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He has a blog: http://newthinking.blogspot.com/ He is President of Common Ground-NYC, a Geoist group focusing on achieving social justice and economic growth by untaxing production and taxing the abuse and use of the natural resources of the commons. He is also NY State Coordinator for the Public Banking institute, which seeks to promote Public Banking, along the lines of the best-known American example, the Bank of North Dakota. The PBI is chaired by another OEN blogger, Ellen Brown. Scott has several progressive petitions on Change.org: A new form of capitalism: Geonomics http://www.change.org/actions/view/a_new_form_of_capitalism_geonomics and Let NY fund its budget gap with a State Bank - change.org/actions/view/close_the_gap_2 www.change.org/petitions/view/let_the_empire_state_finance_its_own_budget_gap Scott was an I.T. Manager for New York University for over two decades, where he initiated computing, developed databases, established networks for two major departments and earned a Certificate for Frontline Leadership. He had a video game published in Compute! Magazine. Scott now chooses to use his computer for the greater good. He is a graduate and advanced student of the Henry George School of Social Science in New York City and has published articles in the Georgist newsletter - Groundswell - put out by Common Ground. Scott is a modern-day Renaissance Man with interests in economics, astronomy, history, natural sciences, psychology, philosophy, Native American culture, and all future-forward topics; he has been called an adept syncretist by Kirkus Discoveries for his novel, NeitherWorld. Scott grew up in New York City and Pennsylvania. He graduated with honors and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University and was a member of the Psychology honor society PSI CHI. Today he is an avid bicyclist and is active in several Green and Progressive organizations. Scott is a strong proponent of the Georgist Single Tax: "Tax the use (and abuse) of natural resources, not wages or capital," which would dramatically reduce use of finite resources - which, rightfully, belong to all of us, and increase productivity in Earth-saving ways, while virtually eliminating unproductive Speculation (by taxing away the fuel for it) and decrease poverty and Social Injustice. Technorati code: a72h4zxgud OpEdNews Member for 172 week(s) and 6 day(s) 112 Articles, 269 Quick Links, 969 Comments, 14 Diaries, 5 Polls |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 6:22:57 PM
Article : "Rocky Anderson: "Not a Snowball's Chance in Hell!""
Poor Analogies
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 5:08:39 AM
Article : "Death by Smoking: Still shockingly high in the USA"
Who's Statistics?
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 3:38:49 PM
Article : "I Read the News Today, Oh Boy......"
Koman reverses itself
Friday, February 3, 2012 at 3:14:21 PM
Article : "Federal Taxes Don't Pay For Anything"
I see we have an MMTer in our midst
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 5:57:57 PM
Article : "Panetta: Military Spending Is Going Up"
Citiziens have no problem making cuts
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 1:20:05 PM
Article : "A winning Strategy For Iran, and for the World"
Well, in that case...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 1:18:16 PM
Article : "A winning Strategy For Iran, and for the World"
If we keep doing the same things, we will keep getting..
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:46:31 AM
Article : "FLAME-- A PR Org for Israel-- Advocates Murdering Scientists"
Flaming FLAME
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 12:13:47 PM
Article : "More On Ron Paul"
Not to press my "single issue" but...
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 9:58:00 AM
Article : "A winning Strategy For Iran, and for the World"
Is war inevitable?
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 2:33:56 AM
Article : "Why Fracking And Other Disasters Are So Hard to Stop"
If you thought Fracking was bad, wait until Super Fracking
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 4:58:31 AM
Article : "Reversing Citizens United: stripping the Roberts 5 of power"
You trust Congress!?
Friday, January 13, 2012 at 3:31:54 AM
Quicklink : "Scandal Brewing Over Nigerian Fuel Imports"
BLUF Protest Day 4
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 10:03:03 AM
Article : "Saving the Post Office: The Models of Kiwibank and Japan Po"
Destruction of Postal Privacy to follow
Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:36:55 AM
Article : "Is the Iraq War actually over?"
How long until Iraq falls?
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 12:10:45 PM
Article : "GA Legislator: Drug Test Legislators As Well As Unemployed a"
Gov. Walker already asked to pee in a cup...
Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 11:34:59 AM
Quicklink : "The Big Fix By STEPHEN HOLDEN"
My own mini-review
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 11:05:13 AM
Article : "Top-Down, Centralized Thinking Is Destroying The World's Eco"
Yes indeed, Small is beautiful
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 5:47:10 AM
Article : "Israel's Grand Hypocrisy: Netanyahu Slams "Anti-Liberal" Ara"
And what about Bandar Bush...
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:46:58 AM
Article : "Israel's Grand Hypocrisy: Netanyahu Slams "Anti-Liberal" Ara"
Sticks and Stones
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:44:17 AM
Article : "Israel's Grand Hypocrisy: Netanyahu Slams "Anti-Liberal" Ara"
They don't?
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 9:43:01 AM
Article : "Israel's Grand Hypocrisy: Netanyahu Slams "Anti-Liberal" Ara"
Israel is at war...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 9:20:53 AM
Article : "Mitt Romney Brazenly Lies and the Media Lets Him Slide"
None of the Above
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 1:15:01 PM
Article : "Report from the Egyptian Border with Israel"
A True Thanksgiving Story
Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 12:38:08 PM
Article : "SOLAR MEGASTORMS can GENERATE a GLOBAL NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE"
While we're at it...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 12:22:44 PM
Article : "The 99%'s Deficit Reduction Proposal: How to create jobs, re"
LVT is really Rent Collection
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 3:29:19 AM
Article : "Where Does Occupy Wall Street Go From Here? ...a proposal fr"
Additional Statements
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 3:21:42 PM
Article : "Ron Paul Says He Supports the 99% In Response to Mic Check"
...and...Medicare for all?
Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 11:23:25 AM
Article : "Ron Paul Says He Supports the 99% In Response to Mic Check"
Or...there's Romney
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 8:24:01 PM
Article : "The 99%'s Deficit Reduction Proposal: How to create jobs, re"
Some other revenue sources:
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 4:24:39 PM
Article : "Breaking: Homeland Security, FBI, Others Advise Coordinated "
New OWS Newsite - live feed
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:06:35 PM
Article : "A Little Thing Called Value"
Better yet...
Friday, November 11, 2011 at 8:23:20 AM
Article : "The American Crisis: Deficit Reduction Proposal Snags Treas"
I paid $7 for a $5 U.S. Note
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 7:53:22 PM
Article : "My Heart And Prayers Go Out To Jim Calhoun, A Major Victim I"
I'm sick about this
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 7:28:22 PM
Article : "The American Crisis: Deficit Reduction Proposal Snags Treas"
Go for it!
Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 11:04:32 AM
Quicklink : "New Scientist Magazine: Climate Change: What We Do -- And Do"
Gack! What a Moroon!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 1:45:46 PM
Article : "Right Sees Setbacks On Multiple Fronts-- OH Collective Barga"
The American Public is to the Left of its "Representatives"
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 4:35:41 PM
Article : "The Effects Of Tax-Financed Spending V. Debt-Financed Spendi"
coin vs. Coin
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 2:28:48 AM
Article : "Occupy The Treasury! Reclaim The Monetary System With The Ne"
You and me both, Richard
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 3:36:57 AM
Article : "Occupy The Treasury! Reclaim The Monetary System With The Ne"
Can't we all just get along?
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 2:57:24 AM
Article : "The Effects Of Tax-Financed Spending V. Debt-Financed Spendi"
In the immortal word of Dick Cheney: So?
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 2:46:06 AM
Article : "The Effects Of Tax-Financed Spending V. Debt-Financed Spendi"
The real tax rate is 17%
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 12:42:17 PM
Article : "The American Crisis: A Common Sense Deficit Reduction Propo"
Citation
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 1:19:15 PM
Article : "The Effects Of Tax-Financed Spending V. Debt-Financed Spendi"
You must be kidding....
Monday, October 31, 2011 at 1:31:03 AM
Article : "The Effects Of Tax-Financed Spending V. Debt-Financed Spendi"
Not so...
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 11:59:30 PM
Article : "The American Crisis: A Common Sense Deficit Reduction Propo"
Great minds think alike...
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 12:20:16 PM
Article : "The Effects Of Tax-Financed Spending V. Debt-Financed Spendi"
Well...
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 6:14:38 PM
Article : "The Effects Of Tax-Financed Spending V. Debt-Financed Spendi"
third way to create money
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 12:25:18 PM
Podcast : "Podcast: Interviews With Occupy Philly Occupiers"
On the subject of leaders
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 12:09:36 PM
Quicklink : "Huffington Post: Occupy Wall Street: At Zuccotti Park, Confl"
Still trying...
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 5:23:25 PM
Quicklink : "Huffington Post: Occupy Wall Street: At Zuccotti Park, Confl"
Personal experience confirms story
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 10:40:11 AM
Article : "NYPD Needs to be Told They're Protecting the Ones Gambling W"
Redirect the funds
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 10:03:14 AM
Article : "Occupy Wall Street SHOULD Be International and Hyperlocal"
It was already international...
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 9:36:44 AM
Article : "American Workers Need Freedom to Buy Jobs"
A realistic alternative
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 3:53:06 AM
Article : "Occupy Wall Street - Day Three: 8 confirmed arrests"
A Crammer Slip
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 4:37:52 PM
Quicklink : "Michael Hudson on latvia's real estate bubble and land-tax p"
Latest news
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 1:23:30 PM
Quicklink : "Iceland Constitutional Council: The Constitutional Council h"
Initially, but...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 3:49:29 AM
Article : "Destroying the Postal Service in Order to Save It?"
This is not unusual
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 4:47:30 AM
Article : "Destroying the Postal Service in Order to Save It?"
Change the investment options too...
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 2:53:03 PM
Article : "Kucinich Building Support for the National Emergency Employm"
And the answer is...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 3:28:06 PM
Article : "Drones Direct Hit upon Rule of Law"
Hooray for Kucinich
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 10:36:02 AM
Article : "Talking to Regular People Regarding Economic Reform"
The LVT
Monday, August 15, 2011 at 10:59:32 AM
Article : "Rise of The Planet of the Apes; Movie Review From a Progress"
Why I haven't seen POTA
Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 3:43:20 PM
Article : "Ames Straw Poll Winning Bachmann's Problem With Reality"
Here is the exact quote
Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 12:37:08 PM
Article : "Talking to Regular People Regarding Economic Reform"
Yes, that's a good starter too
Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 2:37:09 PM
Article : "U.S. Notes: The debt-free, no tax, no borrow, no inflation,"
Quite Right!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10:35:19 AM
Article : "U.S. Notes: The debt-free, no tax, no borrow, no inflation,"
I should clarify...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 4:23:50 AM
Article : "U.S. Notes: The debt-free, no tax, no borrow, no inflation, "
Further analysis
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 1:40:22 PM
Article : "Beware The Risen People, Part 1 of 3: Global Banking -- A Cr"
Petition for redress
Friday, August 5, 2011 at 7:32:10 PM
Article : "Spain's "Indignados' at the Vanguard of a Global Nonviolent "
Further observations
Friday, August 5, 2011 at 9:25:59 AM
Article : "The Political War Takes A Pause But Will Be Back"
Another way....
Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 9:21:10 AM
Article : "The Space Race then, The "Small Race" Now"
The ways are already known...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 4:04:27 PM
Article : "Forget Compromise: The Debt Ceiling Is Unconstitutional"
Yes, I'll verify that
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 4:05:29 AM
Article : "The New Republicans... and Hope"
Why not real change?
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 3:01:53 PM
Article : "Economic Reform Newsletter: Ways Forward Against the Opposit"
LVT is one of the most tested economic theories there is
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 2:51:30 PM
Article : "Forget Compromise: The Debt Ceiling Is Unconstitutional"
Take action! Sign a petition to re-issue Greenbacks!
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 2:47:48 PM
Article : "Behind the Drama and the Hype, The Bi-partisan Sell Out"
It's actually worse than this....
Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 4:44:28 AM
Article : "Economic Reform Newsletter: Ways Forward Against the Opposit"
Re-read
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 5:06:12 PM
Article : "A Simple Proposal for Averting the Nation's Default"
Or...
Friday, July 15, 2011 at 4:32:09 PM
Article : "How Truman would be handling the Republican Debt Threat"
Or....
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 10:57:43 AM
Article : "What's Wrong With This Economy?"
Hmmm...interesting
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 10:40:07 AM
Article : "What's Wrong With This Economy?"
An alternative to campaign finance reform
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:27:57 PM
Article : "Polls Indicate Not Much Hope Of Obama Becoming More Progress"
Obama should run again...as a Republican
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 4:36:00 AM
Article : "What's Wrong With This Economy?"
A few other points to consider
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at 4:56:14 AM
Article : "Redefining "Q.E." from "Quantitative Easing" to "Qualitative"
How about U.S. Notes?
Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 10:18:34 AM
Article : "Obama's 10,000 Troop Spit In The Ocean-- Not Even Close to G"
Obama is a warmonger
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 11:48:38 AM
Quicklink : "Head count: The Census counts prisoners as residents of the"
Wow. Counting the uncounted
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 2:20:00 AM
Article : "One way or another, it's past time for Rocky Mountain wolves"
Is the populaiton really viable?
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 4:48:41 PM
Article : "Afghanistan Withdrawal: Obama Lied"
Still higher support
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 11:41:23 AM
Article : "Congressman Weiner Should Stay"
Weiner a Voice against Clarence Thomas too
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 12:18:30 PM
Article : "Feds Send Swat Team To Break Down Door, Grab, Arrest Student"
The Roulette Wheel Jusitce system can come for any of us
Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 9:20:22 AM
Article : "Kucinich: End the Fed & Create Full Employment"
Additonal Info
Friday, June 3, 2011 at 9:23:37 PM
Diary : "Economic Reform Update June, 2011: Common Ground Meeting Inf"
Agenda
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 1:39:56 PM
Article : "Is That Even Legal?"
Rep. Kucinich did call for impeachment
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 3:10:38 AM
Article : "Ron Paul / A True Choice For 2012"
Ron Paul is half right
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 4:35:22 PM
Article : "Public Banking: An Idea Whose Time Has Come"
There's a New York Bill too!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 1:15:33 AM
Article : "Too Big to Jail"
Something else is missing...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 12:39:36 AM
Article : "Medicare Issue Swings Dem To Win NY Election Long Held By "
Great victory, but...
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 9:16:41 PM
Diary : "Economic Reform Update: May 2011"
Common Ground Flier
Monday, May 9, 2011 at 2:11:18 PM
Article : "Major Facebook Hack: This is Sick!!"
Nothing like that
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