Category Archives: Wage slavery

THE WORLD CUP–OF FREEDOM

Posted on June 28, 2014 by eggsistense

Even though I continue to passively ignore the World Cup (nothing against soccer, just not a fan of sports on TV), I did happen to read that horrible Ann Coulter piece about how soccer signifies a nation’s moral decay. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Feudalism, Financial Terrorism, Mary McCulley, Police State, Securitization Fail, Wage slavery | Tagged 4th Amendment, Ann Coulter, cell phones, karen rozier, Mary McCulley, privacy, soccer, Supreme Court, The Liberties, The Tyrannosaurs, World Cup | Leave a comment

LONG OVERDUE: “THINK OUTSIDE THE BOSS”

Posted on June 26, 2014 by eggsistense

Scott Sorensen (the inaugural subject of LRM’s “Profiles In Resistance”) posted this picture he took today of a woman wearing a rather interesting shirt: It says “United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives.” Scott said the front said, “Think Outside The … Continue reading →

Posted in Crap-italism, Profiles In Resistance, Redistribution, Wage slavery, Wages, Wealth transfer | Tagged Scott Sorensen, think outside the boss, United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives, worker cooperative | Leave a comment

NO, IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: YOUR REAL WAGES ARE GOING DOWN

Posted on June 17, 2014 by eggsistense

You know that cold dread that drops into the pit of your stomach when you check your balance and see that you’re down to your last few dollars and payday is still a week away? Too much month at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, Feudalism, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Paper terrorism, Price, Price-fixing, Redistribution, stock market, Wage slavery, Wages | Tagged bailout, BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, debt slavery, Everything Is Rigged, fascism, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, fraud, Goodwill, inflation, Jif, joe2, nominal wages, Prison Planet, real wages, S&P 500, StockCharts.com, Zero Hedge | 1 Comment

PART 2: WHAT “RECOVERY”? WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?

Posted on June 5, 2014 by eggsistense

Who can afford anything? Not many people, it seems. As noted in yesterday’s post, half of America cannot afford the house they are “buying,” while at the same time rents are skyrocketing, with the number of people who pay half … Continue reading →

Posted in "supply and demand", class war, Crap-italism, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, Feudalism, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Financialization, Paper terrorism, Price, Price-fixing, QE unlimited, Redistribution, Reverse socialism, Too big to fail, Wage slavery, Wages, Wealth transfer | Tagged bailout, BLS, debt slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, foodstuffs, inflation, promissory note, QE, The Economist, wage slavery, Zero Hedge | 2 Comments

WHAT “RECOVERY?” WHO CAN AFFORD ANYTHING?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by eggsistense

Scene: a typical American coffee shop. We see two casually-dressed friends sitting at a table, talking quietly and drinking a cup of joe. We notice one has a “grande” while the other has a “tall.” Suddenly we hear loud guffawing … Continue reading →

Posted in Asset Bubble, Bank of America, Crap-italism, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Financialization, Price, Price-fixing, Rent-seeking, Rentier, Wage slavery, Wages | Tagged can't afford house, coffee, grande, HELOC, Justice League Task Force, landlord, money is fictional, money out of thin air, prices, rent, Rentier, salary, second job, tall, third job, venti, wages | Leave a comment

PROFITS VS. OBSCENITY: MCDONALD’S EDITION

Posted on May 21, 2014 by eggsistense

So I posted this meme on my FB page today: I made the following comment on the post: “And this is what it all comes down to–there’s profit, and then there’s obscenity. These multinationals want obscenity. We’re saying, ‘No obscenity … Continue reading →

Posted in "supply and demand", Crap-italism, minimum wage, Reverse socialism, Wage slavery, Wages, Wealth transfer | Tagged cost of goods sold, crap-italism, gross profits, McDonald's, obscenity, profits, redistribution, Stanley Druckenmiller, state subsidy, wages, welfare | Leave a comment

NOT NEGATIVE, JUST TRUE: “EXPENSES SOAR, WAGES STALL”

Posted on May 5, 2014 by eggsistense

A few days ago, the website of The Washington Post ran a story with this headline–“Happy Days No More: Middle-class families squeezed as expenses soar, wages stall.” No shit, Sherlock. The article tells us the following: “Wages for millions of … Continue reading →

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MAY DAY 2014: WORKING MEN SHOULD BE PISSED

Posted on May 1, 2014 by eggsistense

So it’s International Worker’s Day…to paraphrase D. Boon from the video above, I’ll put it in simple words why working men (and women) are (or should be) pissed… 1. Banks got bailed out by workers while banks continue to prey … Continue reading →

Posted in Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Foreclosure fraud, Keiser Report, Living Lies, minimum wage, QE unlimited, Redistribution, Rentier, Reverse socialism, Tax, Wage slavery, Wages, Wealth transfer | Tagged D. Boon, food stamps, foreclosure fraud, International Worker's Day, labor, May Day, middle class, Minutemen, money out of thin air, QE, quantitative easing, taxes, The Economist, wages, Washington Post, workers, working poor | 1 Comment

THE SOLUTION: SINCE THE MONEY ISN’T REAL, THE DEBT ISN’T EITHER

Posted on April 16, 2014 by eggsistense

Very interesting commentary from David Graeber (Occupy movement leader and author of “Debt: The First 5,000 Years“) on the Bank of England’s recent admission that money is created out of thin air. Graeber sounds as excited as me in describing … Continue reading →

Posted in Conspiracy, Debt, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Foreclosure fraud, Wage slavery, Wealth transfer | Tagged 000 Years, Bank of England, banks, David Graeber, debt, Debt: The First 5, deposits. financial crisis, foreclosure fraud, money, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street | 34 Comments

WAKE UP: “ENTIRE STATUS QUO IS RIGGED”

Posted on April 3, 2014 by eggsistense

Charles Hugh Smith gets it exactly right in this excerpt below. The emperor is naked, and you can see it with your own eyes, if only you will open them and wake up! Smith’s commentary: The stock market is only … Continue reading →

Posted in Asset Bubble, Conspiracy, Debt Slavery, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, Financial Terrorism, Foreclosure fraud, Paper terrorism, Price-fixing, Redistribution, Wage slavery, War Is A Racket, Wealth transfer, ZIRP | Tagged emperor's new clothes, endogenous money, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, foreclosure fraud, hft, status quo, student loans, ZIRP | Leave a comment