Anti Wage-Slavery, Pro-Freedom Quotations Of The Week 1032-1034

Unfortunately, I own a 3br home with all the normal amenities plus two vehicles. I have a lot of work to do and it was not worth it to be tied down. I wished I live in a one br condo. advice: Have an accurate assessment of your future.
Ron
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Slaves to Our Stuff: A Creative Vision to Break Away From Consumer Culture's Destructive Grip
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If you advance, as Thoreau said, in the general direction of your dreams, you may have them. If you advance in the direction of someone else's dreams - if you want to live someone else's life rather than yours - then get a TV for every room, buy yourself a lifetime supply of your favorite quaff, crank up the porn channel, and groove away.
Mark Edmundson
Who are you and what are you doing here
Best American Essays 2012

The euro zone jobless rate rose to a record 12.1 percent in March, a sharp reminder that unemployment remains among the region’s biggest problems.
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Jobless figures for both the euro zone and the European Union are the highest Eurostat has reported since it began keeping the data....
Unemployment in Euro Zone Continues to Rise
By DAVID JOLLY
New York Times
Published: April 30, 2013
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