This site is dedicated to the single purpose of making the term ‘financialization’ a part of our national conversation.
Financialization refers to a new way of doing business: instead of profits earned from actually making a product, profits are earned via stock market performance. This means the 'product' becomes secondary to dividends.
Financialization also includes an oligarchical component wherein the elite make policy decisions, steer economies, and control governments.
Financialization is seen by many economists as a natural step in overall economic systems. It is seen by many economists as having a disastrous effect on national spending, consumer behavior, and democracy.
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Tyranny, Not Oligarchy
I recall the angst I felt during the last election cycle. Mitt Romney was the republican nominee running against an incumbent Barack Obama. My concern was well founded as I listened to the benefits of having a ‘businessman’ … Continue reading
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“Bernie or Bust”
Dear Sarah Silverman. Dear Bernie Sanders. Dear Al Franken. Dear Hillary Clinton. Dear Mr. President. I know you would admonish all of us to ‘throw in the towel’ and get behind our candidate as a means to coalesce. We can’t. … Continue reading
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