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New Parenthood Without Consumerism

by Joshua on March 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Any day now I will be changed in one of the most dramatic ways a person can be; changed by the birth of my first child. While we were at our midwife’s clinic yesterday I found myself flipping through a copy of Pregnancy magazine. While it is fair to say this periodical is not in [...]

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Why the Stimulus Packages Will NOT Work

by Joshua on February 25, 2009 · 1 comment

Recently congress passed the nearly $800 billion “stimulus” package (passed with strong republican opposition). For more information on the package itself, you can even go to the website devoted to it to learn more. There are many mixed views on it’s ability to help, harm, or do nothing to our economy. I confidently believe that [...]

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Citizen or Consumer?

by Joshua on November 28, 2008 · 0 comments

I have often asked myself if the growth-centered economy is really the best thing for the world. Recently I began to do a little light reading on the subject of a steady-state economy. I have come to believe that this is the only sustainable economy we can have if we wish to have any economy [...]

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