Time and Power?

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We talk a lot about money, but we don't talk enough about time.

Who has the time that translates into political power?

Time includes not only your own time, but the time that you hire others to clean your house, pay your bills, do your taxes, grocery shop, and more.

Most average American do all of their own chores plus work too. That leaves them with little time to understand the complex decisions made on their behalf. That lack of time leaves the average American less powerful and impactful than those Americans who have the luxury of time, and especially those who have the luxury of time and money.

How can we mitigate the time differential? What can we do for average Americans to buy them more time to get involved at local, state, and national levels? What matters in this regard?

This time differential, I suspect, is also greatly tied to the gender differential. I suspect that many women have less time due to the care taking they do with regard to their parents, children, and grandchildren.

As we think about leadership, government, taxation, laws, and communities, we have to factor in the time (and energy) quotient at play--that's essential.

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