Forum: Economics
15th May 2010, 07:24
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,041
So would you also dispute this from...
So would you also dispute this from http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2007/01/08/plutonomics/
There is no “average” consumer in Plutonomies. There is only the rich “and everyone else.” The rich account...
|
|
Forum: Politics
15th May 2010, 07:11
|
|
Replies: 86
Views: 2,151
Two kinds of people that vote for...
Two kinds of people that vote for pro-capitalists:
1) Rich liars
2) Poor dupes
...if you're not in one of those groups, then you wouldn't have voted Conservative. Then again, this isn't to...
|
|
Forum: Economics
15th May 2010, 07:01
|
|
Replies: 17
Views: 501
Not really "leftist", but excerpts from...
Not really "leftist", but excerpts from http://www.onyxbits.de/content/blog/patrick/buying-gold-crisis-proof-investments-not-good-idea
I find it annoying, if not fraudulent. Whenever the economy...
|
|
Forum: Politics
12th May 2010, 18:01
|
|
Replies: 22
Views: 606
Excerpts from...
Excerpts from http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0511/breaking80.html
Some 800 people attended the first public rally of a new “Right to Work” campaign which is backed by the Unite...
|
|
Forum: The Situation in Greece
12th May 2010, 06:00
|
|
Replies: 60
Views: 1,572
Reminds me of this from...
Reminds me of this from http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/CIAtimeline.html
1947
Greece — President Truman requests military aid to Greece to support right-wing forces fighting communist rebels. For...
|
|
Forum: Politics
12th May 2010, 00:23
|
|
Replies: 86
Views: 2,151
When you have an election in any capitalist...
When you have an election in any capitalist "democracy" it's like a boxing match. One the one side, you have the gangster's boxer and on the other side, you have the challenger that is supposed to...
|
|
Forum: Economics
12th May 2010, 00:01
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,041
|
|
Forum: The Situation in Greece
11th May 2010, 23:53
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 342
Excerpt from...
Excerpt from http://everything2.com/title/austerity
In the modern welfare state, austerity measures are what the government does when it basically runs out of money. Of course it's not limited to...
|
|
Forum: The Situation In Nepal
11th May 2010, 23:47
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 921
Yes.
Excerpt from...
Yes.
Excerpt from http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=we+are+intellectual+prostitutes
There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America, as an independent press. You know...
|
|
Forum: Worker Struggles
8th May 2010, 23:18
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 96
|
|
Forum: The Situation In Nepal
27th April 2010, 06:33
|
|
Replies: 1,284
Views: 24,074
|
|
Forum: The Situation In Nepal
27th April 2010, 06:30
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 181
|
|
Forum: Politics
26th April 2010, 07:41
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 72
|
|
Forum: Worker Struggles
22nd April 2010, 00:02
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 624
|
|
Forum: The Situation In Nepal
21st April 2010, 05:20
|
|
Replies: 1,284
Views: 24,074
|
|
Forum: The Situation In Nepal
21st April 2010, 05:17
|
|
Replies: 1,284
Views: 24,074
|
|
Forum: Economics
20th April 2010, 07:26
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 506
Excerpt from...
Excerpt from http://z9.invisionfree.com/NS_Anarchy/index.php?showtopic=36&st=660
> the appetite for crapola in America seems endless
> ("Precious Moments" collectibles, anyone?) while the
>...
|
|
Forum: Economics
20th April 2010, 05:00
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 392
Excerpts from...
Excerpts from http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/ciot-csf022310.php
http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/rel/20366_rel.jpg
The human brain is a big believer in equality—and a...
|
|
Forum: Economics
14th April 2010, 06:01
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,041
Gold and silver are equally useless in real...
Gold and silver are equally useless in real economic terms. If you fail to see that, I don't see how you can consider yourself an economist. Have you overlooked my entire post explaining why the...
|
|
Forum: Politics
14th April 2010, 05:38
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 421
|
|
Forum: Economics
13th April 2010, 06:22
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 95
Greece vs Goldman Sachs
Interesting article from a semi-mainstream site:
Excerpt from http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2010/04/06/the-no-pay-movement/
debts countries like Greece owe to banks like Goldman Sachs for...
|
|
Forum: Economics
13th April 2010, 06:13
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 311
|
|
Forum: Economics
13th April 2010, 06:06
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,041
|
|
Forum: Economics
13th April 2010, 06:03
|
|
Replies: 32
Views: 1,041
Actually, that is not the reason. I used to be...
Actually, that is not the reason. I used to be naive too, growing up with D&D and video games, where it seemed gold was some magical thing that had magic powers of value. Then I quite accidentally...
|
|
Forum: Politics
9th April 2010, 05:58
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 292
Sure, I agree with all that :cool: and...
Sure, I agree with all that :cool: and post-capitalism, that's pretty much exactly the direction I'd support as well.
However, in my view, I think even without that, simply getting rid of...
|
Donation Goal
