Published in Extra Newsfeed·Dec 22, 2020Why Democrats and Republicans Working Together Is Good (Duh)If you were to stumble on the American political scene right now to commercials and media from one side of the aisle about the other, you’d think you were in a twilight zone where somehow working with the otherside is a bad thing that hurts your election chances. Let’s just…Polarization6 min read
Dec 9, 2020Retirement Isn’t What You ThinkWhen most people think of retirement they imagine their last day on the job around the age of 65, they imagine having worked hard for 40+ years saving what they can and relaxing for the rest of their lives or maybe taking a part-time job. However, there’s a new concept…Retirement5 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Nov 8, 2020This Is the True Election CorruptionAs I write this, President Trump and his team are gearing up to launch a legal battle against several states claiming election fraud in multiple ways. I think we all know how this is going to go. There will be another drawn-out, exhausting news cycle covering yet another partisan political…Politics6 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Oct 26, 2020Why Work Can and Should Be About Thriving, Not SurvivingHistorically speaking, work has been something that has been necessary to prop up a civilization, to continue its existence, and to provide resources for its citizens. However, for possibly the first time in human history, we are reaching a point where a lot of ‘work’ that is done, is not…Politics6 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Oct 10, 2020Taxes Are Socialist and That’s OkayOne of the things that makes me laugh the most in the debate of Capitalism vs. Socialism is that no society is 100% capitalist or 100% socialist. In reality, these two systems exist on a scale. The more capitalist the country, the less socialist, and the more socialist, the less…Politics6 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Sep 29, 2020Economic Equality Boils Down to This One ThingThe conversation over economic equality is probably the messiest in all of human history. We’ve spent thousands of years, knowingly or not, figuring out which economic system works the best in different levels of civilization. While we’ve gone through many systems we’ve more-or-less landed on the most stable ones. Some…Wealth Creation6 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Sep 8, 2020Why Everyone Can’t Be RichA deep dive into all the reasons we can’t all be rich and why capitalism is still the way to go in light of this in America. Whether it’s resources or money not everyone can be rich. To understand why this is, we first have to look at the lifestyle…Universal Basic Income7 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Aug 27, 2020Why Conservatives Hate ProgressivesIf you had to sum up the entirety of progressive values as they stand in the current movement it would be the push for everyone to have their basic needs met and for everyone to be treated equally just for being alive. These values are something that is relatively new…Politics6 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Aug 18, 2020What The Hell Is Going On With Mail-In Voting?The discussion over mail-in voting becoming the standard method of voting this fall has become very heated recently as President Trump has claimed it will increase voter fraud and that we will have to wait for the results over an extended period of time. Despite the typical resistance democrat reaction…Vote By Mail6 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·Jul 31, 2020Member-onlyIdiotic Ideology by Both Sides Got Us in This MessAs I’m writing this, Congress is discussing the next stimulus package in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic that has not only taken a toll health-wise but also economically. The majority of the public is watching with disgust as bickering over corporate liability shields and complaints over the deficit are…Politics6 min read