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Why Some People Spend Too Much

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…ence to spending money you haven’t earned. Sometimes this is the result of theft or mooching. However, more often it consists of living beyond your means, most likely through credit card or similar debt. It’s not theft, but it’s irrational. In some cases it even leads to bankruptcy. The fiscal bankruptcy results from the moral bankruptcy fueled by the psychological/anxiety issue I’m discussing. We sometimes see this with celebrities, particularly… Continue reading →

Do You Spend Too Much? (DE Wave)

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…ence to spending money you haven’t earned. Sometimes this is the result of theft or mooching. But more often it consists of living beyond your means, most likely through credit card or similar debt. It’s not theft, but it is irrational. It can lead to fiscal bankruptcy resulting from the moral bankruptcy fueled by the same anxiety that forces us to spend compulsively. This is often evident with celebrities, particularly those who hit it big while… Continue reading →

Bernie Sanders’ Socialism In One Lesson

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…to name one example.) He thinks it’s moral for the government to legalize theft and robbery, but he’s morally wrong in thinking that. He’s also stupid and foolish. Why? Because he actually believes that government, once it initiates legalized theft, looting and plunder, will remain a moral government. How could it? And why should it, once it has this power? And he’s also stupid and foolish for believing producers will continue to produce once mos… Continue reading →

You Can Buy a Lot of Things, But Not Self-Respect (DE Coast Press)

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…ence to spending money you haven’t earned. Sometimes this is the result of theft or mooching. But more often it consists of living beyond your means, most likely through credit card or similar debt. It’s not theft, but it is irrational. It can lead to fiscal bankruptcy resulting from the moral bankruptcy fueled by the same anxiety that forces us to spend compulsively. This is often evident with celebrities, particularly those who hit it big while… Continue reading →

“Blaming the Victim” Takes on a Bizarre New Twist

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…al victims of something — like crime — blaming themselves for the robbery, theft or assault inflicted upon their very selves. From an article entitled, “When robbery victims blame — themselves” by Karol Markowicz at nypost.com 10/25/15: Last November, Ditmas Park experienced a rash of armed robberies. What made the one at the Lark Cafe unique is that the gunman didn’t target the register. Instead, he took all the laptops of a writer’s group that w… Continue reading →

Stealing Is No Longer a Crime in Italy, Not If You’re Poor

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…cks. He was arrested after a customer informed the store’s security of the theft; and in 2013, he was convicted and sentenced to six months in jail. This week, however, the Supreme Court of Cassation overturned Ostriakov’s theft conviction, ruling that stealing small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime. The case has drawn comparisons to the story of Jean Valjean, the protagonist of Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables.” “The condition of t… Continue reading →

New Brain Research Suggests Biological Need for Honesty

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…is the root of unarguably immoral scenarios ranging from abusive families, theft and manipulation all the way down to Nazi Germany. Denial is never good and never ends well. Neither are the lying and self-deception that give rise to it. The unhealthy phenomenon of lying starts with self-deception. When self-deception becomes internalized and automatic — and the brain gets used to it too, as this research suggests — then the denying person is on hi… Continue reading →

Beneath the anti-Trump Rage is an Irrational Fear of Freedom

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…ing people alone. To people like her, it’s not enough to have laws against theft, rape, assault or fraud, which are crimes that should certainly be prosecuted and punished. To people on the progressive side, it’s frightening to let freedom go that far. They don’t trust people, so (in their minds) people must be controlled right at the starting gate, so they never get a chance to do anything wrong or bad. Mind you, “wrong or bad,” in the progressiv… Continue reading →

Why Blaming the Victim is Toxic (DE Wave)

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…ims of something, like crime, for example, blaming THEMSELVES for the very theft or assault inflicted upon them. Yes, you read that right. From an article entitled, When Robbery Victims Blame — Themselves by Karol Markowicz at nypost.com 10/25/15: “Last November, Ditmas Park experienced a rash of armed robberies. What made the one at the Lark Cafe unique is that the gunman didn’t target the register. Instead, he took all the laptops of a writer’s… Continue reading →

‘Blaming the Victim’: A Bizarre Twist (DE Coast Press)

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…ims of something, like crime, for example, blaming THEMSELVES for the very theft or assault inflicted upon them. Yes, you read that right. From an article entitled, “When Robbery Victims Blame — Themselves” by Karol Markowicz at nypost.com 10/25/15: “Last November, Ditmas Park experienced a rash of armed robberies. What made the one at the Lark Cafe unique is that the gunman didn’t target the register. Instead, he took all the laptops of a writer’… Continue reading →

Money, Self-Respect and Healthy Living (DE Coast Press)

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…ence to spending money you haven’t earned. Sometimes this is the result of theft or mooching. But more often it consists of living beyond your means, most likely through credit card or similar debt. It’s not theft, but it is irrational. It can lead to fiscal bankruptcy resulting from the moral bankruptcy fueled by the same anxiety that forces us to spend compulsively. This is often evident with celebrities, particularly those who hit it big while… Continue reading →

Beware the Reformed “Peace & Brotherhood” Leftists

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…even if they DID renounce these things, what about socialism? Socialism is theft. Sure, they don’t call it that. They call it investment and kindness. But it’s legalized theft. There’s no getting around it. If you don’t obey the socialists, they take you to jail. Ditto if you don’t hand over your guns and refrain from criticism of leftist views (they call it “hate speech”.) How kind is it to take people’s property away? How kind is it to disarm pe… Continue reading →