and you continue to be a prating ass.
hack
You’ve heard the phrase “how the other half lives…”? I see you as exactly that…the ‘other half’ of posters.
My question: how do you derive any satisfaction by posting without any substance?
What is it that you believe you bring to the table?
Or, perhaps...you bring all that your are capable of bringing...nada.
The 'skill' in how PC paints the world as black and white is what it is - silly.
Capital needs labor, labor needs capital and when the balance is greatly disrupted we can expect chaos - chaos in the markets, chaos in the streets. Today, IMO, the greatest threat to capitalism are the capitalists. Because a capitalist wants stability and the current attacks on public employees and unions make the future uncertain, our economic recovery has been retarded. It's time to compromise. Both sides, capital and labor, need to negotiate in good faith. Since it is obvious that the GOP favors and supports capital, and the Democrats favor labor, the pols need to stop the foolishness and go the table and negotiate fair deals.
Next question, what is a fair deal?
Wry....these last few posts of yours....you're making it very difficult for me to argue with 'em.
I liked the old Wry better...where you take one extreme, I take the other, and we battle.
But...I'll take what you give.
1."... the greatest threat to capitalism are the capitalists."
Now, I know you're a reader, so there are plenty of sources that will verify the following: FDR was a master politician, and was adept at using
class warfare.
The empty suit in the White House is smart enough to copy FDR in this vein.
And class warfare is the threat to both capitalism, and the recovery.
Why do I say that? a) this is the land of opportunity,and economic and social mobility.
b) a study of the statistics will show that work is what determines reward. Those who make the most, work productively the most. and c) Soros, adbusters, the Tides foundation are the proximate cause of the OWS unrest.
2. As an aside, class warfare works. That's why this danger to America has a 50% approval rating this morning.
3. " It's time to compromise."
How is that possible?
The correct path is limited constitutional government, individualism, and free markets.
Where do you see that compromise possible with big government, collectivist totalitarians?
Have you studied the Frankfurt School? That might explain why you fail to see the dichotomy.
4." Both sides, capital and labor, need to negotiate in good faith."
Both are parts of capitalism.
As productivity and skills increase, workers earn more. Productivity of workers in competitive markets is what determines the earnings of most workers; and it is not an accident that labor earns about 70% of the total output of the American economy, and capital earns about 30%. See chapter nine of Ferrara's "America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb."
You do know that the auto union owns GM, don't you?
"...United Auto Workers will likely own big stakes of General Motors and Chrysler (possibly 39% of GM and 55% of the latter)..."
Chrysler, GM and union ownership - BusinessWeek
5. As a general rule, the GOP tends to be closer to the conservative view.
But only as a general rule.
"The common wisdom holds that 'both parties' have to appeal to the extremes during the primary and then move to the center for the general election. To the contrary, both parties run for office as conservatives. Once they have fooled the voters and are safely in office, Republicans sometimes double-cross the voters. Democrats always do."
Coulter, 11-27-03
