceptable that […]
The suprising connection between mass violence, fatness & Wall Street
It has been a long time I have update this blog. My personal life was pretty busy as I just became father this week. I did have lots of stuff on mind I wanted to post here. A lot has happend since my last post. Systematic evil is still pondering ahead full speed. First of […]
The only person paying taxes is?
YOU! The multinationals supported by an army of lawyers, tax advisors, accountants (the big 4) and bankers pay next to nothing. Guess which country plays a key role in all of it? The Netherlands. Below a link to a Dutch documentary about the system multinationals have setup to avoid taxes or neutralize taxes (=no taxes). […]
What some little toddlers can teach the world is amazing
The sharing experiment wants to draw attention to the fact that we live in a world with the capacity to feed twice its current population, but too many children still die from causes related to acute malnutrition each year. 2014 was the warmest year since we are recording temperatures. We are still more in love […]
$18.04 billion in profit and the tax bill is?
In Apple’s case it is neglectable if not “ZERO”. Last week Apple Inc. announced the best quarter in company history. They just blew it. They deserve it. They changed the world one iPhone a time. I am a big Apple fan. Our household owns three MacBooks, one MacBook Air, one IMac, Two iPhones, one iPad. […]
Need money? How to earn USD $80 million with some consultancy work.
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report about the CIA interrogation techniques employed in counterterrorism efforts during the administration of President George W. Bush. It is not lecture for the fainthearted. It includes: “rectal feeding,” sleep deprivation, insects, use of diapers, and mock executions. “rectal hydration” was used as a means of “behavior control.” It also includes CIA […]
This is a preview of how our world will maybe look like soon…
I hope we will never say the phrases “we did not gasp what could happen” or maybe something like “everybody was just part of the system without realizing the consequences of our actions” If we do not watch out maybe our world might look like this in the near future: Video by Danny Cooke Chernobyl – the perfect […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Climate Summit 2014 & How Much (More) Should CEOs Make?
My feelings about the climate change happening can not be put in better words than those of Leonardo DiCaprio addressing the UN climate summit. We should act now. People are waking up slowly, we all see changes around us. It was the hottest September ever in The Netherlands. Felt like summer last few weeks. I stumbled upon […]
9/11 – what it felt like to be inside the twin towers when the attack happend
The terrorist attacks on 9/11 were truly evil. No doubt about it. It has changed our life profoundly. This post appeared on Quora (by Jonathan Weinberg, Founder and CEO of AutoSlash.com) and something I think worth reading. “I arrived for work that morning on the 77th. floor of World Trade Center tower 2 (WTC2) around […]