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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (173579)	6/23/2021 7:39:13 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217830

I recall people w/ guns seized the land We do not know how much gold-ownership relationships survived revolutions, for that is how they survived, by being unknown. Do not fool around w/ prep for revolutions. Gold, the only for-sure and in convenient bulk

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (173579)	6/23/2021 11:53:28 AM
From: sense	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217830

Well, at some bottom line... You do have to eat... and that food has to come from somewhere... And, if you get that wrong at a systemic level... there are obvious consequences. And, in a reversal of the common bit of humor... "where ever you go, there you are"... whenever you are, you do have to be somewhere ? So, beyond that, the nature of the influences on that "somewhere" do vary... I accept the criticism, though... that taxes on land mean that "owners" are really "tenants" only... sharecroppers at best... still slaves to the real land owner... who is not "the land owner"... but the one with the ability to take the land away from you "if the crop fails"... and the taxes don't get paid. There are still a few places in the world... where land is owned in fee simple... and there are no taxes on it ? And, maybe some few where the taxes paid... are actually good value and a savings relative to the cost of not having them ?

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (173579)	6/24/2021 7:58:25 AM
From: TobagoJack	3 Recommendations Recommended By Julius Wong maceng2 marcher Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217830

Imperatives lead to solutions, etc etc Novel approach, almost obvious, certainly worth a try Assuredly for the greater-good bloomberg.com China ‘Banks’ Time for Its Elderly While U.S. Seniors Drown in Debt As Beijing moves to defuse a demographic time bomb, the finances of some older Americans have already blown up. Stephanie Flanders 24 June 2021, 16:00 GMT+8 After more than three decades enforcing its one-child policy, China finds itself with too many elders in need of care and too few caregivers to provide it. Now, the world’s most populous country is getting creative about solving this growing demographic dilemma. On this week’s podcast, Bloomberg Shanghai Bureau Chief Charlie Zhu shares the surprising rise of “time banking,” where volunteers offer services to older citizens in exchange for credits they can tap when their time comes. Such an endeavor to support both the elderly of today and tomorrow is in stark contrast with the plight of senior citizens in the U.S. Bloomberg Quicktake producer Madison Paglia and Washington-based Senior Editor Alexandre Tanzi explain how more Americans in their 60s and 70s are stuck paying back student loans, and how the problem is getting worse. Later, host Stephanie Flanders interviews New York-based economics reporter Olivia Rockeman on why U.S. restaurants are finally starting to raise prices. A Japanese woman developed the time banking concept in the 1970s, but it never really caught on. Now China is turning to this mutual assistance model to alleviate a shortage of caregivers in cities like Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Chinese aged 60 and above already account for one-fifth of the nation’s population, a number that’s expected to almost double by 2050. Meanwhile, births are at their lowest level in almost six decades. These days, able-bodied citizens have begun assisting the elderly with grocery shopping and navigating new technology. Sometimes, they’re just keeping them company. All the while, these volunteers are banking credits for their own old age. Sent from my iPhone