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Tag Archives: Surplus labor
The Chosen
After being separated from the U.S. Army on November 2, 1971 I began my long and futile search for viable employment. It was but a few months afterward that I’d heard American Motors was doing some hiring. I went down … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Economics, Expository Writing, Government, Human Sacrifice, Observations, Personal History, Plain English, Politics, The Twentieth Man
Tagged Competition, Economics, Employment, Industry, Job Applications, Labor, Labor History, Milwaukee, Society, Surplus labor, Unemployment, Work
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On Slavery
A little part of me still wants to be a hero. I don’t know why. This nation, these United Estates, was never truly great and probably never will be. And like all previous civilizations there is nothing virtuous on the … Continue reading
Posted in For Feminists, Human Sacrifice, The Twentieth Man, Uncategorized
Tagged 1960 Corvette, Abraham Lincoln, April 15th, Auction, Banking, Banks, Bill of Sale, Brigands, Brigands' Day, Bureaucracy, Business, Car Payments, Chattel Slavery, Chevrolet, Chevy, Children, Choices, Christmas, Civilization, Cornfield County, Credit Cards, Debt Slavery, Economics, Feminism, Form 1040, Freedom, Gas Prices, George Washington, half a lifetime, hero, Heroics, History, Illegal Aliens, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Japanese Movies, Labor, Labor Glut, Labor Market, Lavish Lifestyles, Logistics, Minimum Wage, Mortgages, Paperwork, Pilgrims, Politics, Route 66, Savings Account, Shortage, Slave Auction, Slavery, Society, Student Loans, Supply and Demand, Surplus labor, Tax Day, Tax Freedom Day, Taxes, Television, The Seven Samurai, Thomas Jefferson, Trade Unions, Trade- Unionists, Unemployment, United Estates, Wage Slavery, Work
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American Graffiti
Some time ago a neighbor was interrupted in an attempted suicide. His intent was to blow himself up. Fortunately his grandson came home unexpectedly and found the house filled with gas. The police were called and he was taken into … Continue reading
Posted in Dirty Words, Human Sacrifice, Uncategorized, Veterans
Tagged Bus Shelter, Children, Culture, Despair, Economics, Government Policy, Graffiti, History, Hope, Humanity, MCTS, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County Transit System, Politics, Religion, Society, State of the Union, State of the Union Address, Suicide, Surplus labor, The Kingdom of Heaven, Truth, U.S. Constitution Article II - Section 3, United States of America, Youth
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