Biggify [big-ih-fie] - to grow larger; increase; expand
I use this word quite often, and yet it is not universally (or even locally) accepted. Let's say I want a logo bigger on an ad I'm working on, and I write down "BIGGIFY" on the ad and give it back to the artist. They laugh at me, sometimes point, and question whether I'm really a writer or not.
But, the point of words and language rules is to enhance the means of communication. No one ever questions what I mean when I say "Biggify", and it's a much more active word than what people commonly correct me with, the term, "enlarge."
I think biggify sounds better. And I think Webster's should listen. 
Read a cool quote today. Here it is paraphrased.
"If we are able to redistribute the wealth of the world equally, so that there was no absolute poverty among us, we would still be left with those able to create wealth, and those who after spending their new inheritance, would be right back where they began."
It was an interesting thought to me, but troubling for what our actions should then be. Instead of just sending cash overseas, what should we be sending? Farming innovations or the equivalent of? Any thoughts? 
Micro-loans: providing third-world entrepreneurs with the initial funding they need to create a profitable business that gets them out of poverty, in the form of an interest-free loan.
The Nobel Peace Prize for economics last year went to Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, for his studies and work regarding micro-loans as a possible answer to the problem of poverty.
Feel free to visit Kiva.org and see what it's all about. It's crazy cool. 
"Only the government has the resources capable to educate our nation. Only the government has the ability to provide health care to the nation. Only the government has the ability to feed to poor."
This is a common treatise cited for why our government should act as a savior for the lost. But, this is incorrect. Do you know who else has the resources? The people of this country. The one's who are funding this government. And they can do it better. And definitely more efficiently.
(side note)
Yesterday, this thought experiment just hit 10,000 page views. I think it makes sense that it should fall on a day where a post makes me look like a maniac. But, thank you very much for your contributions over the last year+, and let's continue to learn so that we can act. 
So, people like watching people do disgusting things. Yet, homeless people are stuck trying to sell bad newspapers, or just hound people down in high-traffic areas.
Why don't they follow the trend of fear factor, and offer to do dares ordered by strangers in return for compensation.
Maybe there's a certain level of respect for human dignity that I'm just missing. Or perhaps if these people could think in terms of determining their marketable abilities, they wouldn't be in their situation for very long in the first place.
While we're on the topic. True Survivor. 10 people battle out on an island for $10,000,000 dollars. Last one breathing wins.
You know people would sign up for that. Alright, I feel dirty now. 
So, if you could have the United States copy any other country's total governmental policies, who would it be? Who's doing it better? And make sure you don't just pick any random country that has universal health care where the populace is choosing to risk their lives through escape by lifeboat rather than live there. 
So, let's say there's an older lady living a neighborhood. Her dog Baxter gets hit by a car and needs a hip replacement or else they'll have to put him to sleep. She's mortified at the thought of losing Baxter, but she just doesn't have the money to pay for the operation.
Her neighbor hears the story, knows how much Baxter means to her, and decides to put up the money himself. She is forever grateful.
A beautiful story, no?
So, political logic will tell you that the resources of the federal government can make this beautiful story a reality for the entire populace. Instead of having to rely on a good-conscience neighbor, anyone in this situation can rest assured that the government will take care of Baxter.
But, what we lose under this approach is the incentive to befriend your neighbor, the gratitude created from witnessing a willing man's heart, and the friendship/community that is formed/strengthened.
What say you? 