Friday’s Shorts & a New Movie Release

Bank of Dave, part 2 was released on Netflix today. In this sequel to Bank of Dave, Dave Fishwick takes on a new and more dangerous adversary: the Payday Lenders.  A trailer.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sled6bgiK78)

Brief Comments on the Week’s Events

From George Bernard Shaw:

On elections:  Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. 

On due process:  The theory of legal procedure is that if you set two liars to expose one another, the truth will emerge.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is. 

On the outlook for 2025 by J. K. Galbraith, Harvard economist: The primary function of economic forecasts is to make astrology look respectable.

The American economy’s challenge:  Can capitalism solve the problems created by capitalism? 

Mark Twain: “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”

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