Sorry to have missed the elephant in the room . . . again. I just found out in the most gentle way that full scale war has broken out between Iran and Israel? Ouch. Viv and Sook Astrology are careful…
Category: Economy
Sleep walking into it
The not so nice thing is that we are walking straight into it – into the collapse of civilisation. Because our systems are so incapable of changing course. We have already passed quite a few ecological tipping points. And from…
For everyone a home
What is the scenario in Australia’s housing market right now. I read the news. I read the article twice actually. Housing affordability has never been worse. Particularly for first home buyers. . . The interesting point that I could not…
more housing less expensive
what is the story for renters? it is one thing, I think to want to cover your costs. Another thing entirely is to just keep raising prices in our economy for fun, or greed, or because EVERYONE else is doing…
Some kind of idea
Something interesting happened to me today! I got a vision of a particular cafe somewhere a little north west of where my home is, and dutifully got into my car to get to this place that my inner voice was…
Mercantile shadiness in human connection
I get that commerce has allowed humans to cooperate very effectively. It has also allowed us to work together over vast distances and personal differences. However, I am often reminded that there is a dark side to commerce. In some…
Getting the little jobs done
The problem as I see it from a logistical point of view, is that all the crappy little jobs need to get done. We need someone to mop the supermarket floor, clean the public toilets and put up the event…
The lust for power – autocratic power?
If we are really going to face up to things though, I guess we should consider autocratic power in all of this. What is the alternative? Actually? BECAUSE AUTOCRATIC power is not it. It is a difficult thing to talk…
An introduction to my thoughts on our economy
The first time that I encountered our world’s economic system was when I was about six or seven (or maybe a bit older). We were visiting a department store in Canberra, and I saw a lovely lit display with lots…