Despicable and Repugnant Fascism by guess who

[Dean Wormer]

Also, this administration is making it sound as if "exorbitant executive comp" plays a major role in this economic downturn, Nonsense ! It's a convenient distraction as they rile up an anti capitalist sentiment.

I think it's probably more likely that you are interpreting things incorrectly.

 

[Philbert]

I think it's probably more likely that you are interpreting things incorrectly.

No, he got it pretty much right.

 

[E-Ann-Hilden]

In the 1980's the top 1% earned about 8% of the pie, in the 2000's about 23%...

so you are game for this? If you are making a ton of money godspeed, I guess, the rest of us under $125,000 have earned about 1-2% more.



It is not bitterness, I work 45 hours a week, college educated and a good career. I just like a somewhat level playing field.

 

[titsrock]

Hypothetical -

A left leaning CEO on the last leg of his /her corporate tenure, making risky - reckless business decisions knowing well in advance that when their firm goes into the financial toilet, they'll opt for a bailout a day before they resign. Impossible ? Of course they're going to go the route that compliments their political party.

Is a hypothetical really a hypothetical if it has 0% chance of coming true? You lost me when you wrote "left-leaning CEO" Seriously. Can you name one other than Steve Jobs? Is Apple in danger of rolling over for bailout money? Jobs is certainly (possibly) on his "last legs," sadly...

If I had to do a vote card check--me thinkee that there's a 100% chance that all CEOs who have taken bailout money are Republicans. That doesn't mean that their companies won't payoff Dem candidates and lobby both sides of the aisle. That's a separate issue. Lobbying is a debate for another thread.

I think you, Facetious, as a citizen of California, need to start preparing yourself for a Dual Tax Increase. Your state taxes and State use taxes are all going to go up and continue to go up because you live in a state with a $40Bil dollar hole and your state is teetering on bankruptcy. Though you are an independent-minded person I really don't think you want to live in a state/county with no police/fireman/hospitals/schools. Can you be your own policeman, surgeon, farmer, and fireman? Would you really want to?

Your state budget crisis can be *fixed* in a reasonably quick timeframe. The Nation's budget problems are going to take longer to fix.

Preparation is 9/10ths of...winning?

 

[bodie54]

Can you be your own policeman, surgeon, farmer, and fireman? Would you really want to?

That'd be the ultimate hard on for survivalist (or those who fancy themselves such) types, just like the apocalypse would be for evangelicals

 

[Member2019]

Spoken like a true Libertarian-Capitalist ...

Don't take government bailout money if you don't want the government telling you what to do. It's not hard to figure out.

I honestly hate it when people call use American Libertarian-Capitalists "greedy." That's non-sense, especially in times like this when people are taking the tax payers money.

Dean hits it on the nose here. Don't take government bailout money if you don't want to have your salary "fixed." It's as simple as that.

In the private sector, greed can be good, as long as you're not breaking laws of trust, trading, etc... It's very good. But when it comes to public funds ... remember you are a public servant!

I'm all for this. The only thing is that I'm scared how much the US government now owns! That upsets the balance of Capitalism.

Then again, we've been fucking ourselves for decades and have hardly had "pure Capitalism." What people blame Capitalism for has actually been a combination of socialism and government-mandated monopolies, both under government cause and control.

That includes the financial mess more recently.