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Think global but act local - Save the world

From Capitalism to Communism I am fast realizing that there is no specific economic ideology which will be completely sustainable into eternity, the root cause of which simply is human nature. Take Communism at its purest is not a bad idea, everyone contributes, everyone shares equally, all are provided for, no one is hungry, everyone has a role and we live happily ever after... a perfect world, that is until I want a nicer car than what you have, and you want a bigger house than I have, the covetous human nature kills the potential social equality. Guys like Stalin live in castles while the commoners freeze in the streets. Capitalism is based on growth, as long as everyone is buying and everyone is selling the economy continues and as long as there are new buyers and new sellers it grows, the major fault that I see though is that we as a planet are finite, there is only so much of our resources to go around. Eventually the oil, fresh water, arable land etc runs out and then w

My First Blog

So, I have never really blogged before but I think I would like to start. It seems to be the thing to do these days and I am hoping that it will force me to do a better job of writing more regularly. Ideally I hope to write a couple times a week, but will see how that works out. This blog is intended basically to share my thoughts and life with the world. I read a lot, you might consider me an information junky and have a lot of opinions. Twitter is my friend, I love the plethora of information that comes through it all served in bite sized little servings. I'm not afraid of controversial topics, Jesus and politics are 2 of my favorite things to talk about, though I have become incredibly disenchanted with politics, too much politicking not enough leading. I am a Realtor and a Missionary. Selling houses is awesome! Helping the world is better! You will likely hear more about both as I blog. I'm a total noob to this blog thing as well so please if you have any tips please