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Mahabharata

Wealth Centralization

I talked about excess centralization last Saturday. I thought that I would share these two YouTube videos on wealth centralization.

The first was rather cunningly done. For example it asks the question, "Does the CEO work 380 times harder than the average worker?" The answer to this is obviously no. But this is not relevant. The right question is "Does the CEO earn 380 times the value for the business as the average worker?" The answer to this question might very well be yes.

While the video says we do not need socialism, in fact the labour theory of value they are advocating is the socialist theory of Marx on which socialism is based.

But the video does point out a huge problem that needs to be addressed. Do not let your preconceived ideas, what I have called here on the blog a template, blind you to this. If your template is not working, quit using it.



What an Odd Couple!This next video fits my templates better. But it does begin on what I thought was an unintentional humorous note. No, there was not a "good ole days" when things were better in the sense that is usually meant. The issues of inequality have been long standing problems. This problem has been going on for at least 150 years.

(This is a theme in the recent blogging by the beloved editor of the prophecy podcast blog, Pam Dewey. In a recent installment she talks about department stores.)

I am not convinced that the gold standard solution offered in this video will work. And the idea that a petition will accomplish anything as even more funny than the idea of the "good ole days." But with the talk of guillotines in the last election, it might be smart if the powers that be consider some radical ideas.

Fad Diets

I would would guess the Standard American Diet would have a lot more oil. I must confess that the beginning of this video was annoying. I thought that it was a rather typical defense of the standard American diet, often called SAD. But the presenter was providing a basic history of diet theories, and as she progressed I found more and more agreement.

One area of disagreement is the current mania to include more grains in the diet. While there is some difference in how the body handles the digestion of grains that are whole grains versus grains that are not, the difference was surprisingly small. Also the amount of fiber in these whole grain products are not as large as one might think. The high fiber cereals one can purchase are artificially constructed to include extra fiber. I am not necessarily against this, but it does run counter to one of my assumptions, that natural is better than artificial. But then again I did just finish a Quest bar which I eat for the almost full daily allotment of fiber each bar contains.

While I do try to incorporate some starch, I find that to do so I end up reducing my vegetables. This is not what I want to do.

One area of strong agreement is her conclusion that different diets work for different people and that in fact one is better off not to diet at all. But I will leave that for the next time I talk about health.

Halo Medley