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Universal Income Credit (UIC) vs. Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) | Walter I Baltzley

ABSTRACT:  This article compares Universal Income Credit to Basic Income Guarantee.  It explains their similarities, and contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of each. Free Money For Everybody!  Sounds like something out of a socialist daydream–and from a certain perspective it … Continue reading

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Pasadena Solar Initiative

Overview The Pasadena Solar Initiative generates revenue for the city by renting space for utilities to install solar panels on public buildings.  The City will allow utilities to install solar panels on suitable public building and sell the electricity to … Continue reading

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The Global Warming Debate: Why Both Sides Are Full of Horse Poop… | Walter I Baltzley

Anthroprogenic Global Warming (AGW), Global Warming, or Climate Change–no matter what you call it–has caused more division among intelligent people than  any religion.   The world seems polarized between two camps:  1) AGW Alarmists who believe we must take drastic, draconinan … Continue reading

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This Crazy Idea Will KILL Big Oil And Stop Global Warming in its Tracks | Walter I Baltzley

Ok, everybody likes to argue about global warming–whether its real, whether its really as bad as people think, and especially what to do about it…Lots of ideas have been proposed, from drilling bans, to carbon taxes, to geo-engineering.  But there … Continue reading

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The Future of Capitalism: The End is Near, But is That Such a Bad Thing? | Walter I Baltzley

Throughout time, people have made some dire predictions concerning the future of capitalism and how things might turn out. Karl Marx believed that Capitalism would end in bloody revolt as the gap between workers and their employers widened to the … Continue reading

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The Midas Touch: How States Can Make Money, Create Jobs and Get Out of Debt | Walter I Baltzley

If you are like me, then you are probably worried about the economy. In the media, everybody talks about “recovery”– but in reality we all know the economy SUCKS. Unemployment — REAL Unemployment — is at an all-time high, and … Continue reading

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A Reasoned Discussion of Economics and the Nature of Money

This is the continuation of a conversation started on Facebook regarding how to handle the current economic recession, that evolved into a general discussion of economic theory and philosophy. Participants: Walter I Baltzley:  A Doctoral Student studying Information Technology at … Continue reading

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This Trick Allows State Banks To Create Debt-Free Money | Walter I Baltzley

States can use this one simple trick to turn the tables on the FED and make all the money they need to pay for their projects.  It takes the FED’s own trick and turns it around to replace their Debt … Continue reading

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The Pitchforks are Coming…For Us Plutocrats | Politico

You probably don’t know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist. I have founded, co-founded and funded more than 30 companies across a range of industries—from itsy-bitsy ones like the night club … Continue reading

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Let Them Eat Cash | The New York Times

A CHINESE millionaire tried to give $300 (and lunch) to homeless men and women in New York last week. This didn’t sit well with the nonprofit New York City Rescue Mission. The Rescue Mission offered to help with lunch, but wouldn’t … Continue reading

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