DESIGNING YOUR OWN SYSTEM: The Paradigm Shift, the Coming Cycles, and How to Build Economic Freedom Outside the System That Excludes You A Futurist Critical Analysis for Those Who Cannot Wait for the System to Fix Itself

The system won’t fix itself in time.
So build one that works anyway.

Read Essay:
thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/designing-...

#FutureOfWork #EconomicJustice #SystemsThinking #AI #HousingCrisis #LaborMarkets #GeographicArbitrage #CareEconomy #PostGrowth #UrbanCrisis #Resilience #Futurism

DESIGNING YOUR OWN SYSTEM: The Paradigm Shift, the Coming Cycles, and How to Build Economic Freedom Outside the System That Excludes You A Futurist Critical Analysis for Those Who Cannot Wait for the System to Fix Itself

This essay maps the current transitions:
• Energy & climate
• AI leverage
• Care economy
• Geographic arbitrage
• Rural re‑production

Read Essay:
thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/designing-...

#EconomicJustice #SystemsThinking #EnergyTransition #AI #FutureOfWork #EconomicFreedom #Inequality

(4/4): It was an honor to share what I’ve learned working at the intersection of policy + community.

We need more spaces like this across #PA. If you’d like to talk about budget and tax policy follow @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social + let’s connect.

#TaxPolicy #EconomicJustice #CivicEngagement #Vote

📚 Tired of being told the economy is “just business”?
“Economic Racism” is Martin Kush’s answer to that lie—a fiery exposé of how capitalism weaponizes race.
👀 Read and order here: https://f.mtr.cool/xfberkvarx
#EconomicJustice #RacismInCapitalism #MartinKush #BlackAuthors #BooksThatMatter

White text on a indigo background, reading '6,098 days since the U.S. Federal Minimum Wage was last raised.'

6,098 days.

The U.S. federal minimum wage has been $7.25/hour since July 24th, 2009. That was 6,098 days ago.

Learn more: www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wag...

#UniversalWage #EconomicJustice #WorkerJustice

Rational distribution isn’t a slogan — it’s a moral demand the greatest minds in history have made. PROUT turns it into a system. #RationalDistribution #prout #EconomicJustice

Amended SB16 would cap child-support withholding at 35% for lower-income obligors; sponsors dispute large fiscal note Ian Miller, legislative aide for Sen. Sydnor, told the committee SB16 (as amended) caps child-support withholding at 35% for those earning under $40,000 and delays implementation to 2028; members questioned drafting errors (25% vs 35%), whether 'disposable earnings' or 'individual income' governs eligibility, and a $3.9 million fiscal note tied to staffing that sponsors disputed.

Senate Bill 16 aims to cap child support withholding at 35% for low-income parents, but critics are raising eyebrows over drafting errors and a disputed fiscal note.

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#MD #LegislativeReform #CitizenPortal #EconomicJustice #MarylandChildSupport #FamilySupport

The current economic system celebrates growth. You pay the bill. PROUT’s rational distribution would ensure that generated wealth reaches those who produce it — not just those who hoard it. #RationalDistribution #prout #EconomicJustice

Petrol Bombs And Power Games: Who Really Pays the Price in Pakistan? The government routinely blames global tensions and supply chains, but the latest fuel shock feels like targeted pressure rather than necessary economic

When austerity begins with the public but spares those in power, economic policy turns into a question of fairness, not necessity.
By Taha Ahmed

Read more: thefridaytimes.com/02-Apr-2026/...

#FuelPrices #PakistanEconomy #InflationCrisis #Governance #EconomicJustice #PublicPolicy

Petrol Bombs And Power Games: Who Really Pays the Price in Pakistan? The government routinely blames global tensions and supply chains, but the latest fuel shock feels like targeted pressure rather than necessary economic

Fuel price hikes in Pakistan are no longer seen as policy—they feel like pressure on a population already stretched to its limits.
By Taha Ahmed

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/02-Apr-2026/...

#FuelPrices #PakistanEconomy #InflationCrisis #Governance #EconomicJustice #PublicPolicy

02/04/26: Zambia pushes back against US minerals-for-aid pact
(pierremertens.be/en/current/)

#DailyQuote #Zambia #UnitedStates #Africa #NaturalResources #Geopolitics #EconomicJustice #CurrentEvents #ArtAsWitness

Black business leaders tell legislature federal changes are choking contracts and capital The Black Economic Council of Massachusetts told the joint committee that tariffs, supply‑chain pressures, the rollback of DEI and shrinking nonprofit and government procurement are cutting revenue and contract pathways for Black‑owned small businesses in the Commonwealth.

Black-owned businesses in Massachusetts are facing unprecedented challenges as federal policy changes and rising costs threaten their survival and growth.

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#MA #SupplierDiversity #CitizenPortal #DiversityEquityInclusion #EconomicJustice

Appropriations Committee trims governor's tax-conformity package, decouples QSBS, charitable deduction and opportunity zones The Appropriations Committee voted 8–5 to amend the governor's supplemental tax-conformity proposal, removing or decoupling three major provisions — the qualified small business stock exemption, a limited charitable deduction phase-in and state conformity for opportunity zones — while leaving other conformity items in place.

Maine's Appropriations Committee just voted to decouple key tax provisions, sparking fierce debate over revenue and support for local communities.

Get the details!

#ME #CitizenPortal #EconomicJustice #FiscalResponsibility #MaineTaxation

Lawmakers hear competing claims as hearing on 5%→4% income tax cut draws advocates and opponents At a Special Joint Committee hearing, proponents said reducing the state income tax from 5% to 4% would ease household budgets and spur jobs; independent experts and unions warned the cut could cost roughly $5 billion a year, force spending cuts or other offsets, and concentrate benefits among high earners.

Massachusetts lawmakers are facing a fierce debate over a proposed income tax cut that could save families money but also risks a massive budget shortfall—who will really benefit?

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#MA #CitizenPortal #FiscalPolicy #PublicTestimony #EconomicJustice

"Pan-European economic Justice and Fairness" ✔️

If your country has relied on EU subsidies for 20 years and now says EU membership is unprofitable because those subsidies are ending, then your country is an economic refugee.

#subsidies #refugee #EU #economicJustice #Pan-European

(2/2) If you haven’t filed your taxes, file today! Our communities deserve access to every resource available. Tax credits can make a real difference for families.
This tax season, get every dollar back that you possibly can.

#TaxSeason #EconomicJustice #CalEITC #SupportFamilies #FileMyTaxes

(1/2) If you haven’t filed your taxes, file today! Our communities deserve access to every resource available. Tax credits can make a real difference for families and young people.
#TaxSeason #EconomicJustice #CalEITC #SupportFamilies #FileMyTaxes

Privileged Minorities examines critical junctures in South African history in which reform was undermined, and only a minority benefited from a system of majority exclusion. 💰

🔗 democracyinafrica.org/empowering-m...

#SouthAfrica #SApolitics #EconomicJustice #PostApartheid #DevelopmentStudies

Capitalist press crushes worker between "Low Wages" + "High Rent." 134 years later: gig economy, housing crisis, wage stagnation, productivity surge. Same machinery, digital handle. Reform insufficient; need new architecture. #EconomicJustice

Red tape is blocking access to food and healthcare.

New barriers to Medicaid & SNAP are pushing more families toward eviction and crisis.

Read more: buff.ly/gE2QZt3

#EconomicJustice #HousingCrisis #HealthcareAccess

Tax Increment Financing Harms Cities—Let’s Rein It In — Shelterforce City redevelopment subsidies siphon tens of billions of dollars away from public services nationwide. Here are some ways to fight back.

TIF diverts billions from schools + public services to private development.

New op-ed from Shelterforce: bit.ly/4t8ocRA

#HousingPolicy #EconomicJustice

What “Blame the Billionaires” Misses While there are plenty of bad actors at the top of the economic ladder, blaming the rich for America's problems overlooks key realities of both philanthropy and politics.

While there are plenty of bad actors at the top of the economic ladder, blaming the rich for America's problems overlooks key realities of both philanthropy and politics.

David Callahan Reports: tinyurl.com/47z5ht6t

#Inequality #Billionaires #EconomicJustice #WealthGap #SocialImpact #Democracy

Labor and Wealth in a Slice of Cheesecake: Capital and Extraction in the Modern Economy - Interconnected Earth How much labor goes into a slice of cheesecake? And how much is it really worth. We explore cheesecake as an example of the ever growing wealth gap.

The top 1% capture a massive share of wealth created in the economy. Meanwhile, middle-income households feel “just getting by.” A cheesecake is a microcosm of how extraction works in modern capitalism.
#WealthDivide #EconomicJustice #MiddleClass

If your well-being depends on the misery of others, you will never be truly prosperous. #SocialJustice #Immigration #Inequality #EconomicJustice #HumanRights #Solidarity #StopHate #SystemicChange #Empathy #Community

the US is one of 8 countries with no federal paid leave guarantee. the only high income one. the only G7 one.
women pay the biggest price.
this is fixable. call your reps and tell them to make it happen.

#PaidLeave #EconomicJustice #WomensRights #DemocratsAbroad #GlobalWomensCaucus

Remember Marie Equi for National Women's Month ...and every month.

#radicalwomen #economicjustice #protest #LGBTQ

True economic success doesn't happen on a stock market screen. It happens when human needs are prioritized. Producing for consumption is giving meaning back to the economy.
#SuccessKid #PRSarkar #ProductionForConsumption #EconomicJustice #PROUT

#World #One #DNA #1% #News #ClassWarfare #EliteOverproduction #WealthGap #TheGreatDivide #PowerDynamics #SystemicChange #EconomicJustice #Technocracy #Proletariat #LateStageCapitalism #Socioeconomics #GlobalElites #TheAwakening

This isn’t about “volatility.” This is about power:
• A single post moves trillions
• Unusual trades hit minutes before
• And regulators remain silent
We deserve markets that aren’t rigged in real time.
⚖️🔥
#Accountability #EconomicJustice #IranWar

Economic justice is not optional; it is the foundation of any society that claims to be human. #quotes #inspiration #EconomicJustice #MLK #prout #SocialJustice