Another Way the Rich Get Richer: US Indicts Fifty for College Admissions Fraud | naked capitalism

Federal prosecutors indicted fifty people yesterday for college admissions fraud at several elite institutions, including Georgetown, Stanford, and Yale. Serious discussion of how college admissions procedures foster inequality is long overdue.
— Read on www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/03/another-way-rich-get-richer-us-indicts-fifty-college-admissions-fraud.html

An in depth view of one thing that is very wrong in America.

Why Are Credit Card Chips Safer Than Magnetic Strips?

You know the drill by now. You step up to the cashier, push your purchases across the counter, and then slide your credit card through the reader. Then the machine beeps. “Do you have a chip?” the cashier says, even though you both know perfectly well that you do. “Right, right, I always forget,” you say, then you shove your card into the slot. You wait, and wait, and wait, and then suddenly the machine freaks out — REMOVE YOUR CARD NOW! You grab it, and walk away with your head down, leaving everything you just bought behind you. There’s got to be an easier way.

— Read on curiosity.com/topics/why-are-credit-card-chips-safer-than-magnetic-strips-curiosity/

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The Green New Deal Plus Modern Monetary Theory = Socialism | Mises Wire

Thank you, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Green New Deal (GND) she has unveiled is most illuminating.
— Read on mises.org/wire/green-new-deal-plus-modern-monetary-theory-socialism

Hard to imagine how we could accomplish this with a 22 Trillion dollar existing federal debt. Then you add in the cost of the new green deal , can you say Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 and Venezuela? Just for two recent examples.