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Posts tagged as “capitalism”

Celebrate Crony Capitalism Today at Benda Apartments Open House in Madison

The Richard Benda Memorial Apartment Complex holds an open house today in Madison to celebrate the vital role crony capitalism plays in meeting market needs. Jane Utecht's report on the tax-increment-financed Lake Area Townhomes indicates there is great demand for…

Gordon Howie, David Brat, God, Capitalism, and Rome

Gordon Howie believes David Brat's primary upset of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Virginia's Seventh District bodes well for Howie's hard Indy climb against Mike Rounds for South Dakota's U.S. Senate seat: While this is being tagged as a…

Scapegoating Teachers Masks Funding Gaps and 1%’s Privatization Agenda

Governor Daugaard and certain Republican legislators like to scapegoat teachers. Daugaard and friends say we teachers aren't working hard enough. We need both incentives and kick in our collective bargaining pants to improve our performance. Governor Daugaard and his legislative…

Barrick Gold Abandons Retiree Health Plan

Barrick Gold says it is the largest gold producer in the world. Thanks to record high gold prices, Barrick claimed $4.7 billion in adjusted net earnings in 2011, which it calls "record financial results." Barrick increased its quarterly dividend by…

Capitalism vs. Democracy: Pick Your Core Value

Fellow blogospherian educator LK gets ready for the school year by posing the following essay question: ...[D]emocracy must write the rules for capitalism, not the other way around. In what ways are the observation and conclusion valid or invalid? Give…

Mercer Peeved at Rutland; Also Not Fond of Capitalism

Full disclosure: the Rutland School District has been a Madville Times sponsor for over two years. I try not to let sponsors' money affect my editorial choices, but I acknowledge that some readers may interpret this text differently. Apply what…

Occupy Rapid City: South Dakota Voices

My daughter and I went to Rapid City to engage the capitalist beast with our dollars. Several of our neighbors were at 6th and Main engaging the beast with their First Amendment Rights. Let's hear from five of our neighbors…