Those that charge interest and lend money given no opposition from honest men will indeed end up owning all the means of production. Want historical precedent? Why sure...Where have we read about money-changers and this kind of behavior before? Matthew 21:12 was it? Wonder if it's covered in the Book of Timothy? Maybe this time...
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In science fiction, the notion was for many years that time was a line and it started way back down the timeline in some primordial soup and it moves along toward some nearly infinite future when the sun goes supernova and anything left on earth will be toast; not that it's a worry for us, since we'll be dust long before then.
What's curious is the circular or repeating patterns in time, such that if you understand the cyclical nature just right, you can site back, enjoy (or not) what's coming.
Why explain this? Yeah it's early and all, but last week I got a couple of early 1980's MP3's from a reader who is a singer-songwriter. Now remember, these songs (which you can play as MP3's, are more than 20-years old. Yet, the content and lyrics could be plucked out of today's headlines...
Titles: Tent City and California IOU
by Alan Land
Manco Arts Publishing
Copyright 1983
So there you have it: If you missed California's tent cities in the 1980's, here's another chance to see 'em. Miss California's 1980's budget disaster? No sweat...we're brining it back, just for you; or is that IOU?
And the lesson is? How about "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome" just for starters? Insanity, California...hmmm...somehow it all fits.
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