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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Why You Don't Need Money!


So, you are scratching your head trying to figure out how to keep your business going in the midst of “the great recession”.   You’ve tried discounts, special offers and bonuses for the few customers you have, but nothing seems to get those customers willing to pay cash for your product or service back into your business.  It could be that more than 15 million people are out of work and nobody has the cash to spend.  Or, maybe those folks that do have cash to spend have decided to hold on to their cash, just in case the recession drags on for another year or two.  Either way, looking for cash paying customers has become an art these days and most businesses are in the same boat…”lots to offer but few takers”.

Consider this, the value of your product or service is not determined by who can afford to pay cash for it.   Value is determined by the need a business or consumer has for what you sell.  Since that is the case your product or service can always have value, you simply must convert that value.  Bartering allows you to apply this simply principal to acquire things you may want or need.  By converting your unused assets into a valued commodity you can also increase value through cash savings.  These are times when maximizing our value could be the solution to cash shortfalls.

Even the best information and business tools can be rendered useless if they go unused or used improperly.  With an estimated 450,000 businesses and 75% of Fortune 500 companies engaged in bartering, it is fair to say that bartering is effective.  Take the time to learn more about using barter for your business or to ply your professional skill.  You might be surprised at just how valuable you truly are!  To learn more about bartering in an organized barter exchange visit  www.GoBarterLink.com .