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Poverty

FROM MY CORNER: Go Figure:Do The Math

Howell Hurst American News, Corporate Avarice, Defense Spending, Economy & Finance, Education, Homelessness, Humans, People Politics, Poverty, War and Organized Mayhem

I’ve decided we humans are not smart enough to last a really long time. In our American nearsighted passion, as example, for the concept of Capitalism we have entirely lost the point of life. Life is for keeping all of us alive as long as we can. It is for providing for each and every… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: My American Vision

Howell Hurst Economy & Finance, People Politics, Poverty

America needs enough jobs and housing to provide income and homes for the 20% of our citizens living desperately poor lives.  Giant government and multinational Corporations, owning all available land and assets, could collaboratively provide both if they would stop supporting the immensely rich, real estate-based Oligarchy controlling the U.S. economy. Those of us citizens… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: The Oligarchy that Controls our Lives

Howell Hurst American News, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, Poverty, Uncategorized

How much longer are we going to continue to live under a self-serving economic system of the immensely wealthy? America’s Oligarchy is a closely allied 2% or 3% of people who own upwards 90% of The United States. As leaders of gigantic multinational corporations, they collaborate with political leaders of both Republican and Democrat parties… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: A Rational Perspective

Howell Hurst Consumerism, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, Poverty

How Americans habitually ignore the fact that 20% of their fellow citizens remain desperately poor, poorly educated, frequently homeless, barely hanging onto life in this immensely rich land never ceases to astound me. Giant American Corporations sit on trillions of dollars of accumulated profits, commonly stored in offshore tax havens and the U.S. government hoards… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER:Corporare Capitalist Homelessness

Howell Hurst Consumerism, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, Education, Homelessness, People Politics, Police, Poverty

Over one quarter of all land in America is owned and held off the active housing market in America by the Federal government – allegedly, but not all actually, designated protective nature habitat. More is owned by State, County, City Governments, and Corporations. The balance is owned by Real Estate Companies and Individuals. About one… continue reading »