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The divide between the HAVEs and the HAVE NOTs is said to be ever widening. There are wealthy citizens of several nations who have personal fortunes of millions and even billions of dollars. And there are many, many more people who live in almost unbelievable poverty with no hope of ever escaping it.
For the mos part, the rich posses power along with their great wealth, and they know how to use it and to hold onto it.
For the most part, the poor possess no power and little or no money, and would neither know how to use money and the power if they did obtain them, nor how to hold onto either of them. The Earth's total wealth will not be equitably redistributed.
The poor
cannot do so, and the rich
will not.
That's how things are and will continue to be.
Unless some unforeseen event should occur.
(extraterrestrial alien invasion, international biological pandemic, thermo-nuclear war, or sudden ultra-severe global warming)
Or an unlikely miracle happens and some
GOD appears to set things aright.
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All the disingenuousness and downright lies in the form of misleading sound bites from bloated political speeches emanating from the candidates running for office in the upcoming election will change absolutely nothing for the better.
*Copied from Anthony Dauer, on Facebook
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WORD FOR TODAY
redistribute
verb
allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Born Oct 22, 1942
Age: 70 years old.
Annette Joanne Funicello is an American actress and singer. Beginning her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve, Funicello rose to prominence as one of
the most popular
"Mouseketeers" on the original Mickey Mouse Club.
As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles
"Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess",
as well as newly establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the
successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon during
the mid-1960s.
Personal Note:
When I was a teenager back in the 1950s I was captivated by the young
Mouseketeer known as Annette Funicello. In later years I would never miss any of her
Beach Party movies. Remember the old song,
Puppy Love?
Now, as a doddering old man, I am still mesmerized by the memories I have of Annette, and the fact that she, at
70, is still alive but caught in the clutches of Multiple Sclerosis.
There is a video, that when I first viewed it, struck me emotionally; it struck me
HARD. I am a product of the mid-20th century, back when we were taught that
"Men Don't Cry" -- but, when I watched the video, well ... well, that's enough about that.
LINK to video
Birthday: October 22, 1903
Date of Death Jan 18, 1952
Jerome Lester "Jerry" Horwitz, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian. He is best known as a member of the American slapstick comedy team
The Three Stooges, along with his older brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and actor Larry Fine.
Curly is generally considered the most popular and recognizable of the Stooges. He is well known for his high-pitched voice, vocal expressions
("nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!", "woo-woo-woo!", "soitenly!" and
barking like a dog), as well as his physical comedy, improvisations, and athleticism.
Born Oct 22, 1938
Age: 73 years old
Christopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. Among his best-known roles are Emmett "Doc" Brown in the
Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in
The Addams Family and its sequel
Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in
Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as Jim Ignatowski in the television series
Taxi.
Born Oct 22, 1952
Age: 59 years old
Jeffrey Lynn "Jeff" Goldblum is an American actor. His career began in the mid-1970s and he has appeared in major box-office successes including
The Fly, Jurassic Park and its sequel
Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and
Independence Day. He starred as Detective Zach Nichols for the eighth and ninth seasons of the USA Network's crime drama series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
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. . . man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.
--John F. Kennedy
