People, Profits,
& Pensions

 

 Table of Contents

  • Introduction

  • Chapter 1: The Ownership Revolution
    Socialism was supposed to take us to a promised land, courtesty of a violent revolution which would wrest the Means of Production out of the hands of the bourgeousie and put it in the hands of the proletariat. Turns out capitalism did just that while socialism was still talking about it, but for different reasons, and without a violent revolution. And, that's just the beginning of the story...

  • Chapter 2: Why Lilly Died and Scott Lived
    Why your great-great-whatever-great grandparents would think you're incredibly rich and living a really long life (they would probably think you're good looking, too). Or, how longer lives and greater prosperity led to the need for, and ability to pay for, retirement.

  • Chapter 3: We're All Capitalists Now
    So, you contribute to a pension fund or mutual fund. But, do you what's going on with your money once it's deducted from your pay or withdrawn from your bank account?  

 

  • CEO Pay: What Owners Need to Know
    Do CEOs get paid too much? Before you can answer that question one way or another, there's another question you must first answer. (Chapter number to be finalized later) 

 

  •  The Question: Will buying a product from a 'sweatshop' in a poor country help or hurt the poor in that country? The answer to one simple question will make it easy to decide. 

  • Your-Money-at-Work: How your money is put to work by pension plans and mutual funds, with the expectation you'll get back much more than you put in.

 

  • Apocalypse-Addicted.html: How should the companies we own respond to the demands of environmentalists? In this chapter, we'll provide an owner's perspective on saving the planet and the role of corporations within it.

 

  • Watch for new chapters coming soon