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Living in a First World country is far from ideal for everybody BUT imho we should be really grateful that we don't live in Africa, Middle East etc. with their continual wars and strife.

I disagree. Retirement is great if you have the money and will to enjoy it.

One might be forgiven for thinking China's one party system has something to recommend it on the economic scale. After all it has caught up remarkably in only the last 30 years. However it comes at a cost of personal freedom. No one is allowed to hold different views from the One party. OK so...

Interesting ideas about funding the unemployed. It could be associated with some community work to bump up the monthly hand out by a few hundred dollars. Some years ago Rockefeller used to give 10% of his income to the local church to distribute to the poor. Not a bad idea.

There is already a ground swell against AI and automation. In Holland the dockers are rioting over lost jobs on the docks in Rotterdam. It will get worse as more jobs are lost. Nobody has got a solution to how these new jobless are expected to pay their bills.

Maybe buy a chunk of Australian bush/desert and plant there. Yes it is hot and dry so you would need that Japanese plant that they used to control the dust bowl in the 1930s USA I have forgotten its name. The roots go very deep into the soil and cattle love it.

Currently there is a documentary about some guys trying to find Pablo Escobar's millions. It looks like someone has visited his properties already. There are drill holes in the walls etc.

Leave all that psycho headstuff well alone until you are too infirm to walk much. Keep active mentally and physically on whatever you fancy. Travel maybe ? Or looking for treasure ? There are reputed hoards around the globe yet to be found. Maybe offer to help finance a treasure hunt like the...

The African experience seems to have chaotic Govts. with continual skirmishing between tribes and countries. Colonialism tended to break down the old bonds/antagonisms between tribes/countries with new borders and allegiences.

As they used to say " scum floats to the top ".

The US political system is geared up for the rich only, by having a 2 party state. The minor parties that try are not able to match the Democratic and Republicans in terms of money ( bribes ) to spend. The Democrats were under the Clinton's thumb, who are very wealthy. Ditto the Republicans...

The USA is not a democracy. It is a plutocracy. That means money orientated. The rich get richer and the poor- Well nobody except a few despicable libtards, gives a flying fuck about.

Most think the Fed is some sort of beneficial Government organisation. It is not at all. It is privately owned since the big bankers put it together decades ago. Are these guys interested in Socialism or the welfare of the people ? Not likely. They are interested in pocketing even more money...

Without religion, millions of people would no longer have the comfortable life preaching and the gullible respect of others.

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There is nothing more miserable than seeing the old pensioners who can't afford a decent standard of living. Their rat race of life is done and they have nothing to look forward to. Little food poor shelter if any can't afford to keep warm in winter can't afford to spoil the grand children on a...

Did you hear the one about the gay road mender. He has a sign outside his house saying " free ass felt here "

My guess is he is from Arizona. Them boys can be a mite slow - ya know ?

There is an old and wise saying " that FOOLS and their money are soon parted ". Oh well. Should we care ? NO !!

The big dopey countries are headed for dictatorship. There's China who have " elected " Xi for life Russia who have Putin for another 6 years and likely to be more. The USA with Trump clearing the way for permanantcy too. He sacks any opposition to be able to produce pure trumpism. Sacking...