Biznezz

Biznezz: After the fall of communism in Russia, that's a term that grew up among the oligarchs and mafia describing in what they were now engaging. It carried more than a hint of corruption, something dark that wears the cloak of respectable business. That's what business has become in America. I don't know if it ever was anything else, but it certainly is now. Business has insinuated itself into areas that it has no business, and I've seen over my lifetime what I like to refer to as the businessization of America, but biznezz will do.

For example, the health insurance industry, or health payment industry, and all those thieving CEOs, can just go away. The bastards make a fortune and live the very high life by denying medical payment, and thus medical care, that can often lead to death, and act like it's some sort of divine right. Screw 'em. We turn everyone in the US into one big insurance pool and join all the other civilized countries in providing health care to all of its citizens.

Lately I've been listening to a podcast called Deconstructing Dinner. It's produced out of Vancouver, but it's entirely applicable to the US. It gives a lot of great information on how things work in the industrial food supply system, and basically how bad it is for us, but certainly makes a few people very rich. At the same time it gives examples of people that are trying to do something about it, taking matters into their own hands to ensure a safe and healthy food supply.